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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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Pedal Cycles Run on Fuel Cells Too

Pedal Cycles Run on Fuel Cells Too

by | Apr 4, 2016 | Europe, Germany

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Linde H2 Bike

The idea has already been tossed around for twenty years – now it is finally being realized: The development of a market-ready fuel cell bike. As gas specialist Linde announced in November 2015, it took in-house engineers less than three months to design an electric-assisted pedal cycle equipped with a fuel cell instead of a battery pack. The required hydrogen is brought along in a composite tank, which can hold 34 grams of the gas (more…)

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No Concern for H2 Feed-In in Natural Gas Pipelines

No Concern for H2 Feed-In in Natural Gas Pipelines

by | Apr 4, 2016 | Germany

The German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW) presented a new study during the gas industry discussion forum, gat 2015, on Oct. 27, 2015. The new document says that “the existing natural gas infrastructure is generally suited for adding one to nine per cent hydrogen.” In Essen, the association presented results from its research conducted under the auspices of the DVGW research project Hydrogen Tolerance of Natural Gas Infrastructure and Associated Facilities. (more…)

France’s Own Energy Transformation

France’s Own Energy Transformation

by | Apr 4, 2016 | Europe, worldwide

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La Poste uses H2 vans by © Renault

Not too long ago, France’s capital had been the venue for the UN Climate Change Conference COP21. Even if hydrogen and fuel cell technology was not a separate item on the agenda, it is a good bet that many of the around 40,000 participants – from government officials to business associations and unions to environmental and religious organizations – have developed a basic understanding of this technology (more…)

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No Concern for H2 Feed-In in Natural Gas Pipelines

Conference of the Showcase Electromobility

by | Apr 4, 2016 | Germany

It was almost four years ago that the subsidy program Showcase Electromobility (Schaufenster Elektromobilität) was launched. A lot has happened since then. To present an overview of all the different projects carried out during the three-year run time of the program, the four Showcase regions will organize a conference to present the program results on April 14 and 15, 2016. On behalf of the federal government, the organizers scheduled a one-and-a-half-day conference, which takes place just after the New Mobility (April 12 to 13) on the Leipzig trade show premises (more…)