Nel ASA

Nel ASA is a Norwegian company based in Oslo. Nel is a global company providing solutions for the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen from renewable energy sources. Nel is listed in the OBX Index of the Oslo Stock Exchange. As of March 2020, the largest shareholder is Clearstream Banking S.A. with a stake of 44.81%.[1][2]

Nel ASA
TypeAllmennaksjeselskap
OSE: NEL
IndustryFuel Cell, Hydrogen Fuel
Founded1927
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Key people
CEO Jon-Andre Løkke
Number of employees
221
Websitewww.nelhydrogen.com

Group companies

Since 2015, the company has also included the Danish hydrogen filling station manufacturer H2 Logic, and since 2017 the American electrolysis specialist Proton On Site. Together with PowerCell Sweden and Hexagon Composite, Nel founded the Hyon joint venture in September 2017 with the aim of establishing fuel cell-powered vehicles in the maritime sector in particular.

Nel is part of the H2Bus consortium since June 2019. The target is the deployment of 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell buses in Europe.[3]

History

The company started in 1927. In 1940, the world's largest water electrolysis plant was built in Rjukan, Norway, with a total capacity of more than 30,000 Nm3/hour of hydrogen from hydropower. In 1988, Nel launched the world's first electrolyzer to offer asbestos-free alkaline electrolysers. H2 Logic A/S, subsidiary of NEL ASA, has executed a binding technology transfer agreement with Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd. (MKK), member of the Mitsubishi Group companies, in 2015.[4] Nel will set up at least 20 hydrogen refuelling stations in Norway by 2020.[5]

Nel is currently involved in several projects worldwide, including the commissioning of the first hydrogen-powered train in Germany as part of the H2 West Coast Consortium.[6] In February 2019, it became known that a framework agreement for Switzerland had been concluded with Hyundai Motor Company for the supply of 60 - 80 MW of a total of 1,000 expected trucks in the first phase and hydrogen required for other applications. In Australia, NEL is involved in a power-to-gas (solar power to hydrogen) project.[7]

Another major project is planned in partnership with the American start-up Nikola Motor Company, a manufacturer of hydrogen-powered trucks. In the coming years, the company plans to set up or expand a hydrogen infrastructure (filling stations and electrolysers) in the United States.[8][9][10][11][12]

A cooperation agreement with Yara International was announced in August 2019. This is a fertiliser project for agriculture. NEL contributes its self-developed pressurized alkaline electrolyzer, which, with the help of electric current, produces a chemical reaction, a material conversion, which is needed for fertilizer production. The focus is on the development of efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for ammonia and fertilizer production together with Yara.[13][14]

References
  1. https://nelhydrogen.com/investor-relations/#shareholders Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. "Toyota: Growing momentum for hydrogen as further multinationals join global coalition" in Automotive World Retrieved June 17th, 2019
  3. Green Car Congress Retrieved June 8th, 2019
  4. "NEL ASA to boost hydrogen fueling infrastructure in Japan and Norway" in ngvjournal.com Retrieved June 17th, 2019
  5. "Norway's NEL to build hydrogen station powered by solar" in renewablesnow.com Retrieved June 17th, 2019
  6. https://nelhydrogen.com/press-release/nel-asa-participates-in-consortium-for-alstom-hydrogen-train-initiative-in-germany/ Retrieved Mai 31, 2019
  7. https://www.onvista.de/news/nel-asa-erhaelt-auftrag-fuer-australiens-erstes-projekt-fuer-power-to-gas-solarstrom-zu-wasserstoff-128544607 Retrieved Mai 31, 2019
  8. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fuel/hydrogen-station-installations-to-start-by-2021 Retrieved June 1, 2019
  9. https://nelhydrogen.com/products/ Retrieved Mai 31, 2019.
  10. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190225006127/de/ Retrieved Mai 31, 2019
  11. https://nelhydrogen.com/about/#business Retrieved Mai 31, 2019.
  12. https://nelhydrogen.com/press-release/awarded-multi-billion-nok-electrolyzer-and-fueling-station-contract-by-nikola/ Archived 2019-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Mai 31, 2019
  13. Nel ASA: Signs collaboration agreement with Yara related to green fertilizer project Retrieved August 24, 2019
  14. Nel ASA: Kooperation mit Yara International bekannt gegeben – Arbeit an einer emissionsfreien Düngemittelproduktion Retrieved August 24, 2019
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