hier ein auszug aus dem jahresbericht: Quelle: RNS Number : 0550F Ceres Power Holdings plc 17 March 2022
Ceres aims to achieve scale through partnerships and the ecosystem is growing, with Bosch targeting 200MW of production capacity in Germany, Doosan installing 50MW as a first step of capacity in South Korea, and now a planned collaboration with Bosch and Weichai scaling up in China. Ceres has deep expertise in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, but to realise our ambition for our technology to impact the climate challenge, we must work with partners who know how to industrialise products for mass production on a global scale.
Weichai, Bosch and Ceres form strategic collaboration for the Chinese market
In February 2022, we were pleased to share our progress on the formation of a three-way collaboration with Weichai and Bosch to access the substantial opportunities that exist for fuel cell technologies in the Chinese market. We believe it could be the largest market for our technology as China addresses its goals towards a low-carbon future. History tells us that companies in China know how to scale, how to mass produce and how to drive down cost curves. Whilst China accounts for 30% of global emissions, it also represents a key part of how we achieve net zero. Following the period end, we signed non-binding Heads of Terms setting out plans for two separate joint ventures in Shandong Province, China. It is intended that a three-way system Joint Venture ("System JV") will be set up for the development and manufacture of SOFC system products, with Weichai as the majority shareholder and Bosch and Ceres as minority shareholders. Ceres will invest around £20 million over time and hold a maximum 10% share with Board representation. Separately, a stack manufacturing JV ("Stack JV") will be jointly established between Bosch and Weichai, with Bosch as the majority shareholder. Ceres will not be a shareholder but will receive royalties from this JV on the sale of stacks. The Stack JV would be the second manufacturing facility for Bosch and is planned to follow its initial 200MW facility in Germany, where start of production is anticipated for 2024.
We have every confidence in our collaboration with Weichai and, with the addition of Bosch's expertise in industrialisation and manufacturing, we have the potential to establish one of the strongest partnerships in the fuel cell industry globally.
|