European Energy Forum DinnerDebate Will fuel cells help Europe meet its energy challenges

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European Energy Forum Dinner-Debate Will fuel
cells help Europe meet its energy challenges?

• Marcus Nurdin
• 24 April 2007
• European Parliament, Strasbourg

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The case for fuel cells and hydrogen for
sustainable mobility and power

• A unique combination of advantages
• 1. Environment
• Zero CO2, zero toxic emissions fuelled with H2
• With fossil fuels, toxic emissions are negligible
  and CO2 reduced significantly
• E.G. FC vehicles fuelled with H2 from natural
  gas reduce CO2 by 30

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The case for fuel cells and hydrogen for
sustainable mobility and power

• WWF report - Key findings
• CO2 emissions from current European fossil
  electricity generation could be halved by fuel
  cells
• Fuel cells also offer extremely low or even zero
  emissions of health damaging pollutants
• They are a key component for a sustainable energy
  future, allowing the gradual switch from natural
  gas to hydrogen
• Significant new hi-tech business / job creation
  opportunity
• Source Fuel cells for distributed power
  benefits, barriers, and perspectives M. Pehnt
  (Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung
  Heidelberg, IFEU) and S. Ramesohl (Wuppertal
  Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie), June 2003,
  commissioned by WWF in co-operation with
  FuelCellEurope

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The case for fuel cells and hydrogen for
sustainable mobility and power

• A unique combination of advantages
• 1. Environment Zero or Reduced Emissions of
  Greenhouse Gas and Toxic Pollutants
• 2. Inherent High Energy Efficiency
• 3. Improved Energy Security through
  differentiation of sources and decentralised
  power supply

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The case for fuel cells and hydrogen for
sustainable mobility and power

• A unique combination of advantages
• 4. Foster the development of renewable energies
• Renewable energies are limited and very valuable
• FCs provide the most efficient way to use these
  sources

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Renewable Energy Sources for Fuel Cells
Pictures courtesy MTU CFC
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The case for fuel cells and hydrogen for
sustainable mobility and power

• A unique combination of advantages
• 4. Foster the development of renewable energies
• 5. Siting flexibility allows use of by-product
  heat
• 6. Potential to enhance global competitiveness
  and sustainable economic growth in Europe

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Early Market Opportunities

• Deployment will contribute to the creation of
  industrial capability
• Commitment to the installation of 20,000 of such
  products by 2010
• will provide the base from which a new hi-tech
  globally competitive industry could be to built

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Specialist Vehicles Fuel Cell / Battery Hybrids
Materials Handling Applications using Ballard
Power System
Midi-Bus using Hydrogenics Power Module
NedStack 100kW fuel cell power module for low
floor city buses
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Fuel Cell Vehicles Unique Public Benefits
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Portable Generators, Back-up Power and
Independent Power Systems
Voller Portable Charger for Power Tools
Voller Portable Battery Charger
NedStack 120kW power plant fuelled with
by-product hydrogen
Plug Power 5kW GenCore for back-up power
IdaTech 5kW ElectraGen Power Back up Solutions
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Industrial Commercial Decentralised
Cogeneration (CHP)

• High quality, reliable power for critical
  applications hospitals, telecom and data centres
  
• High-pressure steam for industrial processes
• 47 electrical efficiency, lt90 total
• Trigeneration Power, Heat, Cooling
• Ideally suited for biogas
• Plant shown
• Biogas Application (MTU CFC, Germany)
• Start of Operation August 2006
• 235 kWel in grid parallel operation
• Exhaust heat used in biogas plant process for
  drying

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EU Regional Projects HyChain Mini-trans
Illustration from www.hychain.org
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What must Europe do to ensure full participation
in an emerging global industry?
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EC Proposal to form a Joint Technology
Initiative

• 45 European companies have formed an association
  called the JTI Industry Grouping
• Implementation Plan suggests 7.4bn
  public-private investment in RDD and
  deployment activities
• Programme represents a broadly consented, Europe
  wide effort
• Public commitment is now required to support
• these proposals to allow industry to make the
• massive investments needed to commercialise
• H2FC technologies

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How can the European Parliament help? Call for
Action

• At European Level
• 1. Support the proposal for JTI
• 2. Support the Green Hydrogen Declaration
• At regional level
• 3. Empower regional authorities to develop
  sustainable and decentralised energy production
• 4. Encourage regions to participate in EU
  demonstrations
• 5. Involve regions with industry about
  opportunities to integrate FCs in energy and
  transport

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Thank you!