Electric Vehicle Fuel Cell Range Extender - Manufacturing Scale-up Feasibility Study

燃料电池制造规模的扩大是满足英国净零运输义务、鼓励国内制造业和在不断增长的领域创造就业机会的关键。燃料电池增程器将通过解决纯电池电动汽车的一些缺点，如充电时间长，来鼓励新电动汽车的普及。这一难得的机会将英国的供应链整合到新兴的清洁技术中，以英国的创新为基础，确保全球竞争力。阿德兰公司的技术既能提供氢燃料，又具有燃料灵活性，可以在短期内使用可再生碳氢化合物，也可以在长期内使用绿色氢，并且已经在汽车辅助动力方面得到了应用。与纯电池电动汽车相比，电池燃料电池混合动力系统具有一个关键优势，但由于缺乏氢气供应，推广速度一直放缓。该项目通过鼓励最终用途应用，与“绿色工业革命十点计划”和“英国氢战略”中概述的国家气候变化承诺保持一致。它解决了英国上议院科学技术委员会（2021年）“第一份报告-电池战略停滞不前：净零目标面临风险”中发现的英国电池战略中的严重问题。使用燃料电池增程器可以刺激氢基础设施，通过减少车辆重量、体积和成本，使电动汽车对用户更具吸引力，同时缓解纯电池汽车带来的里程焦虑。锚定英国供应链集群来支持该产品，可以促进其他行业的干预，如航空、海洋、远程电力和建筑设备，从而带来更广泛的社会效益。规模经济将压低制造业成本，制造业以英国中部地区的汽车中心为中心。可行性研究考察了英国燃料电池规模化生产的可行性和成本效益，并聘请了当地专家。参与该项目的合作伙伴包括：Adelan：一家成立于1996年的燃料电池技术公司，拥有燃料电池增程器的关键专利和知识产权。联盟采购解决方案：可持续供应链管理专家。蚂蚁工业：一家中型企业，帮助技术人员扩大制造能力。制造技术中心：在各种工程领域提供集成制造解决方案的专家。这项可行性研究的成功和引入商业产品的制造将支持英国的就业和工业，发展英国拥有的知识产权，增加英国的出口潜力，并帮助英国和其他国家在尽可能短的时间内实现关键的气候目标。该项目对实现我们的增长和气候目标至关重要。

Fuel cell manufacturing scale-up is key to meeting UK Net Zero transportation obligations, encouraging domestic manufacturing and creating jobs in a growing field. Fuel cell range extenders will encourage uptake of new EVs through addressing some of the shortcomings of battery-only EVs, such as lengthy recharging times. This rare opportunity incorporates British supply chains into an emerging clean technology, based on UK innovation, securing global competitiveness. Adelan's technology is both hydrogen ready and fuel flexible, enabling use of renewable hydrocarbons in the short term and green hydrogen long term, and is already demonstrated in automotive applications as auxiliary power. Battery-fuel cell hybrid systems offers a key advantage compared with battery-only electric vehicles, but roll-out has been slowed by the lack of hydrogen availability.This project aligns with national climate change commitments outlined in the 'Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution' and 'UK Hydrogen Strategy' through encouraging end-use applications. It addresses serious problems identified in the UK's battery strategy by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee (2021) "1st report - Battery strategy goes flat: Net-zero target at risk". Use of fuel cell range extenders could stimulate hydrogen infrastructure and make electric vehicles more attractive for users through reducing vehicle weight, volume and costs, while easing range anxiety presented by battery-only vehicles.Anchoring a UK supply chain cluster to support this product could enable intervention in other sectors, such as aviation, marine, remote power, and construction equipment, leading to wider social benefits. Economies of scale will drive down costs of manufacturing, centred around the automotive heart of the UK within the Midlands. The feasibility study examines the practicalities and cost-benefits of scaled manufacturing of a British fuel cell, using local experts. The partners involved in the project are:Adelan: A fuel cell technology company founded in 1996, holder of key patents and IP for the proposed fuel cell range extender.Alliance Procurement Solutions: Experts in sustainable supply chain management.ANT Industries: A medium-sized business helping technologists scale-up their manufacturing capability.The Manufacturing Technology Centre: Specialists in integrated manufacturing solutions across a variety of engineering sectors.The success of this feasibility study and introducing manufacturing of a commercial product will support British jobs and industry, develop British-owned IP, grow UK export potential and help the UK and other nations meet critical climate goals in the shortest time possible. This project is vital to meeting our growth and climate objectives.