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Hydrogen fuel cell power units gain traction on construction sites

06 February 2025

At a construction site in West London in the UK, two white shipping containers stand out among the cranes, equipment and personnel at work on the site. The location is called the HS2 Victoria Road Crossover Box site, and it is part of a new high-speed railway that will connect London with Birmingham.

The humming sound coming from both shipping containers betrays their purpose to those in the power industry: they provide electric power to the site via emissions-free hydrogen fuel cells.

GeoPura HPUs deployed at the HS2 site.

Hydrogen fuel cells have found their way into a variety of vehicles and equipment, from buses and trucks to trains and material handling equipment. Because their only emissions are water vapor, fuel cells are attractive for OEMs looking to decarbonize.

Now hydrogen fuel cells are making inroads in the construction industry. XCMG, for instance, introduced a fuel-cell-powered dump truck last June. Additionally, Hyundai Construction Equipment said it planned to present a fuel cell electric excavator at the upcoming Bauma 2025 trade show. One key application, however, is as a replacement for the traditional diesel-fueled generators often used to provide supplemental power on job sites.

Clean Energy Transition

The hydrogen power units (HPU) at the HS2 Victoria Road Crossover Box site are made by clean energy company GeoPura based in Newcastle, England. The company was launched in 2019 with partner Siemens Energy Ventures.

Matt Barney, chief hydrogen business officer for GeoPura, said that continuing to live and work as we have will require significant amounts of fuel.

“Ultimately, if we’re going to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, then zero-emissions fuels have to play a part in that spectrum,” he said. “We need to start supporting more energy-hungry applications, whether that be in construction or for data centers, and so we need a fuel as part of that mix.”

GeoPura rents its HPUs for use in a variety of applications, including construction, live events and even television and film production. In addition to the HS2 Victoria Road Crossover Box location, GeoPura HPUs are in operation at two other HS2 sites in Aylesbury, England. Other UK customers include utility provider National Grid, contractor BAM Nuttall and infrastructure group Balfour Beatty.

Barney said GeoPura is focused on scaling its business. “We’re interested in how we get from the steppingstone baby steps we’re still taking and building on that commercial model to start to fill that gap to do even more. We’re hardly scratching the surface, really.”

To that end, February 2024 saw GeoPura secure $71 million in funding from investors such as the UK Infrastructure Bank and Barclays Sustainable Impact Cap

If Speedy don’t meet the minimum order quantity for the year to Nov 30th they stand to lose exclusively although I doubt anyone will be queuing up behind them.

Oh please don’t get sucked in by the new ramping crew, how many times have we seen this before ? Probably one person with 3 or 4 accounts, easy to tell as they all post within minutes of each other, and they always turn up when there’s a little rise in the sp. Monday this will be back to 8-9p.

Jul 18, 2023

UK-based hydrogen power generation technologies company AFC Energy has signed a five-year hydrogen supply agreement and site lease with Air Products in Stade, Northern Germany.

I’ve just been calling Bond out correctly for years and some of you can’t accept I was right for all those years. He’s escaped by legging it to Aus.

There is no £26m order book

A unit wasn’t delivered to ABB but not RNS’d

I doubt any systems have been built for TAMGO from the last fundraise.

Etc etc.

I’m sorry that you all feel the need to insult me when all I’ve done is warned you all that Bond could not be believed.

The shorters will have a field day by the end of the day, pretty much confirmed so many barriers to adoption, so until there is either a change in industry incentives or the cracker is commercially ready the Speedy units are going to sit idle in the AFC car park. The mobile hydrogen vehicle will probably be due another MOT and service too without having even been used. Bond was a genius, not.

Of course Haggis is still positive, he’s trapped here after piling in his inheritance at over 20p !

So the Speedy order delivery was literally products built and invoiced, probably still sat in the AFC warehouse !

Clearly few or no units on site yet.

No new news other than revenue from ABB or Acciona is not a priority right now.

Oh dear God, Trotters at it again on LinkedIn. Speedy not exactly living up to their name.

54 trades showing the day before an investor meet with the new board tells you people aren’t expecting much

I hope you submitted all your questions in advance of tomorrow’s investor meet reality. I submitted 7 in the hope that the new board might answer some of them unlike Bond who said preposterous things like companies in our position don’t give revenue forecasts.

I had at the weekend with a friends husband who works for national grid, he said they are receiving a lot of enquiries for grid upgrades for companies wanting to produce hydrogen. I also said doesn’t it take years to get a grid upgrade, he said only the really large scale upgrades take years, most are done in a few months.

Yes but they actually sold versions of the first mobile phone

If we’ve now got a v2 which is smaller, lighter and cheaper that would explain why ABB never took up the offer of the discounted units. And I guess delivery to ABB is now delayed again, why would they want the prototype when they can have a v2 model

Wasn’t it the prototype that was being put through CE marking ?

Yes I am a shareholder, unfortunately CN, and have been for a very long time, yes I am very negative towards AFC because there has been very little to be positive about in the last 15 years. Where are all the new products that were due to be released ? We have 2, that’s it. Where’s the methanol fuel tower ? Where’s the 200kw unit ? It’s a joke, an expensive joke. Where’s the TAMGO order ?

We’re in bed with a dog, Speedy, that is as badly run as AFC. There is zero to be optimistic about right now. We’ve got rid of one clown and looks like we’ve got another one.

Don’t be surprised if the 2nd RNS is another massive dilution

Be sure to get your questions in ahead of the investor meet & greet

Genaq use John Deere diesel generators, hydrogen fuel cells from A.N.Other company, and they are trialling AFC (I think), with Acciona, can’t find any reference to AFC anywhere but it definitely looks like ours in the pic and would make sense as Acciona are trialling the unit.

Atmospheric Water Generation in Évora, Portugal: GENAQ Pilot Project – ACCIONA

19 April, 2024

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Atmospheric Water Generation is nowadays established as a real solution for the supply of drinking water in locations where there is a necessity. At GENAQ, we are proud to present our pilot project carried out in collaboration with ACCIONA in Évora, Portugal, an exciting step towards creating sustainable solutions for drinking water supply.

Atmospheric Generation of Water for the supply of drinking water in constructions.

The main objective of the pilot project in Évora is to validate Atmospheric Water Generators as a viable solution for the supply of drinking water in diverse environments. In this case, we worked hand in hand with ACCIONA to provide drinking water for the construction of a hospital in Évora, Portugal, a critical environment that requires a reliable supply of drinking water to operate effectively.

Our selected generators for this pilot project are the Cumulus C5000 and Stratus S200, representing the cutting edge of atmospheric water generation technology. Their ability to produce potable water directly from the air makes them the ideal choice for environments where the availability of the highest quality water is essential.

For ACCIONA, and the nearly 600 workers who constitute the community working on this construction site, there are several benefits that this technology can bring. In addition to eliminating the need for bottled water and reducing dependence on associated transportation, our generators offer a sustainable solution that helps reduce costs and carbon footprint.

In overview, the pilot project in Évora, Portugal, represents an exciting step forward in the search for sustainable solutions for drinking water supply. With GENAQ’s technology, we are committed to transforming the way we access and use this vital resource, creating a cleaner, healthier and sustainable future for all.