Chart and Ballard test liquid hydrogen-powered fuel cell

For the test, a Ballard FCmove™ -HD fuel cell was paired with a Chart liquid onboard hydrogen (HLH2) vehicle fuel system (functionally identical to the one displayed at ACT Expo on 1 September 2021); this testing was conducted at Chart’s hydrogen test facility in Minnesota, US.

The demonstration confirms that heavy-duty vehicles powered by Ballard fuel cells will be able to employ Chart HLH2 vehicle fuel systems that utilise liquid hydrogen as a fuel. Liquid hydrogen has a significant space, weight and range advantage compared with gaseous hydrogen, allowing for up to double the range without space claim and payload impacts, and simplified fuelling infrastructure for heavy-duty mobility applications such as class-8 trucks, buses, rail, and marine. This recent work builds upon Chart’s previous fill, hold, and vaporisation testing of the Chart HLH2 vehicle fuel system, and long-established credentials in LNG service for vehicle fuel systems (HLNG).

Building upon this success will be to identify applications in which liquid hydrogen has the potential to unlock long distance opportunities, such as truck, coach bus, off-road, rail and marine. The products tested as part of the work to date include Ballard’s FCmove and Chart’s liquid hydrogen tanks which would be suitable for such applications. Chart and Ballard are working to identify a demonstrator for the liquid hydrogen road testing which is anticipated to occur over the coming few months.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/03022022/chart-and-ballard-test-liquid-hydrogen-powered-fuel-cell/