Hyzon began production on its single-stack 200kW fuel cell system in Illinois, the company announced Tuesday.
"We are excited to announce the start of production on our single-stack 200kW fuel cell system on National Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day," says Hyzon CEO Parker Meeks. "Our Bolingbrook facility is one of the largest fully integrated fuel cell systems production facilities in the United States and the only 200kW single-stack fuel system to be launched into serial production, a significant step for zero emission technology manufacturing in the U.S."
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Hyzon says it can produce 700 fuel cell systems per year using a three-shift operation.
"This milestone also represents another inflection point in our mission to decarbonize heavy-duty industries," Meeks continues. "By standardizing and scaling up production, we can provide more customers with the high performance, zero-emission solutions they need to meet their sustainability goals. As we mark this achievement on a day that celebrates the potential of hydrogen fuel cell technology, we're reinforcing our commitment to building a cleaner, more sustainable future."
Hyzon passed the ISO 9001 audit in September and hopes to achieve formal certification later this year.
"The systems pass through in-line quality gates that include laster and optical vision systems and go through rigorous end-of-line tests to confirm all performance requirements are met," says Hyzon COO Bappa Banerjee. "All of this is done to ensure the performance of our vehicles meet or exceed the performance of diesel trucks on routes that include long stretches of steep grades as has been demonstrated during our customer trials."
Hyzon started producing its Class 8 200kW fuel cell electric truck last month.
