Description du projet
Introduire une énergie propre en Europe
La nécessité de limiter les effets du changement climatique obligera l’Europe à rechercher des sources d’énergie alternatives, telles que l’hydrogène, pour atteindre ses objectifs de durabilité. Le secteur des transports est l’un des principaux responsables des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et c’est lui qui devrait bénéficier le plus de la transition vers l’hydrogène. Toutefois, les coûts actuels de cette transition sont prohibitifs en raison des infrastructures requises, ce qui exige des solutions innovantes. La société britannique NanoSUN a mis au point la Pioneer Station, une station d’hydrogène simplifiée, rentable et évolutive qui promet de répondre aux besoins en hydrogène de l’Europe. Le projet MOBHYLE, financé par l’UE, vise à présent à mettre cette solution sur un marché plus large afin de démontrer ses avantages et de contribuer à la transition de l’Europe vers une énergie propre.
Objectif
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.
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L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.