National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Experimentation Centre (CNH2)

1. National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Experimentation Centre (CNH2) Prolongación Fernando el Santo, s/n 13500 – Puertollano (Ciudad Real) Spain May 2018

2. National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Experimentation Centre (CNH2)

3. CNH2 • Public Research Organization, 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 (Castilla-La Mancha). ◙ Puertollano CNH2 Headquarters in Puertollano

4. CNH2 • Oriented to thedevelopment of alltypes of technologyrelatedwithhydrogen and fuel cells (laboratories, test benches, experimentationstations, fuel cells, storagesystems, engineering, safety, standardization…). Theobjectives 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.

5. CNH2 The CNH2 has a staff of 32 employees.

6. Activities TheCNH2 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.

7. Activities CNH2 Projects with public support in the last 5 years: • SOFCMETAL PROJECT (2009 – 2011) PSE. PSE-120000-2009-7 • 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 • COOPERA PROJECT. RETOS INVESTIGACIÓN 2013 • UCCI-CNH2 PROJECT (SENDA DEL HIDRÓGENO) 2015. SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION (FECYT) • HYACINTH PROJECT. FCH-JU.SP1-JTI.FCH2013.5.3. • RENOVAGAS PROJECT.RETOS COLABORACION 2014 • LOWCOSTFC PROJECT. RETOS INVESTIGACION 2015 • UCCI2017 PROJECT. SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION (FECYT) • ENHIGMA PROJECT. RETOS COLABORACIÓN 2016 • CONFIGURA PROJECT. RETOS INVESTIGACION 2016 • SHIPS4BLUE PROJECT. (SODERCAN) RM16-XX-017. • ELECTRO MOVILIDAD MINERA MEDIANTE CELDAS DE COMBUSTIBLE. 18PTECC-89477

8. R&D lines • The Strategic lines of the Director Plan are: SAFETY AND STANDARDS HYDROGEN GENERATION HYDROGEN STORAGE HYDROGEN INTEGRATION SOCIOECONOMIC AND CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES HYDROGEN CONVERSION INTO ENERGY Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) Normativedevelopment Compressed hydrogen gas Stationaryapplications Elestrolysisfromrenewableenergy Social perception and awareness Research in analisysmethodsfor safety studies Metal hydrides Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Transportapplications Photolytic and biologicalprocesses Teaching and dissemination Technical and economicalanalysis Porousmaterials Leak and explosiveatmospheredetectionsystems Power to Gas Development of questionnaires and interviews Validation, certification and homologaion of elements and systems Scientific and technicalevents

9. Collaborations Universities and research centers: Administration:

10. Collaborations Private companies:

11. Membership In Spain: • PTEHPC - SpanishTechnologicalPlatformforHydrogen and Fuel Cells:SteeringCommitteemember, Other Uses of Hydrogen WG Coordinator and Hydrogen Storage WG Subcoordinator. • AEH2 - SpanishHydrogenAssociation:member of theGoverningBoard. • APPICE - Spanish Fuel CellsAssociation:member of theGoverningBoard. • PESI - SpanishPlatformfor Industrial Safety. • FUTURED - SpanishPlatformfor Electric Grids. • PTFE – Spanish Rail Platform. • MOVE2FUTURE – SpanishAutomotive and MobilityPlatform. • Red UCC+i - ScientificCulture and InnovationUnit Network / FECYT. • AENOR: member of AEN/CTN181 Hydrogen Technologies, AEN/CTN218 Electrical Energy Storage Systems and member and Secretary of AEN/CTN206/SC105 Fuel Cell Technologies. • ALINNE (Spanish Alliance forResearch and Innovation in Energy). • CNH2 has severalagreementssignedwiththemainSpanishresearchinstitutionslikeCSIC, CIEMAT, INTAand withothertechnological centers, industry and universities.

12. Membership International: • HydrogenEuropeResearch:ResearchGrouping of the Fuel Cell and HydrogenJointUndertaking (FCH-JU). • HySafe: Safety of Hydrogen as anEnergyCarrier. • EERA:EuropeanEnergyReseach Alliance. • Member of theIEA(International Energy Agency), withinTask35 (Renewable Hydrogen Production) and cordinator of the sub-task 5 (Specific case studies) withinTask38 (Power-to-Hydrogen and Hydrogen-to-X: System Analysis of the techno-economic, legal and regulatory conditions) • Member of theAFC TCP (Advanced Fuel CellsTechnologyCollaborationProgramme) as theonlyspanishrepresentative.

13. Laboratories • Alkaline Electrolysis Laboratory • PEM Technology Research & Scale Up Laboratory • Power Electronics Laboratory • Microgrids Laboratory • Simulation Laboratory • Materials Characterization Laboratory • Solid Oxide Technologies Laboratory • Fabrication Laboratory (Fab-Lab) • H2 Storage Laboratory • PEM Technology Testing Laboratory • Vehicles Laboratory • Domestic Systems Laboratory • H2 Biotechnology Laboratory (under development)

14. Laboratories • Alkaline Electrolysis Laboratory Testing and experimentation at component, stack and system level. • Test bench for membrane/diaphragm characterization and for alkaline electrolysis stacks and systems up to 15 kW. • Experimental test bench for model validation (cell level). • Experimentation of complete electrolysis systems up to 80-100 kW. Stacks and systems test bench up to 15 kW, developed in CNH2 • PEM Technology Research & Scale Up Laboratory Electrolysiscells test bench Manufacturing and scale up of components and MEAs and electrochemical characterization and testing of single and short stacks. • Fuel cell test bench up to 500 W. • Electrolysis test bench up to 500 W. Manufacturing and scale up area Characterization and testingarea

15. Laboratories • Power Electronics Laboratory Development of control systems, communication and monitorization, and power electronic equipment for hydrogen and fuel cell systems. PCB prototyping PCB • Simulation and design software: OPAL-RT, Matlab-simulink, Pscad, Tomlab. • PCB Rapid prototyping tools. • Hardware for programming of control devices. Specific control SW Electric and control panelsdevelopedby CNH2 • Microgrids Laboratory Integration of hydrogen-based systems in electric grids. • Microgrids I y II: each one with an electrolyzer (PEM 1 kW and alkaline 5 kW), a fuel cell (PEM 1 and 4.5 kW) and a storage system, connected to renewable energy generation and domestic loads. • Microgrid III: for fuel cells and electrolyzers up to 30 kWe. Independent power electronics by component (P-HIL with OPAL-RT). • DC Programmable Source Continua Magna Power (0-375 Vdc, 0-117 Adc, 45 kW, solar emulator), AC/DC programmable source and programmable loads. Microgrid 30 kW Hydrogencyclemicrogrid 1 kW

16. Laboratories • Simulation Laboratory Modelling, research and characterization of thermal and fluid-dynamic phenomena involved in hydrogen technologies. Simulation and gas leak study PIV/PLIF System Climatic Chamber • High definition infrared cameras (IR). • Climatic chamber for cells and small stacks. • CFD Software (Computational Fluid Dynamics) for modelling fuel cells, electrolysers and auxiliary equipment. • Electrochemical cells with transparent windows and direct flow visualization techniques (PIV, PLIF). Modelling of electrolysers, fuel cells and auxiliary equipment • Materials Characterization Laboratory Analysis, chemical and structural characterization and quality control of materials. • Physicochemical and morphological characterization of materials: membranes, seals, electrodes. • Metal identification in samples of different nature. • Catalysts characterization: BET specific area, particle size,… IR Spectrometer (ATR-FTIR) Physisorption and chemisorptionanalyzer TPR/TPD Thermogravimetricanalyzer (TGA-DSC) InductivelyCoupled Plasma OpticalEmission ICP-OES SEM Microscope (SEM-EDS)

17. Laboratories • Solid Oxide Technologies Laboratory Research, development, experimentation and operation of solid oxide fuel cells. Furnaces and ceramicprocessing, SOFC laboratory • Conditioning and processing of ceramic materials. • Physico-chemical characterization of materials and ceramic suspensions. • Electrochemical characterization of fuel cells, electrolyzers and components. Electrochemicalcharacterization • Fabrication Laboratory (Fab-Lab) Small scale manufacturing laboratory for fuel cell and electrolyzer components, equipped with software and devices for digital fabrication. 3D Printer • Electronic Fab: PCB machining, arduino boards. • Mechanical FAB: 3D design software, CNC machine, 3D printers. • Chemical Fab: fuel cell test bench, axial hot plates press. PEMFC and control circuits Laser cutting

18. Laboratories • H2 Storage Laboratory Hydrogen storage using different technologies. • Compressed hydrogen gas: test bench to determine leakage rates (up to 700 bar), hydraulic testing and permeability (up to 1,100 bar). • Videoscope and ultrasonic phased-array analysis. • Material performance studies. Hydraulic test bench • Solid storage: test bench for metal hydride vessels and systems with temperature control devices. • Storage stockyard working up to 450 bar. Metal hydridevessels test bench • PEM Technology Testing Laboratory Accredited tests of devices under PEM technology standards. • Test bench for stacks and modules from 1 to 10 kW. • Test bench for fuel cells from 10 to 30 kW. • Climatic chamber and electrodynamic vibration test system. Climaticchamber Vibration test system

19. Laboratories • Vehicles and HRS Laboratory Characterization of vehicles; development and validation of components and systems; development of HRS standards, certification and homologation. Rollerdynamometer Workshop area • Specifically equipped workshop. • Experimental mobile platform (electric vehicle) with programmable control unit for the development and validation of new components and systems. • Roller dynamometer for 2WD or 4WD electric vehicles. Suitable for vehicles with energy recovery systems and traction control by synchronized axes. Experimental CNH2 electricvehiclescheme

20. Laboratories • Domestic Systems Laboratory (DemoLab H2OME) Real environment for demonstrating the use of hydrogen technologies in the residential sector, to perform tests, experimentation and validation of hydrogen cycles and micro cogeneration systems at homes. MicroCHP fuel cell • Photovoltaic system, placed on the DemoLab H2OME roof. • Set of household appliances and domotic control of the loads of the module-housing. • Micro cogeneration system (microCHP) of PEM technology that provides electricity and heating to the module-housing. DemoLab H2OME • Hydrogen cycle composed by: electrolyzer, H2 storage system in metal hydrides and fuel cell. • H2 Biotechnology Laboratory (under development) Research, development and integration of biotechnological applications of hydrogen and fuel cells (MFC). • Production of bio-H2 by anaerobic fermentation (dark fermentation) from waste biomass (from agriculture, livestock and food industry). • Electricity generation by different microbial fuel cell technologies. • Development and optimization of electrogenic wetlands for waste water treatment and cogeneration of electricity. Biologicproduction of hydrogen

21. Auxiliary facilities Prototype manufacturing facility Dedicated to the development and manufacture of components and tools of hydrogen and fuel cell systems, as well as the assembly of test benches. Parallellathe 5 Axxis machining center Hydraulicshear Welding Band saw • Energy efficient building • Gathers different hydrogen technology equipment in the CNH2 building to raise its energy efficiency by using a fuel cell for electric and heat supply from renewable sources. • Refuelling points • Hydrogen refilling station 350 bar and small electric vehicle charging point. HRS 350 bar EV chargingpoint

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