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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.
Australia-based Pure Hydrogen Corporation has entered an arrangement with PepsiCo Australia to trial a hydrogen-fueled prime mover at one of PepsiCo’s manufacturing sites in the City of Brisbane. Pure Hydrogen will supply PepsiCo with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell 160kW 6 x 4 Prime Mover (HFCV Prime Mover).
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) signed five agreements with leading French companies, including an agreement to explore a hydrogen-powered vehicle business with Gaussin , a pioneer in clean and intelligent transport solutions. Gaussin hydrogen-powered Dakar racer. Additional MoUs.
million to 10 industry-led projects to advance nuclear technologies, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy. A well-established downstream syngas-to-synfuel conversion process, such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, converts the syngas to liquid synfuel for a total projected cost of less than $4/gallon.
ITM Power has provided an update on the cost structure of hydrogen generated by its HFuel electrolysis platform. The new estimated cost —US$4.13/kg ITM Power projects hydrogencost at £4.19/kg ITM Power projects hydrogencost at £4.19/kg Fueling cost comparison. liter CRDi 4WD) costs 7.9
Hyundai Motor Company is partnering with Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), Air Liquide Korea and Hydrogen Energy Network (HyNet) to establish a hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell electric buses at Incheon Airport’s Terminal 2 by March 2021. Hyundai fuel cell bus.
In the latest effort to make aviation sustainable and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ZeroAvia announced advancements in developing a hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain. The solution aims to deliver the same performance as a conventional aircraft engine, and much lower operating costs. —Val Miftakhov, ZeroAvia Founder and CEO.
UK-based energy firm SSE is the first UK utility to trial First Hydrogen ’s hydrogen-powered van in a real-life setting, enabling SSE to evaluate the benefits of hydrogen mobility alongside its growing fleet of EV engineering and maintenance vehicles as an alternative to fossil fuels. First Hydrogen Corp.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Tianjin University have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen. The use of vast amounts of high-purity water for hydrogen production may aggravate the shortage of freshwater resources. A paper on the work is published in Nature Energy. Zheng, Y.,
Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. MOL Group already produces and utilizes almost 150,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year. Operating these trains requires hydrogen refueling stations.
Carter said that a prime example of the R&D focus is the hydrogen fuel cell sedan to be launched to the public in California next summer ( earlier post ) and, he suggested, thereafter to the East Coast. Carter noted that Toyota has reduced the cost of the fuel cell powertrain by 95% , and is confident it can reduce the cost further.
A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Overall, hybrid electric vehicles tend to be the lowest-cost powertrain.
DOE’s Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) Office would like feedback on the “ 2013 Hydrogen Compression, Storage, and Dispensing Cost Reduction Workshop Final Report ”, with specific interest in which of the topics identified in the report are the most relevant to cost reduction at the hydrogen refueling station (forecourt).
SK E&S and SK Plug Hyverse—a joint venture (JV) formed in January of this year by SK E&S and Plug Power—will work with Korea Southeast Power Generation (KOEN) to cooperate with green hydrogen and green ammonia projects based on renewable energy resources in Korea and abroad.
UK-based ULEMCo—a spin-out from Revolve Technologies focused on conversions of diesel vehicles to hydrogen dual fuel operation—has collaborated with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to deliver the first hydrogen dual fuel road sweeper. ULEMCo’s hydrogen conversion includes: 350 bar (5000 psi) storage tanks.
The powertrain also produces electricity locally at roughly 30% less than the average grid cost, which yields a seven-year cost-of-ownership unmatched by any diesel, battery-electric (BEV) or hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) Class 8 truck under development.
ITM Power has calculated the cost of hydrogen produced by its HFuel electrolysis system (sized at 100 kg/day), to range from £3.88/kg The European cost target for hydrogen generation starts at €16.60/kg After the 5-year amortization period, the hydrogencost from the same system is £2.40/kg kg (US$6.18/kg)
Compression is a major contributor to the cost of hydrogen fueling. The contract is one of 10 awarded by DOE for projects that will advance hydrogen production and delivery technologies for this fuel source. Consumer vehicles will likely require gaseous hydrogen compressed to 70 MPa to meet acceptable range targets.)
million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will receive $2.7
Hydrogen-electric aviation company ZeroAvia will collaborate with Otto Aviation , LLC, to develop a hydrogen-electric powertrain to power Otto’s Celera aircraft. Under the agreement, Otto and ZeroAvia will work to integrate ZeroAvia’s ZA600 zero-emission engines to Otto’s Celera aircraft. —Val Miftakhov, Founder & CEO ZeroAvia.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $9 million in new funding ( DE-FOA-0000828 ) to accelerate the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in four topic areas: fuel-cell hybrid medium-duty trucks; advanced hydrogen refueling components; backup power systems; and hydrogen meters. Earlier post.).
This includes unlimited free hydrogen refueling in the area, and free maintenance. When we spoke with customers about fuel cell vehicles, many wondered about the cost of hydrogen. Availability of the Tucson Fuel Cell will expand to other regions consistent with the accelerating deployment of hydrogen refueling stations.
build the next generation Bustech XDi low floor transit bus using Cummins battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell technologies. We are focused on value for money and total cost of ownership. Cummins, which acquired Hydrogenics Corp. —Christian Reynolds, group managing director at Bustech.
The Franche-Comté region and La Poste (the French postal service) are testing hydrogen fuel cell range extender kits from Symbio FCell in three Renault Kangoo Z.E. The Symbio FCell offer includes standard CAN-Bus and electrical interfaces, cooling output and maintenance software. Symbio ALP-5 range extender. Click to enlarge.
The company will also be responsible for the integration at the site as well as the operation and maintenance of the electrolyzer, which will be the first step for the industrial-scale production of synthetic methanol from renewables and industrial concentrated CO 2 from the Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH.
a developer of large fuelcell vehicles such as mine loaders and mine locomotives, unveiled an operational hydrogen fuelcell hybrid switch locomotive at BNSF’s Topeka System Maintenance Terminal. The locomotive features a 240 kW (320 hp) fuelcell prime mover (based on the stacks used in Daimler Citaro hydrogen fuel cell buses.
Under this strategic engagement, Nikola and OPAL Fuels intend to co-develop and co-market hydrogen refueling infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of heavy-duty zero-emission fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV). Nikola and OPAL Fuels will also identify and evaluate opportunities to establish public-access hydrogen stations.
The LoNo Program provides funding for transit agencies for capital acquisitions and leases of zero emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling, and maintenance facilities. A hydrogen fuel-cell bus qualifies as a zero-emission bus.
Nuvera Fuel Cells has sold 14 PowerEdge fuel cell systems, along with a complete PowerTap Hydrogen Generator and Hydrogen Station, to H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas. Partial funding is being provided by the Department of Energy’s hydrogen and fuel cell market transformation initiative. Delivery is scheduled for September, 2009.
TWC systems are lighter and less expensive than SCR systems, and do not require the use of diesel emission fluid (DEF), resulting in lower capital, operating, and maintenancecosts for the aftertreatment system. per mile, and lower than hydrogen platforms by $0.61 EGR and air flow component modifications.
Ricardo Strategic Consulting is collaborating with the California Fuel Cell Partnership to provide economic modeling tools that will enable the assessment of total cost of ownership (TCO) of future fuel cell trucks, and hydrogen stations necessary to support commercial operation.
At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai announced plans to offer its next-generation Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle for the US market for $499 per month, including unlimited free hydrogen refueling and At Your Service Valet Maintenance at no extra cost. This includes unlimited free hydrogen refueling.
Validation of Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components (up to $1.5M federal funding per award, 50% minimum cost share required). Topic 2 will demonstrate and validate the durability and robustness of hydrogen refueling components in real-world operating environments. diesel or batteries).
The Commission also approved grants for the operation of a hydrogen fueling station, biofuel production, geothermal exploration and rooftop solar for schools. The first hydrogen refueling station in Northern California was dedicated in West Sacramento. It marks the 10 th retail hydrogen refueling station in the State.
The California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board released the annual Joint Agency Staff Report on Assembly Bill 8: 2016 Assessment of Time and Cost Needed to Attain 100 Hydrogen Refueling Stations in California. million for stations designed for supply by delivered gaseous hydrogen and $2.8
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in available funding to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies ( earlier post ) to support research and development, early market deployments, and domestic manufacturing. AOI 1 Topic 1: Hydrogen Production R&D: Advanced High‐Temperature Water Splitting.
Australia-based hydrogen solid state storage and distribution company Hydrexia has entered an agreement with Netherlands-based HyGear, supplier of industrial gases and on-site generation systems, to supply hydrogen in Europe. According to Hydrexia, its systems are about half the capital cost ($/kg-H 2 ) of compressed hydrogen storage.
The two centers would allow for economies of scale sufficient to achieve 2016 DOE/DOT targets and begin to overcome the primary barriers to market: the capital cost of the vehicles and the cost of fuel, CaFCP suggests. In addition to the capital cost of the FCEBs, hydrogen fuel cost is an issue as well. sources.
This could be due to a variety of factors including changes in duty cycle, temperature, operator driving styles, fuel cell power plant degradation, and hydrogen station metering differences. The flow rate of the station has an impact on the amount of hydrogen delivered to the tanks. Maintenance staff. Maintenancecosts.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced ( DOE-FOA-0001224 ) up to $35 million in available funding to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies, and to enable early adoption of fuel cell applications, such as light duty fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Innovative Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Manufacturing. Earlier post.).
Bus operators from Germany and South Tyrol, Italy are partnering to procure 63 fuel cell buses for their public transport systems as part of the EU-funded JIVE project (€106 million total cost, with €32 million coming from the EU). The project is also testing new hydrogen refueling stations capable of serving fleets of more than 20 buses.
Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. This grant would allow ConnDOT to upgrade the upcoming purchases of buses and would fund the incremental cost of a hybrid bus compared to a conventional bus.
EH Group Technologies Inc will develop an electrolyzer system based on a radical new design and with a transformative manufacturing technique that dramatically reduces costs. Their goal is to test an innovative electrolyzer concept for the cheap production of green (CO 2 -free) hydrogen for a decarbonized future. is developing a?rechargeable
There are new opportunities in all commercial vehicle classes to increase efficiency and to introduce alternative fuel sources such as electricity, natural gas, biofuels, and hydrogen. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Trucks. Through this RFI, DOE is soliciting input in five categories: Freight Operational Efficiency and Systems.
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