Why Fuel Cells for Telecoms Backup is a Good Call - a report from FuelCellToday
09/06/13 01:06
FuelCellToday, The leading authority on fuel cells, has recently published a report on why fuel cells are the right move for telecom tower backup power.
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Exhibit at Power-Gen India 2013 a phenomenal success
24/05/13 17:11
MVS Engineering and Proton OnSite exhibited at Power-Gen India 2013 for third year running and our exhibit, as previous cases, was a phenomenal success. Read More...
Informative Laboratory Gas Generator sections added
12/04/13 09:00
We are pleased to announce launch of detailed product pages in line with the newly revamped models launched by our Principals - Proton OnSite (USA) for their lab gas generator lineup. Read More...
Proton OnSite making good progress on reducing cost of hydrogen energy storage
10/04/13 08:37
Proton OnSite has reduced the cost of producing water electrolysis stacks by 40 percent over the last five years, enabling the firm to begin producing a cost-effective multi-megawatt electrolyser for the emerging renewable energy markets. Read More...
Why switching to On-Site Hydrogen Leads to Better Results
15/03/13 16:00
Our Principals - Proton OnSite (USA) have published a very useful article pertaining to use of Hydrogen in laboratories it's on-site production. We are reproducing this article verbatim and also providing a downloadable article for our audience and customers. Read More...
Hydrogen in India - A Demand Side Review
28/01/13 17:00
At MVS Engineering, we look at the industrial gases market from a macro-level.
In this second and final article in the series, we take a look at the current market forces in play on the demand side situation of Hydrogen in India and also give our opinions from the perspective of end users of these gases and how it affects their business. Read More...
In this second and final article in the series, we take a look at the current market forces in play on the demand side situation of Hydrogen in India and also give our opinions from the perspective of end users of these gases and how it affects their business. Read More...
Hydrogen in India - A Supply Side Review
14/01/13 17:00
At MVS Engineering, we look at the industrial gases market from a macro-level.
In this first article in the series, we take a look at the current market forces in play on the supply side situation of Hydrogen in India and also give our opinions from the perspective of end users of these gases and how it affects their business. Read More...
In this first article in the series, we take a look at the current market forces in play on the supply side situation of Hydrogen in India and also give our opinions from the perspective of end users of these gases and how it affects their business. Read More...
Cutting Tools production requiring Pure Argon, Hydrogen & Nitrogen - An MVS success story
18/11/12 09:00
Cutting tools technology has already advanced to the new levels of metals machining - literally - cutting edge, delivering enhanced performance. Machining times have reduced and attained higher accuracy and smoother finishes. Read More...
Hydrogen Workshop Media Coverage
25/10/12 13:00
MVS Engineering and our Principals - M/s. Proton OnSite (USA) recently concluded a workshop on 17th September, 2012 at India Habitat Center - "Taking India Forward - Investing less on Hydrogen Facility and achieving better efficiency and safety".
This event was covered by our media partners for the workshop - PowerWatch magazine. The same can be downloaded for your further reading. Read More...
This event was covered by our media partners for the workshop - PowerWatch magazine. The same can be downloaded for your further reading. Read More...
Photographs from Hydrogen Workshop for Power Sector
12/10/12 11:00
The workshop held on 17th September, 2012 at India Habitat Center - "Taking India Forward - Investing less on Hydrogen Facility and achieving better efficiency and safety" was an astounding success and was attended by several leading organizations of India.
We present some of the photographs of this event. Read More...
We present some of the photographs of this event. Read More...
Pure Hydrogen Gas For MOCVD Equipments
12/10/12 10:00
Metalorganic Vapour Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE), or Metalorganic Chemical Vapour Deposition (MOCVD), is a method of chemical vapour deposition and it is used to create semiconductor multilayer structures.
For this process the Ultra Pure Hydrogen gas is required. Getting ultra pure gas of consistent purity is a challenge. Read More...
For this process the Ultra Pure Hydrogen gas is required. Getting ultra pure gas of consistent purity is a challenge. Read More...
Hydrogen Workshop for Power Sector - An astounding success
17/09/12 23:00
The workshop held today at India Habitat Center - "Taking India Forward - Investing less on Hydrogen Facility and achieving better efficiency and safety" was an astounding success.
With the blessings of the Hydrogen Association of India, this workshop was organized by MVS Engineering Limited and Proton OnSite (USA). The event was attended by nearly 75 professionals from several renowned organizations, including:
With the blessings of the Hydrogen Association of India, this workshop was organized by MVS Engineering Limited and Proton OnSite (USA). The event was attended by nearly 75 professionals from several renowned organizations, including:
- NTPC
- BHEL
- India Oil
- Alstom Bharat Forge
- Toshiba JSW
- Jindal Power
- Reliance Infrastructure
- Lahmeyer International
- Desein Indure
- Moser Baer
- Lanco Infrastructure
- Tractebel Engineering
Upcoming workshop - Hydrogen in Power Plants
30/08/12 17:00
We are pleased to announce an upcoming workshop being conducted by MVS Engineering and Proton OnSite (USA), under the aegis of Hydrogen Association of India.
The Theme of the workshop is "Taking India Forward" and the workshop aims to address how Indian power plants can benefit from "Investing less on Hydrogen Facility and achieving better efficiency and safety".
Currently, majority of the Hydrogen cooled Turbine Generators in the Indian power plants get their Hydrogen through cylinders. In many cases, these Hydrogen cylinders are procured from external vendors and increasingly power plants are setting up on-site Hydrogen plants and filling the cylinders on-site. The fundamental question we ask and want to debate in the workshop is "Why fill cylinders and move them around? Why not simplify and deliver Hydrogen through fixed pipelines?". Read More...
The Theme of the workshop is "Taking India Forward" and the workshop aims to address how Indian power plants can benefit from "Investing less on Hydrogen Facility and achieving better efficiency and safety".
Currently, majority of the Hydrogen cooled Turbine Generators in the Indian power plants get their Hydrogen through cylinders. In many cases, these Hydrogen cylinders are procured from external vendors and increasingly power plants are setting up on-site Hydrogen plants and filling the cylinders on-site. The fundamental question we ask and want to debate in the workshop is "Why fill cylinders and move them around? Why not simplify and deliver Hydrogen through fixed pipelines?". Read More...
Economical Ultra Pure Hydrogen With MVS-Hy9 Palladium Purifiers
25/07/12 17:00
For many industrial processes the purest form of Hydrogen (99.999% or better) is required but many a times it is not available at reasonable prices. More over one cannot trust the quality of the gas in the commercially available cylinders for critical applications. Read More...
PowerWatch India Magazine Article - Hydrogen Delivery in Power Plants – Call For Modernization
21/05/12 18:00
We are pleased to report that an article authored by our Hydrogen Sales team has been published in PowerWatch India, May 2012 issue. We reproduce the article below for easy reference. You may alternately download the published article here. Read More...
Hydrogen - Think out of the box
12/05/12 08:56
When it comes to Hydrogen, two things are foremost on decision maker's and technical evaluators minds - Safety and Cost. We encourage you to think out of the box and allow us to demonstrate how with the Proton Hydrogen Generators, you can deliver Hydrogen to your process, literally, "Out of the Box". Read More...
MVS Engineering enters strategic partnership with Hy9 Corporation
03/05/12 09:00
MVS Engineering enters strategic partnership with Hy9 Corporation
For further information, you may contact:
Siddharth Rastogi, Director (Sales) – MVS Engineering, srastogi @ mvsengg.com, 011 49997000
Chris Kellogg, Director of Sales, Hy9 Corporation 001-508-435-3789 x401
Customers increasingly adopting On-Site Hydrogen Generators
02/05/12 17:28
Hydrogen today plays a very important role in various industrial applications. Purity of hydrogen, reliability of supply and ease of use are primary considerations when it comes to choosing among the various options of supply.
In the past the hydrogen gas plants were considered to be an asset of those who have the technical expertise to operate and maintain the plant. A number of statutory guidelines to be followed and required licenses made Hydrogen plants less attractive to the user and thus made the cylinder usage popular. This continues to be case in India, wherein many customers remain skeptical about installing their own On-site Hydrogen plant. Read More...
In the past the hydrogen gas plants were considered to be an asset of those who have the technical expertise to operate and maintain the plant. A number of statutory guidelines to be followed and required licenses made Hydrogen plants less attractive to the user and thus made the cylinder usage popular. This continues to be case in India, wherein many customers remain skeptical about installing their own On-site Hydrogen plant. Read More...
Power-Gen 2012 - Successful participation by Proton and MVS
25/04/12 09:00
MVS Engineering, along with our Principals - Proton OnSite recently participated in Power-Gen India and Central Asia 2012 from April 19-21, 2012 in New Delhi. Under the theme “ Switching on India’s Power Future “ all the major companies related to the Power sector had participated at this high-profile exhibition including Gammon India, BHEL, Toshiba, NTPC, L&T, BGR Energy, Desein-Indure etc.
We got tremendous response at our booth. This being our second year exhibiting, we not only got to meet our customers, but also many prospective customers who are now at the point of decision making in the procurement cycle. Read More...
We got tremendous response at our booth. This being our second year exhibiting, we not only got to meet our customers, but also many prospective customers who are now at the point of decision making in the procurement cycle. Read More...
On-site Hydrogen Helps Manufacturers Reach Strategic Goals for the Metals Processing Industry
13/04/12 13:25
Our Principals for compact, safe and reliable On-Site Hydrogen Gas Generators - Proton OnSite have supplied Hydrogen Gas Generators to the metallurgical industry for over a decade. Recently, they have published an article looking at the use of Hydrogen in the metals processing industry and how Proton's units have had wide-acclaimed success.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Backup Power for Telecom Towers - India progresses
14/03/12 08:32
The Hydrogen economy in India is undoubtedly progressing and it is progressing fast! In a recent advance, forward thinking Executives at one of India's largest corporate house - Aditya Birla Group, through their telecom business - Idea Cellular have taken the step towards implementation of Fuel Cells for Backup power. Cliches aside, Idea Cellular has made Hydrogen, "What an Idea!".
Idea Cellular recently announced procuring and deploying Hydrogen Fuel Cells from one of world's largest and established Fuel Cell manufacturer - Ballard Systems. Besides taking this major step forward, what is truly inspiring is the how Idea Cellular has attempted to resolve the achilles heel of Hydrogen powered systems - the Hydrogen supply chain. Aditya Birla group owns a large Caustic Soda plant in Nagda, M.P. This plant, like most other chlor-alkali plants have an abundance of "waste/by-product" Hydrogen which is either sold in the market at very low rates or simply flared or burnt in the boiler. Hence, Idea Cellular decided to tap into this company's resource and solve the dilemma of regular supply of Hydrogen and that too at compelling prices.
Well, we at MVS Engineering got thinking about this. Several facts came to fore in our brainstorming:
1) What is the cost of the Fuel Cell and what will be total cost of ownership (TCO) of the Fuel Cell alone?
2) What is the internal transfer pricing of Hydrogen that Aditya Birla Group is giving to Idea Cellular?
3) What is the radius around Nagda, where this price of Hydrogen can be sustained? Alternatively, when you factor in the cost of transportation of Hydrogen cylinders, until what distance can the Hydrogen be delivered at reasonable cost from the supply source?
4) What are the competition/challenges/threats to this business model?
5) What about the Hydrogen business model where cheap Hydrogen is not available? Does it make sense to produce your own Hydrogen?
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Idea Cellular recently announced procuring and deploying Hydrogen Fuel Cells from one of world's largest and established Fuel Cell manufacturer - Ballard Systems. Besides taking this major step forward, what is truly inspiring is the how Idea Cellular has attempted to resolve the achilles heel of Hydrogen powered systems - the Hydrogen supply chain. Aditya Birla group owns a large Caustic Soda plant in Nagda, M.P. This plant, like most other chlor-alkali plants have an abundance of "waste/by-product" Hydrogen which is either sold in the market at very low rates or simply flared or burnt in the boiler. Hence, Idea Cellular decided to tap into this company's resource and solve the dilemma of regular supply of Hydrogen and that too at compelling prices.
Well, we at MVS Engineering got thinking about this. Several facts came to fore in our brainstorming:
1) What is the cost of the Fuel Cell and what will be total cost of ownership (TCO) of the Fuel Cell alone?
2) What is the internal transfer pricing of Hydrogen that Aditya Birla Group is giving to Idea Cellular?
3) What is the radius around Nagda, where this price of Hydrogen can be sustained? Alternatively, when you factor in the cost of transportation of Hydrogen cylinders, until what distance can the Hydrogen be delivered at reasonable cost from the supply source?
4) What are the competition/challenges/threats to this business model?
5) What about the Hydrogen business model where cheap Hydrogen is not available? Does it make sense to produce your own Hydrogen?
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Autorickshaws & Hydrogen - Innovation in India
14/02/12 13:00
Amazing! Exciting! A giant leap Forward!
This in essence captures our viewpoint on Hydrogen development in India. We are excited to see that finally "Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles" in India is getting to the point where it is moving beyond just labs and theoretical discussions.
Recently, Times of India published an article that speaks about New Delhi Autorickshaws powered by Hydrogen fueled Internal Combustion Engines. This is a innovative in that it breaks out from the traditional mold of Fuel Cell driven vehicles. However, based on our current analysis of cost of production of Hydrogen in the short term and lack of infrastructure for supply of Hydrogen will be major impediments to growth of this particular technology. Nevertheless, this is a step in the right direction and we are excited about the future here in India. Read More...
This in essence captures our viewpoint on Hydrogen development in India. We are excited to see that finally "Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles" in India is getting to the point where it is moving beyond just labs and theoretical discussions.
Recently, Times of India published an article that speaks about New Delhi Autorickshaws powered by Hydrogen fueled Internal Combustion Engines. This is a innovative in that it breaks out from the traditional mold of Fuel Cell driven vehicles. However, based on our current analysis of cost of production of Hydrogen in the short term and lack of infrastructure for supply of Hydrogen will be major impediments to growth of this particular technology. Nevertheless, this is a step in the right direction and we are excited about the future here in India. Read More...
Increasing Generator Efficiency And Capacity: A CASE STUDY by Proton OnSite
06/12/11 09:15
The purity of hydrogen used within electric power generators has a direct affect on cooling efficiency, windage friction losses, generating capacity and generator longevity. Hydrogen’s high thermal conductivity is the primary reason it is used as the cooling media in a generator instead of air. Hydrogen has a thermal conductivity of nearly seven times that of air, and its ability to transfer heat through forced convection is about 50% better than air. Maintaining hydrogen’s high thermal conductivity through purity monitoring and continuous improvement is important to the overall operation of hydrogen cooled electric generators. Continuous hydrogen replenishment has been proven to be an effective technique in maintaining purity within hydrogen cooled electric generators.
Our Principals - Proton OnSite, USA (World Leaders in Safe and Reliable PEM Water Electrolysis based Hydrogen Generation Plants) have published a case study that looks at the effects of purity, pressure and dew point of Hydrogen in the Power Industry. Read More...
Our Principals - Proton OnSite, USA (World Leaders in Safe and Reliable PEM Water Electrolysis based Hydrogen Generation Plants) have published a case study that looks at the effects of purity, pressure and dew point of Hydrogen in the Power Industry. Read More...
India suffers from expensive and inefficient Hydrogen facility planning of Thermal Power plants
22/11/11 06:00
Hydrogen, the lightest, highest energy content and most combustible gas must be treated with caution. Past 60 years, our engineers and plant owners have had to contend with old technology plants using corrosive Caustic lye, and for umpteen reasons, difficult to control for safety, plant engineering.
With such profound and dangerous experience, with great aplomb, and concern for safety, our best in engineering planners have constructed Hydrogen plant at a remote place within the Thermal plant site. The sound logic being, that if this plant has an accident, the main plant and its personnel shall be safe. Having located the Hydrogen plant in a remote zone, made necessary further investments in Hydrogen compressors, Hydrogen cylinders, and cylinder filling facilities.
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With such profound and dangerous experience, with great aplomb, and concern for safety, our best in engineering planners have constructed Hydrogen plant at a remote place within the Thermal plant site. The sound logic being, that if this plant has an accident, the main plant and its personnel shall be safe. Having located the Hydrogen plant in a remote zone, made necessary further investments in Hydrogen compressors, Hydrogen cylinders, and cylinder filling facilities.
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India suffers from expensive and inefficient Hydrogen facility planning of Thermal Power plants
30/08/11 12:00
A strong Hydrogen supply backbone required in India
26/08/11 16:00
Other than Chlor Alkali plants who make up majority of the bulk Hydrogen gas in India, there is a need in India for establishment of Merchant Hydrogen plants. Such Hydrogen plants located at least 200 kilometers radius away from Chlor Alkali plant, present a Profitable Business Opportunity. Read More...
How markets determine the price of Hydrogen
12/08/11 13:00
Hydrogen price to the customer is dependent on several factors such as demand and supply and also transportation cost. However, at a bare minimum, the fundamental cost of Hydrogen production is typically the largest contributor for determination of price to the customer. We look at these various elements in detail below.
- Equating with the price of Fossil Oil / Gas Fuel, freely available at the point of use. This is the least possible sales price, even from the point of view of any Hydrogen gas supplier.
- Transport and logistics cost of delivering Hydrogen to the point of use.
- Demand supply situation in and around the point of use of Hydrogen gas
- Competition from Hydrogen gas delivered by any other competing technology
Need to introduce high pressure bullet vessels for delivered Hydrogen
01/08/11 11:00
Hydrogen is the lightest element. Technically it is more challenging to liquefy in comparison to Nitrogen or Oxygen, though surely possible. We just cannot escape the fact that the gas transport vessel is much heavier than the gas per se, unless liquefied. Read More...
Safe Handling of Hydrogen
15/06/11 22:51
MVS is proud to announce that another informative article has recently been published in the Power Watch India magazine June 2011 issue.
This informative article was written by our Vice-President (Marketing) - Mr. Rajeev Bhalla. Read More...
This informative article was written by our Vice-President (Marketing) - Mr. Rajeev Bhalla. Read More...
Exhibit at Power-Gen India 2011 a true success
09/05/11 10:46
MVS Engineering Limited and Proton OnSite, USA recently exhibited jointly at Power-Gen India 2011 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
This exhibit was a key milestone in the partnership between the two companies and goes on to further demonstrate our commitment to the growing Indian market for reliable, compact, no-hassle Hydrogen Generators. Read More...
This exhibit was a key milestone in the partnership between the two companies and goes on to further demonstrate our commitment to the growing Indian market for reliable, compact, no-hassle Hydrogen Generators. Read More...
Hydrogen article published in Energetica-India magazine
29/04/11 14:09
The article published on our blog a few days ago is now officially published in Energetica-India's April 2011 edition that will be distributed during the upcoming Power-Gen India & Central Asia exhibition 2011.
You may download this edition of the magazine by clicking here.
Alternatively, you may view our blog post to read the same. Read More...
You may download this edition of the magazine by clicking here.
Alternatively, you may view our blog post to read the same. Read More...
Understanding Hydrogen and it’s impact on Power Producer’s bottomline
26/04/11 18:07
Unknown to many, Quality of Hydrogen in a Hydrogen-cooled Turbine Generator plays an important role for the bottomline of a Power generation utility. Some power generation companies are paying attention to this and deriving benefits including improved efficiency, better yields from same fossil burn. We explore the simple physics behind this and why the Power Generation Industry needs to pay close attention to this. Read More...
Hydrogen cylinders and CCoE
11/03/11 13:22
The applicable rule for Receiving, Storing and Handling Hydrogen Gas cylinders in a "industrial premises" or "Gas Distribution premises" or any other type of premises, is guided by the regulations stated in The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) / Chief Controller of Explosives (CCoE) - "Gas Cylinder Rules - 2004".
We discuss and highlight the various rules and their impact on our customers who wish to store Hydrogen in cylinders.
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We discuss and highlight the various rules and their impact on our customers who wish to store Hydrogen in cylinders.
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Hydrogen & 2011 Indian Budget
01/03/11 12:47
It is great to learn about the impetus the Indian government is providing to alternative fuels and technologies. One shot in the arm for this fledgling industry is the provisions proposed in the 2011 Indian budget. Read More...
Hydrogen - Fuel of the future
01/02/11 09:08
Times of India today ran an interesting article about Hydrogen as the fuel of the future and advancements in research and technology. The article is presented below verbatim and link to TOI is also provided. Read More...
