ANTONIO AGUILOPROJECT OFFICER

FCH JU support to stationary fuel cells development and applications

www.fch.europa.eu

DEMOSOFC Workshop

Torino, Italy

14 Nov 2017

Relevant policy background

What is the FCH JU and what are its objectives

Overview of FCH JU support to Stationary FCs R&D and

Demonstration projects

Examples of projects

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Content

ENERGY SECURITY

BOOST EU COMPETITIVENESS

DECARBONISATION OF EU ECONOMY 2050

EU CLIMATE AND ENERGY FRAMEWORK

2020

203020% CO2 REDUCTION

20% REN. ENERGY SOURCES

20% ENERGY EFFICIENCY

80-95% CO2 REDUCTION

~0% AIR POLLUTION

40% CO2 REDUCTION

27% REN. ENERGY SOURCES

27% ENERGY EFFICIENCY

“I want to reform and

reorganise Europe’s energy

policy in a new European

Energy Union.”

Some EU policy and initiatives relevant to FCH

Security of Gas Supply Regulation (Feb 2016)

Gas key in transition to low carbon future by 2030

First ever H/C strategy

Clean Energy Package (Nov 2016)

Review key legislation (renewables, energy efficiency and buildings)

Market Design Initiative

Second Report on the State of the Energy Union (Feb 2017)

SWD on Energy storage

Energy storage, including H2, key, to low carbon transition

The role of waste to energy in the circular economy (Jan 2017)

Prioritise use of advanced conversion technologies

Part of EC “Circular Economy Action Plan” https://goo.gl/6Nsa9B

FCH 2 JU: Strong Public-Private Partnership with a focused objective

To implement an

optimal research and

innovation

programme to bring

FCH technologies to

the point of market

readiness by 2020

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Industry-led Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

Legal basis:Council Regulation: 559/2014 of 6 May 2014 (H2020)

The Joint Undertaking is managed by a Governing Board composed of representatives of all three partners and lead by Industry.

Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU)

Industry GroupingAbout 105 members

~ 50% SME

Research GroupingAbout 65 members

FCH 2 JU Objectives

Complements RES

Improved air quality

CO2/GHG reduction

Low emissions heat and power with Fuel Cells

EXISTING GAS

INFRASTRUCTURE

FUEL FLEXIBLE

GRID BALANCING,

REINFORCING

SECURE/RELIABLE SUPPLY

NO COMBUSTION

HIGH EFFICIENCIES OF

CONVERSION

203 projects supported for 730 M€Similar leverage of private funding: 782 M€

70 projects supported in the area of stationary fuel cellsFrom research to demonstration

70 projects

233 M € FCH JU support

235 M€ industry & research

Technology neutral

Cumulative FCH JU financial support

for stationary FCs

Increase efficiency and durability of fuel cells for power (and heat) production while reducing cost

50 projects for R&D of stationary fuel cells

88 M€ FCH Support

Extending fuel cell stack

lifetime

Strong focus on

manufacturing

Enabling cost reductions for

demo projects

European leadership in SOFC

Support to R&D

28 projects for demonstration of stationary fuel cells~144 M€ FCH Support

demo -m-CHP

demo - commercial-size

demo -Industrial-

size

demo -off-grid

PoC

Components &

integration

28projects

residential

commercial

industrial

off-grid/

back-up

>3,500 FC mCHP units

2 multi MWe PEMFCs

174 kWe WWTP

deploying

Early demos

250 kWe AFC

50 Kwe FCs for bdgs

PoC

Demos to come

Demos to come

Support to demonstration

Track record of residential installations created

1046 units deployed

> 1 MWe capacity installed

>5 million operating hours

Ŋe as high as 60% / Ŋt 80-90%

High availability

Rated durability of 10 years

Low NOx emissions

>2650 additional units being deployed under PACE

Industry scaling up: from hundreds to thousands

Units per Manufacturer (UPM)500

CA

PEX

[p

er K

We]

100,000

-30-40%

10,000

Target

SoA

65 units total (2010-2015)

500 units in Germany (2007-2014)

1,000 units / (2011-2017)

PACE over 2,500 units / min 500 UPM (2016-2021)/

Plant commissioned in Oct 2016

PEM FC, 2 MWe

• Chlor- alkali plant in China

• Plant produces chlorine and caustic soda

(lye) and high purity H2

• Vented H2 contains 45% of the energy that

is consumed in the plant

• Fuel Cell uses the H2 by-product as fuel

• Project driven by high power generation

costs

• Uses EU technology

• Targets net ŋe> 50%

Chlor-alkali plant (2015-2018)

10.5M€/5.5M€

CO: Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals, NL

http://www.demcopem-2mw.eu/project/

CH2P: Cogeneration of Hydrogen and Power using

solid oxide based system fed by methane rich gas

Cogeneration of Hydrogen

and Power• To deliver a 100kg/day

prototype cogeneration

system

• Installed in Hydrogen

Refueling Station operated by

Shell

• 85-90% efficiency for

Hydrogen Production

• 5,000/kW estimated CAPEX

• 4.5 euro/kg H2

CH2P project, first of its kind : Synergies between transport and stationary

applications

Where are we and where are we going?

Track record of installations exist > products commercially available

Further cost reductions (next generation products + increased volumes)

New/innovative business models being implemented

Prof of Concept ongoing (AC efficiencies close to 60% achieved)

Demonstrations to follow (building and district level)

FC solutions integrated in industrial processes started to operate

Cost remain high -> back to R&D to bring cost reductions

Exporting industrial CHP -> business opportunities abroad emerging

Next generation off-grid / back-up FC systems being developed

Real demonstrations to start soon

FCH2 JU :

HYDROGEN EUROPE :

N.ERGHY :

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

www.fch.europa.eu

www.hydrogeneurope.eu

www.nerghy.eu

Further info :

@fch_ju Antonio.aguilo-rullan@fch.europa.eu FCH JU

ANTONIO AGUILO – Project Officer