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Hyundai’s new charm offensive in Germany

Hyundai’s new charm offensive in Germany

Nexo

Nexo – the next milestone in the company’s strategic evolution

The second stop for the successor to Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell was neither Detroit nor Tokyo but Offenbach, home to the automaker’s German and European headquarters. In mid-January, seven weeks prior to its official European premiere in Geneva, the Nexo was shown to a select group of journalists in this city by the river Main in the German state of Hesse. (more…)

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Japan, the rising star

Japan, the rising star

FC-Expo

Big crowd at the German Pavilion, © Peter Sauber Agentur Messen und Kongresse

The 14th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo took place Feb. 28 through March 2 in Tokyo, Japan. According to the organizers, it is the largest hydrogen and fuel cell show in the world. One regular exhibitor over the past several years has been H2BZ-Initiative Hessen, the hydrogen and fuel cell initiative from the German state of Hesse. (more…)

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Hydrogen-enriched turbine gas

Hydrogen-enriched turbine gas

Stuttgart

Test facility in Stuttgart, © DLR, Christoph Arndt

Scientists working for the Institute of Combustion Technology at the Stuttgart-based German Aerospace Center, also known as the DLR, are developing new laser-based methods to investigate combustion processes in gas turbines. Their progress may help reduce the dangers associated with hydrogen-rich blends, which could destroy a turbine’s combustion chamber. (more…)

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ITM and Shell to build 10 MW electrolyzer

ITM and Shell to build 10 MW electrolyzer

RefhyneWater electrolysis is starting to make inroads into the refinery sector. Shell has revealed plans for the construction of a 10-megawatt electrolyzer at its Wesseling refinery site in Germany. The project, called Refhyne, is supported with EUR 10 million in funds from the EU’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking. It will see British manufacturer ITM Power forging ahead with the design of a system (more…)

Riversimple tries crowdfunding

Riversimple tries crowdfunding

Riversimple

© Riversimple

Riversimple, based in Llandrindod Wells, a Welsh town of 5,000 people, is venturing into uncharted territory. Crowdfunding a new fuel cell car is not the only thing that sets the company apart from its competitors. The small creative powerhouse will also take another route in distribution. (more…)

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