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New direction for VDMA

New direction for VDMA

by | May 17, 2021 | Germany

Fabian Kapp, © Gräbener
© Gräbener

The fuel cell working group of Germany’s association for the mechanical and plant engineering industry VDMA has been bolstered by the appointment of Fabian Kapp. At the general meeting held online in February 2021, the Gräbener Maschinentechnik director was elected to the board and now sits alongside four fellow board members. Kapp explained: “The working group has decided to take a new strategic direction and focus more intently on fuel cell manufacturing technologies.”

Franco-German hydrogen cooperation

Franco-German hydrogen cooperation

by | May 17, 2021 | Germany

Philippe Boucly, © France Hydrogène
Philippe Boucly, © France Hydrogène

By the time of the next presidential election in 2022, France hopes to have regained the economic growth it last experienced in 2019. In order to stimulate the economy following the COVID-19 lockdown, the French government is rolling out a EUR 100 billion recovery program named France Relance. EUR 2 billion of the funds will be released over the next couple of years to support hydrogen projects. In total, the French government plans to channel EUR 7 billion of investment into this energy carrier in the runup to 2030. Meanwhile over the border, Germany has earmarked funds of EUR 9 billion to bolster its hydrogen sector. These financial stimulus packages and, moreover, the ambitions of these two countries to adopt a leadership stance in the future hydrogen economy, are also resulting in increasing efforts of French and German companies to work together.

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Hydrogen campus for Oberhausen

Hydrogen campus for Oberhausen

by | May 17, 2021 | Germany

In the German city of Oberhausen, a consortium is planning the development of a new hydrogen center. The Campus for Hydrogen Technologies Oberhausen, or HydrOB for short, aims to help bring hydrogen technologies to large corporations, the trade sector as well as private households. In order to support stakeholders at a local, regional and also international level and encourage the development of a hydrogen economy, the new center of excellence intends to provide production and laboratory space. Information events are also planned. Esther Stahl from the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT told H2-international that digitalization expertise will also be an important focus for the new center. First, however, a detailed conceptual plan needs to be drawn up before the campus can open its doors which will not be until 2023 at the earliest. Participating in the initiative alongside Fraunhofer UMSICHT and Oberhausen authorities are MAN Energie Solutions and OQ Chemicals in addition to several regional organizations.

www.oberhausen.de/hydrob

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Hydrogen campus for Oberhausen

Fuel cell megawatt system for aviation

by | May 17, 2021 | Germany

BALIS Test field © DLR
© DLR

Hot on the heels of the fuel cell-powered motor glider HY4, which was awarded a test flight permit in late 2020 (see cover story in H2-international, February 2021), another venture was given the green light at the beginning of this year. As part of the follow-up BALIS project, whose approval arrived in just six weeks, the four-seater HY4 aircraft is set to become a 40-seater. On Jan. 21, Steffen Bilger, parliamentary state secretary at the German transportation ministry, handed over EUR 26 million in funding to Josef Kallo from the German aerospace center DLR.

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Hydrogen campus for Oberhausen

Fuel cell future for e.GO

by | May 15, 2021 | Germany

The e.GO Mover © e.GO Moove
© e.GO Moove

Thanks to new management and fresh financial backing, Günther Schuh is intending to push on with his plans for German-based e.GO Mobile – including the incorporation of fuel cells. At the end of February 2021, nd Industrial Investments B.V. reported the successful conclusion of a Series B financing round which brought in funds of EUR 30 million. The Dutch investment group nd Industrial B.V. had previously taken over e.GO Mobile AG on Sept. 1, 2020, and transferred it to Next.e.GO Mobile SE. The money should ensure that production of the e.GO Life goes ahead in June 2021. Among the investors are the once U.S. finance minister John Snow, Formula E chairman Alejandro Agag and the actor Edward Norton.

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