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Battery life remains a problem
Battery life remains a problem for Toyota
One of the most significant issues that Toyota is attempting to resolve is the lifetime of its new batteries. While the batteries have a high energy capacity, their performance is relatively low. This means that the batteries are not ideal for transportation purposes. Toyota aims to solve this problem, increasing the performance and lifetime of the batteries in order to successfully commercialize them. Mass production is also an issue that Toyota is working to resolve.
Automaker continues to show strong support for electric vehicles
Toyota is becoming heavily involved in the clean transportation space. The automaker has developed and launched its first fuel cell vehicle,
http://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/toyotas-new-batteries-could-make-electric-vehicles-better/8533300/
Microsoft Is Getting Hungry for Fuel Cells
By Anna Hirtenstein
31. Oktober 2017, 06:00 MEZ
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-31/fuel-cells-backed-by-microsoft-for-power-hungry-data-centers
F Cell is Future
U.S. Army TARDEC demonstrates Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle at Fort Eustis
U.S. Army TARDEC demonstrates Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle at Fort Eustis
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Cobalt and tungsten – together to produce cheaper, cleaner hydrogen
author Added by FuelCellsWorks, October 30, 2017
Electrolysis, splitting the water molecule with electricity, is the cleanest way to obtain hydrogen, a clean and renewable fuel. Now, researchers at ICIQ and URV, led by Prof. José Ramón Galán-Mascarós, designed a new catalyst that reduces the cost of electrolytic hydrogen production. Catalysts reduce the amount of electricity needed to break the chemical bonds, speed up the reaction and minimise the energy waste.
'Normally, hydrogen is obtained from using a cheap process called steam reforming. But this is not clean hydrogen, this process uses natural gas and produces carbon dioxide and other contaminants,' explains Galán-Mascarós. 'Breaking the water molecule is cleaner, but it's not easy. We need to develop new cheap, efficient catalysts that allow us to obtain hydrogen at a competitive price,' he says. To date, the best catalysts are based in iridium oxides, but iridium is a very expensive and scarce precious metal.
Chemists at ICIQ and URV discovered a compound made of cobalt and tungsten -technically called a polyoxometalate- which can catalyse water splitting better than iridium. 'Polyoxometalates are nanometric molecular oxides that combine the best of two worlds, the great activity of oxides and the versatility of molecules,' explains Marta Blasco-Ahicart, postdoctoral researcher at ICIQ and first author of the Nature Chemistry paper. 'Our polyoxometalates are way cheaper than iridium and allow us to work in acidic media, the optimal media to generate oxygen that is normally a drawback for catalysts, which are usually consumed by the acid,' clarifies Blasco-Ahicart.
Joaquín Soriano, co-author of the paper and currently a postdoctoral researcher at Trinity College in Dublin, explains that 'our catalysts work specially well when we work with low voltajes.' 'That may seem an issue' -he explains- 'but is rather an advantage, it saves electricity and will allow us, soon, to obtain the energy required for water splitting from renewable sources like solar panels.'
Moreover, researchers present in their paper an additional discovery. Supporting the catalysts in a partially hydrophobic -water repellent- material, the efficiency of the process improves. This generates a 'waterproof' reactor where electrolysis advances quicker, and also enhances the lifetime of catalysts. The new methodology not only improves the performance of the new cobalt-tungsten polyoxometalates, but also with a lot of different catalytic systems. Nowadays, researchers are investigating new ways of taking advantage of this new finding, developing new hydrophobic scaffolds to further boost the efficiency of water splitting, a fundamental step towards the evolution of artificial photosynthesis.
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/cobalt-and-tungsten-together-to-produce-cheaper-cleaner-hydrogen/
Clean fuels group envisions more than 10,000 hydrogen fuel-cell cars in Columbus – if refueling stations get built
https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/10/24/clean-fuels-group-envisions-more-than-10-000.amp.html
Element 1 Corp Signs Development Agreement with Chinese Partner: On-board Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cell Buses In China
author FuelCellsWorks, October 30, 2017
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/
China Speeds Deployment in Hydrogen Energy Industry to Seize Trillion-Yuan Market
FENG YUNQING
DATE: MON, 10/30/2017 - 12:05 / KEYWORDS: HYDROGEN ENERGY SOURCE:YICAI
https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/china-speeds-deployment-hydrogen-energy-industry-seize-trillion-yuan-market
Hydrogen 30th October 2017 Intelligent Energy, a maker of fuel cells which convert hydrogen and oxygen to electricity, last week agreed to sell itself to Meditor, an asset manager that is one of its investors, for £19.5m, warning there “could be little (or potentially no) value remaining” in its stock after an unexpected sales slowdown. Intelligent, a Loughborough university spinout, had put itself up for sale in September after warning that revenues had crashed by three-quarters and it might run out of cash. Shares more than halved, and have since fallen further. It blamed “a slower than expected development of the market”. Meanwhile, Acal Energy, which had developed a cheaper fuel cell by replacing the need for platinum, became insolvent in March. Sometimes the future does not arrive fast enough. But there are more hopeful signs for the hydro-heads elsewhere. Sheffield-based ITM Power has been quietly building a global market in hydrogen technology, making electrolysers that convert electricity to hydrogen. The gas can then be used in fuel cells to power vehicles. It is installing filling stations in the UK with Shell. While carmakers have been slower to produce hydrogen models than electric ones, bus companies and even hauliers, which return to a fixed point, are beginning to embrace it. Compared with electric motors, the range is better and refuelling – around six minutes – quicker, says Graham Cooley, chief executive of ITM. Electrolysers reduce the climate impact of making the gas. Creating a ton of hydrogen by traditional methods creates 12-16 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Using renewable electricity cuts that to zero. But the bigger prize is the decarbonisation of oil refineries and the chemical industry. They have to “crack” oil to release its useful parts, which takes huge amounts of energy and hydrogen. ITM last month agreed with Shell to install a 10MW electrolyser – the world’s biggest of its type – at a German refinery. It would need 1,000MW to produce the 180,000 tonnes of hydrogen used annually by the plant in the Rhineland. FT 29th Oct 2017 read more » http://electricityinfo.org/news/hydrogen-27/
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F Cell is Future
Tesla cuts orders for Model 3
https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/2017/10/29/tesla-kuerzt-bestellungen-fuer-model-3/
Toyota targets 620-mile driving range with fuel-cell concept car
by Kevin Buckland Bloomberg Oct 27, 2017 0
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Toyota is set to unveil a fuel-cell concept car that aims to offer 50 percent more driving range than its current hydrogen-powered sedan in a technology push that defies a rising wave of battery-powered vehicles.
Japan's biggest auto manufacturer is targeting a 620-mile range for the Fine-Comfort Ride concept saloon under local standards, compared with about 650 kilometers for the current Mirai fuel-cell vehicle, according to a statement Wednesday. The concept car, to be introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show next week, will include artificial intelligence and automated driving features.
Toyota is continuing to champion fuel-cell vehicles as the ultimate zero-emission cars, even as the falling cost of lithium-ion batteries has lured a majority of automakers to plug-in technology in the face of ever more stringent environmental standards worldwide. China, the world's largest market, said last month that it was working on a timeline to end the sale of internal-combustion vehicles, joining countries including France, India and the U.K.
While Japan has created a Hydrogen Society Roadmap to increase the number of fuel-cell vehicles on its roads to 40,000 by 2020, there are currently just 2,200 or so. Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates the government will only achieve 60 percent of its target.
Other than the Mirai, which Toyota launched in late 2014, only Honda Motor Co. has a hydrogen-powered car for sale in the country, the Clarity Fuel Cell. Toyota's luxury arm, Lexus, has also committed to bringing a hydrogen-powered model to the market, introducing a concept sedan in 2015.
The Fine Comfort-Ride saloon can accommodate six people and seats can be rearranged so that they all face inward. A Toyota spokeswoman declined to provide additional details of the powertrain or self-driving technology.
Although hydrogen vehicles can be refueled in about three minutes and have a substantially longer range than electric cars, they suffer from a lack of infrastructure. There are only 91 hydrogen stations nationwide, against the government's goal of 160 by 2020, according to BNEF. On the other hand, Japan has about 7,200 public quick chargers, according to an estimate by Nissan Motor Co.
Nissan's Leaf, for instance, takes about 30 minutes for a single charge that offers a range of about 400 kilometers.
To encourage the establishment of more refueling stations, Toyota is developing hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, including a delivery truck it will use in a project with convenience store 7-Eleven Japan. A pair of Toyota fuel-cell buses began operation in Tokyo this year.
Toyota will display a new fuel-cell concept bus called Sora alongside the Fine-Comfort Ride saloon at the Tokyo Motor Show, which begins Oct. 25, the company said in a separate release Thursday. The bus has room for 79 people including the driver, two more than its current bus.
The concept has eight high-definition cameras monitoring the interior and exterior of the vehicle, LED lamps at the front and rear, fold-up seats, and acceleration control to prevent jerky starts. Toyota plans to begin sales of the bus from 2018, the company spokeswoman said.
Toyota aims to have a national fleet of more than 100 fuel-cell buses, mainly within Tokyo, before the city hosts the 2020 Olympic Games.
Birmingham City Council Approves £13.4m Pilot Scheme for 20 hydrogen-fueled buses
author Added by FuelCellsWorks, October 27, 2017
Bimingham--Birmingham City Council has approved a pilot scheme which will see at least 20 new cleaner, zero emission hydrogen-fuelled buses take to Birmingham’s roads.
The scheme aims to reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels on key bus routes which in turn will support the council in its work to reduce air pollution and become compliant with air quality legislation.
A report due to go before Cabinet on October 24 asks members to approve the full business case for the pilot, as well as giving the go-ahead to find a bus operator via an open tender process and using the Transport for London Hydrogen Bus Framework to purchase the proposed vehicles, which will be delivered by March 2019.
Funding for the £13.4 million pilot includes grant contributions from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCHJU), the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Local Growth Fund and approved Future Council Programme resources.
The pilot is designed to test the potential of developing a hydrogen market to encourage the take-up of zero emission transport fuels, with the buses set to be the first hydrogen vehicles in the city. The buses will be fuelled by hydrogen produced at Tyseley Energy Park, which will continue to be developed as the first UK low/zero-emission refuelling hub for commercial and public sector vehicles, ranging from buses and bin wagons to vans and taxis. Tyseley Energy Park will become operational by September 2018, with the new hydrogen buses being re-fuelled there from March 2019.
Councillor Stewart Stacey, Cabinet Member for Transport and Roads, said: “Public transport plays a key role in encouraging people to leave their cars at home and choose alternative methods of travelling around the city, which in turn will help reduce both congestion on our roads and the impact of vehicle emissions on the environment.
“It therefore follows that we must look at ways to make public transport more environmentally friendly too, which is why this hydrogen bus pilot is so important. If successful, this could completely change bus travel in a way that will benefit the entire city.”
Councillor Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Air Quality, said: “Air pollution is a major public health issuing affecting us all. We are clear that every single person in Birmingham has the right to clean air.
“While we recognise that we face a significant challenge in meeting air quality compliance standards in the city, the introduction of hydrogen fuelled buses as part of this pilot is a hugely positive step forward in supporting the work we are doing towards achieving that.”
Council Decision Below
On 24 October 2017, Cabinet:- (i) Approved the Full Business Case at Appendix A to the report, for the CAHB pilot at an estimated capital cost of up to £13.440m, funded from OLEV grant (£3.814m), FCHJU grant (£4.141m) GBSLEP Local Growth Fund (£2.156m), Bus Operator minimum contribution (£3.289m) and approved Future Council Programme resources of £0.040m, to procure and deploy up to 22 hydrogen fuelled buses for use by a procured Bus Operator and to provide grant aid towards the cost of providing hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. (ii) Approved the procurement strategy provided in the FBC to the report (Annex A to the report), that proposes firstly to use an ‘open tender’ approach to procure a Bus Operator and secondly, to utilise the Transport For London (TfL) Hydrogen Bus framework to purchase the proposed hydrogen buses; (iii) Approved the Council acting as Accountable Body for the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) grant and accepts their offer of £3.814m capital grant; (iv) Authorised the Assistant Director – Transport and Connectivity to pass-port with conditions of grant, £1.340m of the OLEV grant funding to TfL, as joint applicant under the OLEV Grant scheme, to enable them to fund their own procurement of hydrogen buses; (v) Authorised the Assistant Director – Transport and Connectivity to make a grant of £1.0m to ITM Power, the hydrogen re-fuelling infrastructure partner, funded from the OLEV capital grant towards the cost for hydrogen re-fuelling infrastructure to be based at Tyseley Energy Park subject to the completion of a funding agreement; (vi) Accepted grant funding of £4.141m from the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Joint Undertaking (FCHJU) comprising £4.081m for capital and £0.060m for revenue expenditure; (vii) Approved the Council to act as Accountable Body for Local Growth Fund grant from the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) and accepts their offer of £2.156m capital grant, subject to receipt of a final offer letter; (viii) Authorised the Corporate Director, Economy, in conjunction with the Interim Chief Finance Officer, the Director of Commissioning and Procurement and the City Solicitor (or their delegates) to award a contract for the manufacture and delivery of up to 22 hydrogen buses subject to the values not exceeding pre-tender estimates; (ix) Authorised the Corporate Director, Economy, in conjunction with the Interim Chief Finance Officer, the Director of Commissioning and Procurement and the City Solicitor (or their delegates) to enter into a lease agreement for the use of the 22 hydrogen fuelled buses for a period of 7 years on the basis of the procurement process outlined in Annex A to the report; (x) Authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute and complete any necessary legal documentation to give effect to the above decisions.
Cold weather kills electric car range
When the weather outside is frightful (including very hot), battery car performance suffers.
https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/cold-weather-kills-electric-car-range
World's first hydrogen tram with Ballard Tech. runs in China
Source: Xinhua| 2017-10-27 10:53:43|Editor: Yang Yi
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/27/c_136709647.htm
GreenHydrogen recieves an order for 6 advanced PEM electrolysers for integration into hydrogen refuelling stations in France
author Added by FuelCellsWorks, October 26, 2017
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/greenhydrogen-recieves-an-order-for-6-advanced-pem-electrolysers-for-integration-into-hydrogen-refu/
With our LOHC infrastructure solution.
To solve the problems of current hydrogen storage solutions, we’ve developed a technology where hydrogen can be stored in a fluid, which is non-toxic, hardly flammable, and non-explosive. The LOHC can then be transported at ambient conditions without the need for extreme pressures and temperatures.
The liquid is used as a hydrogen carrier, and functions like a hydrogen sponge which can also be reused and recycled. This facilitates easy transport between the source and demand of hydrogen using standard oil infrastructure.
With this technology, hydrogen can be transported in the infrastructure that already exists for fossil fuels. Compared to high pressure or cryogenic hydrogen storage, this method makes it very easy to transport the fuel.
With five-fold high storage density and very easy handling compared to conventional hydrogen storage, this technology has distinct competitive advantages for large quantities of hydrogen and long transport distances.
This is why we are focusing on the hydrogen logistics market, where our customers need to transport hydrogen at high storage densities over long distances to their industrial consumers or to hydrogen fuelling stations. This plays a major role particularly in the roll-out of a global network of hydrogen refuelling stations.
How does the energy efficiency of hydrogen compare with fossil fuels?
When comparing hydrogen to fossil fuel or diesel, you have to consider the whole lifecycle.
For diesel or fossil fuel, you need hydrogen in refining to remove sulfur as well as massive amounts of energy to produce the fuels. We use this valuable hydrogen and energy to purify these fuels only to burn them again to generate CO2. This does not make a lot of sense!
Why aren’t we taking all the hydrogen and energy currently needed to refine our fossil fuels, and applying it to our mobility sector? Hydrogen can be generated from essentially any primary source of power and then stored, transported, and used as a fuel.
When looking at the whole lifecycle of fuel, you also need to consider the efficiency of the vehicle itself.
Existing gas and diesel heat engines used in traditional cars have an efficiency of approximately 16 percent. And well-to-wheels only about 14 percent.
Hydrogen powered cars have fuel cells, which are electrochemical devices and not heat engines and therefore much more efficient with more than 50 percent efficiency.
Today, hydrogen represents an excellent opportunity to combine the energy and mobility sector and enable true zero emission mobility. The efficiency of hydrogen in fuel cell vehicles is already better than the efficiency you can achieve with gas or diesel.
This does not even take into account that dinosaurs had to die millions of years ago to create the crude oil in the first place. http://blog.ballard.com/hydrogen-economy
Toyota to bring hydrogen fuel-cell car to Australia
http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/hitech/toyota-to-bring-hydrogen-fuelcell-car-to-australia/news-story/a10ead64fda1a413f4146b26b8f8e4ef
VW and Ballard !!
He added that VW will also continue to develop petrol and diesel engines, as well as hydrogen …
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/tipping-point-e-mobility-expensive-power-majority-coal-exit
City council bosses are set to approve the pilot project to buy 22 new zero-emission buses, costing £500,000 each, to run on key routes throughout the city.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/new-fleet-500000-zero-emission-13800364#ICID=sharebar_twitter
Fuel Cell Vehicle will have a Range of 800km
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Fuel Cell Vehicle will have a Range of 800km
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Pierre-Etienne Franc, general secretary of the Hydrogen Council: "The years 2020 to 2030 will be for hydrogen, what the 1990s were for solar and wind. This is a real change of strategy. "
Congress: There's room on the road for all zero-emission vehicles
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hey-congress-theres-room-on-the-road-for-all-zero-emission-vehicles/article/2638333