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New optimism in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry

New optimism in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry

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Signing of a purchase agreement in good spirits

There is a noticeable feeling of change in the air, and it is not mere hype this time. A current of hope runs through the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. No, there’s no euphoria, but also no longer the sense of discouragement, resignation sometimes, that frequently pervaded the community in past years. The general opinion coming out of the sector is that hard work is finally paying off. (more…)

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Freudenberg bought Elcore

Freudenberg bought Elcore

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Manfred Stefener

On Oct. 8, 2017, both Elcomax and its wholly owned subsidiary Elcore requested a preliminary bankruptcy hearing at the district court in Munich, Germany. If nothing else, it allowed for business to continue until the end of last year, as wages and salaries were paid through the federal employment department in those three months. (more…)

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First hydrogen and fuel cell show in Las Vegas

First hydrogen and fuel cell show in Las Vegas

ForumThe leap over the big pond has been made. Tobias Renz Fair and Deutsche Messe organized the first Hydrogen + Fuel Cells North America, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 10 through 13, 2017. The hydrogen and fuel cell trade show ran alongside Solar Power International and Energy Storage International in one large hall at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. It attracted many interested visitors. (more…)

Fuel cell use in the land of the fjords

Fuel cell use in the land of the fjords

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Passenger express ferry in Floroe, © Broedrene Aa

One of the most important pillars of Norway’s economy, the maritime sector, is closely tied to the petroleum and natural gas industry. Using highly specialized ships and underwater equipment, offshore oil platforms are constructed, equipped and maintained as well as assembled and anchored to the seabed along the coast of Norway. (more…)

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Areva becomes Framatome

Areva becomes Framatome

FramatomeThe nuclear products division of the French Areva group has restructured its German subsidiary. On Nov. 1, 2017, it transferred all operations of Areva Germany, based in Erlangen, to New NP. After French energy supplier Électricité de France became the parent company’s major shareholder at the beginning of 2018, the name was changed to Framatome. (more…)