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NEWS
South Africa deploys hydrogen fuel cells at Pretoria hospital to support Covid-19 response 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Optare, Arcola’s MetroDecker H2 double-decker 2
Mercedes-Benz, SWEG to launch eCitaro bus with fuel cell range-extender in 2022 2
Solaris hydrogen buses order for Netherlands 2
Loop Energy range-extenders for Nanjing buses 3
FTA report on use of hybrid and fuel cell electric transit buses as emergency generators 3
H2-Share demo of hydrogen truck in Netherlands 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Rigas Satiksme hydrogen trolleybuses in Riga 4
Aryzta productivity boosted by Plug Power units 5
Intelligent Energy, RoboDEX for UAVs in Japan 5
DMI drone delivers face masks to Korean islands 5
ABB signs MOU with HDF to produce MW-scale systems to power ocean-going vessels 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom powers California pandemic response sites 6
Second Megamie unit in Japan with Hazama Ando 7
FuelCell Energy unit in home town in operation 7

PORTABLE & MICRO
BWR mobile fuel cell generator sanitation system 7

FUELING
McPhy zero-emission mobility projects in France 7
Hexagon Purus distribution systems for Everfuel 8
Air Liquide JV station for 2022 Winter Olympics 8
Linde to build stations for Korea Expressway, LH2 unit for Hyosung 8
Fortescue, ATCO refueling in Western Australia 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
ZSW MW-scale P2G plant on Rhine in operation 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
Nel in deal with Lhyfe for electrolysers in France 10
ITM, Element study Humberside green hydrogen 10
Siemens, Uniper for green hydrogen in power gen 10
Hydrogen Europe for 2×40 GW green hydrogen 10
Toyota Australia opens Altona Hydrogen Centre 11
Western Australia green liquid hydrogen project 11
Asahi Kasei alkaline electrolyser starts at FH2R 11

COMMERCIALISATION
PowerCell shipyard deal, Bosch automotive order 12
Nel to develop new electrolyser stack, navy order 12
Elcogen, Magnex to commercialise SOFCs 12
New HQs for Green Hydrogen Systems in Denmark, Greenlight Innovation in Canada 12
Norwegian Hydrogen raises capital, preps project 13
Hyzon, Protium partner for greener UK transport 13
Snam, RINA to develop hydrogen infrastructure 13
Doosan FC signs MOU with KT to grow business 14
Chiyoda, Mitsubishi link with Singaporean firms for sustainable hydrogen economy 14
FCH JU launches Hydrogen Valley Platform 14

RESEARCH
pH Matter develops heavy-duty fuel cell catalysts 15
BReCycle PEMFC recycling project in Germany 15
KIST compact ceramic fuel cell runs on butane 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Volvo, Daimler Truck in heavy-duty vehicle JV 1
BMW i Hydrogen NEXT, Toyota collaboration 1

ROAD VEHICLES
CleverShuttle 5 million km with Toyota Mirai 2
Solaris 25 buses for Germany, Ballard modules 2
First 3Emotion buses in Denmark enter service 3
PowerCell stacks in Chinese bus for 40 000 km 3
Toyota, Hino to jointly develop heavy-duty truck 4
Hyzon launches heavy vehicle integration facility 4
Mitsubishi Fuso truck production by late 2020s 4
Hydrogen Europe calls to promote fuel cell trucks 5

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Alstom Coradia iLint train in Dutch tests, Engie 5
Doosan Mobility demos fuel cell drone for Africa 6
SYKE vessel in Baltic on hydrogen from Kemira 6
SW/TCH Water-Go-Round fuel cell ferry contract 6

SMALL STATIONARY
Tokyo Gas, Mitsui Home’s Ene-Farm with solar 7
Panasonic new Ene-Farm system for apartments 7
EMPOWER project on methanol fuel cell CHP 7
SOLIDpower BlueGEN micro CHP units for field trials in Design2Service project 8

LARGE STATIONARY
Proton Motor deal with APEX, Vonovia order 8
FCE 20 MW fuel cell park performing well in Korea, Long Beach facility to proceed 8

FUELING
Logan Energy for first station in central Scotland 9
JHyM opens stations in Gifu, Fukuoka prefectures 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
UNSW grant to install hydrogen storage tech at Australian solar farm 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
Nel green hydrogen collaboration with Kvaerner 10
MultiPLHY green hydrogen at Rotterdam refinery 10
Mining industry in Green Hydrogen Consortium 10

COMMERCIALISATION
Japan group studies hydrogen use in Chubu region 11
Miura maintenance network supports Ceres SOFC 11
Engie investment in H2SITE platform in Spain 11
Full report released for US hydrogen road map 12
FCH JU sees regions interested in project help 12
Fraunhofer’s German scientific hydrogen roadmap 12
UK coalition highlights hydrogen for net zero 13
Cummins boosts Loop stake, for heavy vehicles 13
Nikola merger with VectoIQ, plans Nasdaq listing 13
Nuvera engine for industrial, commercial vehicles 14
SFC sees 1000 EFOY Pro fuel cells in Singapore 14
Toray subsidiary Greenerity second German plant 14
FCHEA for hydrogen, fuel cell standards website 15

RESEARCH
LSU using AI to study new HT-PEMFC materials 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field in Japan ready for green hydrogen production 1
EC launches Clean Hydrogen Alliance 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Hyundai, DOE with extra FCEVs, station in DC 2
Air Liquide initiatives Hype, HyAMMED funding 2
myFC with Jotech/ECar for hybrid EV concept 2
Auve Tech, University of Tartu autonomous FCEV 3
Nikola Badger pickup available as FCEV or BEV 3
Two 18 m New Flyer fuel cell buses for Champaign-Urbana, Proton electrolyser 4
Plug Power, Lightning for ‘middle-mile’ delivery 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
ElringKlinger fuel cell exceeds expectations 4
Hyundai Construction Equipment plans excavator 5
BRP-Rotax fuel cell powered snowmobile vehicle 5
Energy Observer on 2020 tour, with Toyota system 6

SMALL STATIONARY
HPS, GASAG install first Picea system in Berlin 6
SFC’s backup power for BOS radio in Meissen 6

LARGE STATIONARY
FCE closes financing for 2.8 MW Tulare project 7

PORTABLE & MICRO
Bramble Energy shows 1 kW Big Kahuna unit 7
AFC, MSP for hybrid off-grid distributed power 7

FUELING
Expanded hydrogen initiative for Nordic transport 8
OMV first station in Heidelberg, Air Liquide tech 8
SimpleFuel stations for DC, Philadelphia Eagles 8
PRHYDE heavy-duty refueling protocol project 8

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Belgian Power-to-Gas installation in Zeebrugge 9
ARENA funds AGN Australian Hydrogen Centre 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
UK funds major projects to cut carbon emissions 10
Welsh project to integrate hydrogen and renewable energy with Riversimple FCEVs 10
Waste2Tricity and PowerHouse plan for first waste plastic to hydrogen plants in UK 11
HTWK, Mitnetz Gas open days in HYPOS village 11
AGN plans HyP plant in Queensland 11

COMMERCIALISATION
Nikola, Iveco, FPT to produce Tre trucks in Ulm 12
Faurecia hydrogen storage for Hyundai’s Swiss trucks, servicing by Auto AG Truck 12
PowerCell, Inabata partner for Japan, Fincantieri 12
YC Synergy upgrades heavy-duty vehicle range 13
Nedstack, Providence to bring large-scale hydrogen power-to-power to solar industry 13
NTK, MHPS establish joint venture CECYLLS 13
Enapter EL 2.1 electrolyser with higher efficiency 14
EH Group Engineering grant to push stack concept 14
KIER HT-PEMFCs for domestic trigeneration 14

RESEARCH
Fraunhofer IWU fuel cell engine series production 14
EPFL, SOLIDpower boost SOFC efficiency, life 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Gigastack 100 MW electrolyser renewable hydrogen project advances to demo phase 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Toyota more on next-gen Mirai, city of the future 2
AVL-led Keytech4EV project develops FCEV 2
Orange County fleet of fuel cell buses, H2 station 3
Honda, Isuzu for fuel cell powered heavy trucks 3
Collaboration between garbage truck projects 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Plug Power $172m order from major logistics client 4
Alstom orders Akasol battery systems for 40 trains 4
Korea to deploy fuel cell train with Horizon power 5
ShipFC maritime fuel cell runs on green ammonia 5
HES, Goldi, Hy-Hybrid to sell drones in Hungary 6
Doosan deals for fuel cell powered drones in US 6

SMALL STATIONARY
Altergy backup power rapid response programme 6
SFC, adKor order 500 Ballard stacks for backup power systems at German radio towers 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Stop & Shop converts 40 stores to Bloom microgrids 7
FuelCell Energy’s new business strategy 7
Bloom Quick-Deploy Microgrids for PSPS, map 7
Bloom for Fujitsu in Japan, Korean production JV 8

FUELING
German station in Biebelried serves northern Bavaria 8
Energia and Logan green hydrogen for NI buses 8
Cologne fuel cell buses from Bensberg to airport 9
HTEC, Shell open their second retail station in BC 9
Tokyo Gas opens first station in Japan for buses 9
Toshiba H2One Station Unit in Toyama Prefecture 10

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
German, French TSOs in MOU on transport, blending of hydrogen in natural gas networks 10
HyDeploy grid-injection hydrogen pilot under way in UK 10

GREEN HYDROGEN
AFC, HiiROC partner on natural gas for hydrogen 10
Djewels consortium backing for green hydrogen 11
Belgian partnership for green hydrogen in Ostend 11
Netherlands, NRW cross-border hydrogen projects 12

COMMERCIALISATION
Deloitte-Ballard white paper on future mobility 12
Bosch raises stake in Ceres to boost collaboration 12
CEA validates Elcogen tech in REFLEX project 13
E4tech review hails the ‘Year of the Gigawatt’ 13
HyResponder safety training for first responders 13
Significant growth for Hydrogen Council, publishes report on cost competitiveness 13
Logan Energy wins funding to launch Chinese JV 14
SFC Energy takes over udomi portal, customer base 14
PowerCell Chinese subsidiary receives first order 14
FCH JU launches 2020 Call for Proposals 15

RESEARCH
NeMaCell project at TU Chemnitz focused on power from alcohol 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
ASKO puts four Scania hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks into service in Norway 1
Resato plans six hydrogen refueling stations for Drenthe 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Toyota brings Mirai to Spain, Madrid station 2
Fébus articulated fuel cell bus fleet in Pau 2
Effects of cold weather on range of battery and fuel cell electric buses 2
Van Hool orders Ballard modules for Dutch buses 3
Nikola, Iveco, FPT partnership, Nikola Tre truck 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Engie orders 3.5 MW Nel electrolyser, Plug Power refueling unit for giant mining truck 4
PKN Orlen and Pesa cooperate on tech for trains 4
Inlandsbanan, Statkraft for fuel cell freight trains 5
Nedstack partners with DSMS for maritime logistics, Koedood for inland navigation 5
Toshiba 30 kW fuel cell to power Japanese ship 6
Mitsui OSK, e5 hydrogen hybrid car carrier ship 6

SMALL STATIONARY
German states use fuel cells in BOS radio network 6

LARGE STATIONARY
FCE progress at US Navy sub base, Tulare biogas project begins commercial operation 7
Ballard, HDF Energy to develop multi-MW stationary systems, install Martinique unit 7

FUELING
Nel H2Station orders for Europe, South Korea 7
Hamburg fourth station with Shell and Air Liquide 8
Toshiba H2One Station refuels FCEVs in Tsuruga 8
Green H2 Norway fuels Hyundai trucks in Norway 8
EMEC awards HyFlyer refueling contract to FCSL 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Funding for large-scale Power-to-X projects in Denmark 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
Hydrogen offshore production project in Orkney 10
Ørsted consortium for hydrogen by offshore wind 10
Norwegian PILOT-E scheme’s maritime projects 10
Hydrogen production site under way in South Australia 11

COMMERCIALISATION
AFC Energy launches H-Power EV charger 11
Weichai-Ballard JV order for MEAs for China 11
PowerCell phase 2 of Autostack Industrie project 12
Hyundai deal with SGL Carbon, Impact Coatings 12
Symbio progress on its new fuel cell factory 13
Proton Motor order from Fincantieri, APEX LOI 13
Nuvera breaks ground on China fuel cell factory 13
Winkelmann invests in Hydrogenious 13
Ionomr financing commercialises membrane tech 14
Hydrogen Council, EIB boost hydrogen investment 14
Germany funds 16 more hydrogen project regions 15

RESEARCH
German project on use of fuel cells in trucks 15
ZSW, Fraunhofer in HyFab production project 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Rolls-Royce pilot project on stationary fuel cell systems supported by Mercedes-Benz's Lab1886 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Green Tomato doubles FCEV London taxi fleet 2
Bertrand Piccard distance record in Hyundai NEXO 2
Anheuser-Busch uses Nikola truck to deliver beer 2
Horizon 370 kW stacks for heavy-duty vehicles 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Toyota, Fenix demo fuel cell utility tractor rig 3
Nedstack fuel cells for Ulstein construction vessel 4
PowerCell, Havyard to develop maritime solution 4
H3 Dynamics hydrogen power UAS for US Navy 4

SMALL STATIONARY
SFC deal for German radio tower sites, telecom partnership for North America 5
Ceres launches hydrogen-ready SOFC system 6
Fraunhofer IMM CHP system with reformer 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Toshiba H2Rex hydrogen fuel cell at sports park 6
Centrica invests in CT park with Doosan tech 6
FCE and ExxonMobil expand on carbon capture 7

FUELING
H2 Mobility, BMVI sign MOU for further expansion of German hydrogen infrastructure 7
HyPort project for station, buses at French airport 7
H2 Mobility first in Lower Bavaria, and Heidelberg 8
Panasonic H2 Kusatsu Farm station for forklifts 8
Air Liquide, Sinopec for China hydrogen mobility 8
General Atomics hydrogen unit prototype contract 9
ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Everfuel, Shell collaborate on large-scale hydrogen 9
GREEN HYDROGEN
Air Liquide, Engie and DLVA for industrial-scale green hydrogen 9
PEM electrolyser from Siemens for Salzgitter steelmaking hydrogen 10
Cooperation for hydrogen transport in Belgium 10
Hy2gen Canada JV for green hydrogen in Quebec 10
ITM, Iwatani in US green hydrogen collaboration 10
COMMERCIALISATION
Road map to US leadership in hydrogen energy 11
Blue World methanol fuel cells for Aiways in China 11
Grove, FEV powertrain tech in mass production 11
Plastic Omnium key contract, tank certification 12
Smart Testsolutions CVM for FCEV production 12
AFC Energy unveils technology platform branding 12
FuelCell Energy agrees new $200m loan facility 13
Plug Power expands Spain hydrogen supply chain 13
PowerCell new MS-100 for land, sea applications 13
Delaware startup W7energy wins ARPA-E funding 14
New building planned for Horiba FuelCon 14
Pierburg develops valve for automotive fuel cells 14

RESEARCH
VTT's reversible fuel cell for hydrogen production 14
German KWK.NRW virtual institute CHP projects 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Stadler hydrogen fuel cell train for California 1
Doosan Fuel Cell to verify using ORC with PAFC 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Toyota unveils next-gen Mirai Concept in Tokyo 2
Caetano H2.City Gold bus with Toyota fuel cells 2
Goldi and Horizon fuel cell buses in Euro project 2
Cummins hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty truck 3
Hyundai unveils fuel cell truck, NEXO sets record 3
H2Haul fuel cell heavy trucks for Europe market 4
DOE, US Army tech for emergency relief truck 4
Clean Logistics converts hydrogen-hybrid trucks 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Renault electric vans with Symbio range-extender 5
NCMS project to integrate fuel cell in Nikola EV 5
Loop Energy JV with IN-Power for truck systems 6
Anglo American, Ballard, Engie in mine truck demo 6
Plug Power, Mulag for GSE at Hamburg Airport 6
Gaoming opens fuel cell commercial tram line 7
Alstom partners to test Coradia iLint train in NL 7
Helion driving fuel cell powered HyBarge project 7
Ballard order from Behala for German push boat 7
Freudenberg tech for German maritime project 8
French shipyard LNG-fueled SOFC on cruise ship 8
Intelligent Energy to demo 2 h flights with UAV 8

SMALL STATIONARY
SFC EFOY powers AuroraHut igloo houseboats 9
Element 1, Co-Win fuel cell in China 5G telecoms 9

LARGE STATIONARY
Toshiba H2One for Singapore, deal in Indonesia 9
FCE, E.On Business Solutions for Europe market 9
Bloom Energy for Illumina, CalBio, EnergyPower 10

FUELING
H2 Mobility site in Bad Homburg with Air Liquide 10
ITM opens hydrogen station at Gatwick Airport 10
Air Liquide, Houpu open first station in Zhejiang 11

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Edinburgh underground hydrogen storage project 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
Tractebel green hydrogen using offshore wind 11
Total, Sunfire partner for methanol production 12

COMMERCIALISATION
Intelligent Energy in MOU with Hynertech, Tri-Ring to collaborate in Chinese auto market 12
Agility wins hydrogen fuel system orders for Solaris buses in Italy, Caetano in Portugal 12
BMVI E23.5m German hydrogen mobility projects 12
PowerCell S3 stacks order, Chinese subsidiary 13
APC project integrates Intelligent Energy fuel cells 13
Hyundai invests in Impact Coatings, H2Pro, GRZ 13
Special Power Sources acquires Atrex Energy 14
Toshiba ESS partners with Chinese startup 14

RESEARCH
INN-BALANCE partner, long-term BOP tests 14
Leibniz, DLR in 3DnanoMe 2.0 electrodes project 15
Plug Power, WSU cryogenic hydrogen sub-cooling 15

FEATURE
Hydrogen comes of age for zero-emission mobility with BOC 16–17

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 18–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Linde acquires stake in ITM Power, agrees JV 1
Umicore opens Korea catalyst production plant 1

ROAD VEHICLES
BMW i Hydrogen NEXT development FCEV 2
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, FlixBus developing fuel cells for long-distance buses 2
First French fuel cell bus fleet in service in Paris 2
Hamburg to test M-B bus with range-extender 3
Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus trialed in Europe 3
Van Hool unveils Exqui.City 18 FC bus, for Pau 4
Ceres, Weichai first range-extender bus prototype 4
GBV building New Zealand’s first fuel cell bus 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Intelligent Energy, FES fuel cells for Euro MHE 4
US demos fuel cell tow tractor to tow aircraft 5
Bloom, Samsung Heavy plan SOFC ship power 5
SWIFTH2 project on hydrogen ferries in Scotland 6
thyssenkrupp FC4G fuel cell system in submarines 6
HyFlyer aircraft test set for Orkney with ZeroAvia 6
MMC drone with record-breaking 15 h flight time 7

SMALL STATIONARY
Simark EFOY Hybrid solutions for reliable power in Canada’s Yoho National Park 7
Ensol adds Sunfire SOFC tech to rugged power 7
Nedstack, Raak, H2-Tech for micro CHP systems 7

LARGE STATIONARY
Toyota installs Mirai FC based generator at Honsha 8

FUELING
Germany opens station in Mönchengladbach 8
Hexagon ultra-high-pressure tanks for California 8

GREEN HYDROGEN
H-TEC Systems 10 MW PEM electrolyser 9
Hyundai, Hydrospider plan Swiss hydrogen ecosystem 9

COMMERCIALISATION
Blue World factory under construction in Aalborg 9
CaFCP road map for fuel cell buses procurement 10
Cummins completes Hydrogenics takeover, invests in Loop Energy 10
ElringKlinger launches NM12 automotive stack 10
European hydrogen safety reference database 11
German FlyGo project on lower-cost metal plates in fuel cells for automotive, aerospace 11
Bavarian hydrogen alliance, Nuremberg centre 11
Symbio to ramp up StackPack production 12
Nel for advanced electrolyser pilot production line 12
Nikola gets $500m from three strategic investors 12
Nine German ‘hydrogen regions’ as HyStarters 13
Plastic Omnium joins VC fund AP Ventures 13
Plug Power expands Rochester MEA facility 13
Proton Motor, Schäfer unveil NEXUS-e GmbH JV 13
Valmet Automotive centre to accelerate fuel cells 14
Voith Composites and HRC develop high-pressure hydrogen storage for FCEVs 14
Hyundai Motor, Cummins collaborate on fuel cells 14
Plug Power partners with Engie, expands hydrogen supply chain with United Hydrogen 15
PowerCell wins stack follow-on orders from automotive firms, Bosch unveils system 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Research Trends 16–17
Patents 18–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Hycopter drones from HES Energy for safety inspection of hydropower dams in Brazil 1
Next-gen fuel cell hybrid test train ready in Japan 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Hyundai NEXO SUV passes crash testing in US 2
Toyota upgrades Sora fuel cell bus, 2020 Olympics 2
PowerCell fuel cell for truck test at RTWH Aachen 3
Dana e-propulsion unit for Alberta freight project 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Linde P250 fuel cell tow tractor in airport logistics 4
Plug Power fuel cell powered airport GSE project 4
Sargo boats with SFC integrated EFOY Comfort 4
MultiSchIBZ project on SOFCs onboard ships 5
Elektra project for canal pusher boat in Germany 5
ZeroAvia fuel cell prototype aircraft, flight testing 6

SMALL STATIONARY
HPS and Zollner Elektronik manufacturing Picea 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom AlwaysON Microgrid for grid outage resilience 6
FCE’s 9 million MWH of clean power, new CEO 7
Bloom Energy for real estate development in India 7

FUELING
H2 Mobility adds another four stations in Germany 7
Nel completes Everfuel deals, sales & service 8
HTEC funding for next-gen hydrogen fuel delivery 8
Korea boosts network of hydrogen stations 9
ITM PEM electrolyser for BOC Australia project 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
SH Netz builds first plant to integrate green hydrogen into regional natural gas network 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
Hydrospider stake for Linde in hydrogen mobility 10
Gigastack studies UK GW-scale PEM electrolysis 10
HySTRA green hydrogen supply chain tech in Japan 10

COMMERCIALISATION
Horizon stacks for heavy vehicle electrification 11
Mahle expertise in agile fuel cell project house 11
Nuvera 45 kW cell engine for commercial vehicles 11
Rheinmetall fan for automotive stacks, wins order 12
Proton Power, Schäfer link up for EV charging JV 12
Blue World takes stake in Danish Power Systems 12
Nel large-scale electrolyser manufacturing facility 13
AFC, De Nora boost joint development deal 13
CARB report on California FCEVs, stations rollout 13

RESEARCH
US DOE funding fuel cell, hydrogen projects 13
Nikola DOE award to develop advanced MEAs 14
US DOE funding 29 projects to advance H2@Scale 14
KRICT tech to manufacture AEMs for fuel cells 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
European H2ME project reaches key milestone 1
Pragma fuel cell bike range extended using AMS cylinders, fleet for G7 Summit in Biarritz 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Ballard buys BC’s first FCEV fleet with Mirai 2
Dutch, German taxi fleets for Toyota, Hyundai FCEVs 2
Fuel cell bus fleet, station for northern Netherlands 2
Ballard bus fuel cell modules for Italy, Scotland 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
French ROAD’s fuel cell refrigerated semi-trailer 3
Plug Power expands FM Logistic contract 4
NProxx hydrogen tank mountings for trains 4
Intelligent Energy shows drone modules in Japan 4
WSU, Insitu win grant for liquid hydrogen UAV 5
H2SHIPS project will demo hydrogen propulsion 5

SMALL STATIONARY
Ceres, Doosan collaboration, licence for Korea 6
Amorele to accelerate GenCell in Philippines 6
House in South Tyrol uses Hy2green storage 6
Simark sales deal for EFOY Pro in western US 7

LARGE STATIONARY
FuelCell Energy sub-MW solutions for Europe 7
Duke Energy acquires Bloom project portfolio 7

FUELING
More hydrogen stations open in Bavaria, NRW 7
Logan hydrogen tech for SEAFUEL project 8

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
ITM-led team complete 300 MW P2G study in BC 8
Swiss group release white paper on Power-to-X 8

GREEN HYDROGEN
Hydrospider for first Swiss commercial hydrogen 9
Shimizu, AIST hydrogen energy demo in Japan 9

COMMERCIALISATION
Arcola, Avid, Eaton to develop hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for commercial vehicles 9
Horizon to power 1000 fuel cell heavy port vehicles 10
Wuhan Tiger for four more PowerCell S2 stacks 10
Hydrogenious cooperation deal, new investment 10
Nel A1000 medium-scale alkaline electrolyser 10
Palcan, Ideanomics for EV fast-charging 11
Pure Power Pool for one-stop hydrogen energy 11
ITM Power lease for new factory, senior role 11
MHPS, NGK Spark Plug in JV for SOFC stacks 12
SFC for energy/environmental impact analysis 12
EU consults on change from FCH JU format to European Partnership 12

RESEARCH
Fraunhofer ISE study on life-cycle emissions from FCEVs versus BEVs 13
Continental powertrain test lab with TU Chemnitz 13
Siemens, Saxony, Fraunhofer for hydrogen R&D lab 13
Faurecia centre of expertise for hydrogen tanks 14
COSMHYC XL boosts compression for mobility 14
Germany E100m to test sustainable energy tech 14
PNNL, Sandia on hydrogen materials compatibility 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Aberdeen orders fleet of 15 hydrogen fuel cell double-decker buses in European JIVE project 1
Areva Energy Storage is rebranded as Helion 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Toyota FCEVs for IOC 2
H2Bus consortium for 1000 buses across Europe 2
Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus for Bolzano, RATP 3
France unveils first fuel cell bus, dedicated station 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
HydroFLEX gets train UK mainline testing go-ahead 4
GGZEM fuel cell ferry under construction in SF 4

SMALL STATIONARY
Miura CHP using Ceres SOFC for Japan buildings 4

LARGE STATIONARY
FuelCell Energy in carbon capture project at Drax 5
Bloom Energy Servers run on green hydrogen 5
Toshiba H2One power at Asahi Breweries plant 6
JRC report on deployment of >200 kW fuel cells 6

FUELING
German network adds another six stations 6
Nel investigation into explosion at Kjørbo station 7
Eni, Toyota for hydrogen fueling, FCEVs in Italy 7
Enagás, Toyota, Urbaser station for cars in Spain 7
Air Liquide portable hydrogen station for US 8
H2 Refuel Accelerator to innovate supply chain 8
Saudi Aramco opens first hydrogen station with Air Products, signs Hyundai MOU 8
SAIC opens world’s largest station in Shanghai 9
Sarawak integrated hydrogen production, fueling 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Hyon hydrogen power plant for Norway school 9
Hydrogen-based microgrid in Massachusetts 10
Sunfire next-gen high-temperature electrolysis in HYPOS 10

GREEN HYDROGEN
ITM electrolyser at Netherlands site, construction starts at German refinery 10

COMMERCIALISATION
AFC to launch off-grid EV charging hydrogen power system in Q4, plate production deal 11
Blue World with Wuxi Lead for Aalborg factory 11
myFC streamlines operations in strategic review 11
Germany opens next phase of Hydrogen Regions 12
Nproxx hydrogen storage system is TÜV certified 12
Ballard next-gen module for heavy-duty motive 12
FuelCell Energy in corporate restructure 12
Cummins to acquire Hydrogenics 13
Ogura hydrogen pumps for fuel cell applications 13
Plug Power acquires EnergyOr for robotics, UAVs 13
ZBT hydrogen test field with labs, fueling station 14
DOE, EC and METI boost cooperation on hydrogen, fuel cell technologies 14
Hydrogen Council hits 60 member companies 14
IEA says global action can scale up hydrogen 15

RESEARCH
Proton OnSite grant to develop manufacturing processes for key electrolyser components 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Clean Energy Ministerial launches Hydrogen Initiative to drive international collaboration 1
JR East planning next-generation fuel cell train 1

ROAD VEHICLES
New FCEV taxis enter service in Copenhagen 2
DHL, StreetScooter van with Plug Power tech 2
London orders 20 fuel cell double-decker buses 2
Winzenhöler operating first fuel cell bus in Hesse 3
Geely unveils its first hydrogen fuel cell bus 4
Ballard powers freight trucks in Canadian project 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Alstom wins order for fleet of 27 fuel cell trains 4
Vivarail, Arcola to develop UK fuel cell trains 5
FCH–Shift2Rail study on Europe hydrogen trains 5
Alaka’i for Skai hydrogen-electric VTOL aircraft 6
FLAGSHIPS hydrogen project in France, Norway 6
Nedstack, OSD-IMT for fuel cell powered tug 6
Hydrogen Europe in MOU with Waterborne TP 7

SMALL STATIONARY
GenCell fuel cells in Philippines, German catalyst R&D 7
HPS, Ballard link on energy self-sufficient homes 7

LARGE STATIONARY
FCE wraps 14.9 MW Bridgeport park acquisition 8

PORTABLE & MICRO
SFC follow-up Asian order for defence products 8

FUELING
German network of stations continues to expand 8
ITM, Shell extend fueling to all hydrogen vehicles 9
Iceland’s first multi-energy station with hydrogen 9
Funding for two HTEC stations in BC, Nel order 9
JHyM plans 21 new station installations in 2019 10
Air Liquide adds to Japan network in Oguchi 10
Toshiba ESS green hydrogen at Toyota Industries 10

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
HYPOS to study hydrogen storage in caverns 10
ZSW, DLR optimised electrolyser at P2G plant 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
Vattenfall, Preem in fossil-free hydrogen production partnership 11

COMMERCIALISATION
AFC wraps Ammonia-to-Power fuel cell generator trials, plans commercial system 11
Ballard order from Weichai JV for China FCEVs 12
DPS, Chemistry Consulting partner for industry 12
Zero Emission Valley in France with Hympulsion JV 12
Horizon ultra-thin plates for automotive fuel cells 13
Arup report on hydrogen decarbonising the UK 13
Nel large-scale containerised PEM electrolyser 13
PowerCell stacks for Wuhan Tiger, China office 14
Proton Power Systems confirms 150 kW order, plans production robot 14

RESEARCH
Blue World collaborates with Aalborg University 14
HyTechLab4NRW integrated lab for ZBT 14
DOE funding for latest SBIR Phase I projects 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
SFC hydrogen fuel cell power supply qualified for outdoor telecom, BOS digital radio systems 1
Engie acquires fleet of Pragma fuel cell bicycles 1

ROAD VEHICLES
2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell now in California 2
Yamaha’s YG-M FC personal mobility vehicle 2
New Flyer Charge H2 bus in Orange County test 2
PowerCell orders for China buses, German cars 3
Toyota, Kenworth fuel cell truck at Port of LA 3
Hyundai, H2 Energy JV for 1600 Europe trucks 4
Fuel cell powered garbage trucks in Dutch demo 4
HECTOR project for fuel cells in garbage trucks 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Plug Power GenDrive for fleet at Lipari Foods 5
Plug Power, Charlatte tuggers for Albany airport 5
Ballard fuel cell solutions for commercial UAVs 6
Intelligent Energy UAV 2.4 kW fuel cell module 6
Norwegian consortium testing fuel cells for ferry 6
Ballard Europe marine centre, Norwegian ferry 7

SMALL STATIONARY
Plug Power partners with CHEM
in Taiwan for grid support, backup power 7

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom powering LA urban community, Agilent 7
FCE SOFC in Pennsylvania, California MCFC 8
Hyundai NEXO tech for 1 MW Korean plant 8
MHPS Megamie hybrid SOFC order by Hazama 8
Korea South-East Power installs Bloom unit 9

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC Lightec repeat JAQ order, card certified 9

FUELING
Air Liquide launches China JV with Houpu, invests in FirstElement 9
Nel gets Shell order for two heavy-duty stations 10
H2 Mobility stations serve Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and NRW 10
Iwatani acquires California stations, adds in Japan 10
McPhy Augmented McFilling for heavy vehicles 11
SimpleFuel for green hydrogen at Toyota Plant 11

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Green hydrogen plans for Germany in GET H2 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
Orkney integrates tidal, grid and hydrogen, virtual energy project 12
EDF Hynamics subsidiary markets low-carbon H2 12
Nel electrolyser order for HYBRIT steel project 12
Waste2Tricity lease for UK waste-to-hydrogen 13

COMMERCIALISATION
First Grove FCEVs produced in China, distribution 13
PowerCell, Bosch sign for joint development, licensing of S3 stack, but Nikola deal is off 13
Proton Motor bus fuel cell order, MTSA deal 14
Chemours new Nafion™ membrane for mobility 14
AFC high power density tech, Rolec EV deal 14
Atrex 1.5 kW SOFC on JP-8 fuel for US military 15
Horiba FuelCon to boost Barleben facility 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Hydrogenics green hydrogen production for NZ 1
PNNL, AIChE launch hydrogen safety centre 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Hyundai Canada links with carsharing Modo 2
Grove launches FCEV car brand in China 2
New Flyer has two buses eligible for US funding 2
Proton Motor, Škoda Electric for fuel cell buses 3
Alberta long-range fuel cell truck collaboration 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
myFC Lamina Rex China study, Gränges project 4
Auriga fuel cell forklift power unit completes trial 4
Hyster electric reach stacker for Port of Valencia 4
Intelligent Energy module up to 1.6 kW for UAV 5
Energy Observer heads north to resume voyage 5
Nedstack, GE partner for cruise ship fuel cells 6

SMALL STATIONARY
GenCell enhanced G5 backup power solution 6
Simark, Vector in EFOY Pro sales deal for SW 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom for Extreme Networks, II-VI microgrid 7
Construction financing for FCE sub base project 7

FUELING
German network adds five hydrogen stations 7
HTEC, 7-Eleven Canada retail stations in BC 8
Korean HyNet JV aims for 100 stations by 2022 8
OneH2 hydrogen production hub, California trucks 9
Saarland sensor system safeguards fuel quality 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
UNSW for home hydrogen renewable energy storage 9
Mahytec partners with Nexeya on energy storage 10
First sales for H-TEC 1 MW PEM electrolyser 10

GREEN HYDROGEN
Hydrogen for Toyota Australia’s Altona car plant 10
Consortium trials Japan hydrogen supply chain 11
Sunfire HT electrolyser tests in Austria, Germany 11

COMMERCIALISATION
AFC selects Advanced Plastics for flow plates 11
BASF Ultramid plastic for fuel cell components 12
Blue World successful initial seed funding round 12
HyLand in Germany with aspiring municipalities 13
Arval, Hydrogen Hub partner on school pack 13
Hydrogenious, Framatome boost LOHC progress 13
McPhy starts year with E5m in orders received 14
Nikola preps fuel cell lab, land for manufacturing 14
Nproxx unveils 700 bar automotive hydrogen tank 14
Plug Power 30 kW ProGen engine for vans, trucks 14
Redexis, Spanish Hydrogen Association link up 15

RESEARCH
CSM team’s reversible protonic ceramic fuel cells 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Faurecia, Michelin form joint venture to create global leader in hydrogen fuel cell mobility 1
Toyota, JAXA partnering on lunar rover project 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Aberdeen bus fleet passes 1m miles in service 2
New Flyer buses pass FTA testing, ready to order 2
ELO hydrogen bus with German, Dutch partners 2
OLEV £14m for UK hydrogen transport projects 3
Met Police completes scooter trial with IE units 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Horizon FCT targets materials handling in US 4
PowerCell automaker stack order, systems order 4
Intelligent Energy, MetaVista MOU for UAVs 4

SMALL STATIONARY
PACE on track for 2800 micro CHP units by 2021 5
Intelligent Energy fuel cells in construction cabins 5

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom, SK D&D distribution for SOFCs in Korea 5

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC JAQ Hybrid orders from S. Africa, Sweden 6
More SFC portable Jenny 1200 units for defence 6
myFC, Krusell to develop cases for smartphones 6

FUELING
HysetCo JV to promote Paris hydrogen mobility 7
Nel to supply two hydrogen stations for Korea 7
LBST report says 48 new stations opened in 2018 7
Industry focuses on fueling hardware for trucks 8
Swiss order for Nel 2 MW PEM electrolyser 8
Nproxx high-pressure hydrogen tank certified 8

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Joi Scientific partners with NB Power for first hydrogen powered distributed electric grid 8

GREEN HYDROGEN
Air Liquide to build 20 MW PEM electrolyser 9
AREVA H2Gen 1 MW electrolyser for MethFuel 9
Rotterdam H-vision for ‘blue’ hydrogen from NG 9

COMMERCIALISATION
GenCell, Flex partner for volume manufacturing 10
Hexagon Xperion now Purus, joins Audi project 10
myFC pulls out of Asian JV, new China structure 10
SOLIDpower, Datadvance extend generator life 11
New enerday becomes Sunfire Fuel Cells 11
Plug begins GenDrive production, Rochester plant 11
Chroma, Hephas link for fuel cell testing in NEVs 12
Elcogen E12m EIB loan for manufacturing plant 12
Element 1 tech licence deal with China’s DNK 12
Great Wall Motor won’t join German H2 Mobility 12
Hydrogen roadmap for European energy transition 13
ARIEL electric air compressor for electromobility 13
Atrex develops, demos 5 kW SOFC for NETL 13

RESEARCH
CUTRIC funds Canadian urban mobility project 14
SOFC reaches 11 years in Jülich lifetime test 14
WUSTL direct borohydride fuel cell for UUVs, drones 14

NEWS FEATURE
Ajusa Hydrogen Technologies develops novel bipolar plates with optimised water management for fuel cell stack 15–16

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Hyundai Mobis using NEXO automotive fuel cell tech to power manufacturing plant 1
Ballard backup power for Danish broadband 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Toyota, Kenworth on zero-emission heavy trucks 2
Yutong 20 fuel cell buses serving Zhengzhou 2
ADL double-decker bus equipped with ZF drive 2

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Valencia will be first port in Europe to use hydrogen energy in its container terminals 3
Linde MH fuel cell Linde Roadster forklift 3
PowerCell construction equipment OEM study 4
Element 1 licence deal with Adamant in China 4
Alstom, Eversholt unveil hydrogen train for UK 4
Korea research centre for hydrogen fuel cell train 5
Intelligent Energy for multirotor UAV records 5
HES Hycopter drone displayed by Dubai Police 6
Norled hydrogen ferry to enter service in 2021 6
Hydrogenious, Jülich work on hydrogen mobility 7

SMALL STATIONARY
GenCell G5 backup power for hospital in Israel 7
HPS Picea energy storage systems to customers 7
Swedish housing powered by sun and hydrogen 7

LARGE STATIONARY
FuelCell Energy California project, ISO 14001 8
SCAQMD funds projects to reduce air pollution 8

PORTABLE & MICRO
SFC adds Bundeswehr order for portable units 8

FUELING
California opens three more hydrogen stations 9
Nel H2Station heavy-duty vehicles US contract 9
Air Products, Saudi Aramco first KSA station 9
Hexagon mobile system order from Air Liquide 10
Air Products second LH2 facility in California 10

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
E.DIS and GASAG for German P2G project 10
HyCARE large-scale, solid-state hydrogen store 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
Enagás green hydrogen generation in Mallorca 11
CertifHy green hydrogen Guarantees of Origin 11
AFC’s CH2ARGE unit powers hydrogen fuel cell-based EV charger 12

COMMERCIALISATION
Air Liquide, Yankuang hydrogen energy China 12
Daimler subsidiary NuCellSys renamed in M-B 12
ITM Power first electrolyser sales to Australia 13
myFC for range-extender, integrated smartphone 13
Air Liquide, Khalifa for UAE hydrogen mobility 13
Paul Wurth lead investor, tech partner for Sunfire 14
NRW selects hydrogen mobility model regions 14

RESEARCH
FCH JU E81m call for new project proposals 15
Magdeburg regenerative PEM fuel cell project 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Bloom, SK E&C win projects in South Korea with Korea Midland Power and KT Corporation 1
Proton Power Systems in truck hybrid power JV 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Aalborg prepares for first Danish fuel cell buses 2
Scania fuel cell refuse truck with PowerCell, Renova 2

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Ballard supplies stacks to Infintium to power materials handling at Mercedes-Benz in US 3
BMW operates 70 fuel cell tow trains in Leipzig 3
Ballard’s Porterbrook order for HydroFlex train 4
BSHARK China centre, winter wheat monitoring 4
Norway funds Hyon projects for ship propulsion 5
Havyard grant for coastal vessel fuel cell power 5

SMALL STATIONARY
SAFCell field trial at Shell Canada well site 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom onsite power for Partners HealthCare 6
FuelCell Energy PPA for project on Long Island 6

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC China deal with Telling expires, Japan clearance 7

FUELING
Germany adds Linde Hannover station, five others 7
Nel station orders for Netherlands, Norway, and H2Station tech development grant 8
Auckland port for hydrogen production, refueling 8
Hexagon US permit for 950 bar hydrogen transport 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
EMEC Scottish project on electrolyser oxygen 9
GP Joule using wind for German green mobility 9
H2B2 electrolyser system for VTT Finnish project 10
DNV GL sees expansion of hydrogen for energy 10
Sarawak Energy, Shell study Malaysia hydrogen 11

COMMERCIALISATION
Ceres Power, Weichai finalise collaboration, JV 11
German NIP2 funding for FCEVs, hydrogen stations, rail transport, region funding concept 11
PowerCell in Bosch deal for automotive S3 stack 12
SFC wins Bundeswehr order for vehicle-based and stationary power 12
ITM Power relocates to expand German presence 13
UQM Chinese contract for fuel cell compressors 13
Umicore expands catalyst production in Korea 13
Hydrogenics aircraft contract, Air Liquide stake 14
Nuvera produces stacks in China, sells PowerTap 14
South Africa boosts hydrogen, cells in economy 14

RESEARCH
Jülich reversible fuel cell efficiency record 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Hyundai Motor Group’s FCEV Vision 2030 plans mass production for beyond automotive 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Toyota trialing FCEVs and forklifts in Australia 2
High V.LO-City bus demo under way in Sanremo 2
Wrightbus showcases fuel cell double-decker bus 3
Alexander Dennis demos fuel cell double-decker bus 4
Nikola launches Tre truck for European market 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Carrefour showcases hydrogen station, fuel cell forklift fleet at new French logistics centre 4
HES multirotor drone, built in US, has 3 h flight 5
Skycorp fuel cell drone with advanced AI 5
BSHARK delivers Uzbekistan drone order 5
ABB, SINTEF testing fuel cell viability for ships 6

LARGE STATIONARY
AFC Energy progress on system at Southern Oil 6
Bloom partners with SK E&C for South Korea 7
FCE to acquire 14.9 MW Bridgeport park 7
MHPS ‘Megamie’ integrated SOFC-MGT system 7

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC showcases JAQ Hybrid to aid community 8

FUELING
Aberdeen expanded Kittybrewster station opens 8
Saxony-Anhalt opens first station, Munich’s third 8
Hexagon tank storage for Dutch hydrogen station 9
McPhy 15th station in Touraine Vallée de l’Indre 9
PitPoint to build third Dutch station in Arnhem 9
Uno-X grant to deploy four stations in Norway 10
Air Liquide to build first large-scale liquid hydrogen production plant for FirstElement 10
California $8m for station at Port of Long Beach 10
Construction under way on second HTEC station 10
Linde tech will double True Zero’s retail volume 11
Air Liquide, Houpu develop China infrastructure 11

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
UK targets hydrogen to heat homes in England 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
Salzgitter Flachstahl, Linde in steel industry clean hydrogen project 12

COMMERCIALISATION
Blue World plans large-scale fuel cell production 12
SFC, adKor to expand hydrogen fuel cell range 13
PowerCell system order from bus manufacturer 13
Ballard closes China collaboration with Weichai 13
FCET tech to abate methane, noise at well-heads 14
Sono-Tek ultrasonic coating solutions for China 14
CSIRO, Fortescue for hydrogen from ammonia 14

RESEARCH
ARPA-E OPEN 2018 Program funds fuel cell, hydrogen projects 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
First Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL hybrid plug-in FCEVs delivered to German customers 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Ballard fuel cells for UPS trucks in California 2
Eleven buses for Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Mainz 2
SARTA deploys fuel cell vans for Ohio disabled 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Proton Motor, e.GO Mobile for range-extender 3
Ballard modules for yard trucks at Port of LA 4
Ricardo, Arcadis on zero-emission trains in NL 4
HES Element One hydrogen passenger aircraft 4
BSHARK manufacturing base, grid inspection 5
Lloyd’s Register for marine tech, LOHC storage 5

SMALL STATIONARY
PACE fuel cell micro-CHP expands in Belgium 6
Peoples Gas first WATT home unit in Pennsylvania 6
Panasonic to commercialise generator in 2021 6

LARGE STATIONARY
FuelCell Energy signs PPAs for two CT projects 7
Toshiba, NEA agree to promote autonomous hydrogen energy systems in Philippines 7

PORTABLE & MICRO
Bramble Energy H20 prototypes in testing 7
Intelligent Energy, TCP unit for construction 8
myFC prototype smartphone integrates fuel cell 8

FUELING
H2 Mobility new stations in Weiterstadt, Leipzig 8
Air Liquide stations in CA, Northeast, Korea, Paris 9
Hydrogenics PEM electrolyser for German station 9
HTEC, Harnois for hydrogen network in Quebec 9
Toyota Industries utilises Toshiba green hydrogen 10
Plug customers meet peaks with hybrid station 10
COSMHYC for hydrogen refueling compression 10
Sandia, FirstElement model safe liquid hydrogen 11

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
German wind park has H-TEC PEM electrolyser 11

COMMERCIALISATION
Blue World methanol fuel cells for mobility 11
Hydrogenics adds CA facility for trucks, buses 12
Hyundai, China create Hydrogen Energy Fund 12
Hexagon tanks for New Flyer buses, new client 12
Ceres Power builds SOFC manufacturing facility 13
Green Science starts custom materials synthesis 13
PowerCell, Semcon to automate manufacturing 13
Smart Testsolutions for cell voltage monitoring 14
UQM integrated fuel cell compressor system 14
FCH JU report on European cities and regions 14

RESEARCH
US Army TARDEC, DOE to collaborate on hydrogen and fuel cells R&D for military use 14
WSU to improve liquid hydrogen fuel efficiency 15
Tennessee fuel cell energy storage project 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Great Wall Motor joins German H2 Mobility 1
Nouryon, Tata Steel, Amsterdam partner on largest green hydrogen cluster in Europe 1

ROAD VEHICLES
EU funds H2Bus Europe project with 605 buses 2
Toyota tech in Caetanobus buses, rail partnership 2
Hyundai unveils fuel cell truck design, plans first truck fleet with H2 Energy in Switzerland 3
Hydrogenics fuel cells for trucks in California 3
CARB funding for freight project at Port of LA 4
VW Crafter HyMotion long-range concept van 4
FPT Industrial shows fuel cell powertrain concept 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Revolve van range-extender has Bramble PCBFC 5
WATT fulfills Hymer NA first Imperium order 5
SFC, Oneberry unveil autonomous security robot 6
Doosan sets foot in UAV fuel cell market 6
Intelligent Energy 800 W commercial UAV unit 6
HES autonomous hydrogen aviation in France 6

SMALL STATIONARY
101 Telco Solutions backup power from Altergy 7
Avid EPG using IE fuel cells for remote power 7
Fraunhofer IMM to install PowerCell S2 stacks 7
Simark Controls EFOY follow-up oil & gas order 8

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom power from biogas, Key project finance 8
METI selects Toshiba for Indonesia, Philippines 8

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC ships JAQ Hybrids to Lightec in Japan 8

FUELING
Germany adds four stations as network passes 50 9
ITM opens seventh UK station at JM in Swindon 9
Air Products, Fullcryo liquid hydrogen in China 9
McPhy first German contract for 700 bar station 10
FCSL mini hydrogen dispenser, first unit for AA 10
Plug Power, RPI, NREL robotic refueling tech 10

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Haeolus W2H project on 2.5 MW energy storage 11
ITM on 100 MW P2G energy storage feasibility 11
McGill, Xebec renewable energy storage by P2G 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
HyBalance for zero-carbon hydrogen in Denmark 12
Fraunhofer, E4tech boost large-scale electrolysis 12

COMMERCIALISATION
Ballard FCgen-LCS stack for heavy-duty motive 12
Mahle thermal management in Nikola Two truck 13
PowerCell engineering services for automaker 13
ElringKlinger PEMFC focus, SOFCs to Sunfire 13
Nel expands H2Station production in Denmark, wins order for first Australian P2G project 14
Plug Power MEAs for ProGen metal plate stack 14
Impact Coatings’ Chinese coating system order 14
Hydrogen Council has quadrupled in size 14

RESEARCH
GenCell, AETC to develop ammonia cracking 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
European Hydrogen Initiative aims to maximise potential of sustainable hydrogen technology 1
Alstom fuel cell trains enter service in Germany 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Zhejiang Runfeng to sell Nuvera engines in China 2
Fleet of fuel cell buses in Akershus–Oslo in 2021 2
Yutong fuel cell buses for two cities in China 3
Norway targeting 1000 hydrogen trucks by 2023 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
FellowSHIP project wraps up maritime R&D 4
Siemens, PowerCell partner for marine systems 4

SMALL STATIONARY
Plug Power simplifies hydrogen for backup power 4

LARGE STATIONARY
FuelCell Energy sells Trinity College unit to AEP 5
JSR Micro uses Bloom microgrid for grid outages 5
Korean firms partner for 20 MW project in Busan 6

PORTABLE & MICRO
SFC Energy unveils new EFOY GO! solution 6

FUELING
H2 Mobility, Shell stations in Lower Saxony, Hesse 6
Mahytec hydrogen, fuel cell unit at French school 7
Hyop closes Norway network of hydrogen stations 7
Shell network of hydrogen stations in Netherlands 7
Sarawak Energy pilots hydrogen production, refueling in Malaysia 8
Long Beach approves Toyota power plant, station 8
CSIRO tech separates hydrogen from ammonia 8

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Electro Power Systems share issue raises E30m 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
Construction begins on Fukushima hydrogen site 9
Manchester nanotech for electrolyser electrodes 10

COMMERCIALISATION
Nel building largest electrolyser manufacturing plant 10
Ballard, Weichai Power advance China strategy 10
Ceres Power, Bosch in strategic collaboration, prepare for production 11
DOE appoints new members to HTAC team 11
Horiba Automotive Test Systems acquires FuelCon 12
Nikola raises $100m+, major launch in spring 12
Plug Power adds to manufacturing, Walmart fleet 12
PowerCell appoints Bumhan Industries in S Korea 13
WATT completes financing round, adds to board 13
UQM wins $3m fuel cell compressor orders in China, adds service centre in Shanghai 13
Australian hydrogen sector to scale up exports 14

RESEARCH
US DOE awards $38m for 28 new hydrogen, fuel cell tech projects 14

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Doosan starts installation of hydrogen-fueled 50 MW fuel cell power plant in South Korea 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Hype Paris fuel cell taxi fleet now 100 vehicles 2
El Dorado fuel cell buses complete testing, ready for service throughout California 2
FCH JU studies European joint bus procurement 3
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter F-CELL fuel cell van 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Ceres, Nissan to develop SOFC range-extender 4
myFC car with range-extender at Swedish event 4
Loop range-extenders in California truck project 5
Defence vehicle fleet fits SFC Power Manager 5
CTE project for fuel cell top loader at Port of LA 6
Helmholtz support for DLR fuel cell cargo bike 6
Coradia iLint fuel cell train approved for commercial operation on German railways 6
Dutch maritime project for inland, coastal ships 7

SMALL STATIONARY
Adrian Kenya selects GenCell A5
to power 800 telecom base units 7
Calzavara using EFOY Pro 12000 Duo backup power at telecom tower 8

LARGE STATIONARY
FCE servicing deal with Korea Southern Power 8
AFC commercial hydrogen power in Australia 8
US Navy sub base starts work on FCE microgrid 9

FUELING
Denmark projects to boost FCEV rollout, stations 9
McPhy, Toyota test 700 bar testing platform 9
Cologne transit agency signs for two new stations 10
Servco completes first public hydrogen station on Oahu, starts leasing Toyota Mirai FCEVs 10
Nel for additional stations in Germany, Norway 11
Toshiba H2One Multi Station offers EV charging 11

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
Netherlands natural gas network could be suitable for hydrogen 11

GREEN HYDROGEN
McPhy industrial green hydrogen at Engie Cofely 12

COMMERCIALISATION
Air Liquide, STNE plan China hydrogen mobility 12
FCHEA reports fuel cells key in US communities 12
Element 1, Dingzan in JV to target China markets 13
FuelCell Energy doubles production, adds jobs 13
ITM, Sumitomo for large electrolysers in Japan 13
EMPA, H2 Energy, PSI form Swiss partnership 14
PowerCell S3 stack order from Tier 1 supplier 14
Intelligent Energy’s portable IP portfolio for sale 14

RESEARCH
Karlsruhe, Tongji in joint FCEV research project 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Toyota unveils Project Portal 2.0 heavy truck 1
Canadian multi-MW P2G facility enters service 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Ballard, Audi extend long-term contract to 2022 2
Engie unveils largest hydrogen utility fleet, first alternative multi-fuel station in France 2
Hyundai, Audi partner for FCEV components 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Symbio unveils H2Motiv L kit for larger vehicles 3
Nedstack delivers components for Chinese trucks 4
US Navy orders Protonex fuel cells to trial UAVs 4
Ballard, ABB to develop MW-scale marine power 4
HySeas III consortium to build world’s first renewables-powered fuel cell ferry in UK 5

SMALL STATIONARY
GenCell A5 off-grid primary power beats diesel 5
PowerCell for Swedish renewable energy homes 6
Microgrid with Nel electrolyser for nature reserve 6
Simark EFOY Pro order for Canadian oil & gas 6

LARGE STATIONARY
Bloom SOFC powers medical centre in Brooklyn 7
Doosan, Bloom, FCE projects win CT funding 7

PORTABLE & MICRO
SFC portable fuel cell order for defence customer 7

FUELING
HTEC, Shell open first retail station in Canada 8
Orkan opens two hydrogen stations in Iceland 8
Quebec first multi-energy green hydrogen station 8
Nikola major electrolyser, station contract to Nel 9
Hydrogenious, Clariant for hydrogen storage 9

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
GRHYD inaugurates first P2G demo in France 9

GREEN HYDROGEN
France hydrogen plan as energy transition tool 10
ITEG integrates tidal, grid, hydrogen in Orkney 10
EDF, McPhy to offer green hydrogen in France 10

COMMERCIALISATION
Weichai investment in Ceres gets China approval 11
Hexagon Composites hydrogen tanks for FCEVs 11
Nel takes full control of Korean joint venture 11
Plug Power, Linde MH accelerate hydrogen in European manufacturing sector 12
SOLIDpower German distribution with Buderus 12
7-Eleven Japan and Toyota will launch joint convenience store project in autumn 2019 12
Haskel Europe hydrogen facility in Sunderland 13
New ownership for Nexceris, co-founders stay on 13

RESEARCH
Danish 4M project finds better fuel cell lifetime 14
CARB funding fuel cell cargo handling, ferry 14
Cell3Ditor progressing towards 3D printing of industrial SOFC stacks 14
FuelCell Energy wins DOE project awards 15
Autostack-Industrie partners talking to German automotive and supplier industry 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Plug Power acquires American Fuel Cell, enhanced R&D will boost on-road applications 1
Hyon wins DNV GL approval for maritime use
of PowerCell module-based fuel cell solutions 1

ROAD VEHICLES
US Hybrid, BYD bus for Honolulu Airport 2

SMALL STATIONARY
Altergy fuel cells power CSX railroad crossings 2
Viessmann launches products for residential use 2

LARGE STATIONARY
Toshiba hydrogen fuel cell at hotel in Kawasaki 3
French Guiana 140 MWh ‘green’ energy storage 3

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC order for 500 JAQ Hybrids from Lightec 4

FUELING
Iwatani first retail hydrogen station in Okayama 4
French agency orders McPhy station for buses 4
Nel order for first H2Station solution in S. Korea 4
Renewable hydrogen roadmap for California 5
Swiss companies join to accelerate station rollout 5
Infrastructure firm Nemoto Tsusho joins JHyM 6

ENERGY STORAGE & P2G
IMechE report says P2G boosts UK renewables 6
Colruyt, Parkwind, Fluxys in Belgian P2G plan 6
HyNet project in UK plans green gas for industry 7

GREEN HYDROGEN
Asahi Kasei ‘green’ hydrogen in Germany, Japan 7
Dutch hydrogen coalition to boost electrolysers 8
ELY4OFF project in assembly, commissioning 8
BIG HIT at capacity for Orkney green hydrogen 8
Toshiba, Iwatani demo Hokkaido hydrogen supply 9
DOE for nuclear-compatible hydrogen production 9
UK in £20m boost to develop hydrogen economy 10

COMMERCIALISATION
Ceres, Weichai plan Chinese bus range-extender 10
DOE reports on progress in hydrogen, fuel cells 10
Gore membranes’ 5000 h in Sunrise Power stacks 11
PowerCell stack, system order from auto OEM 11
ComSos to commercialise European SOFC tech 11
ETL certification for WATT’s Imperium 11
Xebec links with Furui in China, JNK in Korea 12
FCHEA highlights fuel cell, hydrogen industry 12

RESEARCH
DOE funding for 21 hydrogen, fuel cell projects 12
INN-BALANCE for FCEV auxiliary components 13
CSM shows durable protonic ceramic fuel cells 13

NEWS FOCUS
New Argonne technology can lower hydrogen refueling costs 14–15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 13
Research Trends 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20

Contents
NEWS
Toyota plans mass production of fuel cell stacks and hydrogen tanks, 10-fold increase from 2020 1

ROAD VEHICLES
ZEFER project demonstrates FCEV urban fleets 2
SerEnergy for first methanol fuel cell supercar 2
Ballard modules for Van Hool buses in Germany 3
Plug Power ProGen powers FedEx Express van 3
Anheuser-Busch orders 800 trucks from Nikola 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Plug Power forklift product boosts fuel storage 4
HES appoints UAV Propulsion Tech in US 4
Intelligent Energy highlights modular UAV tech 4
DLR, Airbus in BILBO aviation fuel cell project 5
Ballard modules in Yanmar boat test in Japan 5

SMALL STATIONARY
GenCell telecom solutions make German debut 6
SFC EFOY Pro fuel cells for seismic monitoring 6
HySA project powers rural school in S. Africa 6
Toyota Tsusho for fuel cell emergency power 7

LARGE STATIONARY
Horizon 200 kW fuel cell for UTP in S. Korea 7
FuelCell Energy to sell Tulare project to NRG 7

FUELING
Korean alliance for network of hydrogen stations 8
Shell, Toyota truck hydrogen station in California 8
H2 Mobility adds 11 stations to German network 8
Second McPhy station for CNR, Engie in Lyon 9
Nel expands H2Station range, UL certification 9
Agility high-capacity hydrogen storage for trucks 9
ITM has hydrogen fuel contract with Met Police 10
CertifHy ‘green’ hydrogen Guarantees of Origin 10
Japan low-carbon hydrogen supply chain in Aichi 10

ENERGY STORAGE
ITM, Northern Gas Networks on P2G study 11
ITM wins Massachusetts P2G feasibility study 11
H-TEC MW-class electrolysers unveiled 11

COMMERCIALISATION
French study ‘green’ hydrogen in energy transition 12
Anglo American, Shell invest in HyET EHC tech 12
Element 1, Anderson fuel cell flameless heaters 12
Impact next-gen coating system for bipolar plates 13
McPhy deal with De Nora, Augmented McLyzer 13
HyGear purification tech for Hydrogenious, hydrogen supply for Nedstack 13
Precors coating tech project for compact fuel cells 14
PowerCell stack orders, bipolar plate supply deal 14
SFC, Green Century deal for EFOY Pro in China 14
SGL, Hyundai NEXO fuel cell components deal 15

RESEARCH
Aalborg team use small plastic grid to achieve 30% higher fuel cell efficiency 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Patents 16–19
Events Calendar 20