Project Don Quichote Linking wind power with innovative electrolyser technology to power FC forklift trucks www.don-quichote.eu Wouter van der Laak - WaterstofNet Workshop Don Quichote 7.11.2016

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Don Quichote project info and partners Development of a New Qualititive and Innovative concept for hydrogen out of turbine electricity Duration: Oct. 2012-March 2018 Budget: €4.9 million Funded: 60% Funding source: FCH-JU, EC 7th framework programme (FP2007-2013) Partners: Hydrogenics, WaterstofNet, Colruyt Group, TÜV Rheinland, Joint Research Centre, Thinkstep, Icelandic New Energy and FAST/European Hydrogen Association)

Project setup and 3 phases Phase I (solid lines) : testing of conventional, existing system, consisting of alkaline electrolyser, mechanical compressor, storage and forklifts as end user Phase II (dashed lines) : testing of existing system, expanded by PEM-electrolyser, storage capacity and fuel cell Phase III (dotted line): testing of phase 2 system, expanded by additional compressor

Phases Phase I : testing of conventional, existing system, consisting of alkaline electrolyser, mechanical compressor, storage and forklifts as end user Phase II : testing of existing system, expanded by PEM-electrolyser, storage capacity and fuel cell

Project overview Phase II PEM elektrolyser (2,7kg/h) - Storage: 46 kg - Fuel Cell (120kW) Phase I - Alkaline elektrolyser (2,7kg/h) - Compressor - Storage : 39 kg

Phase I: Existing system 30 Nm³/h alkaline electrolyser

11 Forklifts demonstration Technology demonstration Evaluate business case End user feedback

Refueling station’s clients

Phase II: extension with 30 Nm³/h PEM electrolyser

Opening of Don Quichotte March 9th 2016

Phase II: extension with 30 Nm³/h PEM electrolyser

Phase III: extension with mechanical compressor Definition of the specification of the additional mechanical compression completed (phase III) Installation of dry pistion compressor July 2017

Overall prelim. results & next steps Development, assembly, certification and installation PEM electrolyser PEM fuel cell Operational data gathering on existing refuelling station is ongoing for phase I and II 3.795 refuelings (first 48 months, September 2016) 2.800 kg hydrogen dispensed Training and implementation for LCA and TCO analysis Definition of the specification of the additional mechanical compression (phase III) Since September 2016, every month 5-10 fuel cell forklift trucks will be added until 75 in June 2017 Ongoing study on upscaling and business case scenario’s Colruyt Group has decided to invest in 200 additional hydrogen forklifts Colruyt Group will connect the electrolysers to a public hydrogen refueling station (DATS 24) in 2017

Phase I: Results AWE Hydrogen dispensed monthly

Phase I: Results AWE Electricity consumption

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM 26 cells - stack performance

Guideline overall efficiency Electrolysis efficiency Station 100 kWh 63 kWh 1,6 kg H2 Efficiency 65% Fuel Cell 63 kWh 31,5 kWh 1,6 kg H2 Efficiency 50% Energy density: 1 kg H2 = 39,41 kWh Efficiency 32% Electrolysis efficiency Production Overall FCH-JU target overall Alkaline 65% 55% PEM* 70% 63% >55% PEM = Proton Exchange Membrane

Summary and next steps Phase I (alkaline) & phase II (PEM) Successful implementation Results are above initial expectations Ongoing measurement campaign Ongoing study on upscaling and business case scenario’s Colruyt Group has decided to invest in 200 additional hydrogen forklifts Colruyt Group will connect the electrolysers to a public hydrogen refueling station (DATS 24) in 2017

Thank you for your attention! Wouter van der Laak, MSc, BSc - WaterstofNet Workshop Don Quichote 7.11.2016

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM PEM electrolyser system efficiency

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Overall project efficiency (incl Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Overall project efficiency (incl. compression)

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Integrated measurements

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Transformer & cell stack efficiency

Overall Process

Phase II: extension with 30 Nm³/h PEM electrolyser

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Expectations @start of the project (2012)

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Cell potential average values Averaged values ([50-55]°C,[9-10] barg) / 50 mHz)

Phase II: Prelim. results PEM Utilities and process power