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Fuel Cell Market: Transport Sector Is Growing Rapidly

Fuel Cell Market: Transport Sector Is Growing Rapidly

Capacity

Capacity shipped per year, by type of application from 2011 through 2016 (in MW)

In November 2016, E4tech published data and analyses on the fuel cell industry in its latest edition of Fuel Cell Industry Review. Since 2014, it has contacted businesses in the industry and aggregated their shipment figures to capture the most recent market developments. The following sections will present some excerpts from this review and explain the changes to the preliminary 2016 figures published last November. (more…)

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Build-up of an H2 Economy

Build-up of an H2 Economy

Stack

Next Generation Fuel Cell Stack, © GM

Japan remains fully committed to integrating hydrogen into its national energy mix, and is looking to Europe and to a lesser extent the U.S. for markets and research support. Developers f residential fuel cell systems have all found European partners to bid for FCH-JU funding. And Japan’s Toyota has quietly led an international effort to engage corporations (more…)

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27th IPHE Steering Committee Meeting in Hamburg

27th IPHE Steering Committee Meeting in Hamburg

IPHEThe RD&D activities of the industry and the public sector have successfully established a global market for hydrogen and fuel cells. There is growing consensus about the importance of these clean energy carriers in transportation and several manufacturing segments. Countries such as Germany, Japan and the United States – and organizations such as the European Commission – have been spearheading efforts in research, development and demonstration technologically and politically to show how sustainable and reliable these resources really are. (more…)

WHEC 2018 in Brazil

WHEC 2018 in Brazil

WHECThe 22nd World Hydrogen Energy Conference will take place next year in Brazil – with the help of a German business. Co-organizer of the WHEC 2018 held under the auspices of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy is reported to be Peter Sauber Agentur Messen und Kongresse. The hosts in Rio de Janeiro from June 17 through 22 will be the Laboratório de Hidrogênio, or Lab H2 for short, and the Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa de Engenharia, or COPPE UFRJ. (more…)

Toyota’s Fuel Cell Bet – Mirai Test Drive

Toyota’s Fuel Cell Bet – Mirai Test Drive

MiraiWhen the Mirai became available in late 2014, Toyota was convinced that the fuel cell would be the future of the automotive industry. Last year, however, the carmaker adjusted its strategy and explained that – previous statements notwithstanding – it would also start offering battery-driven vehicles. Did the then-number one carmaker get cold feet after previously announcing (more…)