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Growing H2 Infrastructure But Not All Stations Operational

Growing H2 Infrastructure But Not All Stations Operational

by | Feb 6, 2017 | Germany

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H2 station in Offenbach, © Air Liquide

After one hydrogen filling station had each been installed in Wuppertal and Ulm in summer 2016, another three went into operation last fall. As reported previously (see Three New Hydrogen Filling Stations), the H2 pump at the Metzingen gas station south of Stuttgart came online on Sept. 23. Five days later, however, it had to be shut down again when a truck hit it. Its trailer had been caught in the pump, resulting in at least EUR 60,000 in damage. (more…)

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BeeZero’s Fuel Cell Carsharing Offer

BeeZero’s Fuel Cell Carsharing Offer

by | Sep 29, 2016 | Germany

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Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell with BeeZero logo

BeeZero is gas company Linde’s new carsharing offer to anyone interested in renting a fuel cell car for a short trip on the road. Linde Hydrogen Concepts, the subsidiary that the technology business founded for this purpose, has acquired a total of 50 Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell for its first-ever rental location in Munich, Germany. (more…)

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South Korea Invests in Fuel Cells

South Korea Invests in Fuel Cells

by | Sep 6, 2016 | Asia

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400 kW module, © Doosan Fuel Cell Korea

Since 2008, South Korea has aggressively pushed the development of the fuel cell markets for stationary and mobile use. The driving factor behind the government’s decision was the global economic crisis, which led to an equally painful economic downturn in Asia. In the country officially called the Republic of Korea, it awakened dark memories (more…)

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The Toyota Mirai Is Here

The Toyota Mirai Is Here

by | May 9, 2016 | worldwide

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Germany’s First Customer Nikolaus W. Schües Reports

What furthered my interest in hydrogen was a presentation in 1989 by Joachim Gretz, the head of the EU’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy, about the then running Quebec project. I had already been interested in the technology many years prior to that event: I can still remember clearly how the board chair of German Shell, Johannes Welbergen, told me during a conversation that H2 was the future for which we still had to wait (more…)

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A Test Drive from Innsbruck to Amsterdam

A Test Drive from Innsbruck to Amsterdam

by | Apr 4, 2016 | Europe

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Refill in Duesseldorf, © solutions in energy

This is a report from Mortimer Schulz, the owner and founder of solutions in energy e.U., who drove a rented Hyundai Tucson ix35 FCEV on February 16th and 17, 2016 from Innsbruck to Amsterdam with a total distance of 1,099 kilometres (km). His motivation was to gain experience in pursuing a journey in a fuel cell vehicle with a limited number of hydrogen refuelling stations along the way. The four stops were Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Duesseldorf and Helmond. (more…)

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