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Building Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in Scotland Development, manufacture and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for heavy vehicles in Scotland

Dr Ben Todd, CEO, Arcola Energy Limited

Innovation in Scotland's Energy Storage Industry

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, 20th February 2020


Core Skills in Fuel Cell Systems Engineering

Project Development & Management

Engineering Services

Powertrain Products

Fleet Services

Application andDeployment Experience

Application andDeployment Experience

Supply Chain Relationships Supply Chain Relationships

Full Life Cost Dataand Analysis

Full Life Cost Dataand Analysis

Fuel Cell Systems Engineering


Engineering Scope

FCEV & EVModel-Based

Powertrain Control System

Regulations codes and standards

Vehicle integration

Modelling, simulation and system design

FMEA & FTA, Functional

safety

Hydrogen storage

Remote diagnostics

High voltage electronics

Battery system

Fuel cell system

Thermal management


Full Product Life-Cycle

Market Creation ------------------Project Development & Management

Product Development------------------Engineering Services

Manufacture----------------Powertrain Products

Aftermarket Support----------------Fleet Services


Arcola Approach


Systems Engineering Approach

A rigorous Systems Engineering approach is fundamental to technical and commercial success.


• Product Specification to be rigorously defined.

• All parties sign-off the Specification

• All work is focused on meeting Specification

• Suppliers charged with meeting relevant aspects of Spec

• Changes to Specification formally tracked

Specification includes:

• Compliance Requirements

• Performance Requirements

• Cost Requirements

• Warranty Requirements

• O&M Requirements

• RASIC

Rigorous Product Design Specification


Rigorous Change Management

All changes to Spec to be formally agreed


Capability and Certification

• Working towards IATF 16949:2016 certification and full implementation of ISO 26262

• Risk Management approach aligned with ISO 31000

• ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification scheduled for 2020

• 40 employees, including 30 engineers

• Significant fuel cell and hydrogen industry experience


Arcola Energy Hydrogen Powertrain Integration

H2 fuel cell

system

Battery EV

drive

system


Requirements Capture

Data collected Sunday Evening: Low traffic therefore slightly higher speeds than typical

Bus stopped at most stops


● Arcola computational model takes a duty cycle from operator (speed & elevation vs time) as input.

● Simulates power required for traction and produced through regen braking

● System architecture validation

● Control strategy development

● Fuel consumption estimates inform TCO and business-case calculations

Powertrain Design Tools


Drive Cycle Analysis - Battery Lifetime Optimisation


Drive Cycle Analysis - Battery Lifetime Optimisation

Thermal analysis of integrated cooling circuits to maximise heat recovery and maximise lifetime of battery, drive, power electronics and fuel cell


Full Business Case Modelling & Deployment

Full “Green Book” Business Case

planning approach.

● Engineering

● BoM

● Manufacturing

● Deployment

● Aftermarket

● Employment

● Environment Benefits

● Societal Benefits


Fuel Cell System Integration

Indicative design only


Tank Frame Compliance

• Finite Element Analysis Investigation to confirm the tank mounting frame robust,

safe and compliant with the relevant regulations.

• Assembly must absorb accelerations of ±6.6g in the direction of travel

and ±5g horizontally perpendicular to the direction of travel (EC79 & EU406).

• Complete: Model descriptions, software, simulation assumptions,

material properties, loading cases, fasteners, boundary conditions

& investigation method.


• Arcola-developed telemetry system

• Logging and remote-monitoring of any

signal on CANbus

• Data availability critical for design

validation

• Facilitates effective support of vehicles on

trial or in service.

Data Collection


Arcola Fleet Support and maintenance

• UK distributor for Symbio FCell, 38 vehicles in the UK including accounts with leading public and private sector

clients

• Full fleet deployment support and maintenance for fuel cell vehicles

• Fleet and customer support

• Fault triage between Renault and Symbio FC conversion

• Arcola act as first point of contact for customers, fault diagnosis and triage

• Renault vehicle issue – liaise with dealer for service

• Symbio system issue – Arcola maintain and carry out warranty work


Low-Cost 350 bar Hydrogen Refueller for Trials

Filling / Defuelling Panel

Main Exterior: Storage Manifold & Bollards

Hydrogen Booster, Control Valves & Vent


230+ mile ZERO EMISSIONS range

3x energy storage per kg of

battery-only

Best in class efficiency:

~6kgH2/100km (London)

At expected hydrogen prices,

running cost = diesel

Range not compromised by cold

weather

Largest double deck bus

manufacturer in the world


Next Steps


2020+ On-Road Target Markets

18t 26t 32t 44t

Public / municipal operators Commercial operators

Urban Extra-urban

Depot-based refuelling Public refuelling

Passenger Municipal Urban distribution Long-haul


ScotRail H2FC-MU


Larger Trains


Larger Off-Highway Vehicles


Arcola Energy Scotland


Facilities

DUNDEE(Opening 2021) - Applications engineering - Powertrain Test centre

LONDON(Since 2010) - HQ - Engineering Office

LIVERPOOL(Opening 2020) - System and vehicle assembly - Vehicles servicing

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CJpal5Myq2cnXrv6TOKXabLpHgDXmN2WHBZQWZVSIhg/edit

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1b32dVbZyvoCqA3P6pAPZ8LgIgnxbsUbWm-rUUkNCteU/edit


UK Hydrogen Energy Clusters

Leeds-Tees Corridor

London

Northwest EnglandManchester and Liverpool

South WalesSwansea Bay Area

Humberside

ScotlandAberdeen, Dundee,

Glasgow, Orkney


Production, Installation & Maintenance Facility in Liverpool

Arcola Energy Liverpool

15,000 sqft hydrogen fuel cell system build, installation & maintenance facility in Huyton, central to Liverpool City Region.

Leased since April 2019. Used initially to support Liverpool bus demonstrations and development projects.

Currently being fitted-out to commence manufacturing of powertrain systems later this year.


Arcola Energy Dundee

Hydrogen fuel cell system build, installation & maintenance at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc. The plan is for a 30,000sqft facility with state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell powertrain testing facilities.

Having worked in Scotland for many years, Arcola Energy recognises both the achievements in hydrogen projects to date and the opportunity in Scotland for development of hydrogen for energy storage and uses in transport. We are delighted this year to be opening a new facility at Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc. The planned facility will house product development, manufacturing and aftermarket activities, including proposed hydrogen fuel cell powertrain testing capabilities. Working with our existing teams in London, Liverpool and around the UK, our new Scottish team will be be dedicated to reducing time to market for a wide range of hydrogen fuel cell heavy vehicles for both Scottish and global markets. Through our permanent presence, we look forward to strengthening our supply chain and customer relationships in Scotland.

Arcola Energy Facility @ Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc


Building Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in Scotland Development, manufacture and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for heavy vehicles in Scotland

Dr Ben Todd, CEO, Arcola Energy Limited

Innovation in Scotland's Energy Storage Industry

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, 20th February 2020

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