Why Hydrogen is the answer to rapid EV charging - Part Two
Rapid DC fast charge powered with hydrogen delivers IMMEDIATE and LASTING business benefits
In my last blog, I took you through the challenges of EV charging by showing different charging scenarios. I think it helped explain a bit of the technology challenges and how hydrogen is a game-changer. This blog walks you through the business benefits of using hydrogen-powered systems.
Let’s start with an example of adding EV charging to an existing filling station/convenience store. Sounds like a straightforward proposition – but there are many challenges:
Problem #1: Insufficient utility power
Typically the existing power feed is a 240V low current feed and you will need 480V high current feed to deliver power (as we discussed in the last blog.)
Problem #2: Upgrades needed
That means you need to upgrade your infrastructure and that adds up to money and …
Problem #3: Time
We’re talking months or years to upgrade from the utility company – planning, finding contractors, actual construction, etc. for your own property – not to mention the disruption to your current business.
Problem #4: Cost
Using the grid for EV charging is extremely costly. You’ll be paying for a long time for this new infrastructure, in addition to high demand fees forever.
With H2 EV charging, you get some truly astonishing business benefits:
FASTER
FASTER TO DEPLOY
No worry about connecting to the grid. No infrastructure to build. Our Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) power systems simply need a pad to sit on. If you want to move the system around, we’ve got mobile versions. This means you’ve dramatically cut down the time to start getting revenue from EV charging. Bringing in 480 V service at MW levels may cost millions and take years - even if you can get on schedule.
FASTER TO CHARGE
HFCs packs more punch than other fuel sources. They operate at higher efficiencies than combustion engines and more efficiently convert chemical energy in the fuel directly to electrical energy. That’s part of the reason how we can deliver RAPID EV charging – with a full charge in around 20 minutes. (The other reason is our years of power systems integration experience and expertise that we’ve baked into our systems.)
CHEAPER
CHEAPER to DEPLOY and MAINTAIN
Business paying high prices for utility power with multiple tiers based on demand and time. Even if you put in one of our systems and never charge an EV car, you can run your convenience store and provide your existing fueling services with grid-independent solutions. This will be more cost effective over time.
CHEAPER to OPERATE
Predictability is a highly coveted corporate goal. Variability makes budgeting and revenue projections challenging. One big area of variability is energy costs. Utilities establish electricity rates that vary based on the time of day and demand. That means that your pricing varies. With hydrogen, you know the cost and you get to set the cost to your customers.
CLEANER
LOW TO NO CARBON FOOTPRINT
Fuel cells have low to no carbon emissions, unlike combustion engines, and produce only pure water. This ensure that no emissions are released into the environment. They are the opposite of noisy, polluting diesel engines.
NOISE FREE
Hydrogen fuel cell systems are silent during operations. This makes them ideal for any location, whether in use at the front lines of first responder or military operations, at convenience stores and retail centers, or inside data centers for primary or back-up power.
MORE POWERFUL
POWER IN YOUR HANDS
When you are tied to the grid, the utility always has the option to manage their network. Sometimes that may mean that your power may be throttled down if the demand on the grid is too high. With our modular grid-free solutions, you have complete control and can easily scale to the power level you need.
POWER FOR RESILIENCE
Since hydrogen-powered systems do not need to rely on the grid, you will have power during brownouts and blackouts. If there’s an outage, you can use your Renewable Innovations’ hydrogen-powered systems to charge EVs or use as primary power for your convenience store or other business. Your Renewable Innovations’ EV charger doesn’t just earn you revenue from EV charging, it also now provides you with emergency power to make your entire business more resilient.
POWER FOR MORE OF EVERYTHING
Hydrogen fuel cell technology is a higher density energy source and offers high energy efficiency. That translates into less downtime and higher quality power. Plus, you get to choose: 1) tie to the Grid for energy interchange or 2) be completely Grid-free. Use our power system as your primary power source, backup power, or only for EV charging. You get the flexibility to decide.
Faster. Cheaper. Cleaner. More Powerful. That’s how we’re accelerating the move to green, grid-free, scalable EV charging.
Read more about our applications here.
Learn more at the U.S. Department of Energy site here.
