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New CEP boss is Starr

New CEP boss is Starr

T. Bystry (l.) and J. Starr - CEP predecessor and successor
T. Bystry (l.) and J. Starr – CEP predecessor and successor

The election of the new chairman of the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) had already taken place during the New Energy Days in Husum, but the first public appearance took place in Hannover. At the Public Forum of Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe the baton handover took place: Thomas Bystry, who took early retirement from Shell in May 2019, led the initiative for over three years.

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New stack for H2Bus project

New stack for H2Bus project

Ballard’s new FCmove™-HD high performance fuel cell module for buses
Ballard’s new FCmove™-HD high performance fuel cell module for buses, © Ballard

The Canadian fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems presented a new fuel cell stack at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm, Sweden, in mid-June 2019. The FCmoveTM-HD is specifically designed for the Heavy Duty Motive Market. According to the manufacturer, the compact, robust stack enables significantly more cost-effective operation and higher reliability with 50 percent fewer parts (40 percent volume and 35 percent weight reduction).

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Intersolar integrates new energy sectors

Intersolar integrates new energy sectors

Lively activity - not only in solar, but also in H2 companies
Lively activity – not only in solar, but also in H2 companies

A trade fair is usually conceived of as an exhibition of manageable size, where some experts present very special products which are then critically examined by a moderate number of visitors. The Intersolar isn’t like that.

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Hydrogen will come

Hydrogen will come

Exciting discussion about batteries and technology openness in the Electric Lounge
Exciting discussion about batteries and technology openness in the Electric Lounge

It was full in Hannover, at least so full that almost all the halls on the exhibition grounds were occupied. Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO of Deutsche Messe AG, put the number of exhibitors at 6,500 – just as high as in the comparable year 2017. At 215,000, the number of visitors was somewhat higher than in 2018, but significantly lower than two years ago.

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Vote for a two-energy source system

Vote for a two-energy source system

DWV management
The DWV management extended by one observer (5th f. r.)

The German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (DWV) took a decisive step during this year’s general meeting on 14 May 2019 to be able to make a stronger commitment in the future to the development of a green energy industry based on hydrogen as an energy source.

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