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Rising Fuel Cell Demand

Rising Fuel Cell Demand

stackH2-international has recently asked manufacturers of fuel cell stacks not only about their systems’ technical specifications, but also about their opinion of current market developments. As only seven companies participated in the survey, the results may not be very indicative of where the entire market is heading. However, you can discern a few trends. (more…)

Fuel Cell Incentive at 40 Percent

Fuel Cell Incentive at 40 Percent

Hyundai

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell – less expensive than you may have thought

“Fuel cell cars are too expensive – and there’s no refueling infrastructure either.” You may hear a sentence like this one many times over. Both German-language magazine HZwei and English-language e-journal H2-international have reported regularly about new hydrogen filling stations (e.g., October 2017 issue of H2-international). So, let’s look at the price, which might be much lower than many Germans believe. If you factor in available incentives, an FCV such as the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell would cost only around EUR 42,000 (more…)

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Fuel Cell Mass Production in Germany

Fuel Cell Mass Production in Germany

Test stand for Evolution 2 stack, © ZSW

Fuel cell stacks continue to show a critical gap in power density development along the European automotive value chain. Filling it was the objective of two EU projects, Auto-Stack (FCH-JU GA 245142) and AutoStack CORE (FCH-JU GA 325335), which received financial support from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking. (more…)

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Alkaline Fuel Cell Solutions by AFC Energy and GenCell

Alkaline Fuel Cell Solutions by AFC Energy and GenCell

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KORE fuel cell module, © AFC Energy

For a long time, it seemed as if alkaline fuel cells, or AFCs for short, no longer had a chance on the market. But now, some developers are set on reviving this “old” technology. GenCell, a cash-rich business from Israel, has optimized these cells to a point where they can be offered as part of a commercially available backup power system. And a successful trial run in Stade has encouraged AFC Energy to push onto the German market with its own solutions. (more…)

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