Ballard Power Systems announced that it has been invited to join the internationally-recognized Hydrogen Council as a supporting member. The Hydrogen Council is a global CEO-level advisory body providing long-term vision on the important role of hydrogen technologies toward an energy transition. As the first global initiative of its kind, the Hydrogen Council was launched [...]
Last week in Hamburg, the first 20 (out of a total 35) Toyota Mirai were handed over to the CleverShuttle ridesharing service. This makes it the world’s largest fleet of fuel-cell vehicles run by a single operator, according Toyota (which is not true, by the way, 50 vehicles are used for BeeZero car sharing service [...]
At the Frankfurt motor show, the german supplier will showcase new products, in order to prepare the mobility of the future. It is not yet clear whether this technology will in future dominate the market, or whether in future there will be a number of different, equally preferred forms of drive technology. However, MANN+HUMMEL has developed [...]
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has introduced a material solution for high-pressure composite tanks for hydrogen storage in its continuing mission to help reduce CO2 emissions. The two-part tank design features a proven, blow molded liner made of Akulon Fuel Lock, a polyamide 6-based engineering plastic with a [...]
Ready to take passengers for a green tour on the beautiful Lake Baldeneysee, in Essen, the MS innogy is the first vessel in Germany to be powered by methanol fuel cells. This clean boat has been built, thanks to a project led by innogy, a leading distributor of green energy in Germany and the City [...]
Globally, over 1,600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were sold or leased in the first half of 2017, according to Information Trends, a Washington-based market consulting company. More than 1,000 of these vehicles were sold in California, the only state in the U.S. where these vehicles are commercially available. Less than 500 of these vehicles were [...]
French manufacturer of Electrolysers, AREVA H2Gen, will be participating in China’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Exhibition (CHFCE), the largest International exhibition in this country regarding hydrogen and this promising energy carrier. At the CHFCE in Beijing, AREVA H2Gen will have a booth in order to present their innovative concept for high capacity (60 MW) electrolysis plants, [...]
Hexagon Composites has been selected to receive a development award for compressed hydrogen cylinders for new fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) models. The value of the development contract is greater than USD 10 million (approximately NOK 80 million) and is targeted to run until 2020. "We are excited to be selected for these projects with [...]
Honda has been working with Wenger Engineering (a german company working in electromobility) for a long time to make hydrogen refueling faster and more efficient. The approach is called "MC Method” or “MC Formula". Honda, the inventor, has decided to publish a software that would help station designers and engineers apply it correctly. This software [...]
The California Fuel Cell Partnership announces the opening of California’s 29th retail hydrogen station in San Ramon. Built by The Linde Group, this new station is their third retail hydrogen station in the Golden state. Linde developed California’s first retail station in West Sacramento and also operates one in San Juan Capistrano. California is working [...]