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In a terse press release, Hopium, the young French manufacturer of hydrogen-powered cars, has announced that it has applied to suspend the listing of its shares on the stock exchange.…
The German manufacturer BMW made the trip to Goodwood, the famous Festival of Speed in England. It presented its ix5 Hydrogen SUV, as well as an experimental racing car. It…
The website Sportscar365.com asked BMW and Peugeot their views on the future hydrogen category. This does not mean that the two manufacturers will be participating but they do think it…
Renault adopts a comprehensive approach regarding hydrogen From e-fuels to hydrogen engines and fuel cells, Renault is leaving no stone unturned. And other manufacturers are following suit. As you may…
As announced, Ineos Automotive presented a hydrogen demonstration vehicle at Goodwood. The hydrogen-powered Grenadier was designed in collaboration with AVL and BMW. It is one of the stars of the…
China: hydrogen mobility is growing, but not fast enough In the first half of the year, 2,410 hydrogen-powered vehicles were registered in the Middle Kingdom. A figure that Europe might…
The Eco Runner XIII has just set a new distance record. Using just under a kilo of hydrogen, the vehicle covered 2,488.5 kilometres, beating the previous record of 2,056 kilometres.…
H2 Retrofit Coalition: 34 members and a growing industry Launched in January this year, the H2 Retrofit Coalition aims to bring together stakeholders to accelerate the decarbonisation of heavy-duty vehicles. This initiative…
As a producer of renewable hydrogen from biomass, Haffner Energy has announced that it is in discussions with leading players in the aviation sector (airlines, technology suppliers and project developers)…
French manufacturer Safra has won Dunkirk's tender to supply 10 hydrogen-powered buses. The order adds to an already strong portfolio in the run-up to 2024. Dunkirk chose the Hycity, Safra's…
Toyota Mirai is coming to Chile! As we were told by Eduardo Madariaga, Head of New Business Development at Toyota. 3 units of the Toyota Mirai in Chile We've learnt…
Unveiling Alstom's Plan for Hydrogen-Powered Freight Locomotive in Chile French company Alstom took stage in the panel discussion titled "New Uses and Applications of Green Hydrogen in Mining, Aquaculture, Logistics,…
Pragma Industries, the French equipment manufacturer, has showed up at Hyvolution Chile on the stand of KH2, its distributor in South America. And it's right in the middle of the…
The pre-production vehicle that the German manufacturer has just released, the BMW ix5 Hydrogen, could give rise to a model in the second half of the decade. The aim is…
Why BMW will not go back on the hydrogen engine Dr Juergen Guldner, the man in charge of hydrogen at the German carmaker, was at the test drive of the…
BMW believes fuel cells and batteries are complementary solutions The Bavarian manufacturer is currently presenting its iX5 Hydrogen SUV in France. This is an opportunity to take stock of BMW's…
Cluster 'Pole Vehicule du Futur' has just changed its Chairman. Thierry Tournier joins from Alstom and is currently working on a hydrogen project in Belfort. Cluster 'Pole Véhicule du Futur'…
French people are optimistic about zero carbon aircraft survey says According to a survey carried out on behalf of GIFAS at the Paris Air Show, the French seem to think…
At the Paris Air Show, Airbus highlighted two advances on hydrogen : the fuel cell as an auxiliary generator and the hydrogen-powered gas turbine. Airbus: significant advances on hydrogen technology…
Moving faster towards zero-emission for heavy goods vehicles? Green MEP Yannick Jadot has been appointed Parliament's recorder on the regulation on CO2 emission standards for HGVs. He presented his proposals…
Hydrogen aircraft are on the agenda of the AZEA at the Paris Air Show As you may know, the Paris Air Show started last Monday morning ( June 19). As…
Since the Paris Air Show is in full swing, now is a good time to talk about the roadmap for low-carbon aviation. The sector, which accounts for 2.5% of CO2…
As the Paris Air Show opens today, Air France is speaking out on SAF (sustainable aviation fuels). Air France makes an announcement on SAF at the Paris Air Show Air…
Emmanuel Macron announced a plan for low-carbon aircraft. During a visit to the Safran Aircraft Engines plant at Villaroche in the Seine-et-Marne region on Friday, the French President said that…
Toyota clarifies its hydrogen strategy. The Japanese manufacturer, which has made a number of announcements in the field of technology - and in particular on the battery (with a potential…
In an article for the Guardian, Rowan Atkinson, the actor starring as Mr Bean, explains why he is turning his back on electric cars in favour of hydrogen. You might…
Toyota to compete in the 24H Le Mans hydrogen category This morning, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest held a press conference. A packed room discussed the centenary edition of the…
A hydrogen engine car by Ligier and Bosch As part of the Hydrogen Village at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ligier Automotive and Bosch presented the JS2 R H2:…
The Hydrogen Village occupies a much larger area within the overall village, at the heart of the 24H Le Mans circuit. This is a sign of the importance of hydrogen…
Following the Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours race, Toyota has provided further details on the hydrogen engine in competition and the use of liquid hydrogen for the GR Corolla H2.…
Starting this year, Stellantis will supply Hype with 50 hydrogen-powered Citroën and Peugeot vans for transporting people with reduced mobility. There will be 1,000 of these by the end of…
To mark the 100th anniversary of the 24 H Le Mans, no fewer than three hydrogen-powered vehicles will be on display at the initiative of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest.…
Airbus to use green hydrogen based SAF from Masdar Masdar, Abu Dhabi's showcase city, has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop sustainable aviation fuels based on green hydrogen. The…
The Alpine Alpenglow will be at the 24 Hours Le Mans Renault's subsidiary has planned a programme that will probably delight fans going to the centenary edition of the race.…
As part of an association in Japan, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha will be working together on the hydrogen engine. The association is called HySE (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine…
Will the cost of hydrogen aircraft decrease from 2035? Despite not being an avid proponent of hydrogen, the association Transport & Environment has published a new study showing that the…
Hyvia was at ChangeNOW Renault's joint venture with Plug Power is very active on all fronts. It is organising trials of its hydrogen-powered Master in Spain (following those in the…
Volvo: a multi-energies approach for its trucks The Swedish manufacturer is not banking on a single solution. Its answer is a multi-energy one, and hydrogen has its place alongside electric…
Plastic Omnium amasses orders in hydrogen During a meeting with the media, the leaders of the automotive supplier took stock of their hydrogen strategy. The orders are there, with a…
Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands wants to break the world record for distance travelled on hydrogen. The attempt is planned for June with a prototype called Eco XIII.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU5-A0-N6Us A truthful interview with Hopium On the occasion of an exceptional interview, Hydrogen Today was able to bring together part of the Hopium team. Many points were covered during…
MTF Forum: Volvo Group is also betting on hydrogen At the Volvo Forum, the truck manufacturer will highlight the solutions it offers to decarbonise transport, including hydrogen. The event will…
Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, has awarded the Order of Intellectual Merit to Faouzi Annajah, the founder of NamX, the young hydrogen car brand. His SUV prototype goes along with…
As it had announced (see our article), Stellantis has taken a share in the capital of Symbio. It is now in equal shares with Michelin and Forvia (Faurecia) in the…
Ligier and Bosch to develop a hydrogen racing car The hydrogen-powered combustion engine is of increasing interest to the racing world. As part of a partnership, Ligier Automotive and Bosch…
A hydrogen pick-up by H2X At the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, the Australian company presented its offer. If the hydrogen retrofit pick-up acts as its calling card, H2X is…
Iveco to fully own its joint venture with Nikola In a joint press release, the two manufacturers announced a new chapter in their partnership. Iveco is taking over the entire…
Toyota to retrofit trucks with VDL The Japanese manufacturer is going to supply its fuel cell to the VDL group, of which a subsidiary specialises in the electrification of road…
A hydrogen van from Ford For the moment, this is merely a test in England, but Ford is leading a consortium that has developed a fleet of eight fuel cell…
E-neo, Hopium: where are the aids from the French government? Due to lack of public support, a promising retrofit player had to stop its activities when it was time to…
Hydrogen truck from Volvo is being road tested After driving near the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, the manufacturer's hydrogen-powered trucks have begun being tested on public roads. In the…
Hyvia strengthens its position in the Netherlands For the second year in a row, the Renault and Plug subsidiary will participate in the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam, in the…
Comeback on the French hydrogen refuse collection vehicle When presenting France Hydrogène's guide, the Touraine Vallée de l'Indre (TVI) local authority mentioned the Hector project. The latter has enabled the…
Inovyn will supply hydrogen trucks in Eastern France Inovyn, the London-based subsidiary of the Ineos group, is going to invest in its Tavaux site (Jura, France) to produce hydrogen and…
A new subsidy for Symbio in the US After the one in April 2022 to support the "Symbio H2 Central Valley Express" project for heavy goods vehicles, the California Energy…
44th International Vienna Motor Symposium 2023 Held every year in Austria, this event is the equivalent of a Davos for engines. Due to the opening up of e-fuels and the…
ReFuelEU Aviation: new agreement on synthetic fuels This week, an agreement was reached between the Council and the European Parliament to set thresholds for renewable fuels in the aviation sector.…
As part of the country's commitment to tackling climate change, a new aid scheme has been introduced for companies wishing to convert their road haulage fleets to “zero emission.” New…
Formula 1 reinforces its interest in e-fuels In a video published on Monday, the world's leading motorsport category promoted synthetic fuels and their virtuous effect in the fight against climate…
During Demopark exhibition in Germany, Mercedes presented a prototype of the Unimog based on the U 430 with a hydrogen (H2) combustion engine. This vehicle was conceived within the framework…
Jinnan Group to deploy 10,000 hydrogen trucks in China. The Jinnan Group, which specialises in the production of steel and iron, has announced its intention to deploy 10,000 hydrogen-powered trucks…
Norled launches its hydrogen ferry. This week, the MF Hydra started sailing in Norway. It is the world's first ferry to run on liquid hydrogen. After the space industry, it…
Hydrogen Today took part in a high-profile conference. Yours truly took part in a conference on the theme of energy this Thursday. It was an opportunity to talk about hydrogen,…
BorgWarner believes in the potential of the combustion engine powered by hydrogen. The group’s research is conducted from France, at the engineering and production centre in Blois. It is on…
Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), a Scottish company, has just unveiled a 40-tonne hydrogen truck. The company, which had already worked on an H2 ambulance, is now tackling heavy mobility. For…
The American start-up ZeroAvia has entered into a partnership with the Absolut group for the storage and distribution of liquid hydrogen in airports. It has nothing to do with vodka...…
Swiss start-up Destinus is developing a hypersonic hydrogen aircraft. A project that may seem crazy, but... Everyone remembers the Concorde: a supersonic aircraft that took only 3 hours to fly…
NamX will present its SUV in Morocco Namx has announced that it will exhibit its SUV at an event in Tangier, Morocco. This will be a first for Africa. Faouzi Annajah,…
Inthy, a French renewable energy producer, has teamed up with Swiss energy company Alpiq to offer a turnkey hydrogen truck service. For some, the name Inthy may be familiar, following…
On its website , the airline reveals that it wants to use aircraft retrofitted by Universal Hydrogen and also use synthetic fuels. You can read it on the blog section of the…
The Mirai will no longer be alone in the range. Toyota has announced, behind closed doors, the launch of a hydrogen version of the Crown, a very popular model in…
As part of a partnership with EODev (Energy Observer's subsidiary), Fountaine-Pajot has just launched the world's first "mass-produced" hydrogen-powered catamaran. The Samana 59 Smart Electric REXH2 is a 59-foot long…
Toyota rethinks its hydrogen strategy Toyota’s new CEO, Koji Sato, reaffirmed that the group would remain on a multi-energy approach. As far as hydrogen is concerned, the shift is towards…
Hopium: a fuel cell with unbeatable performances The CEO of Hopium, Sylvain Laurent, had told Hydrogen Today that the company would be communicating again with good news. For the first…
Nikola to sell $200M worth of shares Nikola, the electric and hydrogen truck manufacturer, has announced a new public offering of up to $100 million of its common stock. And…
Within the framework of a conferences day, the SIA* (Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile) and the Prisme laboratory proposed to discuss the hydrogen engine. An event that went beyond expectations. The…
As part of the SIA* (Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile) day dedicated to the hydrogen engine, a round table discussion provided an opportunity to compare the opinions of manufacturers. In…
During the special day organised by the SIA* (Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile), in Orleans, Punch Hydrocells exhibited a pick-up capable of running on both diesel and hydrogen. It is…
GCK: an order of 10 coaches retrofitted with hydrogen The Autocars Dominique & B.E. green group has just placed an order with GCK to retrofit 10 coaches with hydrogen. This…
On the occasion of the SIA* (Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile) day on hydrogen engines, in Orléans, our journalist, Laurent Meillaud, was able to take a short ride with Borgwarner's…
E-fuels for cars ? Trade-off in Brussels The European Commission and Germany announced on Saturday that they had reached an agreement to unblock a key text of the European Union…
Following an agreement between Parliament and Council negotiators, emissions from ships will have to be reduced by 2% from 2025 and by 80% from 2050. This agreement consequently favours the…
What does ChatGPT think about the hydrogen car? When asked about this, here’s what the famous artificial intelligence has to say: "The future of the hydrogen car is promising because…
The Norwegian consultant firm LMG Marin, which has a subsidiary in France, won a Delivery Award at Meet4Hydrogen-Hyports in Marseille on Wednesday, 24 March. It succeeds EODev, who won the…
As part of an INTERREG Caribbean partnership, Farwind Energy is participating in the Maghic project. The aim is to develop the prototype of a ship equipped with wind turbines and…
Daimler truck keeps driving on hydrogen Now independent, Daimler's bus and truck division is moving forward with zero-emission technology and in particular hydrogen. In its annual report, the company states…
Hopium: a new roadmap eagerly awaited Following the appointments of two managing directors and a new chairman, the new roadmap of the hydrogen car brand, Hopium, is very much expected.…
At Conexpo, one of the world's largest construction equipment shows, in Las Vegas, JCB unveiled its hydrogen-powered combustion engine. This is a project in which JCB has invested £100 million (around…
Kawasaki files a name and a logo related to hydrogen Kawasaki Motors has registered in the United States the name "HySE" and a logo that represents a drop of water…
Winner of a call for projects from the French Brittany region, the Pilothy project will be applied to a trawler named after Anita Conti, who was the first French woman…
A new fundraising and a new governance at GCK After that last August, the GCK group has proceeded to a new "significant" fundraising at the beginning of February on the…
On March 2, the U.S. start up flew an ATR 75 retrofitted aircraft with hydrogen. This is an important step for the company, which has requests to convert nearly 250…
Exclusive : Namx will be at Global Industrie Show in Lyon The French start-up founded by Faouzi Annajah will be present next week in Lyon (South-eastern France), as part of a…
Aramco to collaborate with Renault and Geely on hydrogen Within the framework of the Horse entity, which brings together the engine activities with the Chinese company Geely, Renault will welcome…
Fuel cell of Hopium to be adopted by a French manufacturer According to La Tribune (a French weekly financial newspaper), Hopium’s technology could be of interest for a French manufacturer.…
Several manufacturers from the automotive and hydrogen sectors were present at the event organized by the European Commission on Wednesday, 1st March. Their presence testifies to the growing interest in…
MissionH24 unveiled its new livery for 2023 On Wednesday, 1st March, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest* (ACO) took advantage of a high-level conference on hydrogen and held in Brussels to exhibit…
On the afternoon of March 1st, the European Commission was organising a high-level conference about hydrogen valleys at the Autoworld Museum, the famous car museum in Brussels' Parc du Cinquantenaire…
The French equipment manufacturer, which posted good results last year, is accumulating significant orders when it comes to hydrogen. The year 2022 was marked by the launch of New Energies,…
BMW launches the iX5 hydrogen The Bavarian firm BMW has officially presented its hydrogen-powered iX5, which will be launched this year in limited series. 100 units will be displayed internationally.…
