Employment Effects of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Phase 1 Report, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME, 2015–2022) is the largest European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (EU FCH JU)-funded hydrogen light vehicle and infrastructure demonstration. Up until April 2017, the 40 Daimler passenger car fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and 62 Symbio Fuel Cell-Range Extended Electric Vans (FC-REEV)-vans deployed by the project drove 625,300 km and consumed a total of 7900 kg of hydrogen with no safety incidents. During its first year of operation (to April 2017), the NEL Hydrogen Fueling HRS (hydrogen refuelling station) in Kolding, Denmark dispensed 900 kg of hydrogen, and demonstrated excellent reliability (98.2% availability) with no safety incidents. The average hydrogen refuelling time for passenger cars is comparable to that for conventional vehicles (2–3 min).

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Review and Survey of Methods for Analysis of Impurities in Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Vehicles According to ISO 14687:2019

Frontiers in Energy Research ◽

10.3389/fenrg.2020.615149 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Claire Beurey ◽

Bruno Gozlan ◽

Martine Carré ◽

Thomas Bacquart ◽

Abigail Morris ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fuel Cells ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Electric Vehicles ◽

Analytical Methods ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Quality Standards ◽

Gaseous Hydrogen ◽

Fuel Cell Vehicles ◽

Halogenated Compounds ◽

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Gaseous hydrogen for fuel cell electric vehicles must meet quality standards such as ISO 14687:2019 which contains maximal control thresholds for several impurities which could damage the fuel cells or the infrastructure. A review of analytical techniques for impurities analysis has already been carried out by Murugan et al. in 2014. Similarly, this document intends to review the sampling of hydrogen and the available analytical methods, together with a survey of laboratories performing the analysis of hydrogen about the techniques being used. Most impurities are addressed, however some of them are challenging, especially the halogenated compounds since only some halogenated compounds are covered, not all of them. The analysis of impurities following ISO 14687:2019 remains expensive and complex, enhancing the need for further research in this area. Novel and promising analyzers have been developed which need to be validated according to ISO 21087:2019 requirements.

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Ecological and Functional Aspects of Operation of Electric Vehicles With Fuel Cell

Journal of Konbin ◽

10.2478/jok-2020-0033 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 165-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wojciech Gis

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cells ◽

Fuel Cell ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Electric Vehicles ◽

Energy Production ◽

Hydrogen Fuel Cell ◽

Hydrogen Fuel ◽

Functional Aspects ◽

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles ◽

Local Air Pollution

AbstractHydrogen can have great importance in seven areas of necessary changes in the transformation of the power system, including transport (especially motor transport), industrial processes, thermal and energy production in the construction industry and production processes. Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) do not cause local air pollution because they have zero “tailpipe” emissions. Essential are ecological and func-tional aspects of operating vehicles equipped with fuel cells. However, noteworthy is also the development of the refilling infrastructure. The functionality of FCEVs to a considerable degree depends on the functionality of fuel cells.

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