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EKPO sets the pace in automated stack production

EKPO sets the pace in automated stack production

by | Jun 8, 2022 | Germany

At IAA Mobility 2021, EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies presented various next-generation fuel cell stack platforms with improved design and higher performance, © EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies

EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies at IAA Mobility 2021, © EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies

The joint venture between ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium has built up a production capacity of 10,000 stack units per year at the Dettingen site. According to chief finance officer Dr. Gernot Stellberger, the fuel cell manufacturer from Baden-Württemberg has a lead of about two years over the competition in the area of industrial stack design. The company is aiming for a sales revenue of up to one billion euros by the end of the decade. In addition to the commercial vehicle sector, there is great interest from the maritime and rail industry. In the joint venture Aerostack with Airbus, EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH is developing a stack for use in aviation. (more…)

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ElringKlinger + Plastic Omnium = EKPO

ElringKlinger + Plastic Omnium = EKPO

by | May 15, 2021 | Germany

In early March 2021, ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium declared their intention to give fresh impetus to the production of fuel cell stacks and components with their new join venture – EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies. According to company reports, the aim of EKPO, in which ElringKlinger holds a 60 percent ownership stake, is to manufacture fuel cell components at competitive prices “at first mainly for commercial vehicles and buses and then also for cars.” A production figure of up to 10,000 stacks a year is forecast. Company bosses explained that there is sufficient production capacity available to be able to realize a sales volume of between EUR 700 million and EUR 1 billion by the year 2030 which equates to a market share of 10 percent to 15 percent.

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