Summary
E4tech's sixth annual fuel cell industry review synthesises primary data from major manufacturers to document 2019 as a year of significant growth in global fuel cell deployment, reaching 1.1 GW capacity. The report indicates that growth was driven primarily by passenger vehicle adoption (Hyundai NEXO and Toyota Mirai), whilst unit numbers remained dominated by Japan's ene-Farm residential cogeneration systems. As suggested by the title and scope, the review captures emerging deployment in commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) particularly in China, though notes that scaling remains constrained by hydrogen infrastructure availability.
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Key measures
Global fuel cell shipments (GW capacity), unit numbers by application category (passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, cogeneration appliances), regional deployment patterns, manufacturer market share
Outcomes reported
The report quantified global fuel cell shipments by type, application, and region in 2019, documenting total capacity reaching 1.1 GW across approximately 70,000 units. It summarised industry developments and deployment patterns across passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and stationary cogeneration applications.
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