Hydrogen & Renewable Energy

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1 HELION

2 HELION HYDROGEN POWER Hydrogen & Renewable Energy DERBI 2009 Conference, Perpignan, June 11th 2009 Jean-Christophe HOGUET HELION

3 HELION Subsidiary of AREVA R, renewable energy Business Unit Wind power Offshore wind energy Bioenergies Biomass power plant design & integration business Hydrogen power Supply energy for transportation and stationary applications MULTIBRID KOBLITZ HELION Helion develops, builds and commercializes power generators based on hydrogen and fuel cell power for distributed power generation and mobile applications 3 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

4 MULTIBRID: tailor-made technology for offshore A leading-edge M5000 technology for 5 MW Offshore wind turbines: Hybrid drive-train solution Light weight High output Corrosion protection through air filtering Simplified maintenance Turbines running in Bremerhaven since 2004 & 2006 & 2008 Industrialization in progress 4 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

5 HELION: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells offer Energy solutions based on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies provided by HELION, for stationary and mobile applications, complete the AREVA offers in wind and biomass energy Electricity H2O Electrolysis PEM Technologies Fuel cell heat H2O Hydrogen and Oxygen 5 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

6 HELION Hydrogen Power Systems O 2 e - Fuel Cells Electrolysers Power Conditioning STACK e - Electricity Hydrogen Power is both: Fuel Cells: FC = Conversion of chemical energy (H 2 and O 2 ) into electricity and Heat. Several types: PEM (proton exchange membrane), DMFC, AFC, MCFC, SOFC Typical powers 1W to 1MW H 2 Gas Management Thermal Management H 2 O Heat Electrolysers: Electrolyser = Hydrogen and oxygen production using electrolysis Alkaline, SOEC, PEM for electrolysis Typical H 2 flow 0,1 to 1000 Nm 3 /h 6 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

7 Stacks integrate proprietary design, low-cost composite bipolar plates and commercial MEAs : high efficiency & high durability in operation, low pressure operation (air atmospheric pressure or 2 bara maximum pure oxygen pressure) temperature range from 60 to 80 C HELION PEM FC Developments 20 to 100 kw 5 to 20 kw 2 to 5 kw HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

8 Improved stack performances 8 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

9 Hydrogen Production Late 80 s : AREVA group started PEM water electrolyser development for hydrogen production in nuclear power plants to prevent oxygen corrosion Lab scale and prototype stacks built and tested as well as industrial scale systems Based on this work, HELION has been developing PEM water electrolysers since 2005 for : Coupling to intermittent renewable energy sources Hydrogen energy economy Completing current use of hydrogen in the industrial field PEM electrolysers 15 barg 10 Nm 3 /h Nuclear Power Plant PEM Stack prototype up to 50 barg PEM Electrolyser System up to 50 barg Endurance tests > 5000 h 9 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

10 Selected early markets HELION develops PEM Fuel Cell and Electrolyser technologies for: Backup power applications Distributed energy Niche transport applications Air-independent applications Hydrogen production Education 10 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

11 FC Backup Power Systems Environmental-friendly and innovative solution: Reliability of batteries Autonomy of diesel generating sets Advantages compared to gen sets: Better startup reliability: 80 ratio Low maintenance required: one visit / year Remote control Power: 20 to 200kVA UPS ( Uninterrupted Power Supply) no power cut supply of high quality current Voltage : three-phase 400 V or mono-phase 230 V / 50 Hz 10 container: 4 m x 2.5 m x 2.3 m Approx. weight: 5000 kg Noise level: 68 dba at 1 m Outdoor system operating under ambient temperatures from - 20 to + 40 C Water production: 0,55 L/kVA/hour H 2 consumption: 0,6 Nm3/kWh O 2 consumption: 0,3 Nm3/kWh CO 2 -free emission system System lifetime: 15 years Ready for a market introduction 11 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

12 Hydrogen Technologies & Renewable Energy Sources 12 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

13 Hydrogen as a RES storage technology (Source ITRE) 13 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

14 Renewable Energy Sources applications Decentralised production Remote areas electrification RES integration into the grids 1 GWh Short-term»µ-grid Mid-term 400 MWh»connected Load levelling Day-ahead scheduling Time-shifting 40 MWh Villages Electrification Peak shaving»connected 100 kwh SAPS 2 kwh»remote site»µ-grids 1 10 kw kw 500 kw 5 MW 14 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

15 Renewable Energy Sources applications Intermittent Renewable Energy Sources HELION solution Photovoltaics Wind End-user, grids, Electrical management HELION Energy System Electrolysis PEM HP Gases storage H 2 -O 2 H 2 -O 2 PEM Fuel Cell System Thermal management Transport application Electrical flow Thermal flow Gases flow 15 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

16 Renewable Energy Sources applications Absolutely no pollutant emission Noise-free Fuel cell provide a high quality DC current Hydrogen and Fuel Cells advantages Efficient combined production of heat and power (CHP) No self-discharge over time, no specific consumption Independent optimization of the system delivered power (fuel cell power: kw) and of the available stored energy (gases storage: kwh) The higher is the ratio stored energy / deliverd power, the higher is the competitive advantage of the hydrogen / fuel cell system compared to batteries or other storage systems Low maintenance (static equipments) 16 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

17 Remote area electrification : PEPITE 25kW system based on PV and H2 Partners: HELION, CEA, ARMINES, LAPLACE, CNRS Corsica System modeling and optimization Sous-système générateur renouvelable EnR Stockage électrochimique CC global Sous-système batteries Sous-système utilisateur / charge / réseau CV CV? Sous-système conditionnement de puissance Bus / Nœud électrique CV Charge CV CV Électrolyseur Stockage gaz Pile à combustible Chaîne électrique Chaîne hydrogène Sous-système électrolyseur Sous-système stockage Sous-système pile à combustible 17 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

18 Wind turbines and hydrogen : CYRANO Feasibility study of a large scale wind / hydrogen association Scope : to power a inhabitants zone / H2 pipelines Partners: GDF-SUEZ, CEA, INERIS, HELION 18 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

19 Island grid peak-shaving : MYRTE Project Experiment the association of a photovoltaic plant and an hydrogen system in an electrical grid connection condition Main objective is to control the system power output on the grid during critical hours : peak load shaving Maximal Power : 200 kwe 410 Daily Energy : 500 kwh zone 2 T' P' zone 1 T P :00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:01 22:01 23:01 19 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

20 Island grid peak-shaving : MYRTE Project 6 years project Phase 1: Fuel Cell : 50kWe Electrolyser < 10Nm 3 /h H2 Phase II: Fuel Cell : 200kWe Electrolyser < 40Nm 3 /h H2 Heat recovery and storage will be implemented 200kW system based on 600kW PV and H2 Peak shaving during local grid peak hours Partners: CNRS Corsica, HELION, CEA, RAFFALLI 20 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin

21 Thank you for your attention 21 HELION > Présentation HELION DERBI juin