Pune-based h2e Power Systems (h2e) is developing India's first totally integrated Hydrogen Fuel Cell 3-wheeler using PEM fuel cell and innovative hydrogen cylinders in collaboration with Canada-based Hydrogen in Motion (HiM), under an Indo-Canadian programme.
Funded by GITA (A public-private partnership between the Technology Development Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and CII), the project on Hydrogen 3-wheeler is targeted at inter-city public and goods transport. It will integrate h2e's fuel cell technology with a low-cost and low pressure (50bar) hydrogen cylinder, a path-breaking technology developed by HiM. This innovative solution will bring a zero-emission public transport vehicle, which would be competitive on costs with other technologies.
h2e has products both in the stationary segment for power generation and green hydrogen and in the mobility sector. For example, the 3-wheeler running on hydrogen is an interesting use case for fuel cells and green hydrogen.
The high-pressure storage tanks always added to the challenges of hydrogen in mobility, both on cost and integration. With the innovative metal hydrite cylinders, the company hopes to substantially reduce the cost of storage and provide a higher mileage to the 3-Wheeler owner & a better return on investments.
Sidharth R Mayur, Founder & Managing Director, h2e, said the company has already been producing green hydrogen from its electrolysers and is now developing a 3-wheeler concept for inter-city public and goods transport using green hydrogen.
According to Grace Quan, CEO, HiM, India is a natural market for the company's low-pressure high-density swappable hydrogen tanks H2M technology as it can be instrumental in hydrogen fuel cell adoption and address India's energy needs with a zero emissions. 'Our partnership with h2e is the beginning of a rollout of a diversity of products and applications in motive and stationary fields with our combined Hydrogen products,' she added.