Capacity & Availability
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In this section the capacity and availability of relevant technology is checked. All the five aspects, energy convertors, local/on-borad storage, retail and depot, transport of the fuel and production of fuel are checked on following basis.
- Capacity to meet user's needs (for example, production of H2, flow of pipe, performance of vehicle)
- Availability of the technology in hours per year
- Lifetime of the technology
Below are the submetrics in this section.
| OVERALL ASSESMENT OF TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Generic Sub Metric | Data or Rating | Units |
| Capacity to meet user´s needs (production of H2, flow of pipe, performance of vehicle) Relative to existing technology | Rating | 0-4 |
| Availability of technology (number of hours available per year) | Data | % |
| Lifetime of technology Relative to existing technology | Data | % |
| Task | Sub-metric | Data or Rating | Unit |
| FUEL (H2) PRODUCTION | Measured fuel production/supply Overall fuel production per year | Data | kg fuel / year |
| Maximum fuel production/supply (capacity) theoretical output of all facilities | Data | kg fuel / year | |
| Number of hours per year energy is available (regular use - maintenance hours, expected repairs & or failure) | Data | hours / year | |
| RETAIL & DEPOT | Measured capacity of retailers and depots How much fuel can retailers handle? | Data | kg fuel/facility |
| Availability of retailers & depots How many retailers have adequate capacities? | Data | % | |
| Lifetime of technology | Data | years | |
| TRANSPORT | Measured capacity of distribution infrastructure determines how much fuel can be delivered | Data | kg fuel / year |
| Lifetime of technology | Data | years | |
| LOCAL/ ON-BOARD STORAGE | Measured capacity of local/onboard storage facility determines the range of a vehicle | Data | kg fuel/facility |
| Cycle time / Capacity (e.g. number of storage replacements) Does the storage has to be replaced during a vehicle's life? | Data/Rating | hours of use / capacity | |
| Lifetime of technology relative to existing or competing technologys | Data | years
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| ENERGY CONVERTER | Capacity to meet user’s needs (e.g. performance & acceleration of vehicle) determines the size and weight of the energy converter | Rating | 0-4 |
| Number of hours per year technology is available How much time is needed to maintain the enegy converter? Does the energy converter need a rest period? | Data | hours/year | |
| Lifetime of technology relative to other (competing) technologies | Data | years |
