Environmentalists have had the maritime sector
in their sights for some time. Cruise liners in particular emit large amounts
of pollutants on route to the world’s natural – sometimes seemingly untouched –
landscapes, or their diesel generators are running to power onboard systems
while they are docked. However, now that shipping companies are switching to
LNG, the market could see a change for the better. Fuel cells, too, could soon
play an important part in the design of cleaner marine propulsion.
One thing that became apparent at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 was that the issue of hydrogen tank approval had yet to be resolved. Though it had already been said years ago that tanks “must only get approved,” the process is taking much longer than expected. At present, there are few 700-bar type IV units for sale in Germany.
At least once a year, the German Hydrogen and Fuel
Cell Association, better known as the DWV, organizes a so-called parliamentary
evening in Berlin. Last year, on Nov. 8, 2018, the event took place in the
Embassy of the Czech Republic. A roll call vote prevented most members of the
German Bundestag from attending. Still, what Oliver Wittke, who works at the
German economy ministry, had to say that evening about “Changes to the Energy
System – Is Green Hydrogen the Solution?” did catch the attention of the industry
representatives who had gathered at the meeting.
Eleven founding members set up H2BX – Hydrogen for Bremerhaven Region as recently as two years ago. At the first meeting, the number had already climbed to 25, while there were more than 60 last November. The subsequent information event on “Hydrogen Technology in Practice – Prospects for Bremerhaven” attracted more than 150 attendees.
Hydrogen has finally entered the halls of power:
Last September, the gas, as well as storage, was a key topic at the meeting of
the EU countries’ energy ministers in Linz. Austria, which, at the time, held the presidency of the EU
Council, had put the creation of a Hydrogen
Initiative on the agenda, inviting all ministers to sign a joint statement
called the Hydrogen Declaration. Thomas Bareiß, who works at the German economy-slash-energy
ministry and attended the meeting on behalf of his government, put his
signature on the document as well.
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