![]() ![]() The tanks are housed either in the underbody (chassis cab) or in the roof (van and city bus).Īssembly of the fuel cells is scheduled to begin at Renault’s Flins plant in late 2021. Depending on the model, this should add between 150 and 400 kilometres with hydrogen to the approximately 100 battery-electric kilometres. The 30-kW fuel cell draws its hydrogen from tanks that can store between three and seven kilograms of hydrogen, depending on the model. All vehicles have a 33-kWh battery that is said to provide about 100 kilometres of range. Hyvia calls the powertrain a “dual-power architecture”. This will be able to carry up to 15 passengers and have a range of 300 kilometres. Hyvia is targeting the Master Citiybus H2-Tech as its third model. In addition to the panel van, which is meant for transporting goods and parcels, there will also be the Master Chassis Cab H2-Tech, which Renault says is made for transporting larger goods with a load volume of up to 19 cubic metres – the range here is around 250 kilometres. One is the Master Van H2-Tech, a large van based on the Renault Master with 12 cubic meters of cargo volume and a range of up to 500 kilometres. Now the two companies are naming concrete plans in more detail: By the end of 2021, Hyvia (“Hy” for hydrogen, “Via” for road) already plans to offer three light commercial vehicles (LCVs). The joint venture is to build innovation and manufacturing capacity in France for fuel cell systems and their integration into light commercial vehicles, along with cabs and FC-powered passenger vans. Renault has made it clear that it intends to become the European market leader for fuel cell LCVs with Plug Power, specialised in green-hydrogen fuel cell systems and based in New York. Renault and Plug Power announced the joint venture in January 2021. The Hyvia ecosystem will include green hydrogen production, storage and distribution. Renault and fuel cell specialist Plug Power have now formed the planned joint venture called Hyvia and provided details on their H2 plans for light-duty vehicles. So I think it spreads risk, spreads reward, but it also opens up opportunities that I don’t think Plug would be able to capture on its own.Europe FCEV France Fuel cells H2 Hydrogen Hyvia Plug Power Renault USA “I don’t think Plug can easily go into a place like South Korea or Australia and have that brand recognition and that reputation. Everybody kind of spreads some risk and I think there’s a second large benefit,” explained Marsh. “If you think about the oil & gas industry, nobody owns everything. Joint ventures seem to be Plug’s new modus operandi. In addition to its electrolyser, fuel cell and green H 2 production businesses, Plug also has a joint venture in France with automaker Renault called Hyvia, which offers a full range of integrated solutions for hydrogen road freight - including light commercial vehicles and their fuel cells, refuelling stations, green hydrogen supply and fleet management. “There's ways that you can work around certain processes - you can get portions going and outsource portions and bring it back in ,” he said, pointing out that electrolysers only make up about 30% of the cost of a system, which includes valves, tanks, gas separators and compressors. He added that although a new 1GW factory could be built in 14 months at a cost of $150m - which he describes as “not a huge economic ticket” - it would be possible to outsource some aspects of the electrolyser manufacturing process over the short term, if required. “Probably the capacity will increase, not because the equipment increases, but that same electrolyser stack will probably put out 50% more power three years from now,” Marsh explained. So does this mean the company will have to expand its production capacity further to meet the coming demand? It is also building a 2GW stack assembly factory in Australia, in a joint venture with major H2 developer Fortescue Future Industries, and another 1GW plant in South Korea in a joint venture with local conglomerate SK Group. Plug’s main manufacturing plant in Rochester, New York state, can currently handle 2.5GW of membrane electrode assembly (MEA), which is supported by system assembly sites outside the state capital, Albany, and near Stuttgart, Germany. And by the end of this year, 70 tons in New York.” “By 2025, we’ll have 500 tons a day of green hydrogen capability. First ever gigawatt-scale electrolyser order confirmed for offshore wind-powered green hydrogen project ![]()
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