Best-in-class low-cost mobile hydrogen refueller for a zero-emission transportation sector

Descripción del proyecto

Energía limpia para Europa

La necesidad de limitar los efectos del cambio climático obligará a Europa a buscar fuentes de energía alternativas como el hidrógeno para cumplir sus objetivos de sostenibilidad. El transporte es uno de los sectores que contribuyen en mayor medida a las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y es el que más se podría beneficiar de la transición hacia el hidrógeno. Sin embargo, los costes actuales de esta transición son prohibitivamente altos debido a que la infraestructura necesaria precisa de tecnologías innovadoras. La empresa británica NanoSUN ha desarrollado Pioneer Station, una estación de hidrógeno simplificada, rentable y ampliable que promete satisfacer las necesidades de hidrógeno de Europa. El proyecto MOBHYLE, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene ahora como objetivo aumentar la popularidad comercial de esta tecnología para demostrar sus beneficios y ayudar a la transición de Europa hacia las energías limpias.

Objetivo

This proposal makes the case that if the EU wishes to accomplish a clean energy transition to achieve its sustainability goals, it will, inter alia, require hydrogen at large scale. Transportation is a major contributor to climate change, responsible for ~32% of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.

In transport, hydrogen is the most promising option for decarbonising trucks and buses; but the current prohibitive cost of refuelling infrastructure urgently calls for a paradigm shift in solution design. In response, NanoSUN has re-invented the hydrogen refuelling station to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen in transport, thereby helping to address at least four of the EU’s sustainability goals within the Green Deal.

NanoSUN’s solution is called the Pioneer station. It addresses the bottlenecks in the adoption of hydrogen in key transportation sectors. It eliminates complex and costly onboard compressors, uses field-proven cascade technology and is built into standard shipping containers for mobility. It is half the costs of alternatives and highly scalable.

The market opportunity for NanoSUN is ~€2.3 billion of refuelling equipment for every 1% of heavy-duty vehicles that switch to hydrogen fuel. The first 1% penetration is expected to be achieved by 2030, meaning that NanoSUN’s annual addressable market will reach €140 million by 2025 and increase quickly thereafter.

NanoSUN will leverage first-mover and cost-leadership advantages in mobile refuelling to capture significant early share. We have demonstrated market demand through obtaining sponsorship from Shell and support from other fuel giants like Westfalen and BOC.
NanoSUN needs the EIC funding to enable field trials across Europe, with potential customers, to demonstrate the benefits and accelerate the adoption of hydrogen in transport. We have a very strong team in place, with extensive expertise in industrial gases and fuel cells.