- British company's fuel cell is a commercially-viable, turnkey
solution
- UK's first engine-shaped fuel cell system developed for
passenger car market
- At 157kW, the stack is more powerful than passenger car
alternatives
- 30% smaller heat exchanger creates packaging benefits for car
manufacturers
LOUGHBOROUGH, England,
May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Intelligent Energy (IE), a leading fuel cell manufacturer, has
unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell system that is smaller and more
powerful than any other solution on the passenger car market –
creating a breakthrough opportunity to unlock a global,
zero-emission future for the sector.
Fuel cells have the potential to help overcome the challenges
associated with Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), namely a
dependency on limited natural resources, electric grid capacity,
battery charging time and vehicle range. Fuel cells can also be as
cheap to manufacture as internal combustion engines and can be
produced using recycled and recyclable materials.
Intelligent Energy's new IE-DRIVE™ single stack platform
was recently unveiled in the UK as it powered an SUV provided by
Changan Automobile.
The platform brings significant benefits when compared to other
fuel cells developed by large automotive groups and their third
party fuel cell suppliers, including:
More power
It is capable of 157kW gross electrical
power, which is higher than any other passenger car single stack
application currently available
Smaller
Intelligent Energy's patented direct water
injection technology means DRIVE's heat exchanger is up to 30%
smaller than its competitors
Simpler
The novel direct water injection system –
which removes the need for a humidifier – allows the component
count and bill of materials to be reduced
Turnkey
It is a complete turnkey system in the shape
of a traditional engine and is designed to meet the low bonnet
requirements of passenger cars. It includes the stack, electronic
control unit, heat exchanger and Balance of Plant
Commercially-viable
Under full-scale, high-volume
manufacturing conditions, Intelligent Energy predicts DRIVE will
cost around US$125 per kW by the end
of the decade, making it cheaper than BEV solutions and comparable
to ICE
Intelligent Energy is now ready to roll its technology out to
the passenger car sector, in partnership with suitable car
manufacturers.
David Woolhouse, Intelligent
Energy's Chief Executive, said: "With 25% of passenger cars
expected to have hydrogen fuel cell powertrains, this clean
technology represents the future. As an independent and
IATF-compliant tier 1 supplier business, I'm proud we have
developed a breakthrough solution that can open up the market for
passenger car manufacturers that need to package a more powerful
system into their vehicles."
About Intelligent Energy Limited
Intelligent Energy is a leader in the development and
manufacture of cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cells that overcome the
limitations of conventional battery-powered systems.
The privately-owned company, which has 600 patents in place, has
been innovating for more than two decades in the automotive,
aerospace, power generation, telecoms, materials handling and
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sectors.
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