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Electrolysis Technology for Hydrogen Production and Energy Storage

Alberta Energy Storage Symposium


Rob Harvey Director, Energy Storage

Calgary November 19, 2013

Hydrogenics is a world leader in water electrolysis products and hydrogen fuel cell power systems
Onsite Generation
Electrolyzers

Power Systems
Fuel Cell Modules

Industrial Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fueling

Stand-by Power

Mobility Power

Energy Storage

Power-to-Gas
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Power-to-Gas converts clean generation when it is not needed into renewable fuel, power or heat where and when it is needed
Power-to-Gas Solution
Integrate Renewables Renewable Gas Options

H2
Clean Fuel Wind Power Dispatchable Power

H2 Surplus Power H2/NG Blend

Electrolyser

Natural Gas Grid

H2
Low Carbon Heating Solar Power

Industrial H2

Hydrogen can address energy storage needs that no other solution can

An electrolyser can also provide a real time dynamic response that makes it ideally suited for providing an ISO balancing service

Hydrogenics Demonstration of Electrolyser in IESO Distributed Loads for Regulation Study


300 250

System Power (kw)

200 150 100 50

Power Measured
0 14:55:41 15:10:05 15:24:29

Power SET
15:38:53 15:53:17

Faster response than AGC Signal


16:07:41

16:22:05

16:36:29

Note: Ontario IESO signal test completed June 2011 5

Electrolysis Chemistry

Hydrogenics electrolyser technology evolution for industrial and large scale systems has three major steps
GEN 1 GEN 2 GEN 3

Stack Power Density

MW Class

Bipolar IMETTM

CSD Cell
Stuart Cell

1985

2000

2015

2030

The evolution of our PEM electrolyser for small scale onsite hydrogen generation applications has continued in parallel

1999

2001

2003

2005

2009

Generation

Prototype

90E

91E

701E

92E

MW Class

2012

MW Class

Our GEN 2 pressurized alkaline electrolyser systems have been deployed in hundreds of sites around the world

There are four key technology objectives for our GEN 3 MW PEM Electrolyser

1
Smaller Footprint for MW Scale Energy Storage

2
Fast Response and Dynamic Range

3
Efficiency Improvements

4
Lower Capital Cost

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Our next generation PEM stack has the same capacity as 12 of our pressurized alkaline stacks
1 MW of Industrial Electrolysers 1 MW PEM Electrolyser

=
140 cm 50 cm

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MW Class PEM Development

Stack Design Factors


Electrochemistry Heat Transfer Fluid Dynamics Component Manufacturability/Supply Base Material Selection Cost PEM Fuel Cell Like Design

Operating Conditions
Temperature

Pressure
Current Density
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MW Scale PEMWE Short Stack On/Off Cycling Testing

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MW Scale PEMWE Short Stack Current Modulation Testing

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The efficiency and operating range of our PEM electrolysers has improved dramatically over the past decade
Hydrogen Production Rate, HHV [MMBTU/h] 0.0 100% Efficiency (HHV%) 90% 2010 PEMWE
Advanced PEM Stack

0.5

Hydrogenics 1.5 Electrolyser 1.0 2.0 Efficiency 2.5

3.0

3.5

80%
Alkaline Stack

2007 PEMWE
2007 PEM 2001 PEM 2002 PEMWE 2000 PEM 2001 PEMWE

70%

60%

50% 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 2 Current Density [A/cm ] 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2

The efficiency of our commercial spec PEM Electrolyser system will benefit from higher stack efficiency and BOP scale economies
Projected 30MW PEM Electrolyser System Efficiency
100% 90% 80%
System Efficiency [% HHV]

Nominal Capacity

70% 60%
50%

40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Electrolyser Energy Storage (MW)

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Power-to-Gas demonstration plants today will drive commercial scale deployments in the future

Today
Among the most proven and utilized technology

Needs
Tailored for large scale energy storage

Future
Advanced MW-scale GEN3 technology plant solutions

2 MW Alkaline

1 MW PEM

40 MW Plant

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Illustration of a future 40 MW Power-to-Gas plant

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Rob Harvey Director, Energy Storage rharvey@hydrogenics.com

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