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Hydrogenics to build hydrogen fueling station in Germany
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Shell opens hydrogen station with Linde tech in Germany
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hell Deutschland Oil GmbH has opened its first demonstration hydrogen station in Germany, which is equipped with innovative refueling technology supplied by The Linde Group. The installation is located at Shell’s Sachsendamm service station in Berlin. The demonstration station is part of Shell’s R&D program for hydrogen technology, and was established within the scope of the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). The aim is to evaluate the technology and learn valuable lessons about costs, consumer behavior, and how to store hydrogen safely and dispense it efficiently to different vehicles, such as passenger cars and buses. Linde and Daimler have separately announced an initiative to construct an additional 20 hydrogen fueling stations in Germany over the next three years [see page 7]. The demonstration station in Berlin has the capacity to refuel about 250 hydrogen-fueled vehicles per day. However, the service station will mainly be used for demonstration and research purposes, and for the time being Shell expects to refuel an average of about 20 vehicles per day. The hydrogen to be dispensed comes from a Linde pilot plant in Leuna, which uses crude glycerol as feedstock. The Linde Group, Hydrogen Energy: www.linde-gas.com/en/innovations/hydrogen_energy Shell Deutschland: www.shell.de Clean Energy Partnership: www.cleanenergypartnership.de/index.php?id=86&L=1
Hydrogenics to build hydrogen fueling station in Germany
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anadian-based Hydrogenics has won a contract to supply a HySTAT™-60 electrolyzer for a hydrogen fueling station in southern Germany. The electrolyzer will be delivered by December, and will be capable of producing up to 130 kg per 8
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day of ‘green’ hydrogen from wind power to be used in fuel cell vehicles. The use of wind power further demonstrates that a carbon-free energy chain using electrolysis has its place in the future energy mix for transport applications. Establishing a public hydrogen infrastructure is crucial for the successful introduction of FCVs in Europe. Several recent reports have dramatically highlighted the need for hydrogen infrastructure and fuel cell vehicles to become a significant part of Europe’s transportation solution if carbon-emission targets to 2050 are to be met. [See the features in our January and February 2011 issues.] ‘The link between renewable energy and electrolysis, as a means to generate hydrogen for transportation, continues to be of interest in Europe, by enabling smart grid stabilization and energy storage capacity well beyond alternative solutions,’ says Daryl Wilson, president and CEO of Hydrogenics. Hydrogenics is a leading supplier of electrolysis-based hydrogen fueling stations, with more than 35 installations around the world. Earlier this year Hydrogenics won a contract to supply two HySTAT-60 electrolyzers for a hydrogen station in Oslo, Norway [FCB, March 2011], and for the first hydrogen fueling station in Turkey, at the Golden Horn harbor in Istanbul [FCB, February 2011].
gram has provided support to the total project budget of E5 million (US$7.2 million). The 700 bar station in Denmark uses a globally standardized refueling nozzle, and follows the recently published SAE J2601 refueling standard. This standard ensures the same fast and uniform refueling of hydrogen in less than three minutes to any FCV at any hydrogen station worldwide that complies with the standard. The leading car manufacturers are together aiming for market introduction of FCVs by 2015 in regions around the world where a hydrogen refueling infrastructure is available [FCB, April 2010]. The new hydrogen station in Denmark is the first step in a planned countrywide network to be established before 2015. This will ensure availability of hydrogen in the major cities, and with less than 150 km (about 90 miles) between hydrogen stations right across Denmark. The City of Copenhagen, H2 Logic, and Hydrogen Link Denmark Association recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean automaker Hyundai-Kia Motors, to push the deployment of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure in both Korea and Denmark for 2015 [FCB, May 2011]. H2 Logic A/S, Herning, Denmark. Tel: +45 9627 5600, www.h2logic.com
Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario,
Hydrogen Link Denmark Association:
Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com
www.hydrogenlink.net
First 700 bar hydrogen fueling station opens in Denmark
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he first 700 bar (10 000 psi) hydrogen refueling station in Denmark has been opened, in the western city of Holstebro. The opening marks the first steps towards a countrywide network of hydrogen stations in Denmark by 2015, to ensure the availability of hydrogen for the market introduction of fuel cell vehicles around 2015, which is anticipated by many of the leading automakers. The station was developed by H2 Logic, and is operated by the Vestforsyning energy utility, with support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) and the Hydrogen Link Denmark Association. The establishment of the hydrogen station is part of the LINK2009 project, under which H2 Logic has spent several years developing its new 700 bar fast-fill technology [FCB, December 2009]. The Danish Energy Agency EUDP pro-
Hydrogen station Holstebro: www.hydrogenlink.net/eng/holstebro.asp
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Wärtsilä, Versa Power to integrate SOFCs in power, marine units
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he Finnish marine power and energy company Wärtsilä has announced a cooperative agreement with US-based solid oxide fuel cell developer Versa Power Systems, to develop and integrate Versa Power SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products for the stand-alone distributed energy and marine markets. The agreement allows Wärtsilä to integrate Versa Power SOFC stack modules, especially for larger power range products. Wärtsilä sees this cooperation with VPS as supporting the commercialization of fuel cell products by strengthening the development and supply partnerships. VPS sees the agreement as giving it a partner
July 2011
Shell opens hydrogen station with Linde tech in Germany
S
hell Deutschland Oil GmbH has opened its first demonstration hydrogen station in Germany, which is equipped with innovative refueling technology supplied by The Linde Group. The installation is located at Shell’s Sachsendamm service station in Berlin. The demonstration station is part of Shell’s R&D program for hydrogen technology, and was established within the scope of the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). The aim is to evaluate the technology and learn valuable lessons about costs, consumer behavior, and how to store hydrogen safely and dispense it efficiently to different vehicles, such as passenger cars and buses. Linde and Daimler have separately announced an initiative to construct an additional 20 hydrogen fueling stations in Germany over the next three years [see page 7]. The demonstration station in Berlin has the capacity to refuel about 250 hydrogen-fueled vehicles per day. However, the service station will mainly be used for demonstration and research purposes, and for the time being Shell expects to refuel an average of about 20 vehicles per day. The hydrogen to be dispensed comes from a Linde pilot plant in Leuna, which uses crude glycerol as feedstock. The Linde Group, Hydrogen Energy: www.linde-gas.com/en/innovations/hydrogen_energy Shell Deutschland: www.shell.de Clean Energy Partnership: www.cleanenergypartnership.de/index.php?id=86&L=1
Hydrogenics to build hydrogen fueling station in Germany
C
anadian-based Hydrogenics has won a contract to supply a HySTAT™-60 electrolyzer for a hydrogen fueling station in southern Germany. The electrolyzer will be delivered by December, and will be capable of producing up to 130 kg per 8
Fuel Cells Bulletin
day of ‘green’ hydrogen from wind power to be used in fuel cell vehicles. The use of wind power further demonstrates that a carbon-free energy chain using electrolysis has its place in the future energy mix for transport applications. Establishing a public hydrogen infrastructure is crucial for the successful introduction of FCVs in Europe. Several recent reports have dramatically highlighted the need for hydrogen infrastructure and fuel cell vehicles to become a significant part of Europe’s transportation solution if carbon-emission targets to 2050 are to be met. [See the features in our January and February 2011 issues.] ‘The link between renewable energy and electrolysis, as a means to generate hydrogen for transportation, continues to be of interest in Europe, by enabling smart grid stabilization and energy storage capacity well beyond alternative solutions,’ says Daryl Wilson, president and CEO of Hydrogenics. Hydrogenics is a leading supplier of electrolysis-based hydrogen fueling stations, with more than 35 installations around the world. Earlier this year Hydrogenics won a contract to supply two HySTAT-60 electrolyzers for a hydrogen station in Oslo, Norway [FCB, March 2011], and for the first hydrogen fueling station in Turkey, at the Golden Horn harbor in Istanbul [FCB, February 2011].
gram has provided support to the total project budget of E5 million (US$7.2 million). The 700 bar station in Denmark uses a globally standardized refueling nozzle, and follows the recently published SAE J2601 refueling standard. This standard ensures the same fast and uniform refueling of hydrogen in less than three minutes to any FCV at any hydrogen station worldwide that complies with the standard. The leading car manufacturers are together aiming for market introduction of FCVs by 2015 in regions around the world where a hydrogen refueling infrastructure is available [FCB, April 2010]. The new hydrogen station in Denmark is the first step in a planned countrywide network to be established before 2015. This will ensure availability of hydrogen in the major cities, and with less than 150 km (about 90 miles) between hydrogen stations right across Denmark. The City of Copenhagen, H2 Logic, and Hydrogen Link Denmark Association recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean automaker Hyundai-Kia Motors, to push the deployment of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure in both Korea and Denmark for 2015 [FCB, May 2011]. H2 Logic A/S, Herning, Denmark. Tel: +45 9627 5600, www.h2logic.com
Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario,
Hydrogen Link Denmark Association:
Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com
www.hydrogenlink.net
First 700 bar hydrogen fueling station opens in Denmark
T
he first 700 bar (10 000 psi) hydrogen refueling station in Denmark has been opened, in the western city of Holstebro. The opening marks the first steps towards a countrywide network of hydrogen stations in Denmark by 2015, to ensure the availability of hydrogen for the market introduction of fuel cell vehicles around 2015, which is anticipated by many of the leading automakers. The station was developed by H2 Logic, and is operated by the Vestforsyning energy utility, with support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) and the Hydrogen Link Denmark Association. The establishment of the hydrogen station is part of the LINK2009 project, under which H2 Logic has spent several years developing its new 700 bar fast-fill technology [FCB, December 2009]. The Danish Energy Agency EUDP pro-
Hydrogen station Holstebro: www.hydrogenlink.net/eng/holstebro.asp
COMMERCIALIZATION
Wärtsilä, Versa Power to integrate SOFCs in power, marine units
T
he Finnish marine power and energy company Wärtsilä has announced a cooperative agreement with US-based solid oxide fuel cell developer Versa Power Systems, to develop and integrate Versa Power SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products for the stand-alone distributed energy and marine markets. The agreement allows Wärtsilä to integrate Versa Power SOFC stack modules, especially for larger power range products. Wärtsilä sees this cooperation with VPS as supporting the commercialization of fuel cell products by strengthening the development and supply partnerships. VPS sees the agreement as giving it a partner
July 2011