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Cummins to start production in Herten

Cummins to start production in Herten

by | Jan 20, 2021 | Germany

Cummins manufacturing facility
© Cummins

In mid-November 2020, diesel and gas engine maker Cummins, which has more than 6,700 employees in Europe, announced plans to erect a production site above Germany’s defunct Ewald mine in Herten. The decision was not surprising. Hydrogenics Germany lies a mere 20 kilometers west of Herten, and Cummins acquired parent company Hydrogenics Corp. in September 2019.

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How to guarantee a renewable product

How to guarantee a renewable product

by | May 15, 2020 | Europe

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Primary energy source determines the color assigned to hydrogen by CertifHy, © Hinicio

The CertifHy system for tracking the origin of green (renewable) and blue (low-carbon) hydrogen has moved past the pilot stage and can now be used throughout the EU to certify the gas and issue guarantees of origin.

The recent dynamism in the hydrogen market has led to discussions about the methods by which it is produced and the sustainability of different production pathways.

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Fit-4-AMandA – Stack robot delivered

Fit-4-AMandA – Stack robot delivered

by | Dec 16, 2019 | Germany

Economical production puts fuel cell technology on the road
Economical production puts fuel cell technology on the road

Fuel cell technology offers an immense opportunity for future emission-free mobility. One of the biggest challenges for their breakthrough, however, is the currently still high costs compared to the gasoline or diesel drives established on the market.

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KnowHy – EU-wide Offer of H2 Training

KnowHy – EU-wide Offer of H2 Training

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Europe

KnowHyThe success of marketing a new technology hinges on the number of people who know how to install, maintain and repair it properly. In 2014, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking launched the KnowHy project to disseminate knowledge of fuel cell technologies that had reached near-market maturity. Supported by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program, the project became more detailed as the years passed. Now fully developed, it will continue until 2020. (more…)

Shell Study: Fuel Cells for Car Use

Shell Study: Fuel Cells for Car Use

by | Jun 6, 2017 | Asia, Germany, North America, worldwide

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Stijn van Els

This March, Shell presented a new study carried out in collaboration with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. Focusing on transportation, the authors compared several different production pathways for hydrogen and took a closer look at the three regions spearheading global development: Germany, Japan and the United States. Jörg Adolf, who headed the project at Shell, said that hydrogen technology had made big advances over the past years, “not just in car use.” (more…)