Germany
Demonstration and Deployment
Hydrogen Demonstration Program Overview
Clean Energy Partnership – Driving the Future with Hydrogen
The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international alliance established in 2002 that comprises the following companies: BMW Group, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe BVG, Daimler, Ford, GM/Opel, Hamburger Hochbahn, Linde, Shell, StatoilHydro, TOTAL, Vattenfall Europe and Volkswagen. CEP currently operates one of the world’s largest demonstration projects for hydrogen technology in Berlin. It is the aim of CEP to prove that hydrogen is a viable fuel for everyday use, and to test fuelling infrastructure to prepare for commercialisation. CEP has already proved that hydrogen can be used safely in everyday road transportation. Hydrogen is the fuel of the future - produced from renewable energy sources and without any harmful emissions: A challenge and a complex task, demanding know-how in hydrogen technology combined with automotive expertise and competence in energy.
The Clean Energy Partnership
A lighthouse project supported by the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Programme (NIP) The oil, gas, energy and technology companies involved ensure hydrogen production, fuelling technology and infrastructure. During phase I, from 2002 to 2008, this included driving 400,000 kilometres using hydrogen as fuel, over 3,000 refuellings, the launch of a fully automatic LH2 automotive fuelling system and setting up the first 700-bar filling station in Berlin. There are plans to increase the two current filling stations operated by TOTAL to five, with different operators, in order to make Berlin-Hamburg the leading hydrogen region in Europe.
The Fuel of Tomorrow
Linde is a key technology partner, with over 100 years of experience in the production, liquefaction, distribution and storage of hydrogen. TOTAL, Linde and StatoilHydro are planning another hydrogen filling station in Berlin that will be supplied with liquid hydrogen by LH2-trailer and also on-site production of gaseous hydrogen by electrolysis. An underground storage solution and 350 and 700-bar dispensers complete the project. Shell Hydrogen and Vattenfall Europe intend to install new hydrogen filling stations in Berlin and Hamburg respectively. Vattenfall also supplies the project with green-certified electricity from renewable energy sources. The hydrogen filling station in Berlin-Spandau is operated by TOTAL and provides cars and buses with 350 and 700-bar hydrogen produced on-site, as well as liquid hydrogen delivered by LH2-trailer. CEP – a cross industry alliance working for an emissionfree future for cars and buses
Expertise in Hydrogen Technology
Most German automotive manufacturers are currently involved in this trailblazing project. The BMW Group, Daimler, Ford, GM/Opel and VW are contributing some 40 vehicles equipped with state-of-the-art technology to demonstrate, that hydrogen fuel is suitable for tough day-to-day operations. The hydrogen vehicles running on either liquid or gaseous hydrogen are being deployed by major fleet operators in Berlin. This reflects the crucial need to change energy use and familiarize ordinary customers with the technology in order to overcome scepticism regarding new fuels. The BMW Group currently operates 13 vehicles from its 7 Series in Berlin. These have combustion engines that run on liquid hydrogen. Daimler has ten A-Class fuel cell vehicles running on gaseous hydrogen in the project. Ford is represented by three Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles, while GM/Opel has ten brand new HydroGen4 vehicles featuring a 700-bar tank system. Volkswagen is contributing with a Touran HyMotion with fuel cell technology and gaseous hydrogen. As part of the European HyFLEET:CUTE project, the CEP partners Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) and Hamburger Hochbahn (HVV) are currently operating 23 buses with hydrogen combustion engines and/or fuel cell technology on regular routes in Hamburg and Berlin. There are plans for further expansion of the bus fleets. The Clean Energy Partnership is supported by the Federal Government within the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Programme through NOW, the National Organization for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology.
Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia
The current project funding in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is implemented within the NRW Hydrogen Hyway program. The NRW Hydrogen HyWay – as part of the NRW Energy and Climate Protection Strategy – comprises about 40 sub-projects at about 10 locations which are predominantly connected by hydrogen pipeline and by main traffic routes (“Autobahnen”) as well. The planned activities encompass the whole range of utilization, including transport, stationary, and special market applications. Examples are buses used in fleets of transportation companies, cars used in pools of public entities (e.g., ministries, local authorities), or utility vehicles used by logistic companies. Stationary applications will be used for the energy supply of homes linked together to a “virtual power plant.” Early market applications comprise light utility vehicles, material handling vehicles, uninterruptible power supplies, etc. The locations of the NRW Hydrogen HyWay are Aachen (Euregio: Netherlands, Belgium), Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen, and the Northern Ruhr Area.
The overall budget of the 40 projects amounts to about 200 million euros until 2011. The Government of NRW is committed to provide a funding of approximately 70 million euros. The contents of the program are strongly in line with the activities of the Federal Government and the other Federal States of Germany as well as the European Joint Technology Initiative. The main objectives of the NRW Hydrogen Hyway concept are to contribute to the International Highway Project of the IPHE and to the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2010 that will take place in May 2010 in Essen/NRW.
Hydrogen Filling Stations (CEP Only)
| Station | Capacity | Dispensing Pressure | Production Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Holzmarktstrasse (Total) | 14 buses |
35 MPa and liquid 70 Mpa |
Delivered (liquid) and on-site electrolysis |
| Berlin-Spandau (Total) | 14 buses
|
35 MPa and liquid 70 MPa |
Delivered (liquid) and on-site LPG reforming (gas) |
Note: Seven additional stations are located in North Rhine-Westphalia (1 mobile, Aachen, Bottrop, Duesseldorf, Gladbeck, Herten, Muenster).
Stationary Fuel Cells
- Two 5-kW stationary fuel cells for boil-off consumption at fuel station at Berlin Heerstrasse (CEP)
- Four NRW residential energy stationary systems
- Five NRW industrial stationary systems
- Five NRW special stationary systems (uninterruptible power supplies)
Demonstrations Involving Other Types of Fuel Cell Applications
- Special vehicles in NRW: 3 forklifts and 20 bikes
Links
http://www.cep-berlin.de
http://www.fuelcell-nrw.de
http://www.h2hyway-nrw.de
http://www.18whec2010.de
Last updated Novemeber 16, 2009