E-MOBILITY
EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY
Addressing challenges to power-to-X with model-based systems engineering
H
ydrogen’s potential within various transportation applications is continuing to receive increased attention
as the race towards net zero speeds up. At Silverstone’s recent Battery Tech Expo, Nikola Kontic – a solution architect at Japanese software engineering firm Zuken – discussed the latest challenges and opportunities in the hydrogen market. “By 2025, we want to be in the
region of 50% hydrogen, from green hydrogen,” Kontic said as he introduced Zuken’s role within the hydrogen transportation market. “The hybrid market is going to grow very rapidly, and it has big potential. But first, we need to increase our infrastructure and the development of global hydrogen hubs, some of which are already in place.” According to Kontic, it will be key
to the hydrogen transition to power these hubs with renewable energy in order to fully take advantage of the opportunities that hydrogen power could provide. “This is quite a young market,”
he continued. “We’re going to see many regulatory and policy changes, so there’s a lot of uncertainty that we need to try to decrease and be dynamic. With regards to hydrogen technology, there’s a lot of indication that we’re going to come across challenges in the supply chain over the next five years. We need to understand about the materials coming in, the supply, and ensuring that we have the demand for the hydrogen and we are providing it in a timely fashion and in the necessary volumes for the required landscape.”
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Genesys spans requirements to behaviour, architecture and validation in one single system. Image via Zuken
FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS In order to effectively scale up hydrogen production, Kontic advised that shifting to a more standardised method of mass production using flexible and modular systems will be crucial.
“We need to manage and reduce the
costs of generating hydrogen,” he said. “Innovation can probably help us in that area, but we need to leverage the economies of scale as well as cutting costs through various production
Complex products require insights from a diverse group – customers, users, engineers and subject matter experts. Image via Zuken
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