2018 should bring a rich vein of new contracts for the filling stations, which are making large-scale clean hydrogen solutions a realistic proposition

Pascal Mauberger, McPhy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “This landmark clean mobility deal represents another step forward in our expansion, since this ninth station in France will help to consolidate our position as a leading player in this fast-growing market. What’s more, it is another success for our McFilling stations, which have established a reputation for their reliability and robustness. These hydrogen stations have been successfully rolled out in France and also internationally, including in Singapore and in the United Kingdom. We expect 2018 to bring a rich vein of new contracts for the filling stations, which are making large-scale clean hydrogen solutions a realistic proposition that can help rise to the colossal challenges raised by climate change and the imperative of embracing carbon-free energy.”

This new McFilling station will enable the technicians of ENGIE Cofély to refuel the hydrogen-powered vehicles kitted out by Symbio in less than 5 minutes, doubling their range with zero pollution (no particles, no CO2, no NOx, no noise).

The nine McFilling stations already or now being installed in France represent a daily potential of 17,000 zero-emission km.

Transport accounts for 30% of energy consumption and is responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions in France. (1)
As a result, using hydrogen helps to reduce the carbon footprint of last-mile logistics and to improve air quality in the urban environment.

Hydrogen definitely has a crucial role to play as an alternative clean fuel in the success of the energy transition and the shift towards a low carbon-intensive society in France. Hydrogen has become a genuine area of excellence. McPhy continues to develop its range of 350- and 700-bar high-capacity filling stations to meet the growing needs of the market and to support its customers with the large-scale roll-out of clean energy solutions.

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(1) Source: Afhypac report entitled “L’hydrogène accélère en 2017” [Hydrogen gains pace in 2017]

Our pioneering solutions at the forefront of innovation meet the colossal energy storage needs resulting from the energy transition.

Pascal Mauberger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McPhy, says “We are very pleased to be able to provide our expertise in the field of electrolysis to the Jupiter 1000 project, a unique project in France involving all of the Power-to-Gas value chain’s players and enabling the wide-scale deployment of this innovative technology.

Key components of the demonstrator, our PEM and alkaline electrolyzers will enable surplus green electricity to be recycled in the form of hydrogen. For the first time, these two technologies will be compared on an industrial scale and under the same usage conditions, which represents a real breakthrough for our industry.

Lastly, this project clearly illustrates McPhy’s ramping up this year. Indeed, we have deployed numerous projects on our key mobility, Power-to-Gas and industry markets. Our pioneering solutions at the forefront of innovation meet the colossal energy storage needs resulting from the threat of climate change and the necessary transition to carbon-free energy.”

*  Proton Exchange Membrane

The first Power-to-Gas project connected to the French gas transportation network, baptized “Jupiter 1000”, is being built in Fos-sur-Mer. This 1 MW demonstrator will enable the transition from the concept phase to an industrial tool. The purpose of this unique French project is to test the technical and economic viability of Power-to-Gas, by detecting and dealing with any technical, economic or regulatory difficulties, in order to reduce long-term investment and operating costs, and allow the deployment of a new wide-scale renewable gas production segment.

Coordinated by GRTgaz, this project involves a group of French partners with complementary areas of expertise: McPhy for the electrolysis phase, Atmostat and the CEA (French atomic energy commission) for the methanation reactor, Leroux & Lotz for the CO2 capture technology, the CEA for the R&D, CNR for the supplying of surplus renewables and ensuring the future remote steering of the facility, RTE for the processing of electrical data and GRTgaz and TIGF to manage the injection into gas networks.

• January 2017: McPhy and its partners win the $1 million H2 Refuel H-Prize organized by the U.S. Department of Energy to encourage the development of a competitive small-scale hydrogen station that can become an integral part of the hydrogen refueling infrastructure network and the democratization of fuel cell electric vehicles;
• March 2017: McPhy is granted the exclusive European distribution rights for SimpleFuel™, the compact all-in-one refueling station covering hydrogen generation, compression, storage and distribution for mobility;
• April 2017: inauguration of FaHyence, the first hydrogen station connected to an electrolyzer able to produce hydrogen on-site and on-demand from renewable energies for sustainable mobility;
• July 2017: 1st contract on the UK hydrogen refueling station market for McPhy, which will provide a refueling solution for Riversimple, a Welsh company that is reinventing clean mobility by launching an all-inclusive service for using its hydrogen fuel cell concept cars that reduces environmental and health impacts;
• August 2017: delivery of a McFilling 20-350 station in Singapore for ENGIE’s REIDS project;
• December 2017: inauguration of the Rouen hydrogen station, within the framework of the Eashymob European hydrogen mobility project led by the Normandy Region, the 1st McPhy station installed in a town center.

• January 2017: On the booming renewable energy storage market, McPhy wins a major contract to supply German green energy firm EnergieDienst with a clean hydrogen production solution on the site of its Wyhlen hydroelectric plant and help it monetize production;
• June 2017: McPhy delivers, to its client Jiantou Yanshan (Guyuan) Wind Energy, a subsidiary of the state-owned manufacturer for Hebei province, 4 MW of hydrogen production equipment, thus strengthening its positioning on multi-MW international projects. This major reference confirms McPhy’s ability to execute large-scale projects for converting renewable energy into hydrogen destined to be injected into the network or used as a commodity;
• September 2017: McPhy wins a €1.3 million international contract to equip the highly-innovative methanation facility operated by Austrian group RAG. The rapid response to variations in the electric power of the solution provided by McPhy allows it to position its equipment as the perfect tool for managing grid stability in the face of growing levels of energy from renewable sources and for participating in primary and secondary reserve;
• December 2017: Laying of the first stone of the “Jupiter 1000” demonstrator, France’s first Power-to-Gas demonstrator connected to the natural gas transportation network, in Fos-sur-Mer. McPhy is contributing its expertise in electrolysis technology to this project.

• July 2017: Following the CPI Zaoquan thermal power plant in China’s Ningxia region, McPhy will equip a power plant in Lebanon for a Power Plant Cooling application. By winning this latest contract for Thyssenkrupp TKUCE, McPhy reaffirms the efficiency of its range of McLyzer generators for the competitively-priced on-site production of the hydrogen required for cooling circuits to operate in thermal power plants;
• December 2017: McPhy delivers, to Linde, the hydrogen production equipment for the Pôle Utilité Services PUS operated by ENGIE Cofély, which supplies Minatec’s semiconductor fabs in Grenoble.

2017 saw a real acceleration in the global development of clean hydrogen. McPhy offers technologies at the forefront of innovation that are ready to be deployed and have already been chosen by prestigious partners on a global level.

We are therefore confident in our ability to seize these opportunities that should lead to further buoyant growth in our activity in 2018.

McPhy won this international call for tenders following a thorough selection process with particularly stringent requirements, including: very fast dynamic response to balancing power, delivery of hydrogen directly at 30 bar, technological maturity and system robustness. The McLyzer 100-30 hydrogen generator offered a perfect response to these high expectations.

Power-to-Gas
Key benefits of McPhy’s hydrogen generation equipment

 

| Dynamic response for fluctuations in electrical power
| High-pressure production
| Outstanding energy efficiency
| Economic competitiveness
| Reliability ant robustness of a mature technology
| Simple use and maintenance

Its dynamic response to follow the fast variations of current coming from renewable energies has been long demonstrated thanks to the data collected since 2014 on the “H2BER” Power-to-Gas project in Berlin.
McPhy’s electrolyzer is positioned as an ideal tool for managing grid stability faced with the growing levels of energy from renewable sources and taking part in primary and secondary reserve.

Designed by McPhy to limit their environmental impacts, its hydrogen generators combine a zero loss purification unit with a closed-loop system to minimize water consumption during its transformation into hydrogen. Their renowned durability will make it possible to support the Underground Sun Conversion industrial project over the long term.

“I am delighted that RAG has selected McPhy’s electrolyzer as a core component for its Underground Sun Conversion project. This equipment, which will be commisionned mid-2018, is designed for an automatic operation, with low maintenance requirements. This will enable our client to focus on its core process: the methanation.
With this latest contract, McPhy will soon have installed over 13 MW of Power-to-Gas capacity, representing an overall production capacity close to 6 tons of clean hydrogen per day.
This key reference once again confirms McPhy’s position as a major player for Power-to-Gas thanks to the relevance and modular capabilities of our McLyzer range.”

Pascal Mauberger | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

The Rasa is a two-seater coupé with a range of 500 km on a full tank of just 1.6 kg of hydrogen at 350 bar of pressure. Its use of a low-powered fuel cell enables it to reach a speed of 100 kph, while it weighs in at just 580 kg thanks to its composites-based chassis and gearbox-free design. This lightweight design is coupled with an inventive powertrain, which means that the Rasa is one of the world’s most efficient vehicles. It is fitted with four motors (one per wheel), which also act as brakes and recover more than 50% of the energy generated by braking to store it in capacitors, send it back to the motors again and provides the energy to accelerate, and was developed with support from the Welsh government.

This next-generation vehicle will be offered as an “all-inclusive” service, including use of the car, maintenance, tyre replacement, assistance, insurance and fuel.
Full-scale trial with an initial series of 20 Rasa cars will be starting up at the end of 2017 for one year. This test will be carried out in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, and will involve around 100 beta testers. The McFilling® hydrogen refueling solution will be a core part of this system. The trial is partially funded by a grant from the European Union.

The 20-350 model from the McFilling® range delivers 20 kg of hydrogen per day at a pressure of 350 bar. With its modular, scalable and turnkey design, like all the HRS developed by McPhy, the McFilling® 20-350 has been created for refueling captive fleets with unit capacities up to 6 kg.

Out of the 20 hydrogen refueling stations currently in service in France, eight already use McFilling® solution. They include the Sarreguemines station, the first station combined with an electrolyzer to produce clean hydrogen on-site and on-demand for refueling vehicles.

Committed to driving clean energy forward

“We are delighted that Riversimple has chosen our McFilling® solution to support the project to develop the Rasa, its innovative vehicle, which is opening up the future of affordably-priced clean mobility. We have welcomed the Riversimple team at the demonstration platform for our hydrogen stations in France and they share our vision: “Committed to driving clean energy forward”. This contract will enable us to enter the UK hydrogen mobility market, which is starting to take off”, concludes Pascal Mauberger, McPhy Energy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“We are impressed with the simplicity and elegance of McPhy’s refueling solutions and are looking forward to installing the first one on UK soil”, confirms Dr Stafford Lloyd, Riversimple’s Systems and Sustainability Engineer, who is leading the refueling station project for the company.

The market for on-site hydrogen production equipment for Power Plant Cooling applications is growing strongly, particularly in emerging regions where hydrogen logistics infrastructures are relatively underdeveloped, which can make their supply costs very high. By replacing deliveries of hydrogen cylinder, McPhy’s solutions are making it possible to ensure reliable supplies, while creating value for their users, which can produce hydrogen for lower costs.

With a unit capacity of 10 Nm3/h of hydrogen delivered at a pressure of 10 bar, the McLyzers that will be deployed at the Lebanese thermal power station will produce hydrogen for injection into its alternator cooling circuit.

For this contract, the Group will be capitalizing on its expert logistics capabilities for export projects.

McPhy, which delivered a first McLyzer 10-30 to the Chinese thermal power station CPI Zaoquan (Ningxia region) at the start of 2017, is confirming its deployment on the high-potential market for on-site hydrogen production.

This delivery raises the total power of large capacity hydrogen generators delivered by McPhy to 11 MW.
Perfectly adapted to intermittent renewables, this rapid response hydrogen generation equipment provides energy companies with a valid solution for maintaining the stability of electrical networks. Recognized for their high efficiency, robustness, ease-of-integration, McPhy equipment is specifically designed to limit installation and operating costs.
The system delivered to the Hebeï province is a 4 MW compact model including two McLyzer 400 modules, transformers, power electronics, a purification and drying unit and a solid-state storage module. It is scheduled to be installed and commissioned at the end of the year, initiating in the heart of China a complete value chain for surplus electricity of renewable origin.

Operations scaled for successfully executing international projects

This major reference confirms McPhy’s ability to execute large-scale projects for converting renewable energy into hydrogen destined to be injected into the network or used as a commodity.
McPhy has implemented optimized processes for sourcing, packaging and delivery, thus demonstrating its expertise in the logistics for projects for the expert segment of major international regions.
After the customer requirements specification phase, McPhy equipment is preassembled in containers to facilitate their transport, unloading and assembly on-site with the objective of global performance.

“Whereas energy transition is leading to large-scale installations for the production of renewable electricity, energy companies are faced with the challenge of managing the intermittency of the supply to electrical networks. Based on nearly 10 years of experience in hydrogen production and storage solutions, we propose, wherever they are located, custom-designed solutions to ensure a balance between energy supply and demand in their networks. Our design, production, delivery and installation chain is now properly scaled to support this international development strategy”, concluded McPhy’s Chairman and CEO, Pascal Mauberger.