Hyzon Motors confirms plans for 200 kW FC system for 2024
Hyzon Motors, the US developer of fuel cell commercial vehicles, plans to start producing and commercialising its new fuel cell system in 2024. This is expected to generate 200 kW of power from a single stack.
According to Hyzon, the system, which was announced last year, enables 20 per cent more range per kilogram of hydrogen compared to the 120 kW system, significantly improving the total cost of ownership of H2 trucks. In addition, since only one stack is needed for the 200 kW output instead of two, volume and weight are said to be reduced by about 30 per cent and costs by 25 per cent. In addition, there are lower maintenance requirements, the company says.
On the road to commercialization, Hyzon says it has cleared another hurdle “with the successful completion and factory acceptance of the first nine B samples.” These patterns were manufactured at Hyzon’s manufacturing and innovation centre in the US city of Bolingbrook. The company plans to complete 16 more B-patterns soon, with a view to starting production of the C-patterns in the second half of the year. Manufacturing and commercialization of the mature product should then follow in 2024. Hyzon does not comment on whether the novelty will also be available in Europe.
“Our goal is to accelerate the clean energy transition by providing hydrogen fuel cells to power zero-emission mobility,” said Parker Meeks, Hyzon’s Chief Executive Officer. “In our view, this milestone reflects Hyzon’s years of leadership in developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, and this important step toward full-scale 200kW FCS production demonstrates exciting progress toward the commercialization of our single stack design.”
Hyzon announced this development project in May 2022 as part of a Repower program launched with partner Fontaine Modification to convert diesel trucks to fuel cell drive systems. It was not clear from the announcement at the time whether the conversion offer will also come to Europe. However, Fontaine Modification is primarily active in the United States.
Hyzon Motors also sells new vehicles with the fuel cell system – so retrofits are actually a competitor to the new vehicle business. The Repower program came about in response to customer demand, according to the release – new vehicles are simply often not available. “The Repower program is a natural solution for our current situation: customers are seeking to urgently reduce emissions, but current supply chain constraints make it very challenging to meet demand,” Hyzon’s corporate headquarters said last year. And, “Thanks to the in-house production of our proprietary fuel cells, Hyzon’s Repower program can deliver zero-emissions vehicles to customers sooner, with lower cost, and less waste.”
With reporting by Cora Werwitzke, France.
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