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Hydrogen to Create Buzz at Hannover Messe

Hydrogen to Create Buzz at Hannover Messe

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WyRefueler won’t be on display in Hanover, but will be presented at the Public Forum, © Wystrach

The steadily growing interest in hydrogen and fuel cells will be on full display at this year’s Hannover Messe, to be held April 1 through April 5 at Hanover’s convention and expo center. This time, the event will shine an even bigger spotlight on integrated energy systems. Its organizers expect over 1,000 exhibitors to unveil new ideas, such as their plans for integrating heat with electricity in industrial settings and storing wind and solar energy as hydrogen and methane or using it to create liquid fuels.

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National Platform NPM Gives Hydrogen a Chance

National Platform NPM Gives Hydrogen a Chance

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Henning Kagermann

During his time as chairman of the German NPE’s steering committee (National Platform for Electric Mobility), Henning Kagermann seemed, for the most part, to be little enamored with hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Now, in his role as head of National Platform for the Future of Transportation (NPM), things might have changed, so H2-international asked him again about his opinion:

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Extremely Efficient Energy Production

Extremely Efficient Energy Production

IBZ spokesperson Timm Kehler

Early into the Fuel Cell Innovation Forum, organized by the BDH and Zukunft Erdgas, both spokesmen for the Fuel Cell Initiative, or IBZ for short, were visibly tense, seemingly worried that the government might drop its support for residential fuel cells. But after Thomas Bareiß, who works at the German economy ministry, told those gathered on Oct. 10, 2018, in Berlin the heaters had been short-listed for incentives in 2019, you could hear them breathe a sigh a relief.

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A Site Visit to SOLIDpower in Heinsberg

A Site Visit to SOLIDpower in Heinsberg

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Andreas Ballhausen flanked by the old and new generation of BlueGen devices.

Twelve years after the first BlueGen system came to market, SOLIDpower will launch the next generation of its fuel cell units, called BG-15, in spring. On Nov. 21, 2018, it celebrated the new product announcement by taking partners, employees, the press and many other invited guests on a tour of its manufacturing plant in Heinsberg, Germany.

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