1Centro Nacional del Hidrógeno, Prolongación Fernando el Santo s/n, 13500, Puertollano, España.

2Universidad Central de Chile, Toesca 1783, Santiago, Chile.3Centro de Investigación en Sustentabilidad y Gestión Estratégica de Recursos, Facultad de

Ingeniería, Universidad del Desarrollo, Av La Plaza 700, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.4Departamento de energía y combustibles, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas y

Energía. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Ríos Rosas, 21, Madrid, España.5Departamento de Energía y Mecánica, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas, ESPE, extensión

Latacunga, Ecuador.

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CNH2 Headquarters in Puertollano

◙ Puertollano

• Public Research Organization (Organismo Público de Investigación - OPI) founded

as a Consortium by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness

and the Castile-La Mancha region, 50/50.

• Its headquarters are established in Puertollano, Ciudad Real (Castile-La Mancha).

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• Oriented to the development of all types of technology related with hydrogen and fuel

cells (laboratories, test benches, experimentation stations, fuel cells, storage systems,

engineering, safety, standardization…). The objectives are:

- To perform research, experimentation and validation of

prototypes and devices.

- To develop and scale up processes.

- To homologate, certify and verify components and

systems.

- To foster hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at

Spanish and international level.

- To grant the access of scientists and private companies

to their equipment and facilities.

- To be the main link between different research centers

and private companies in the scope of hydrogen and

fuel cells.

- To promote and boost the use of the technologies by

conducting social perception studies, dissemination and

educational activities focused on applications.

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The CNH2 has a staff of 35 employees.

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59%

9%

12%

6%

PhD MSc BSc HNC Other

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The CNH2 operates on the basis of implementation of R&D projects, which

can be:

✓under contract (financed by companies or private entities),

✓publicly funded (benefiting from international, national or regional public

calls in which it participates individually or in collaboration with companies

and research centers) or

✓strategic (internally funded by the center).

It also provides different types of services

to third parties (private companies and

researchers): consulting, characterization

and analysis, design and construction of

test benches, safety studies and

regulations, etc.

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• SOFCMETAL PROJECT (2009 – 2011) PSE. PSE-120000-2009-7

• PSEH2RENOV PROJECT (2009 – 2010) PSE. PSE-120000-2009-3

• DESPHEGA PROJECT (2010 – 2013) INNPACTO. IPT-120000-2010-010

• GEBE PROJECT (2010 – 2012) INNPACTO. IPT-120000-2010-011

• IRHIS PROJECT (2011 – 2014) INNPACTO. IPT-2011-1182-920000

• DIVULGAH2 PROJECT (2013-2014) DIVULGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA (FECYT) FCT-13-6638

• HYACINTH PROJECT. FCH-JU. SP1-JTI.FCH2013.5.3.

• RENOVAGAS PROJECT. RETOS COLABORACION 2014

• COOPERA PROJECT. RETOS INVESTIGACION 2013

• LOWCOSTFC PROJECT. RETOS INVESTIGACION 2015

• UCC+i-CNH2 PROJECT (SENDA DEL HIDRÓGENO) 2015. DIVULGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA (FECYT)

• ENHIGMA PROJECT. RETOS COLABORACIÓN 2016

• SHIP4BLUE PROJECT. SODERCAN 2016

CNH2 Projects with public support in the last 5 years:

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• The Strategic lines of the Director Plan are:

Consolidated Under development

SAFETY AND STANDARDS

Reseach in analisys

methods forsafety studies

Validation, certification and homologation of

elements and systems

Leak and explosive

atmospheredetectionsystems

Normativedevelopment

HYDROGEN GENERATION

HYDROGEN

STORAGE

HYDROGEN

CONVERSION

INTO ENERGY

HYDROGEN

INTEGRATION

SOCIOECONOMIC

AND CROSS-

CUTTING ISSUES

Electrolysis from

renewable

energies

Thermochemical

processes

Social

perception and

awareness

Stationary

applications

Solid Oxide Fuel

Cells (SOFC)Compressed

hydrogen gas

Proton

Exchange

Membrane Fuel

Cell (PEMFC)

Metal hydrides Transport

applications

Teaching and

dissemination

Technical and

economical

analysisPorous materials

Chemical

processes from

biomass

Fossil fuel

technologies

Hydrogen

Combustion

Systems

Power to gas

Photolytic and

biological

processes

Development of

questionnaires

and interviews

Scientific and

technical events

Compressed

hydrogen gas

Chemical

hydrides

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I. Alkaline Electrolysis Laboratory

II. PEM Technology Research & Scale Up Laboratory

III. Power Electronics Laboratory

IV. Microgrids Laboratory

V. Simulation Laboratory

VI. Materials Characterization Laboratory

VII. Solid Oxide Technologies Laboratory

VIII. Fabrication Laboratory (Fab-Lab)

IX. H2 Storage Laboratory

X. PEM Technology Testing Laboratory

XI. Vehicles Laboratory

XII. Domestic Systems Laboratory

XIII. H2 Biotechnology Laboratory (under development)

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Number Price/unit (€) Total price (€)

Hydrogen forklift cost 100 32,173 3,217,300

Total investment cost 3,217,300

Number Price/unit (€) Total price (€)

Battery forklift cost with one battery 104 23,000 2,392,000

Forkflif charger 104 2,758 268,803

Battery area 370 m2 742,65 287,018

Second battery 104 3,677 382,404

Total investment cost 3,348,225

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year n

Hydrogen cost 1,032,878 1,068,141 1,052,747 1,037,353 ………

Stack replacement 0 0 1.011.200 0 ........

Fuel Cell forklift maintenance 24,242 24,242 24,242 24,242 ……..

Total O&M cost 1,057,120 1,092,383 2,088,189 1,061,595 ……..

Cumulative O&M cost 1,057,120 2,149,503 4,237,691 5,299,287 ……..

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year n

Electricity cost 267,293 267,293 267,293 267,293 ………

Battery replacement 0 0 764,808 0 ………

Battery forklift maintenance 84,365 84,365 84,365 84,365 ………

Battery area maintenance 481,542 481,542 481,542 481,542 ………

Additional employee cost 631,486 631,486 631,486 631,486 ……...

Total O&M cost 1,464,686 1,464,686 2,229,493 1,464,686 ………

Cumulative O&M cost 1,464,686 2,929,371 5,158,865 6,623,550 ……...

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Hydrogen forklift cumulative cost

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46,083,828

38,490,578

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Carlos Fúnez Guerra (Speaker).

Consulting and Environment Manager Division. National Hydrogen Center.

carlos.funez@cnh2.es

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