HyWay: Europe’s largest hybrid electric-hydrogen vehicle fleet in Grenoble, France

[La Motte Fanjas, 12 June 2015]

Zero-emissions hydrogen-powered transportation is now a reality in France’s RhôneAlpes region, home to 80% of the country’s hydrogen-energy industry. Under the HyWay program, initiated in October 2014, an initial test fleet of 21 Renault Kangoo ZEH2
hybrid electric-hydrogen utility vehicles and three hydrogen filling stations have been rolled out in the cities of Grenoble and Lyon.

McPhy to supply a “Wind to Hydrogen” (“Power to Gas”) system

[La Motte-Fanjas, 3 June 2015]

McPhy Energy, a company specializing in hydrogen-based solutions for industrial and energy storage, has just signed a €6.4 million contract to supply a “Wind to Hydrogen” (“Power to Gas”) system for the recovery of surplus energy generated by a 200 MW wind farm site currently under construction in the Hebei province of China.

The customer, Jiantou Yanshan (Guyuan) Wind Energy, is a member of state-owned Hebei Construction and Investment Group Co., Ltd of the Hebei province with whom McPhy Energy previously signed a long-term partnership agreement. This supply agreement represents the first concrete outcome of this partnership. It is subject to administrative authorizations that must be granted to the construction company before the end of July. Delivery is scheduled for July 2016 with the equipment to be commissioned in January 2017.

The Chinese province of Hebei is pioneering in China to embark on technologies related to a clean energy generation based on renewable technologies and their integration into both the existing and future energy network. In October 2013, a Chinese delegation was led by the Secretary of the province, Mr. Zhou Benshun, to explore the best practice examples of new and clean technologies being developed in Brandenburg (Germany).

The State of Brandenburg and the province of Hebei have a joint development agreement for renewable energies, environmental protection and other fields of technology. Within this framework, Hebei intends to build a hydrogen hybrid power plant, similar to the one in Prenzlau, to demonstrate the economic viability of hydrogen in the path for renewable energy integration. A letter of intent (LOI) between Hebei Construction and Investment Group, the German based subsidiary of McPhy Energy and the environmental consultancy company Encon Europe has accordingly been signed.

The electrolyzer of the Prenzlau power plant was built by a division of Enertrag, acquired by McPhy Energy in September 2013. Through its expertise in electrolysis technology combined with expertise developed in integrating it into energy infrastructures such as electrical or natural gas networks, McPhy Energy subsequently modified and adapted the existing Prenzlau hybrid power plant and built the interface to the network’s gas injection system.

As the first concrete deliverable for this partnership, McPhy Energy will provide two production lines and hydrogen storage, each consisting of:

  • A 2 MW McLyzer electrolyzer, the latest addition to the McPhy Energy range, delivering hydrogen at pressure of 30 bar;
  • A transportable solid state hydrogen storage unit used in conjunction with traditional tanks to store and transport hydrogen.

“I am delighted that McPhy Energy was selected by the Hebei region to produce this system. This province is a model in China for renewable energy development. This wind to hydrogen project is by far the most important ever carried out to date in China, with installed renewable energy production capacity exceeding 200 GW. Entering this market at the very time Chinese authorities are seeking to optimize their solar and wind power generation sites represents an enormous opportunity for McPhy Energy” concluded Pascal Mauberger, McPhy Energy’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Changes in McPhy Energy’s corporate governance for increased efficacy

[La Motte-Fanjas, 22 May 2015]

McPhy Energy, specialized in hydrogen production and storage equipment for industry and energy markets has made changes in its corporate governance, in particular, to streamline management operations and reduce operating costs through a unified structure governed by a Board of Directors.

All Supervisory Board members were unanimously appointed as directors. The General Meeting also appointed Pascal Mauberger and Myriam Maestroni. The Board of Directors’ meeting that followed unanimously appointed Pascal Mauberger as Chairman-Chief Executive Officer.

The Board thus created has eight members, including three independent directors:

  • Myriam Maestroni, Chair-Founder of Economie d’Energie (independent director);
  • Léopold Demiddeleer, Executive Director, New Business Development of Solvay S.A. until 2013 (independent director);
  • Luc Poyer, Chairman of the Executive Board of E.ON France (independent director);
  • Pascal Mauberger, until then McPhy Energy’s Executive Board Chairman;
  • Arevadelfi;
  • BPI France Investissement;
  • Emertec Gestion;
  • Sofinnova Partners.

Appointment as director of energy transition expert, Myriam Maestroni

A graduate of the Bordeaux Management School (Kedge Business School) and the University of Barcelona, with an MBA from the ESADE Business School, Myriam Maestroni has a strong interest in the field of energy. After exercising a number of executive positions with Dyneff/ Agip, specialized in the distribution of fuel products, she set up Primagaz’s Spanish subsidiary and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Myriam Maestroni continued her career in the Netherlands with SHV Holdings before being appointed Vice President for Sales and Marketing for Primagaz France, and then Chief Executive Officer

In 2011 she created Economie d’Energie to develop innovative programs to promote energy efficiency for major stakeholders from a number of sectors including Auchan, Carrefour, Esso, GDF, Leclerc, Total, Rexel, Schneider, etc.

With a particular interest in issues relating to both and sustainable innovation, Myriam Maestroni, was appointed Femme en Or de l’Environnement in 2014, and is an independent member of Albioma’s Board of Directors and chairman of its CSR Committee Her marketing expertise and broad vision of energy transition issues will provide a valuable contribution to McPhy Energy’s Board of Directors.

Adamo Screnci, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of McPhy Energy

Adamo Screnci, who has contributed since 2009 alongside Pascal Mauberger to McPhy Energy’s as Vice President for Sales, is appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Adamo Screnci actively participated in strategic acquisitions and Italy and Germany that allowed McPhy Energy to develop a complete and complementary offering of hydrogen production and storage equipment. He also has spearheaded all key partnerships concluded to date or that are yet to be concluded.

“Adamo Screnci’s appointment as Deputy Chief Executive Officer is part of the acceleration of our commercial strategy in order to reap the rewards expected from the market for new uses of hydrogen. We welcome the addition to the Board of Directors of a figure of Myriam Maestroni’s stature and inspirational leadership in the field of energy transition as independent member”, concluded Pascal Mauberger, Chairman-CEO of McPhy Energy.

McPhy Energy awarded a maintenance contract for Audi Power-to-Gas plant in Werlte (Germany)

[La Motte-Fanjas, 21 May 2015]

McPhy Energy, specialized in hydrogen production and storage equipment for industry and energy markets has been selected to provide preventative and corrective maintenance services for the Audi e-gas plant in Werlte, Germany. This decision is a consequence of a partnership between Audi and McPhy which started in late 2013, when McPhy Energy finalized the installation and commissioning of the 6 MW water electrolysis plant for the Werlte installation.

The plant uses surplus green electricity to produce hydrogen from water in three alkaline electrolyzers. The hydrogen is reacted with CO2 to produce synthetic methane, or Audi e-gas. It is virtually identical to the fossil, natural gas, and is distributed via an existing infrastructure, the German natural gas network, to CNG filling stations for Audi’s A3 g-tron series. Audi produces up to 1,000 metric tons of e-gas per year, chemically binding some 2,800 metric tons of CO2. This roughly corresponds to the amount that a forest of over 220,000 beech trees absorbs in one year. Water and oxygen are the only by-products.

“We trust in McPhy Energy’s capabilities and strong customer-focus to provide the best possible support for sustaining a high reliable and performing plant technology”, said Reiner Mangold, Manager Sustaining Product Development at Audi.

The 6 MW alkaline electrolyzer is a key component of the e-gas power plant technology, making it possible to extract hydrogen from water through surplus electricity. Through its expertise, the McPhy Energy’s subsidy in Wildau (Germany) has further optimized this technology ( today known as “Alcaline 2.0” electrolysis) and developed in-depth experience assuring its integration into energy infrastructures such as electrical or natural gas networks.

McPhy Energy is a turnkey partner for power-to-gas applications offering value-added equipment and engineering know-how.

2014 full year earnings (PDF)

[La Motte Fanjas, 10 March 2015]

Following a year focused on establishing its strategy, McPhy Energy is moving
into a commercial development phase, in an increasingly buoyant market for
new hydrogen uses.

H2 generation equipment: McPhy Energy and De Nora sign a technological partnership

[La Motte-Fanjas, 25 February 2015]

The French company McPhy Energy, specialising in hydrogen-based solutions for industrial and energy storage, and the Italian De Nora group, the world’s leading provider of electrochemical products and services, are today announcing a technology partnership agreement.

Under this agreement, De Nora will supply McPhy Energy with activated electrodes for its range of new-generation alkaline water-electrolysers. More compact and responsive, with an unrivalled lifespan, this new equipment both dedicated to the industry and energy markets will deliver significantly improved technical and economic performance capabilities.

“We are delighted with this agreement with De Nora, a world-renowned expert in electrodes for alkaline electrolysis. The combination of our two technologies will enable us to offer increasingly competitive, flexible and environmentally-friendly hydrogen generation equipment for our industrial and energy sector customers”, concludes Pascal Mauberger, McPhy Energy’s Chief Executive Officer.

“De Nora is committed to boost water electrolysis technologies with its patented high performing electrodes. Thanks to the collaboration with McPhy, a dymanic, fast growing company, we are changing the pace of the innovation and we are improving the value proposition of the electrochemical route to energy storage lowering capital and operating costs”, declares Luca Buonerba, De Nora’s Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer.


| About De Nora

De Nora, a family-owned Italian Group, provides its customers with safe, innovative and sustainable energy-saving electrochemical technologies and environmentally-friendly solutions worldwide.

De Nora’s proprietary noble metal-coated electrodes, boosted by continuous investments in R&D, are adopted in a great variety of industries and applications such as chlorine, chlorate and hypochlorite production, alkaline water electrolysis, PEM fuel cells and water treatment, surface finishing, electronics, cathodic protection, electrogalvanizing, metal winning and metal recovery.

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2014 Revenue (PDF)

[La Motte Fanjas, 15 January 2015]

McPhy Energy, specialized in hydrogen based solutions for energy storage and industrial applications, registered revenue growth in the 2014 fourth quarter of 24%.

  • Revenue: €3.2 million (+4.6%), excluding “other revenues from ordinary activities
  • Validation of the strategy for the mobility and power-to-gas markets