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WORGAS GROUP and“Powered by H2OGEN” technologyfor portable hydrogen generation

COMPANY HISTORY

STRATEGIC PLAN

POWERED BY H2OGEN TECHNOLOGY

MARKET INVESTIGATION

WHY ENERGY INNOVATION

VALUES

• A sustainable future, our focus is on the long term impact of our actions ensuring they will benefit our environment, our society, our clients and our company.

• Technology that is both innovative and pioneering, ensuring we stay at the leading edge in our field.

• Clarity in our intentions and communications.

• Respect for the individual

VISION

• To be recognised for our pioneering technology, outstanding quality and service.

• To achieve continuous growth and be the strategic partner of choice in our sector.

• To develop innovative technologies that contribute to safeguarding our environment.

• To be recognised by partners, suppliers and customers for our loyalty and service.

PURPOSE

• To develop, produce and sell components for use in energy transformation products.

• To advance the efficient use of energy sources and exceed the most exacting environmental requirements.

FOCUS ON INNOVATION AND ENERGY

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Combustion system for CHP applicationand other technologies

CUSTOMERS FOR BURNERS

Current Product Range

Lean Burner Design

Residential Metal Fiber

Commercial Burner

Assemblies in house

New Burner Technologies

Energy Innovation

PRODUCT STRATEGYI n n o v a t i v e D e v e l o p m e n t

POWERED BY H2O-GEN: TECHNOLOGY for HYDROGEN GENERATION

Intellectually protected Registered trademark Worldwide unique and new

ADVANTAGES Hydrogen On Demand without need of external energy

Effective Hydrogen Flow Control

Portable Power Supply

Portable, ultra-advanced fuel-cell power generators based on the

H2O-GENTM technology


Portable fuel cells (PFCs) cover a littlefraction of the world market, which ishardly explainable if one considers thehuge number of commercialapplications in the 50-250 W powerrange (Table 1).


Power range Typical technology/fuel Applications

2‐25 W PEMFC/ chemicala H2

DMFC/ methanol

small personal electronics (mp3

players, cameras, cellular phones),

torches, educational, toys

25‐100 W PEMFC/ chemicala H2, compressed

H2

non‐motive APU (campervans, boats,

lighting); military (portable soldier‐

borne power); emergency

(communications, marine water

desalinators); battery chargers

(laptops, tablets)

100‐250 W PEMFC/ chemicala H2, compressed

H2

non‐motive APU (campervans, boats,

lighting, laptops, tablets); military

(portable soldier‐borne power, skid‐

mounted generators); construction

site tool recharging; emergency

(communications, marine water

desalinators); battery chargers

Table 1


There is little doubt that a major issuehampering the commercial diffusion ofPFCs in the power range from 100 to 250W is the hydrogen source. Systems thatmake use of compressed hydrogen arenot attractive for the need of carryingheavy and unsafe cylinders with limitedautonomy (generally 1 or 2 normal cubicmetres of hydrogen) and difficultrecharging procedures.


WORGAS BRUCIATORI Srl has developed fully autonomous andportable "off-grid" power generators with an effective poweroutput of 100 W, based on advanced on-board hydrogengenerators and PEM fuel cell stacks.Essential components of the power generators are proprietaryand advanced catalytic reactors for either sodium borohydride(reaction 1) or metal composite (reaction 2) hydrolysis, knownwith the trade mark H2O-GEN.As shown in reaction (1), half of the hydrogen produced isextracted from water which is therefore a reagent and aneffective hydrogen-storage material. Likewise, all the hydrogenproduced upon alkaline hydrolysis of a proprietary metalcomposite is essentially released by water (reaction 2).cat

NaBH4 + (2 + x) H2O → 4 H2 + NaBO2. xH2O (x = 2‐4) (1)

M + x H2O → M(OH)x + x/2 H2 (2)


The H2O-GEN technology involving NaBH4hydrolysis shows its maximum degree of innovationin the way the hydrolysis catalyst is immobilizedand activated as well as in the control system of thehydrolysis temperature and the composition of theborohydride co-reagent.

WO2013/021242 A1; WO 2013/021243 A1)


With NaBH4 as water activator, hydrogen fluxes ashigh as 2 L/min can be steadily obtained. Sodiumborohydride is provided in the form of a compositematerial sealed in plastic cans with appropriatevolumes to produce the desired amount of energy(a standard cartridge provides 750 Wh).

Estimated cost of 1 kWhto the end user: 25-35 €


The reactor involving metal composite hydrolysis (reaction 2)is based on a proprietary, intellectually protected technologyallowing for an effective control of the hydrogen flux whichcan be as high as 12 L/min, hence potentially able to feed upto 1 kW PEM stacks. This type of H2O-GENTM power generatoris provided with four cartridges for an overall energy of 1kWh.Most importantly, the H2O-GENTM reactor with the metalcomposite activator can be used innumerable times as therecyclable cartridge is the reactor itself.

Estimated cost of 1 kWhto the end user: 5 €(lower gravimetric hydrogencapacity as compared to NaBH4 activator)

PCT/IT2013/000022; PCT/IT2012/000397)


For portable applications, the hydrogen generators caneffectively operate at external temperatures rangingfrom -15 °C to 40 °C. When used to feed a 140 W (peakpower) PEMFC stack, the hydrogen flux is fixed around1.8 L min-1 at 0.3-0.4 bar, but the modularity of thehydrolysis reactors and of the fuel cell stacks allows fordifferent customizations. In particular, the power rangecan easily be expanded for flexible adaptation to therequirements of the application.The devices are practically silent and neither carbonmonoxide nor carbon dioxide is emitted, which allowsthe power generators to run indoors with no problem.The hydrolysis exhausts (alkaline solutions of inorganicsalts) can be disposed by regulated procedures.

PORTABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION with effective control of hydrogen flow• high purity hydrogen

• noise free

• safe and enviromentally sustainable

• flux as high as 10 l/min

• wide operating environment


Delocalized and

offshore analytical

systems

Portable and stationary fuel

cells

Submarine and

space systems

Industrial and

recreational

electric vehicles

PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY with PEM fuel cell

• Provides power direct to your applications

• Recharges an external stationary battery

• All-in-one system (tank and battery inside)

• Maximum portability

• Noise free and safe

Remote housingCaravanCampingEmergency Boats

Bag Pack applicationPortable application

Installable application


See us on booth E 63/1

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