Plug Power Inc (PLUG)

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JB, true, according to Monroe, former Principal Engineer in Microsoft’s Datacenter Advanced Development group.

Sources:
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/preparing-for-the-hydrogen-grid/ September 13, 2023
https://www.barrons.com/articles/plug-power-electric-vehicle-charging-e92633dc May 1, 2023

Monroe was formerly at Microsoft, working on hydrogen applications for data center power, but he admits that vehicles will use hydrogen first: “Transportation is going to be much, much larger than the footprint of data center usage for a long, long time,” says Monroe.

Even for smaller vehicles powered by batteries, hydrogen could have a support role: “One of the most important applications for hydrogen could be in electric vehicle fast charging stations.”

Fast charging stations in remote areas have to store energy to charge cars up fast. Companies including General Motors and Plug Power have developed container-sized energy storage units, which contain hydrogen fuel cells.

Plug’s system has an 18,000-gallon liquid hydrogen tank and a megawatt-scale fuel cell system that can provide over 60 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy quickly – enough to fast charge more than 600 electric vehicles.

“They can get the DC power that's needed, they can get the high voltage, they can get the high currents that they need - with no connection to the grid,” says Monroe.

“Putting a fast charging station at a convenience store or a truckstop becomes much easier. You just drop a container down in the parking lot, and cars can get an 80 percent charge in 15 or 20 minutes and pay in the store. And once a week or every few days, a hydrogen tanker comes by and refuels the container.”