Ergon Energy
Currently, the project is being run by Ergon Energy, a Queensland-based electricity distributor. Ergon Energy has identified distributed generation as a way it can maintain quality power supply to its customers in a sustainable manner. Ergon Energy selected hydrogen fuel cell technology to demonstrate the concept of distributor-owned, residentially sized generation for network support.

Located in Cairns Queensland, the trial connects a Plug Power GenCore fuel cell through an inverter to supply electricity directly to the power network. The project is examining technology selection and procurement, regulatory issues for using fuel cells and hydrogen in Queensland, fueling, and connection of the fuel cell to the grid.  Ergon Energy intends to gain experience using fuel cells for grid support and assess the potential role of fuel cells as a future stationary energy option in Australia. http://www.ergon.com.au

Past Projects
Two demonstration projects, the Perth Ecobus Fuel Cell Bus Trial and the Australian Antarctic Division Hydrogen Demonstration Project at Mawson Base in Antarctica, both finished in 2007.  

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• Total of 1 stationary fuel cell (size to be advised)
  

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• Perth Ecobus Fuel Cell Bus Trial http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/greentransport/19524.asp
• National Hydrogen Materials Alliance (NHMA)

Australia is developing a Hydrogen Technology Roadmap and a Hydrogen Activity Statement to to assess Australia’s hydrogen research capabilities and strengths and to identify the actions Australia could take to prepare for the emergence of a hydrogen economy.

Canada has been involved in the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for over two decades.  Canada is well positioned to be a leading developer and adopter of these technologies for two main reasons.  Firstly, Canada is the largest per capita producer of hydrogen in the OECD, producing approximately 3 million tonnes annually.  And second, Canada is a world leader in the development of fuel cell technology and hydrogen infrastructure systems.   The following are some examples of how Canada’s governments, industry and academia are working together to demonstrate made in Canada hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 

Hydrogen Highway – Province of British Columbia (BC)
The BC Hydrogen Highway is a destination and showcase – a place where people can see and experience hydrogen and fuel cell technology in action. The developing Hydrogen Highway Network includes not only Hydrogen Highway refuelling stations, but also mobile, stationary, portable, and micro-fuel cell applications throughout British Columbia’s southwest corner. The Hydrogen Highway’s mission is to enable and advance the use of Canadian hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. http://www.hydrogenhighway.ca

Hydrogen Village – Province on Ontario (ON)
The goal of Hydrogen Village is to lead the way to a green and sustainable energy future by raising awareness and breaking down barriers to markets for hydrogen, fuel cell, and other relevant technologies within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The GTA is already home to a growing cluster of unique, sustainable hydrogen and fuel cell projects. These projects illustrate that the hydrogen economy is not a dream for the distant future -- hydrogen and fuel cell technology has realistic applications for today. http://www.hydrogenvillage.ca

Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program – Province of British Columbia (BC)
Showing the world a better way to get from point A to point B is what the VFCVP is all about. It's about putting hydrogen energy in motion. Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) are revolutionary automobiles that produce no tailpipe emissions. Rather than burning gas, these vehicles are propelled by electric motors that get their energy from fuel cells, devices that extract electricity from hydrogen fuel quietly, efficiently and without combustion. The VFCVP is putting FCVs and hydrogen refuelling systems to work in real-world applications to enable the evaluation and improvement of system performance. It is also helping facilitate international codes and standards development and other activities critical to preparing the market for a clean-energy future. http://www.vfcvp.gc.ca

BC Transit Fuel Cell Buses – Province of British Columbia (BC)
Hydrogen fuel cell buses produce no harmful emissions or greenhouse gases. At maturity, life cycle costs for fuel cell buses are expected to be lower than today's conventional buses. The purchase of these fuel cell buses and hydrogen fuel reinforce BC's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Results from past tests of fuel cell-powered transit buses are valuable, but the tests were restricted to small numbers of buses at any particular location. BC Transit will be the first to fully integrate an entire hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet into a transit system. http://www.transitbc.com/fuelcell/default.cfm

PEI Wind-Hydrogen Village – Prince Edward Island (PEI)
The PEI Wind-Hydrogen Village project is being developed in North Cape, Prince Edward Island as a unique grid-independent energy supply solution for remote communities.  The system is designed to operate on the basis that when the wind is blowing, wind turbines supply power to connected buildings as well as a hydrogen production, compression and storage system.  When there is low or no wind conditions, the stored hydrogen is used to fuel a hydrogen engine generator that keeps electricity flowing to the buildings.  The PEI Wind-Hydrogen Village is intended to demonstrate an effective and sustainable means for addressing the intermittency of wind power in stand-alone applications.  Hydrogen produced from local wind and water is a truly clean and renewable energy carrier with potential for reducing dependency on imported fossil fuels for stationary power and transportation applications. http://www.gov.pe.ca

Total of 16 hydrogen filling stations

Vehicles

• 5 fuel cell vehicles in Vancouver and Victoria
• 4 dual-fuel pick-up trucks (ICE) in Saskatoon
• 8 hydrogen internal combustion engine ICE pick-up trucks in Vancouver

Hydrogen Buses

• 20 fuel cell buses in Whistler (2009)
• 10 hydrogen internal combustion shuttle buses: Ottawa, 3; Vancouver, 2; Toronto, 3; and Charlottetown, 2
• 4 hydrogen/compressed natural gas (20% hydrogen by volume) transit buses in Vancouver

• 5-kW solid oxide fuel cell at the National Research Council in Vancouver; designed to provide electricity and heat for the institute's building
• 150-kW PEM stationary fuel cell for heat and power at Easy Wash car wash in North Vancouver

• 20-kW fuel cell backup power system located in an office in an 80 year old building in downtown Toronto
• 200-kW phosphoric acid fuel cell located at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta; providing heat and power for a swimming pool complex and used as a teaching tool
• 1.2-MW molten carbonate fuel cell located at Enbridge in Toronto (In addition to the fuel cell, the power plant includes a 1.0-MW unfired gas expansion turbine (turbo-expander) that recovers pressure energy lost during natural gas pipeline operations.)
• 8-kW fuel cell backup power system located at McKesson, Canada in Toronto
  

• 19 fuel cell forklifts in Oshawa
  

Fuel Cell Vehicles Demonstration in 2008 Beijing Olympics
A total of 20 hydrogen fuel cell cars provided zero-emission transportation services for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The cars were designed by Shanghai Volkswagen's Passat GP and co-manufactured by Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehicle Powertrain Co. Ltd., Tongji University and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. The 20 cars were used to provide transport for special guests, the press, and Olympics organizing committee officials. They acted as an operating model among 500 other types of electric cars on the roads and achieved zero pollution in the Olympic core area. These vehicles will continue to run on the roads as a demonstration project after the games.

During the Olympic demonstration, these hydrogen vehicles were refueled in the Beijing Hydrogen refueling station, which went into operation on November 9, 2006. The refueling station, with external hydrogen sources and an on-site methane reforming facility, also provide service for the GEF/UNDP China Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration Project in Beijing. This demonstration project raises public awareness about zero-emission solutions to public transport and China’s commitment to the use of renewable energy technologies. http://www.cafv.com.cn/2008.html

Demonstration Project for Fuel Cell Bus Commercialization in China
In March 2003, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Chinese Government launched a pilot project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution through the introduction of fuel cell buses (FCBs) in urban areas of China. The objective of this project was to demonstrate the operational viability of FCBs in a developing country.

The project, structured in two different phases, catalyzed the cost-reduction of fuel cell buses (FCBs) for public transit in Chinese cities. The project supported significant parallel demonstrations of FCBs and their fueling infrastructure in Beijing and Shanghai.

As Phase I of the GEF-UNDP-China FCB project, three FCBs purchased from Daimler-Chrysler started formal operation for public in Beijing on June 20th, 2006, and finished their demonstration in October 2007.

Phase II of the GEF-UNDP-China FCB project was launched in Shanghai on November 15, 2007. Meanwhile, the Anting hydrogen refueling station (the first hydrogen refueling station in Shanghai) was officially opened at the same time. In the second phase of this project, 3 to 6 fuel cell buses adapted to the Shanghai urban transportation situation will be purchased through international bidding and will go on demonstration operation on Shanghai bus lines for 2 years.

The knowledge and experience gained through this project will enable the technology suppliers to identify cost-reduction opportunities and help the host public transit operators to gain valuable experience to adopt larger fleets of FCBs in the future. Additionally, some activities will help build capacity relating to FCBs, including strengthening policy and planning capabilities of the public transit companies; enhancing scientific, technical, and industrial capacity for commercializing FCBs; and increasing the understanding of FCBs among government, investors, the media, and other key actors. Finally, a series of activities will also focus on defining a detailed strategy for large-scale FCB commercialization in China. http://www.chinafcb.org

• 20 fuel cell vehicles
• 6-9 fuel cell buses
  

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• Electric Vehicles in Beijing Olympics
  http://www.cafv.com.cn/2008.html
• Demonstration Project for Fuel Cell Bus Commercialization in China
  http://www.chinafcb.org

The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international cooperation of the following companies: Aral (leaving after Phase I), BMW Group, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Daimler AG, Ford, GM/Opel, StatoilHydro, The Linde Group, TOTAL, Vattenfall Europe and Volkswagen AG. New Partners in Phase II will be Shell Hydrogen and Hamburger Hochbahn. Founded in 2003, its goal is to tap the technological potential of hydrogen as a source of energy, conducting tests with a view to suitability for routine use and system capability. The first phase of the Clean Energy Partnership initially runs until June 30, 2008.

The Berlin Hydrogen Demonstration Project is internationally recognized as one of the most ambitious programs for the testing of hydrogen as a transportation fuel. It is the biggest demonstration project of its kind in Europe. The hydrogen infrastructure of the project currently consists of two hydrogen filling stations used for the refueling an average of 17 hydrogen cars that are already being operated by customers. The CEP is working with three different hydrogen production methods as well as three different hydrogen propulsion systems.

In 2004, the CEP started the operation of a fully integrated hydrogen filling station at Berlin Messedamm. Gaseous hydrogen is produced on-site at the Aral station by electrolysis and stored in compressed form while super-cooled liquid hydrogen is delivered by truck and stored in a cryogenic tank. The hydrogen is used by vehicles with modified internal combustion engines and by fuel cell vehicles.

In March 2006, TOTAL opened the second CEP hydrogen filling station in Berlin-Spandau. The hydrogen station has been integrated into a new conventional filling station and supplies gaseous and liquid hydrogen for buses and cars. The TOTAL station also provides a platform for the European combined hydrogen project, HyFLEET:CUTE. Within this project, 14 hydrogen buses will be brought into operation by the Berlin public transport company BVG before September 2009. All buses will be tested in scheduled service.

The CEP project is supported by the German Federal Government as part of its national sustainability strategy. The federal strategy has been devised to demonstrate future-oriented technologies and determine the technical and financial prerequisites for the use of alternative fuels in road transportation. Favorable environmental effects are essential. The hydrogen for this project is therefore produced from renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric and wind power whenever possible. With renewable energy there will be practically no harmful emissions and also no greenhouse gas emissions from hydrogen production and use.

Funded within the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP), the CEP will enter into a new implementation phase in May 2008. Larger fleets, additional fuelling stations, and new methods of hydrogen production and distribution will continue to make the CEP an important milestone on the way to sustainable transportation. An extension of the project until 2016 is planned. http://www.cep-berlin.de

• Total of 2 5-kW stationary fuel cells for boil-off consumption at fuel station at Berlin Heerstrasse

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• http://www.cep-berlin.de
  

Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell (JHFC) Demonstration Project
The JHFC Project is demonstrating fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and hydrogen refueling facilities for FCVs through the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI) and the Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA).

Large Scale Stationary Fuel Cell Demonstration Project
The Large Scale Stationary Fuel Cell Demonstration Project is conducted through New Energy Foundation (NEF). The project provides the opportunity to monitor large numbers of 1-kW residential fuel cells.

By accumulating operational data such as efficiencies and problems encountered under actual usage conditions, this project is expected to clarify the challenges of fuel cell commercialization. This is an important step toward a hydrogen economy.

Total of 12 hydrogen filling stations

• 45 fuel cell vehicles
• 8 ICE vehicles
• 5 fuel cell buses
  

• FC-powered wheelchair
• FC-powered turret
• Portable power
  

• JHFC Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Project
  http://www.jhfc.jp/e
• Large Scale Stationary Fuel Cell Demonstration Project
  http://happyfc.nef.or.jp/

In 2006, Korea began monitoring projects to demonstrate fuel cells in both transportation and residential power generation applications. The main goal of these projects is to build infrastructure and to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies from the laboratory to the market.

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New Zealand is focused on identifying options for local production of hydrogen and on demonstrating early market niche applications for hydrogen and fuel cells. There are two hydrogen stationary demonstration programs currently underway in New Zealand:

• Proof-of-concept, coal-to-hydrogen laboratory demonstration operating a grid connected 1.3kW alkaline fuel cell system
• Proof-of-concept, stand-alone hydrogen energy link (HyLink) delivering wind energy (1 kW) via a 2-km polymer hydrogen pipeline and fuel cell to a remote community

There are no hydrogen transport demonstration programs underway in New Zealand at this time. New Zealand has no internal vehicle manufacturing industry; the country largely imports vehicles.

• http://www.crl.co.nz
• http://www.irl.cri.nz
  

Utsira Wind Hydrogen Plant
The Utsira wind hydrogen plant has been operating for nearly 4 years supplying renewable electricity to 10 households on the Utsira Island. The aim of the project is to demonstrate an autonomous energy system and to integrate established and new technology with renewable energy sources to create a viable renewable energy system. The plant consists of a wind turbine (600 kW, plus flywheel and master synchronous machine), a 0.9 kg/hour hydrogen alkaline electrolyzer, compressor, and hydrogen storage (216 kg, 20 MPa), and a 10-kW PEM fuel cell and 55-kW hydrogen engine. The plant is wholly owned by StatoilHydro and is operated in collaboration with the German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon.

Hynor Project
The Hynor Project started in 2005 to demonstrate real-life implementation of a hydrogen infrastructure along a 580-km route between the cities of Oslo and Stavanger. This project currently has 2 filling stations and 15 cars (see below). More cars and filling stations will become operational in 2008 and 2009. The project comprises all steps required to develop a hydrogen infrastructure and will include various hydrogen production technologies and uses of hydrogen, in all cases with an adaptation to local conditions. The project is a public–private partnership connecting major industrial and energy companies, transport companies, regional and national public authorities, and R&D institutes. The Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership (SHHP), a collaboration between Hynor and Swedish and Danish hydrogen organizations, has been established to extend the hydrogen road through Sweden and Denmark.

Total of 2 hydrogen filling stations

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