{"id":3681,"date":"2018-01-11T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2018-01-11T09:30:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T13:30:21","slug":"faq-from-potential-genfuel-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/faq-from-potential-genfuel-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ from potential GenFuel customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week, we announced that Plug Power customers have surpassed 10 million hydrogen fills into GenDrive fuel cells using GenFuel hydrogen dispensers…at the rate of 15,000 each day.\u00a0 Today, we\u2019re answering the top questions we receive from professionals considering a switch to hydrogen.<\/p>\n

Why hydrogen?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hydrogen is a clean, safe fuel for fuel cell electric vehicles and many other industrial products.\u00a0 Hydrogen enables societies to move beyond traditional power sources in order to become more productive, more reliable and more sustainable.\u00a0 Hydrogen fuel cells are zero-emission power sources that do not create greenhouse gases or air pollutants. The only exhaust is heat and water vapor.<\/p>\n

Is hydrogen safe?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hydrogen is a safe fuel.\u00a0 Like other fuels we use daily, hydrogen calls for respect and is installed in compliance with appropriate industry codes and standards.\u00a0 In addition to meeting the latest hydrogen fueling regulations, Plug Power storage and dispensing stations offer added safety features to prevent operator errors.\u00a0 More than 10 million fuelings to date have been safely performed by Plug Power customers alone.<\/p>\n

What is <\/strong>GenFuel<\/strong><\/a>?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

GenFuel is Plug Power\u2019s suite of comprehensive hydrogen fueling solutions<\/a>, including design, support, commissioning and maintenance \u2013 all the components required to successfully dispense hydrogen without disruption to a customer\u2019s operations.\u00a0 GenFuel offerings adapt depending on the size and industry of the customer, as seen in the graphic below.\u00a0 Plug Power also offers GenFuel for stationary power customers<\/a>.\u00a0 While each solution looks a little different, all of them are focused on providing the best hydrogen storage and fueling offering for each customer application.<\/p>\n

\"Hydrogen<\/p>\n

What pieces make up a GenFuel hydrogen solution? <\/strong><\/p>\n

For Plug Power\u2019s largest current markets, the GenFuel hydrogen solution is comprised of three components:<\/p>\n

1. Hydrogen Molecule:<\/strong> Plug Power provides hydrogen delivery to customer sites based on customer use \u2013 on average, a material handling customer can use 200-300 kg of hydrogen a day. Plug Power leverages quantity buying power to ensure favorable costs to customers.<\/p>\n

2. Hydrogen Storage Stations:<\/strong> Hydrogen is stored, compressed and delivered as needed to the facility dispensers using the following components:<\/p>\n

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    • Liquid hydrogen storage tank<\/li>\n
    • Compression system \u2013 liquid to gaseous hydrogen<\/li>\n
    • High pressure hydrogen storage tubes to maximize reserve hydrogen<\/li>\n
    • Piping for delivering hydrogen into the building, directly to the dispensers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      3. GenFuel Dispensers:<\/strong> With its proprietary hydrogen dispensers, fueling a Plug Power motive fuel cell is as simple as fueling a personal vehicle.\u00a0 Plug Power ensures a perfect integration of the fueling system with Plug Power fuel cell products and provides unmatched industrial IoT reporting to help users keep track of their latest performance.<\/p>\n

      \"Hydrogen<\/p>\n

      Where is the hydrogen stored? <\/strong><\/p>\n

      There are two parts to the hydrogen station.\u00a0 (1) The dispensers where operators refuel their trucks are located near high traffic areas in the facility, enabling operators to quickly, in under 3 minutes, refuel and get back to work.\u00a0 (2) The storage facility is located outdoors, eliminating the need to use valuable real estate inside.\u00a0 That hydrogen is then piped into the building and directly to the dispensers.<\/p>\n

      How long does it take to build a hydrogen storage station?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

      From purchase order to commissioning, a hydrogen facility can take as few as 4 to 5 months to build.\u00a0 Plug Power\u2019s GenFuel infrastructure construction teams include a dedicated project manager, superintendents and in-house mechanical construction division specialized in high-pressure gasses and cryogenics.\u00a0 The Plug Power project manager is a single point of contact for all communications and the key connection to the knowledgeable, highly experienced engineering team that supports all field work. Plug Power manages and directs the entire project\u2019s execution from start to finish \u2013 ensuring we deliver high-quality functional hydrogen fueling infrastructure safely in a short period of time. We build cost-effective and high-performance infrastructure across North America every day \u2013 so the process is seamless. It\u2019s professional. It\u2019s done properly.<\/p>\n

      \"Hydrogen<\/p>\n

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      Earlier this week, we announced that Plug Power customers have surpassed 10 million hydrogen fills into GenDrive fuel cells using GenFuel hydrogen dispensers…at the rate of 15,000 each day.\u00a0 Today, we\u2019re answering the top questions we receive from professionals considering a switch to hydrogen. Why hydrogen?\u00a0 Hydrogen is a clean, safe fuel for fuel cell ...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,51,52],"class_list":["post-3681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-hydrogen","tag-hydrogen-faq","tag-hydrogen-fuel"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}