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New Priorities in Hanover

New Priorities in Hanover

by | May 3, 2017 | Europe, Germany, worldwide

Emmanuel-Macron

In 2016, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron visited Hanover

For many years, heating systems based on fuel cells had played a central role on the joint booth Hydrogen + Fuel Cells + Batteries at Hannover Messe. This time, however, the Fuel Cell Initiative, IBZ, was nowhere to be found, not because there was no interest in the technology, but because it has been made available on the market. (more…)

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Synergies Between Space Flight, Energy and Transportation

Synergies Between Space Flight, Energy and Transportation

by | Sep 29, 2016 | Germany

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Testing the Vulcain 2 at DLR site

The Institute of Space Propulsion of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Lampoldshausen is one of Europe‘s largest hydrogen consumers. The organization primarily uses cryogenic hydrogen to test the main and upper stage engines of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket. The experiences made during those tests will now be expanded even further: Together with ZEAG Energie, the DLR is planning to implement a regenerative hydrogen process chain. It creates the required hydrogen in a 1 MW PEM electrolysis system, which draws its power from the neighboring wind farm Harthäuser Wald (more…)

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Hybrid Cars Put the Brakes on Electric Transportation

Hybrid Cars Put the Brakes on Electric Transportation

by | Jun 1, 2016 | Europe

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Jürgen Halasz

The number of electric vehicles in use on Austrian roads could grow from 4,700 to around 8,000 this year, according to a statement made by the country’s environmental protection agency. In 2017, the figure could jump to 23,000; in 2020, there could be around 174,000 electric cars driving in the Alpine state. Jürgen Halasz, chair of the association for electric transportation at the federal level (BEÖ, see also HZwei issue from April 2015), an organization founded at the beginning of last year, believes that even a figure of 250,000 will be possible. All of these forecasts, however, include plug-in hybrids as well. (more…)

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Technology Rollout Program Not Before Mid-2016

Technology Rollout Program Not Before Mid-2016

by | Mar 3, 2016 | Germany

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Thorsten Herdan, © BMWi

Most of his working life, Thorsten Herdan held jobs in the industry developing combustion technology. After having been elected secretary-general of the International Council on Combustion Engines, the mechanical engineer also served as chair of the Research Association for Combustion Engines for fourteen years. Since 1999, he has headed Power Systems, a sector group of the German Engineering Federation – from 2000 on, he has been responsible for Energy Policy there as well. (more…)

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First German Truck Stop with H2 Station

First German Truck Stop with H2 Station

by | Oct 6, 2015 | Germany

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H2 refueling at truck stop (Source: Daimler)

As part of the 50 H2 stations by 2015 program, on 4th May 2015, the first hydrogen filling station to be situated on a German freeway was opened. The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) officially opened the facility, which is situated at the Geiselwind truck stop, in the presence of the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Transportation and Digital Infrastructure, Dorothee Bär. The station (more…)

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