- Hyzon Motors plans to supply gasoline cells.
- The Chicago plant will design, develop and produce the membrane electrode assembly.
- The hydrogen-powered truck and bus producer has already leased a 28,000-square-foot facility.
- Hyzon is a brand new title with almost twenty years of expertise.
The Horizon Fuel Cell Group has launched Hyzon Motors, a hydrogen vehicle company focused on heavy-duty FCEVs and specifically fuel cell stacks exceeding 100kW. Hyzon’s vehicle line due to launch this year is to include trucks from 15-40 tonnes. The company is based in New York wants to add other light commercial vehicles and types on the van platform. This includes road-trains with a gross weight of up to 140 tonnes set for commercialization in 2021 in Australia.
Hyzon claims to be the first US manufacturer to specialize in PEM fuel cell modules with more than 100 kW. The technology comes from Horizon Fuel Cell, which founded Hyzon as its new commercial vehicle subsidiary. George Gu, CEO of Hyzon Motors, doubles as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Horizon Fuel Cell.
A Hydrogen Fuel Ambition
Hyzon Motors plans to produce fuel cells including a critical component needed to power hydrogen vehicles. Two US factories to revive domestic production on a commercial scale. The hydrogen-powered truck and bus maker has already leased a 28,000 square foot facility. It is the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook and plans to expand it by an additional 80,000 square feet. The announcement comes just three weeks after Hyzon announced it would become a publicly-traded company. It is through a merger with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation as part of a deal valued at $ 2.1 billion. It’s just over a week after revealing plans to renovate a 78,000 square foot.
The Chicago plant to design, develop and produce the membrane electrode assembly
The Chicago plant will design, develop and produce the membrane electrode assembly, the fuel cell component that helps trigger the electrochemical reaction needed to generate energy. The company predicts that the new facility will be able to produce enough AEM for up to 12,000 fuel cell trucks per year. The finished MEAs will be sent to the company’s recently announced fuel cell and systems assembly plant in Monroe County, where the components will be assembled into complete fuel cells.
The company’s main assembly partner in the United States is Fontaine Modification, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Hydrogen fuel cell technology finds use cases in heavy-duty vehicles, as trucking companies are often paid based on how much weight they can carry and how quickly they can do so. The time spent charging the batteries and the loss of charging capacity make fuel cells an attractive alternative for companies wishing to decarbonize their vehicle fleet.
