Overview of current

electrolysis
technologies
AND THEIR ROLE IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Baudouin DE LANNOY,
Business Development Manager, Cummins (Hydrogenics),
[email protected]
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WHO IS CUMMINS? Countries

61.6K
Global Employees

1.4M+
Engines built in 2019
Engines Power generators
8K
Distributor & dealer locations

$1B
Invested in research &
development in 2019

Electrification Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 100 YEARS

of industry leadership *2019 figures

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 CUMMINS HYDROGEN ACTIVITIES
▪ Key technologies ▪ Recent acquisitions and partnerships
• Alkaline Electrolysis • General Electric (US)
• PEM Electrolysis • Hydrogenics* (Belgium, Germany, Canada)
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells • MOU with Hyundai
• PEM Fuel Cells • Loop Energy (Canada)
• Hydrogen storage tanks • JV with NPROXX (Germany)
*Air Liquide is still owning 19% of Hydrogenics

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 CUMMINS IN EUROPE

11 Manufacturing Sites

18 Distribution Sites

300 Dealers

7,000 Employees

€70m R&D in Europe on average per year

€3.63bn Goods produced each year

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 C U MMI N S I N B E L G I U M

Hydrogenics Europe
Oevel

Cummins Global Logistics

Rumst

Cummins Mechelen
Mechelen

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 W AT E R E L E C T RO LYS I S
HY D ROGE NI C S H I S TO RY
1948

1987

1995

2001

2003

2005

2019
Cummins acquires
Hydrogenics acquires Stuart Energy Hydrogenics

Stuart Energy acquires Vandenborre

The Electrolyser Corporation & Hydrogenics go public

The Electrolyser Corporation renamed Stuart Energy
Hydrogenics (Toronto) (PEM Fuel cells test systems)

Vandenborre Hydrogen Systems (Belgium) (press.electrolysis)

The Electrolyser Corporation (Toronto, Canada) (atm.electrolysis)

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 R E NE W A B L E HY D RO G E N
I N T HE E NE RGY T R A N S I T I O N

Hydrogen produced from renewable power enables the transition to a cleaner

future across all energy sectors and applications.
Link to video – Hydrogenics Renewable Hydrogen Solutions 4:22 min

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 VA R I OUS W AT E R E L E C T RO LYS E R
T E C HNOLOGI E S
• Alkaline electrolysis
– 30wt% KOH – porous Work horse
membranes
– Been around for >60 yrs
– Reliable proven technology
• Proton exchange membrane
– ‘Polymer electrolyte membrane’
– Compact / high currents Race stallion
– Wide working range (low-high
power)

• Solid oxide electrolyte

– Solid ZrxOy steam electrolysis
Cross country
– High temperature – high
efficiency horse
– Less flexible
• Anion exchange membrane
– Alkaline polymer electrolyte
– Little commercialisation
New colt

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 WATER ELECTROLYZERS : PRODUCT LINE
Alkaline PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane)

HySTAT®-15-10 HySTAT®-60-10 HySTAT®-100-10 HyLYZER® -500-30 HyLYZER® -1.000-30 HyLYZER® -4.000-30

Output pressure 10 barg (27 barg optional) 30 barg

Design Indoor/outdoor Indoor/outdoor Indoor/outdoor Indoor/outdoor Indoor Indoor

Number of cell stacks 1 4 6 2 2 8

Nominal hydrogen flow 15 Nm³/h 60 Nm³/h 100 Nm³/h 500 Nm³/h 1.000 Nm³/h 4.000 Nm³/h

Nominal input power 80 kW 300 kW 500 kW 2.5 MW 5 MW 20 MW

AC power consumption DC power consumption:

5.0 to 5.4 kWh/Nm³ ≤ 5.1 kWh/Nm³
(utilities included, at nominal capacity) 4.3 kWh/Nm³ ± 0.1 (at nameplate hydrogen flow)

Turndown ratio 40-100% 10-100% 5-100% 5-100% 5-125%

Hydrogen purity 99.998% 99.998%

O2 < 2 ppm, N2 < 12 ppm (higher purities optional) O2 < 2 ppm, N2 < 12 ppm (higher purities optional)

Tap water consumption <1.4 liters / Nm³ H2 <1.4 liters / Nm³ H2

Footprint (in containers) (LxWxH) 20 x 25 m

1 x 20 ft 1 x 40 ft 1 x 40 ft 2 x 40 ft
8.4 x 2.3 x 3.0 m (500 m²)

Utilities (AC-DC rectifiers, reverse osmosis,

Incl. Incl. Incl. Incl. Optional Optional
cooling, instrument air, H2 dryer)

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 HYS TAT ® A L KA L I N E E L E C T RO LYS E R S :
BA L A NC E OF P L A N T

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 HUNDRED’S OF INDUSTRIAL REFERENCES WITH
H y S TAT ® A L K A L I N E E L E C T R O LYS I S T E C H N O L O G Y

Saint Gobain, Colombia Saudi Arabia: Powerplant Bushan, India

Camao, Brazil Nyagan, Russia Kirovgrad, Russia

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 P E M W AT E R E L E C T RO LYS I S
KE Y M I L E S TONE S
Field Test 1.5 MW Indoor HyLYZER®-1000
Test Large Stack Design
Electrolyzer Architecture (5MW)

R&D

1999 2003 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020

Small Scale PEM

Electrolyser 1.5 MW Cell Stack Dual Cell Stack Design First 20 MW online

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HyLYZER PEM Cell Stack - 1500E
250 Nm³/h - ~1,25 MW (max: ~1,5 MW)
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 MAIN PEM HYLYZER ® REFERENCES

Power-to-Gas Power-to-Power Power-to-Fuels

1,5 MW, WindGas Reitbrook, Germany 1 MW, P2P EGAT, Thailand 1 MW, MEFCO2, Germany

Power-to-Mobility Power-to-Gas Power-to-Gas

Power-to-Industry Power-to-Mobility

1,2 MW, HyBalance, Denmark 2,4 MW, Wind to Gas Energy, Germany 2,5 MW, Markham Energy Storage, Canada

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 HyLYZER® 200/300/400/500-30
Dual stack platform (up to 2 cell stacks of 250 Nm³/h)
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 HyLYZER® 200/300/400/500-30
Dual stack platform (up to 2 cell stacks of 250 Nm³/h)
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 Markham Energy Storage, Canada
HyLYZER® 500-30 - indoor
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 Markham Energy Storage, Canada
HyLYZER®-500-30 indoor, 2.5 MW

MW The electrolyzer is adjusting its power set point

every 2 sec, following the signal sent by IESO

Time
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 C UR R E NT D E V E LO P M E N T
2 , 5 M W P E M C E L L S TAC K

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MW Scale Electrolyzer Fast Response and
Stack Dynamic Operation
Key requirement established
3.0 MW industry benchmark

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Reduction of Plant Very compact
Capital Costs
Achieved target system cost Lowest footprint on the market

1500E cell stack (high) 1500E cell stack (small)

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Nominal input power 2,5 MW 1,25 MW
Leading Stack (Max) (3 MW) (1,5 MW) Reduced Maintenance
Efficiency Nominal H2 flow 500 Nm³/h 250 Nm³/h
Leading industry performance (Max) (620 Nm³/h) (310 Nm³/h) Limited and optimized
Operating pressure 30 barg 30 barg

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 HY LY Z E R ® - 1 0 0 0 E L E C T RO LY Z E R
D I M E NS I ONS

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 HY LY Z E R ® - 1 0 0 0 E L E C T RO LY Z E R
T E C HNI C A L S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Parameter Specification
Technology Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis
KEY FEATURES

Number of PEM Stacks 2 x 2.5MW

Hydrogen Production (Nameplate) 1000 Nm3/h (2150 kgpd)
H2 Delivery Pressure 30 barg (435 psig)
H2 Purity (w/o optional HPS) >99.99% (<20 ppm O2 when running)
Operating Range 5-125% (50-1250 Nm3/h)
Stack Specific Energy (DC) 4.3 kWh/Nm3 @ Nameplate flow (3.6 to 4.5 over operating range)

EFFICIENCY
Stack Operating Temperature 65 ± 5°C (149 ± 41°F)
Rectifier Input 4.16 to 30kV, 50/60Hz, 7MVA rating
Rectifier Efficiency >97% at rated flow (>95% over range)
INSTALLATION

Electrolyzer Dimensions (LxWxH) 8.4 x 2.3 x 3.0 m (27.7 x 7.5 x 9.8 ft)
Rectifier Dimensions (LxWxH) 4.5 x 2.5 x 3.2 m (14.8 x 8.2 x 10.5 ft)

DURABILITY
Installation Environment Indoor, ventilated, non-classified, 5 to 40°C (41 to 104°F)
Indoor rectifier to be installed in a controlled access electrical vault
Stack Refurbishment Interval 64,000 to 80,000 operating hours (8 to 10 years at 95% capacity factor)
Specific Energy Increase 1% per annum (for >8,500 operating hours per year)

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 S C A L A B L E P RO D U C T P L AT F O R M
8 , 0 0 0 KG/ DAY / 2 0 M W / 4 X H Y LY Z E R ® – 1 0 0 0

HyLYZER®-1000 – Balance-of-Stack
2x 1500E cell stack (high)
1000 Nm³/h (~5 MW) in total

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 Air Liquide Becancour, Canada
4x HyLYZER® 1000-30 – indoor
More info: https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/591183/energie-air- World's Largest PEM Electrolyzer (20 MW)
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 CONCLUSIONS

▪ Governments all over the globe have announced major initiatives to

support the massive deployment of hydrogen.
▪ Cummins has acquired key hydrogen technologies (water
electrolysis, fuels cells and hydrogen storage tanks)
▪ Cummins offers both alkaline & PEM electrolyzers, but has a clear
focus on PEM technology for large scale Power-to-X projects
operated dynamically (5-125%) in combination with renewables
(wind and solar)
▪ Cummins HyLYZER®-1000 PEM electrolyzer is easy to integrate
by EPC companies in 10-100 MW projects
▪ Cummins is preparing the Next Generation of PEM electrolyzers
for 100MW+ projects “BIGGER IS CHEAPER!”

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