Why Hydrogen?
Scott Blanchet
Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC
February 24, 2016
The electric age…
Ideal for stationary use.
Electricity…
Edison DC Dynamo
Edison Electric Car
But petroleum dominates mobility. Why?
Stationary
Mobility
Source: LLNL 2015. Data based on DOE/EIA-0035(2015-03). March 2014.
Infinite range. Infinite freedom.
Portable.
Concentrated.
Convenient.
Hydrogen is portable electricity
Hydrogen is
abundant, simple,
clean
Hydrogen stores
energy
™
Hydrogen
is electricity…
electron
+
proton
…with the
convenience of fuel
Gasoline:
12 gal. ≈ 420 miles (35mpg)
12 gallons in 3 min.
 8.3MW flowing into the tank
Batteries are not
the limitation.
* Tesla Model S results, Motor Trend
Hydrogen:
7kg ≈ 420 miles (60mpkg)
7 kg in 3 min.
 4.7MW flowing into the tank
Batteries:
148kWh ≈ 420 miles (2.8mpkwh*)
148kWh in 3 min.
 3.0MW flowing into the battery
It’s the energy
carrier itself.
Can you reach the mainstream market while
limiting driver’s convenience?
“
”
A car for most of our needs?
Or all of our needs?
Productivity is to lift trucks what convenience is to drivers.
The lift truck market is a model for the future adoption of EVs.
Yale & Towne
launch electric
fork lift
Leaf
Tesla
Etc.
Prius
‘20
‘10
GM EV1
2000
‘80
‘70
‘60
‘50
‘40
‘30
‘20
‘90
Micro-EVs
come & go
BEVs come & go
As many as ⅓ of
all cars are BEVs
‘10
1900
First BEV
Over 90 years of service and market growth
•
•
•
•
Over 1 million trucks sold per year worldwide
Over 7 million trucks in service worldwide
Shift: ICE  BEV started 20+ years ago
Shift: BEV  Fuel Cells starting now…
Why?
Convenience.
Productivity. Discipline.
BEV
56%
ICE
44%
New Truck Sales
http://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car
BEV
FCEV
OR
AND
Which clean carrier
truly replaces oil?