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Bosch to produce fuel cell stacks at its Anderson facility Bosch has announced that it will produce fuel cell stacks at its Anderson , South Carolina , facility as part of a more than USD 200 million investment expected to create at least 350 new jobs by the start of production in 2026 . The fuel cell stacks produced in Anderson will drive hydrogen-powered trucks coming to the roads of the U . S . in the next few years .
The Bosch Anderson facility has already begun work on the expansion to support fuel cell technology . Capital upgrades to the Anderson campus include an estimated 147,000 square feet of floorspace to be developed to manufacture the fuel cell stack as well as supporting clean room and climate-controlled environments required for quality-critical processes .
Fuel cell stack production is highly complex . One stack consists of 3,200 individual parts assembled , more than 400 layers and more than 100 unique components . Fuel cell stack production in Anderson will expand on Bosch ’ s existing global production for fuel cell stacks , including critical sub-components .
Bosch will be one of the first to market with largescale production to support hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles . The company recently announced it would invest more than USD 1 billion globally to develop mobile fuel cell technologies by 2024 .
Cummins to expand its electrolyzer manufacturing capacity in Belgium Cummins has announced that it will expand PEM electrolyzer manufacturing capacity at its Oevel , Belgium , factory to 1 GW , with the support from the Important Project of Common European Interest ( IPCEI ) Hy2Tech program recently approved by the European Commission . IPCEI funding will help Cummins develop a new generation of PEM electrolyzer cell stacks to power large-scale hydrogen production systems .
The expansion in Belgium adds to the company ’ s already scaling global electrolyzer manufacturing footprint . Cummins has added capacity at its Mississauga , Canada , facility and is building two new electrolyzer factories in Spain and China , each starting at 500 MW of manufacturing capacity and scalable to 1 GW .
IPCEI Hy2Tech includes 41 projects from 35 companies in 15 European countries .
World ’ s largest electrolyser ’ arrives in Norway On 10 September , Norwegian HydrogenPro has received what is claimed to be the world ’ s largest electrolyser . Manufactured at the company ’ s factory in Tianjin , China , the electrolyser arrived at its Herøya test facility in Norway , where it will be assembled and installed in the coming weeks , with the validation process initiated when possible .
Measuring two metres in diameter and weighing more than 80 tonnes , the electrolyser is expected to have an output of 1,100 Nm 3 / h of hydrogen at normal current density . This equals 100 kg of pure hydrogen per hour , which will set a new standard for the industry , according to HydrogenPro . The test aims to verify that the electrolyser produces the expected amount of gas per unit of time . During the test , the company will also use fluctuating electricity input from renewable energy sources and test several other parameters .
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