Galaxy FCT - Solid H2 Logistics
2.4 Solid H2 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come 
Solid H2 Logistics is an idea whose time has come. This was not the case in the past. For the longest time, it had been “a bridge too far”. Even as recent as 2007, US DOE had a “no-go” on NaBH4. But the rationale given, all valid in 2007 do not apply given what has changed in the last decade. 






The Converging Factors that has Changed Everything 
  • Cost of renewable energy has fallen by 80% to 90% in the last decade.  In 2020, Solar PV PPA prices (no escalation) in Portugal and Abu Dhabi have come down to USD 0.0132 per kWh and USD 0.0135 per kWh respectively. Further reduction in prices are being anticipated in the near future as bigger scale plants are built in the best locations on the planet.
  • Fuel Cells are now much smaller, more efficient and prices have fallen over 60% in last decade.  Emergence of Solid H2 Logistics will increase demand for Fuel Cells very significantly, laying the foundation for another sustained round of price reductions driven by sheer scale;
  • Electrolyzers and large-scale batteries have become larger, more efficient and lower cost (e.g. utility scale lithium batteries, liquid air batteries, liquid metal batteries & flow batteries); ​ 
  • Climate Crisis is clearly recognized as “clear and present danger” as opposed to something that “my grandkids may need to deal with” a decade ago.  This urgency to deploy green energy worldwide has never been greater and this increases the attractiveness of Solid H2 Logistics - in particular the ease, safety, simplicity and flexibility that Solid H2 logistics offers. 
  • The increasing % of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) in grids and the goal of reaching Net Zero will inevitably require significant investments in upsizing grid capacities (estimated up to 300%) and adding huge battery capacity to cater for consecutive days when the "wind doesn't blow" or "the sun doesn't shine" or when abnormal weather events (e.g. Texas Snowstorm Feb 2021) wreak havoc on demand and the grid.  Solid H2 Logistics allows for long term storage of clean energy for emergency distributed generation at user end to ensure critical applications remains available.  This would enhance robustness of overall system.  Installing batteries for events that happen once in a year of a few years is just way too costly. 
AND, GFCT has now resolved the issues with the rapid and efficient release of H2 Gas from NaBH4 which makes delivery of “H2 Gas on demand” as reality. 
The Times and Conditions are right for H2 Logistics to go SOLID. And the Climate Crisis demands that we make it happen as soon as possible