Presented at Nordic Green II conference, April 2010

1. Fuel Cells—Ten Years Away or Around
the Corner?
Moderator: Barbara Heydorn
Director, Center of Excellence in Energy
SRI International
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2. Light duty fuel cell vehicles―more common every day
Annual shipments, 1997-2009
Source: Fuel Cell Today
Cumulative shipments, 1997-2009 2

3. Small stationary units—steady increases
Units
Units
Annual shipments, 2004-2008 Cumulative shipments, 1960-2008
Source: Fuel Cell Today
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4. Large stationary―shipments flat but average size
increasing
Annual shipments, 1996-2008
Source: Fuel Cell Today
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5. Portable—dominated by toys, demo kits, and
military applications
Annual Shipments, 2005-2009 Cumulative Shipments, 2005-2009
Source: Fuel Cell Today
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6. The fuel cell value chain has many entry points
System Components
FUEL CELL
FUEL SALES &
FUEL STACK ASSEMBLY
PROCESSOR DISTRIB.
Hydrogen Varies with Stack Cogen system Stationary
fuel and fuel • Anode Power
Alcohols Vehicular
cell type • Electrolyte conditioning
Natural gas Portable
Thermally • Cathode Grid or
Gasoline integrated • Inter-connect application Other
with fuel cell Balance of Stack interface
Diesel
stack Controls
• Seals
Other
• Manifolds Piping and
• Electrical bus- valves
bars Enclosure
• Support structure Final assembly
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