The commissioning of the installation fits perfectly with the French ministry’s strategic plan to support the roll-out of carbon-free hydrogen and make France the world leader in the field.

Pascal Mauberger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McPhy said: “We congratulate ENGIE Cofely on completing this installation. It provides a compelling demonstration of the potential of carbon-free hydrogen produced using electrolysis as a raw material in industry. The commissioning of the installation fits perfectly with the plan announced on 1 June by France’s minister for ecological and inclusive transition Nicolas Hulot to support the roll-out of carbon-free hydrogen and make France the world leader in the field. One of the plan’s aims is to generate 10% of industrial carbon-free hydrogen by 2023 and 20% to 40% by 2028. We wish to thank ENGIE Cofely and Linde Electronics for the confidence they have placed in us by selecting our technologies.”

The hydrogen platform, which is located on the CEA Minatec site at the heart of Grenoble’s science cluster, is operated by ENGIE Cofely.

The three electrolyzers will be used specifically for CEA/LETI’s industrial processes and for GEG’s (Gaz Électricité Grenoble / in the framework of the HyWay project) zero-emission mobility solutions.

As part of this project with its industrial aims, McPhy’s electrolysis solution will provide a nominal flow rate of 30 Nm3/h and a peak flow rate of 50 Nm3/h.

Full details of the project are available in the press kit of ENGIE Cofely (French): https://www.engie-cofely.fr/publications/hydrogene-renouvelable-cea-grenoble/

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2018 Half year results, July 26, 2018

We demonstrate our commitment to stay at the cutting edge of the hydrogen technology and to meet the market needs.

Pascal Mauberger, McPhy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “In the very favorable context of the massive deployment of hydrogen, we are delighted to announce the launch of this new generation of electrolyzers thanks to our technological partnership with De Nora. We demonstrate our commitment to stay at the cutting edge of the hydrogen technology and to meet the markets needs for more efficient, competitive and environmental friendly electrolyzers.
This contributes to reinforce our competitive advantage. Our technologies and industrial infrastructure are ready for the “scaling up” that was predicted in the study conducted by the Hydrogen Council.”

“The unparalleled expertise and market position of De Nora in industrial electrochemistry, backed by our strong focus on R&D, together with the excellent collaboration established with McPhy has been the right springboard for developing a solution with unique features that represents a key milestone in innovation of alkaline water electrolysis. It improves significantly the value proposition to clients increasing the technological content while lowering operating costs. After three years of development, we demonstrate our capacity to accelerate the pace of innovation by launching ready-to-use products in line with clients’ expectations. Our factories are ready to manufacture large quantities of electrodes for water electrolysis and are ready for the hydrogen economy revolution” comments Luca Buonerba, De Nora’s Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer.

Come and visit us at the Hannover Messe, hall 27 stand C70, to discover in “avant premiere” our augmented electrolysis technology.

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Results for first-half 2018, 26th July 2018

Our know-how is acknowledged and translates into commercial and industrial success internationally for all units.

Pascal Mauberger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McPhy, stated, “2017 was marked by a turning point that confirmed the reality and the ramp-up of the clean hydrogen market. McPhy’s performance this year shows that we were able to identify and develop very early on the advanced technology that responds to the colossal needs of the market, brought by the necessary transition to a decarbonized society. Today, our know-how is acknowledged and translates into commercial and industrial success internationally for all our activities, as was proven by the delivery of 4MW hydrogen generation units (Power-to-Gas) in Hebei (China), and the first exported hydrogen stations. Our qualified sales pipeline has doubled in one year and is set at over 80 million euros. We are determined more than ever to continue to seize these opportunities.”

McPhy’s revenue increased by 34%, crossing the 10 million euro threshold. This growth was primarily driven by the European zone (up 84%), a market with strong growth and in which McPhy is well positioned due to its historic anchorage. The Group offers unparalleled expertise in the development and engineering of large electrolysis systems in Germany, a solid industrial infrastructure in Italy and an engineering and prototyping capacity for storage systems and hydrogen stations in France. Lastly, this solid level of performance was obtained despite the postponement of several important contracts, expected in the second half of 2017, to the fiscal year 2018.

In June 2016, McPhy announced the entry into force of a contract for 6.4 million euros for the delivery of 4MW hydrogen generation units (Power-to-Gas) in Hebei (China). Revenue recognition for work in progress started in the second half of 2016 and was followed by the delivery of the units in the first half of 2017.
5% of the contract remain to be done in fiscal year 2018. Excluding the impact of this contract, the revenue growth for the other activities would have been 65%.

As of 31 December 2017, McPhy has a net cash position of 5 million euros.

2017 was marked by a turning point in the development of clean hydrogen throughout the world. This was exemplified by studies conducted by the Agence Internationale de l’Energie (AIE) (2.) and the Hydrogen Council (3.), which confirm that hydrogen is indispensable in order to exit a carbon economy and to respond to the challenges of public health and the perils of climate change. According to the Hydrogen Council study, the annual demand for hydrogen could represent globally 18% of the total energy demand by 2050. By this horizon, hydrogen could generate a revenue of 2,500 billion dollars and create more than 30 million jobs. In the near term, 25 billion dollars should be invested on a yearly basis between 2018 and 2030, of which 2/3 in the production equipment and in the implementation of the decarbonized hydrogen.

This economic reality has already positively impacted markets dealt with by McPhy: clean mobility, Power-to-Gas and industry. The Group was able to show that its cutting-edge technologies, developed over many years, are perfectly in line with the market’s needs:

• Clean Mobility: know-how acknowledged by prestigious partners, deployment of stations offering a potential of 21,000 km clean mobility per day;
• Power-to-Gas: the capacity to meet major challenges of energy storage and network regulation. 13.5 MW of high power electrolysis installed or in the process of installation;
• Industry: very competitive technology allowing industrial companies to reconcile economic performance and reduced greenhouse emissions, an anticipated fast-growing market, according to the AIE.

In order to better understand the evolution of the projects currently under negotiation, the Group informs that its “qualified sales pipeline” has doubled over the last 12 months, and today stands at more than 80 million euros, which thereby illustrates the acceleration of the hydrogen market. This market indicator does not take into account the massive scale electrolysis platform projects (from 10 to 100 MW), for which the impact on revenue will be quite significant.

McPhy has at its disposal an offer which is perfectly poised on these markets thanks to the McLyzer generators. McPhy is in the process of developing a new generation of electrolyzers that are more compact, responsive and efficient. These new units will strengthen its range of large capacity electrolyzers, thereby offering electricity networks the flexibility they need to absorb intermittent renewable energy supply.

All of these factors permit us to confirm the pursuit of a high rate of activity growth for 2018.

2017 results – Tuesday 13 March 2018, after market close.

1.Projets for which McPhy considers there is more than a 50% chance of success and implementation
2.Insights series 2017 / Renewable Energy for Industry
3.http://hydrogencouncil.com/hydrogen-scaling-up/