“2014  SEOUL  S&T  FORUM  "New  Vision  for  Global  R&DB"  

The role of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in a worldwide inclusive and sustainable development policy

Angelo Moreno

angelo.moreno@enea.it

November 5 - 7, 2014 - Plaza Hotel Seoul

Seoul, Korea

Session I

Advancing S&T through Open Innovation

Outline of the presentation

•  Hydrogen and fuel cell economy for a sustainable world

•  European Contest: Hydrogen Vision

•  Hydrogen and fuel cell platform: status of the art

•  Hydrogen and fuel cell joint undertaking impact on industry and research communities

•  Open Innovation in Europe: overview on the strategic lines of Horizon 2020 (EURIS program)

•  Examples of OI in H2&FC •  Self sustained system, based on renewable sources, t

o guaranty continuous energy supply in rural areas

Hydrogen  Economy  What is needed for an economy based on hydrogen as a carbon-free energy carrier :

ü Integration and continuity

ü affordable technical solutions for energy-efficient hydrogen production chains, energy-dense storage and delivery infrastructures

ü fuel cells as electricity generation units for transport, stationary power and combined heat and power and portable applications.

ü transportation and refuelling infrastructures for FC vehicle deployment

ü new distribution grid concept

ü safety, code and standards, education and training,

ü  incentives, directives, commercialization strategies, new business models

ü Integration with renewable energies (grid balancing)

H2 production plant

Fuel Cells

H2

Natural Gas

Hydrogen filling station

Empty well Salt acquifer

CO2

H2

Solar Thermal WIND

Biomasses

Photovoltaic

Hydropower

Hydrogen  Vision:  Integra4on  

Hydrogen  Fuel  Cell  Vehicles  What is needed: •  Reduce the technology cost and improve performances (mainly FCs and

on board hydrogen storage)

•  Establish the right infrastructures for hydrogen (mainly filling stations)

•  Identify environmentally friendly hydrogen production processes (mainly from renewable sources)

What is the status: • Growing interest in fuel cell vehicles have advanced the needed

technologies, despite that we still need technology breakthroughs

•  Current renewed focus on creating affordable technologies is helping the FCs to become the alternative to other power train technologies.

•  Recent plans from Hyundai, Daimler, Toyota, Honda etc. are making hydrogen and FC vehicles available to consumers this decade.

FC  for  sta4onary  applica4ons  What is needed: •  Reduce the technology cost and improve performances

•  Develop the market, which means:

•  Fully develop the strategy to pass from centralised energy production to decentralised production

•  Enhance the concept of co and tri generation and even poli generation

•  Fully explore the potential contribution of FCs to the quality of life for the citizens (Smart cities)

•  Establish new rules for energy transmissions and new standards for energy distribution (Smart grids)

•  Connect FC deployment with renewables (energy storing: power to gas and gas to power concept)

•  Set invectives and/or directives ( like the ones set for the transport sector)

FC  for  sta4onary  applica4ons  What is the status: • More and more suppliers have develop products ready for the market. Some of them are penetrating niche markets and conventional markets (forklift, APU, remote areas/telecom antennas, back up, portable, CHP for domestic and residential applications)

• Some products have reached the target to enter the market, but “the market is not ready for the product”

• Some technologies still need breakthroughs

• Fuel cell manufacturers, mainly SME, must invest quite a big amount of money (high risk investment) to go towards industrialized production in order to lower the cost

• Last years governmental and EU support helped the deployment of quite big number of FC systems (Japan, Korea, Germany, EU, USA, Italy, Denmark, etc.)

European  Contest:  integraHon  The role H&FC in the decarbonisation of the energy system: •  Hydrogen as energy vector both for transport and stationary

applications and as possible energy storage medium connected with renewable sources

•  Fuel cells will replace incumbent technologies:

ü  In the transport moving it toward full electric vehicles

ü  In stationary applications (power, heat and cold) replacing mainly ICE and GT, from few kWs to multi MWs plants

ü  In portable applications replacing batteries whatever size

The  story  of  H2&FC    European  strategy:  ConHnuity  

Early  80’  to  2003  from  cost  sharing  R&D&D  acHviHes  to  a  structured  European  plaSorm  

2004  –  2007  The  seVng  up  of  the  medium  –long  term  strategy    towards  PPP  

2008  -­‐  2013    Launch  and  operaHon  of  PPP:  the  Joint  Undertaking  (FCH-­‐JU)(about  1B€)  

2014  -­‐2020  FCH-­‐JU  2.0  (About  1.4B€)  –  Open  InnovaHon?  

European Hydrogen Roadmap Integration&Continuity Strategic Energy Technology plan : “SET plan”

The  importance  H2&FC  in  the  European  energy  themes  

•  Almost 160 R&D D projects financed •  over 7 calls for proposal •  covering 5 application area’s •  total value of 900 M € •  with 540 participants from 33 countries:

ü more than 300 industrial companies ü  of which almost 50% SMEs ü more than 70 research institutes ü  and more than 90 universities

•  strong participation of Joint Research Centre •  international cooperation outside EC •  Mature European FCH community :

•  Strong, visible and coherent •  Consensus strategy (MAIP/AIP) •  Pre-competitive collaboration

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FCH JU Main Achievements

Transport applications

-  Demonstration of > 260 hydrogen cars

-  Installation of > 20 hydrogen refueling stations

-  Demonstration of > 74 hydrogen buses

-  Demonstration of > 400 hydrogen materials handling vehicles

-  Demonstration of auxiliary power units for trucks, planes and maritime applications

HyTransit 3EMotion

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Hydrogen production and storage

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-  Demonstration of high power electrolysers coupled to renewable energy sources

-  Demonstration of integrated systems

-  Demonstration of hydrogen production through concentrated solar energy

-  Hydrogen Underground storage

Stationary applications (CHP and back-up power units)

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-  Demonstration of > 1000 residential micro-CHP units in 12 MS

(system efficiency > 95%)

-  Demonstration of 3 industrial CHP projects >1,5 MW

-  Demonstration of > 37 back-up power systems

+6%    growth  in  jobs  per  year  (~4,000  FTE  

in  2012)  while  average  EU  job  market  has  contracted  

+10%  average  increase  of  annual  turnover  (on  a  2012  total  

of  €0.5  billion)    

+8%  average  increase  of  R&D  expenditures  (2012  total  

€1.8  billion)    

+6%  average  increase  of  market  deployment  

expenditures  (2012  total  €0.6  billon)    

+16%    annual  increase  in  patents  granted  in  

the  EU  to  European  companies  (average  1.5%  for  all  European  industries)  

Source: Trends in investments, jobs and turnover in the Fuel cells and Hydrogen sector, 2012

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Community

Open  Innova4on  2.0  –  A  New  Paradigm  and  Founda4on  for  a  Sustainable  Europe  

•  An   important   component   of   the   foreseen   European  InnovaHon   System,   where   all   stakeholders   need   to   be  involved   and   create   seamless   interacHon   and   mash-­‐up   for  ideas  in  innovaHon  ecosystems  

•  It   has   been   established   an   Open   InnovaHon   Strategy   and  Policy   Group   (OISPG):   industries,   academia,   governments,  and   private   individuals   to   support   policies   for   open  innovaHon   at   the   EU,   with   the   philosophy   to   create   open  innovaHon  ecosystems  where  the  serendipity  process   is  fully  developed  and  integrated.    

•  The  Dublin  InnovaHon  DeclaraHon  outlines  the  key  emerging  characterisHcs  and  pracHces  of  Open  InnovaHon  2.0  (OI2)  and  how  it  can  pracHcally  help  address  key  European  challenges.  

http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/entrepreneurship-innovation/open-innovation

The  EURIS  program  European  Open  and  CollaboraHve  Regional  InnovaHon  Strategies  

(hhp://www.euris-­‐programme.eu/en/homepage/open-­‐innovaHon)  

Goal:  Contribute  to  the  Embracing  of  Open  InnovaHon  in  EU  

ObjecHves:  

1.  Raise  awareness  of  companies  and  knowledge  centers  on  the  OI  concept,  as  well  as  to  provide  case  studies,  resources  and  tools  facilitaHng  the  embracement  of  OI  

2.  Improve  regional  framework  condiHons  and  to  open  up  OI  ecosystems  to  foster  further  interacHon  and  collaboraHon  between  quadruple  Helix  (*)  agents  and  partners  regions  

3.  Transfer  to  partners  of  RIS  the  best  pracHces,  new  models  and  recommendaHons  issued  from  the  program,  as  well  as  to  deliver  general  policy  recommendaHons  for  the  other  regions  interested  on  the  opening  up  of  their  innovaHon  ecosystems.  

•  Go beyond Smart Specialisation and clusters •  Multisite common issues •  Openness for the new, for change •  Courage in experimenting

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INTEGRATED mCHP GENERATOR

Power 2.5 kW

Output voltage 400 V, DC

Fuel NG

Electric Efficiency 50% LHV

Total Efficiency power+heat, usable for cooling

90%

Dimensions w x l x h

0.6 x 0.8 x 1.6 m

Fuel Cell Power Module

Power Management System

Fuel, Air & Exhaust management

Open  innova4on:  Italian  –  Korean  example  

Commercialization of SOFC mCHP-Generators in EU.

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What is in practice?

A “bundle” of R&D and demo projects in TN Region on mCHP (2010-2013)

with a unique frame and view: to develop a local supply-chain for micro-

cogeneration

involving suppliers, installers, utilities, technical schools, technology district...

14-­‐11-­‐14   Proprietary  InformaHon  SOFCpower/HTceramix  

Open  innova4on  -­‐  Italian  example:  Crisalide  project  

From a cocoon to a

flying butterfly

Installer

Components

ICT Electricity producers

Crisalide Project

Open  innova4on:  Italian  –  Korean  example  

Thank you for

your kind attention