Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council’s Post

Very interesting as it seems Fuel Cell buses are becoming far closer to the cost of Battery electric buses. As I support both depending on the use case, it is good to see Transit authorities have different options for different types of routes. Here the fuel cell buses were $1.6 million and battery were $1.4 million after government incentives. Seems the transit authority is more bullish on fuel cells purchasing 40 vs 10 of the battery type in this instance. https://lnkd.in/exPtWqQ5

Instead of wasting $57.7 billion on EV battery plants in ON for vehicles no one wants to buy in north America, how bout BC/ AB/SK/MB focus on a made in the New West Hydrogen Economy that uses natural gas to produce clean hydrogen/ammonia via new tech from 8RH2 from energy innovator Rodney Allam. This combined with the use of new hydrogen engines from Cummins that Winnpeg based Versatile is putting in their tractors is one concrete example that does not rely on any EVs. PS these engines work at -40! https://lnkd.in/gC6vAHVy

Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating, but cultural and infrastructure challenges remain. In his latest MarketEYE report, Gabe Osorio focuses on the importance of effective power management systems and the right distribution partners for top-tier components driving this shift: https://bit.ly/3vBX45n #TTIinc #ElectricVehicles #transportation

The Great Hydrogen Train Debate In the insular world of railroading, hydrogen-powered trains are a Rorschach test. To some, they represent the future of transportation. To others, they look like a big, shiny distraction. My deep dive in MIT Technology Review: https://lnkd.in/eQMEy5QZ

This is the beginning of an innovative product development journey in collaboration with a leading fleet #AirProducts and #AccelerabyCummins FCEV powertrain team. This partnership has helped us overcome key challenges in the hydrogen economy by combining expertise from different domains to create a clean energy solution for the industry, pushing the boundaries of what's possible and driving the future of transportation forward.

Interesting admission by Stadler US on the exorbitant cost of running hydrogen trains, but the data aligns with several operational cost studies of hydrogen fuel cell transit buses fleets in California where hydrogen costs exceeded traditional diesel by ~1.5x and RNG-powered buses by ~2.5x. I’m curious to see how Stadler’s projections that hydrogen will be more affordable than battery-electric for the US market hold up for their demonstration with the San Bernadino transport authority in California. With current hydrogen costs ranging from $25 to $35 per kg and the requirement to replace fuel cells every 3 years, that’s a steep assumption.    This makes any talks of hydrogen in US line haul operations really raise some eyebrows. If we apply Stadler’s numbers to a 4600 hp line haul locomotive, we’re talking about needed around forty-two 80 kW fuel cells. I don’t even want to begin calculating the cash burn on that… Click here to read the full Hydrogen Insight article - https://lnkd.in/e2Vnfgsd Photo: Stadler

A new report shows how the rapid growth of batteries is underpinning decarbonisation of the electricity and transport sectors. #EVs #electricvehicles

We are seeing broader market acceptance of fuel cell buses by European transit operators seeking to decarbonize their operations with a technology approach that enables long range, fast refueling, and scalable refueling infrastructure. https://bit.ly/3U3tD4D

Decarbonizing road vehicles with batteries will require a 25%-150% increase in installed generation capacity in the United States, depending on how excited we remain about individual freedom of movement. Even ignoring diminishing-ROI ubiquitous charging infrastructure, power distribution, and power transmission, the generation problem will conservatively take more than 15 years and billions of dollars. In parallel, we'll need to get started on changing the >90% of American minds that don't want a BEV anyway. Hydrogen can preserve the lineage of the combustion-powered automobile with a fueling network that can be built in less than a decade with no centralized infrastructure.

What is the gasoline/petrol in electric vehicles? How can we equate an electric vehicle to a conventional IC engine car? Is there a MPG or Kmpl for electric vehicles? What is the current supply chain situation for battery manufacturing industries? How can battery recycling really be a game changer? Check out our latest article published in ACS Energy Letters where we introduce a new paradigm shifting metric called Materials Per Gallon-electric for EVs. We have also tried answering some of the questions mentioned above in this new article : "Insights into the Critical Materials Supply Chain of the Battery Market for Enhanced Energy Security" https://lnkd.in/dWpysGBk Authors Marm Dixit, Brett Witherspoon, Nitin Muralidharan, Matthew M. Mench, Chol-Bum M. Kweon, Yang-Kook Sun and Ilias Belharouak Oak Ridge National Laboratory, #ornl University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) #Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, #iitmadras #Batteries #Technology #Electricvehicles #EV #Renewables, Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, #BatteryRecycling #EnergyStorage #Energy #netzero