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== '''Fuelcell in the hydrogen context''' == Fuelcell abstracts hydrogen using solid oxide electrolysis. This is a high temperature methodology which is superior against alkaline electrolysis methods in terms of energy efficiency ([https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319913022684 www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319913022684]). Toyota's port at long Beach has a 2.3 MW Fuel Cell (from FuelCell Energy) produces 1.3 tonnes (565 hydrogen output per 1 MW input) of green hydrogen each day. The company currently has 36.3 MW fuel cells in operation which translates to 20.5 tonnes of hydrogen per year. The current production rate of hydrogen in the USA is 10,000,000 tonnes per year. (https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-production). Fuell Cell Energy's market share is thus 0.000205% of hydrogen production in the USA. '''PlugPower''' uses the proton exchange membrane to abstract hydrogen. PlugPower's EX-425D system requires an input of 1 MW for an output of 425 KG of hydrogen. Furthermore, their EX-2125D system has an input of 5 MW with an output of 2125 KG of hydrogen (also 425 hydrogen output per 1MW input). FuelCell Energy is thus more efficient than PlugPower. '''Bloom Energy, Headquartered in California''' * also using solid oxide. They have made 700 installations globally. * their electrolyser produces 1.2 tonnes of hydrogen a day from 1.8 MW input of energy. * They claim to be the most efficient hydrogen company '''Linde''' * based in Europe * uses the polymer membrane for electrolysis * has installed close to 200 hydrogen fueling stations and 80 hydrogen electrolysis plants worldwide * much more vertically integrated in the hydrogen industry * largest plant is in Norway - 24 MW producing 10,000 KG of hydrogen per day - 416 kilos of hydrogen per MW '''ITM''' * Partnered with Shell in projects such as the the pan-European REFHYNE project which will have a capacity of 10 MW and will produce 1300 tonnes of hydrogen per year which was funded by the EU. There is also a plan to make a REFHYNE 2 with a 100 MW capacity to produce 15000 tonnes of hydrogen per year (https://www.refhyne.eu/refhyne-2/). * ITM uses the polymer membrane for its electrolysis, thier 2 MW systems produce 26 kilos of hydrogen per hour (864 per day) The main issue and cost currently is the high temperature needed for this process - at over 600 degrees celsius which is iteself a high cost to achieve and maintain (www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/fuel-cell-generator-market-207434513.html). However, if placed next to industrial factories the heat could be taken from them leading to almost 100% efficiency. Competitors to FuelCell energy are: Bloom Energy, Doosan Fuel Cell (from South Korea), Powercell Sweden AB, Ballard Power Systems (Canada), Loop Energy (Canada) and ABB (Switzerland) The use of electrolysis to abstract hydrogen as opposed to the steam methane process is due to experience a 16% annual growth rate up to 2028 (www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190618005111/en/Navigant-Research-Report-Shows-the-Global-Market-for-Electrolyzers-is-Expected-to-Grow-at-16-Annually-Through-2028) '''Conclusion''' As Fuel Cell's electrolyser is among the most efficient on the market in terms of energy production it is very realistic that the company will at least continue with market benchmark performances and thus maintian market share.
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