Mercedes GLC F-Cell : a fuel cell and a plug
Mercedes GLC F-Cell : a fuel cell and a plug Fuel-cell technology is an integral part of Daimler's drive system strategy, thanks to a long operating range and short refuelling…
Hyundai fuel cell race car will soon appear in Gran Turismo
First introduced in Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015, and displayed at the 2016 Busan International Motor Show in South Korea, the Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo is the ultimate…
Energy and automotive companies ready to team up for building hydrogen stations in Japan
Energy and automotive companies ready to team up for building hydrogen stations in Japan According to Asia Nikkei, Toyota Motor, JX Nippon Oil & Energy and other Japanese automakers and…
Intelligent Energy saved by a £30m loan ?
According to the Telegraph, the British company Intelligent Energy, that aims to revolutionise smartphones by replacing batteries with hydrogen fuel cells seems to have been saved, thanks to a £30m…
Perovskites crystals : a revolution for fuel cells?
Perovskites crystals : a revolution for fuel cells? According to IEEE Spectrum, crystals known as perovskites could improve fuel cells, as they already did for solar cells. By exposing a…
A canadian start-up wants to power cargo trucks with hydrogen
A Canadian start-up wants to power cargo trucks with hydrogen According to the Vancouver Sun, Loop Energy hopes to play a role in trucks by providing hydrogen fuel cells as…
Power to Hydrogen: the ultimate e-fuel ?
Power to Hydrogen: the ultimate e-fuel ? The EHA (European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association) thinks that the EU is going soon to consider hydrogen as an e-fuel. It refers…
Here comes the Nissan FCeNV200 in the US
Here comes the Nissan FCeNV200 in the US US Hybrid, Nissan, Argonne National Laboratory and National Grid, a utility fleet owner and operator, has been selected for $6 million award…
When hydrogen helps to develop smarter batteries at Toyota
When hydrogen helps to develop smarter batteries at Toyota Despite efforts being made in order to promote hydrogen, with the Mirai fuel cell car, Toyota didn't abandon research on batteries.…
Toyota plans to lauch a cheaper fuel cell car in 2020
Toyota plans to lauch a cheaper fuel cell car in 2020 According to the Asahi Shimbun, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a cheaper eco-friendly fuel-cell vehicle than its current…
ITM Power to deploy an electrolyzer in Scotland
ITM Power to deploy an electrolyzer in Scotland The energy storage and clean fuel company has received a €5m EU grant for the BIG HIT (Building Innovative Green Hydrogen systems in…
Honda updates its website with content on hydrogen
Honda updates its website with content on hydrogen Honda has added new chapters on hydrogen on its global website. When you browse on WorldHonda.com, then in the Technology corner, you can…
South Korea wants to boost fuel cell technology
South Korea wants to boost fuel cell technology According to the Korea Herad, the governement in Seoul wants to boost demand for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and…
Japan even more ambitious on hydrogen
Japan even more ambitious on hydrogen Japan has revised its Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells with more ambitious targets. If today 500 fuel cell vehicles are on the…
New hydrogen stations to be built in the US
New hydrogen stations to be built in the US Air Liquide has announced new locations for hydrogen fuel stations in the United States. The company plans to build these fueling…
H2 MOBILITY appoints Nikolas Iwan as new Managing Director
H2 MOBILITY appoints Nikolas Iwan as new Managing Director H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG has entered into the next project phase for the establishment of a hydrogen refuelling…
BeeZero : a new carsharing service with hydrogen cars
Under the BeeZero brand name, the Group’s newly founded subsidiary, Linde Hydrogen Concepts, launched in Munich the world's first car sharing service to exclusively use hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars. The new…
Fuel cell powered smartphones coming soon ?
Fuel cell powered smartphones coming soon ? Intelligent Energy, the fuel cell technology company, is delighted to announce that it has signed a Joint Development Agreement with an emerging smartphones…
Could states make mandatory EV sales?
Could states make mandatory EV sales? In a paper published by Businessgreen.com, the clean vehicles and emobility officer at Transport & Environment, Julia Hildermeier, says EV quotas start to emerge. She refers first…
Honda delivers first Clarity Fuel Cell to Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Honda delivers first Clarity Fuel Cell to METI in Japan
Honda delivers first Clarity Fuel Cell to METI in Japan Honda has made its first delivery of the Clarity Fuel Cell car to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and…
Toyota Mirai coming soon to Northern Europe
Toyota Mirai coming soon to Northern Europe Starting this summer, both Norway and Sweden will start deliveries, following other European countries that have introduced the Toyota Mirai in 2015 (UK, Germany and…
Hyundai fuel cell car sets new world records in London area
Hyundai fuel cell car sets new world records in London area As part of the UK’s Hydrogen Week, the government-backed London Hydrogen Network Expansion project (LHNE) – of which Hyundai…
Former Top Gear host keen on hydrogen
Former Top Gear host keen on hydrogen Hydrogen vehicles are slowly growing in popularity, but they have managed to capture the attention of Jeremy Clarkson, former host of the popular…
Japan’s strong ambitions for hydrogen in 2020
Japan's strong ambitions for hydrogen in 2020 According to Bloomberg, Japan's ambitions are to have 40,000 hydrogen-powered cars on its roads by 2020, with plans for a 20-fold expansion to…
Hydrogen part of BMW iNext strategy
Under the banner of BMW iNEXT, the BMW Group plans to bring new forms of automated driving and digital connectivity together with a new generation of electric mobility (including hydrogen),…
Dutch team Forze H ready to compete with a hydrogen race car
Dutch team Forze H ready to compete with a hydrogen race car Students of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have presented the design of their new hydrogen fuel…
Honda Clarity Fuel Cell hits Japan roads
Honda Clarity Fuel Cell hits Japan roads Honda Motor Co. began sales in Japan of its all-new fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the Clarity Fuel Cell. It is the world’s first…
H2 vehicles coming to Aberdeen for car sharing
H2 vehicles coming to Aberdeen for car sharing Some places in the world are offering EVs for car sharing purposes. In Scotland, Aberdeen is the first to introduce H2 vehicles…
2016 Tucson Fuel Cell
NHTSA proposes updating electrical safety requirements for fuel cell and mild hybrid vehicles
NHTSA proposes updating electrical safety requirements for fuel cell and mild hybrid vehicles The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking…
Hyundai expects more hydrogen stations in California
Hyundai expects more hydrogen stations in California "I think for the most part we’re through with the worst of the infrastructure issues" : this what David Zuchowski, CEOr of Hyundai Motor…
Hybalance : a project for clean mobility in Denmark
Hybalance : a project for clean mobility in Denmark Air Liquide is the coordinator of a new power to hydrogen project (PTH) to accelerate the development of a clean transportation network…
A new record for a hydrogen-powered drone
A new record for a hydrogen-powered drone A consortium of Singaporean institutions and private sector companies* have worked jointly to achieve a record 6 hour endurance, 300 km flight on…
Rasa : a welsh car powered by hydrogen
Rasa : a welsh car powered by hydrogen Riversimple company has just revealed a hydrogen powered sports car built in Wales. Its name is Rasa. It comes from "tabula rasa",…
A water-powered motorbike in Brazil
A water-powered motorbike in Brazil He's an inventor, more than an engineer : Ricardo Azevedo has transformed his 1993 Honda NX 200 into a kind of water-powered motorbike. The bike…
2016 Tucson Fuel Cell
Over 1 million miles for Hyundai fuel cell cars in California
Over 1 million miles for Hyundai fuel cell cars in California The Korean carmaker has delivered nearly 100 Tucson Fuel Cell crossovers since its introduction as the first mass-produced fuel…
Hydrogen coming soon in Toyota factories ?
Hydrogen coming soon in Toyota factories ? According to the Asia Nikkei Review, Toyota Motor will begin tests of hydrogen as a power source at production facilities as early as…
First Solid-state Hydrogen UAV Test Flight completed in UK
First Solid-state Hydrogen UAV Test Flight completed in UK The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) completed a test flight using Cella’s hydrogen based power system. The system is based…
Germany produces its first hydrogen plasma
Germany produces its first hydrogen plasma This week, the Wendelstein 7-X - the world's largest stellarator-type fusion device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany - produced…
Hydrogen Europe appoints first permanent Secretary General
Hydrogen Europe (formerly known as NEW-IG) has appointed its first permanent Secretary General, Mr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis. This appointment marks another milestone in the association’s recent growth and reflects the tangible momentum in the sector.…
A new campaign to promote hydrogen in Germany
A new campaign to promote hydrogen in Germany Thirteen partners from the worlds of politics, business and science came together to start the Wasserstoff Brennstoffzelle Deutschland (Hydrogen Fuel Cell Germany)…
Honda fuel cell car priced at $60 000
Honda fuel cell car priced at $60 000 Honda announced the company’s plans for U.S. sales of its new 5-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan at the Washington, D.C. Auto…
GM and Honda will share a common plant for fuel cells
GM Honda fuel cells According to the Asahi Shimbun, Honda and General Motors (GM) will set up a factory to jointly manufacture fuel cells. The two automakers have been jointly developing fuel-cell…
Audi unveils a fuel cell powered concept in Detroit
Audi unveils a fuel cell powered concept in Detroit At NAIAS 2016 in Detroit, the brand with the four rings is unveiling the h-tron quattro concept. It's a sporty SUV…
Fuel Cell Car and Bus sales expected to exceed 228,000 per year by 2024
Fuel Cell Car and Bus sales expected to exceed 228,000 per year by 2024 A report from Navigant Research analyzes the market for fuel cell passenger cars and buses, including…
Fuel cell powered laptops, smartphones and drones at CES
Fuel cell powered laptops, smartphones and drones at CES Intelligent Energy is showcasing at CES 2016 a number of consumer electronic prototypes powered by an embedded hydrogen fuel cell. The…
Suzuki to launch a fuel cell motorbike in Japan
Suzuki to launch a fuel cell motorbike in Japan According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Suzuki Motor plans to commercialize a hydrogen-powered fuel cell motorbike, with plans to start testing…
JAQ coming soon to recharge smarphones with a fuel cell
JAQ coming soon to recharge smarphones with a fuel cell The Swedish company myFC is set to launch the JAQ, the world’s smallest pocket-sized fuel cell charger. This innovative device…
South Korea pushes for hydrogen on the road
South Korea pushes for hydrogen on the road According to the Korea Herald, South Korea wants to boost demand for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by bringing prices down and expanding…
UK supports greener vehicles including hydrogen
UK supports greener vehicles including hydrogen The British government has announced a long-term extension to the plug-in car grant, backed by a £400 million package to treble the number of…
Hydrogen range extender applied to drones at CES
Hydrogen range extender applied to drones at CES It should be one of the highlights of the next CES, January 6-9 in Las Vegas : Intelligent Energy has developed a…
An autonomous fuel cell car on US roads
An autonomous fuel cell car on US roads Hyundai Motor has begun the first tests of a fully-autonomous Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) on public roads in the US, having…
Panasonic moving towards a hydrogen society
Panasonic moving towards a hydrogen society Panasonic showcased its innovative eco-conscious products and technologies under the theme, "A Better Life, A Better World" at Eco-Products 2015. This event was held…
Canadians show interest for fuel cell cars according to a study
Canadians show interest for fuel cell cars according to a study Hyundai just began leasing its fuel cell vehicle, the ix35, in Canada earlier this year. In order to better gauge…
50 more deliveries for Hyundai fuel cell vehicle in Europe
50 more deliveries for Hyundai fuel cell vehicle in Europe During October, Hyundai Motor has delivered another 50 units of its ix35 Fuel Cell for distribution to customers across Europe,…
First Toyota Mirai delivered in California
First Toyota Mirai delivered in California The first 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car in the U.S. was delivered on November 9. The owner is Glenn Rambach, a 70-year-old engineer specialized…
Mercedes on track to launch a fuel cell powered SUV in 2018
Mercedes on track to launch a fuel cell powered SUV in 2018 According to Autocar, Mercedes is targeting a fuel cell vehicle. Thomas Weber, Mercedes’ head of research and development,…
GM is developing a fuel cell off road pick-up for US Army
GM is developing a fuel cell off road pick-up for US Army General Motors (GM) is preparing for the US Army a Chevrolet Colorado that will run on a commercial hydrogen…
A new way to produce cleaner and cheaper hydrogen with Silicon Solar Cells
A new way to produce cleaner and cheaper hydrogen with Silicon Solar Cells Scientists from Jülich research center in Luxembourg found a way to produce hydrogen, in an environmentally friendly manner with…
Technical details on Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro
Technical details on Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro During the Future Performance Days event, in its headquarters in Germany, the brand unveiled its electrification strategy. It was the opportunity to…
Berkeley Lab awarded for fuel cells and hydrogen research
Berkeley Lab awarded for fuel cells and hydrogen research Berkeley Lab has been awarded $8 million for two new DOE research efforts, one to find new materials for hydrogen storage…
Low carbon automotive innovations could create one million jobs by 2030 and help revitalize Europe’s growth
Low carbon automotive innovations could create one million jobs by 2030 and help revitalize Europe’s growth Europe could improve its growth prospects and create 500,000 to 1.1 million net additional…
HyER leaves EHA to open its own office in Brussels
HyER leaves EHA to open its own office in Brussels Since November 1, HyER (Hydrogen, fuel cells and electromobility in European Regions) is being operated as an independent office in Brussels.…
Nissan not in hurry to launch a fuel cell powered car
Nissan not in hurry to launch a fuel cell powered car Tokyo Motor Show is still open and visitors can see hydrogen cars from Honda and Toyota, as well as…
New Lexus LF-LC : fuel cell inside
New Lexus LF-LC : fuel cell inside At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota Group displays a visionary new vehicle that offers a peek into the design and technology direction of…
The Mercedes car of the future: connected, autonomous and hydrogen powered
The Mercedes car of the future: connected, autonomous and hydrogen powered At the Tokyo Motor Show, Daimler has unveiled a new concept car, named Vision Tokyo. This future car is…
Honda pushes on hydrogen at Tokyo Motor Show
Honda pushes on hydrogen at Tokyo Motor Show Under the theme of “enabling people to live comfortably with peace of mind using technologies to ‘generate’ and ‘use’ energy and ‘get…
Running on hydrogen : complete emission-free drive from Los Angeles to Northern California
Running on hydrogen : complete emission-free drive from Los Angeles to Northern California A team of five Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL drivers ventured beyond Southern California last week for the very…
Toyota presents the Mirai to its first UK customers
Toyota presents the Mirai to its first UK customers Toyota marked the arrival of its Mirai fuel cell sedan on Britain’s roads with the handover of vehicles to its first…
Germany on the way to having the world’s first inter-regional H2 supply network
Germany on the way to having the world’s first inter-regional H2 supply network Six industrial companies - Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total - have formed a cross-sector…
The Toyota Mirai victim of its success in the US ?
The Toyota Mirai victim of its success in the US ? Toyota has announced that demand for the Mirai has exceeded production allocations for the 2016 model year on the…
First public hydrogen station in Belgium
First public hydrogen station in Belgium The construction just started for the very first public hydrogen station in Belgium. This hydrogen station will be open to the public by mid-2016, and…
Toyota Mirai's fuel cell
Toyota Mirai : the innovation of the decade ?
Toyota Mirai : the innovation of the decade ? According to Germany‘s Center of Automotive Management’s (CAM), the Toyota Mirai is the number one of the world’s 100 most significant…
Hyundai N2025 Vision Gran Turismo
At the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, Hyundai Motor introduces the N2025 Vision Gran Turismo, an ultimate concept car to show the global audience the brand’s unique perspective on future performance…
Hydrogen stations expand in the UK
Hydrogen stations expand in the UK ITM Power announced the launch of its first public access hydrogen refueling station, last week at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire. This…
Angela Merkel welcomes Toyota Mirai at IAA
Angela Merkel welcomes Toyota Mirai at IAA Frankfurt Motor Show 2015 has been marked by a special visit to the Toyota stand: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come today to…
Japan to test renewable CO2-free Hydrogen Supply Chain
Japan to test renewable CO2-free Hydrogen Supply Chain Once more Japan is leading the way. Public and private sectors have decided to work together to trial a full-fledged carbon-neutral hydrogen supply…
A kit to convert bikes with hydrogen power
A kit to convert bikes with hydrogen power During the ITS World Congress, next october, the City of Bordeaux, Bordeaux Métropole and Bordeaux University have decided to pool their know-how…
Smart H2 demo with hydrogen bikes at ITS World Congress in Bordeaux
Smart H2 demo with hydrogen bikes at ITS World Congress in Bordeaux In october, Bordeaux will welcome the 22nd ITS World Congress. It's a huge event, dedicated to the future…
Fuel cell technology applied to Lexus brand ?
Fuel cell technology applied to Lexus brand ? Later this year, Lexus will unveil at Tokyo Motor Show the new LS. This flagship sedan, that is celebrating its 25 th…
Here comes the HY-Phone
Here comes the HY-Phone Intelligent Energy has the technological know-how to power an iPhone (a HY-Phone) for a week without recharging. The secret relies on a hydrogen fuel cell, much more…
Toyota Mirai debuts at WRC in Germany
Toyota Mirai debuts at WRC in Germany Last week end, the Toyota Mirai made its motorsport debut at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, becoming the first hydrogen-powered vehicle to open a World Rally Championship…
President Hollande backs hydrogen cars
During a visit at Air Liquide's facility near Grenoble, French President François Hollande attended to a refuelling of a two hydrogen cars (a Hyundai ix35 FC belonging to Air Liquide…
UK believes in the fuel cell range extender
UK believes in the fuel cell range extender Millbrook, one of Europe’s leading independent test and technology centres for vehicles and vehicle systems, will join a UK industry consortium to…
Toyota Mirai lands in Europe
Toyota Mirai lands in Europe The first production Toyota Mirai vehicles have officially reached Europe this weekend, in Bristol, UK and Zeebrugge, Belgium. At this time, only five cars have…
Hyundai breaks a new 24 hours record with a fuel cell car
Hyundai breaks a new 24 hours record with a fuel cell car Two hydrogen pioneers have taken real-world zero-emission motoring to a new level by driving a Hyundai ix35 Fuel…
France Hydrogène
French bill on energy transition opens the road to hydrogen
- French bill on energy transition opens the road to hydrogen Driven by Ségolène Royal, the french minister of Environment and sustainable development, a new bill on energy transition has been adopted…
Toyota and Hino to Test Fuel Cell Bus on Public Routes in Tokyo
Toyota and Hino to Test Fuel Cell Bus on Public Routes in Tokyo Toyota and Hino expect zero-emission fuel cell buses to become a mean of transport that will contribute…
Normandy welcomes a network of hydrogen stations
Normandy welcomes a network of hydrogen stations Considered as a pioneer in the field of hydrogen in France, lower Normandy has received a 4M€ funding from Europe for the EAsHyMob project,…
Iwatani boosting liquified hydrogen production 80 % to meet demand from fuel cell vehicles
Iwatani boosting liquified hydrogen production 80 % to meet demand from fuel cell vehicles The Nikkei reports that Iwatani will invest as much as ¥12 billion (US$97.3 million) to boost…
Toyota Mirai shown in Paris this summer
Toyota Mirai shown in Paris this summer Although the car won't be sold in France in the first wave of deployment in Europe, because of the lack on a refuelling…
First H2 station with two types of refuelling technology in Germany
First H2 station with two types of refuelling technology in Germany Good news : it is now possible to drive a fuel cell-powered car all the way from southern Germany…
Commuter trains with fuel cells at Alstom Transport in Europe
Commuter trains with fuel cells at Alstom Transport in Europe Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, announced that it has signed a…
The hydrogen car has everything to succeed, according to Air Liquide
The hydrogen car has everything to succeed, according to Air Liquide In an interview given to french daily newspaper Le Figaro, Benoît Potier, the CEO of Air Liquide considers that…
Toyota, Nissan and Honda Agree on Details of Joint Support for Hydrogen Infrastructure Development
Toyota, Nissan and Honda Agree on Details of Joint Support for Hydrogen Infrastructure Development Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. have agreed on key…
HyTrac : a R&D project for heavy duty vehicles backed by BpiFrance
HyTrac : a R&D project for heavy duty vehicles backed by BpiFrance After cars, buses, delivery trucks and construction equipments are concerned by hydrogen too. BpiFrance has decided to invest 10,8 M€…
BMW unveils first hydrogen prototypes
During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds, in southern France, BMW has unveiled its first two prototypes running on hydrogen. The first was a 5 Series Gran Turismo and the…
Green cars displayed in Paris ahead of COP21
Green cars displayed in Paris ahead of COP21 From July 3rd to 8th, Innov'Climat exhibition is organised by the french ministry of Sustainable Development, CGI (commission for research investment) and…
GreenGT H2 : a demonstration model to prepare the future of mobility
GreenGT H2: a demonstration model to prepare the future of mobility Last week-end, GreenGT team presented the GreenGT H2, the first electric/hydrogen race-car model, on the Paul Ricard circuit, during the French…
Symbio will deliver 1000 cars in 2016
Symbio will deliver 1000 cars in 2016 Leader in Europe for hydrogen powered range extenders, the french company has already equipped 50 Renault Kangoo ZE. At the end of this…
GreenGT H2 returns on track
GreenGT H2 returns on track Maybe you heard about the GreenGT H2. This race car, powered by a fuel cell, was about to become the first ever race car to…
