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Plug Power takes over HyPulsion

Plug Power takes over HyPulsion

The HyPulsion joint venture has now been owned in full by Plug Power since August 2015. As announced by the American (USA) company on July 27th 2015, it has acquired all of the shares in its former partner Axane, a subsidiary of the gases company Air Liquide. The New York-based manufacturer of fuel cells paid ...
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/ Air Liquide, Andy Marsh, Axane, collaboration, forklift, HyPulsion, market, materials handling, Plug Power, shares, subsidiary, trucks, worldwide
ITM-Power-ibbenbuehren

Power-to-gas is now en vogue in Europe

The political statements are now being trotted out on an almost weekly basis. This should come as no surprise, since more power-to-gas projects are now starting than ever before. We repeatedly hear things like "PtG technology has the potential to lead the energy transition to success." Such statements were to be heard most recently, for ...
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/ CHP, Diamond Lite, energy transition, Europe, Europe, Hogen, Ibbenbüren, innovation, ITM, key technology, Mainz, Power-to-Gas, Proton Onsite, PtG, Sigmar Gabriel, Solothurn
Autostack-CORE5

Development of a European FC Stack at ZSW

The Auto Stack Core (Automotive Fuel Cell Stack Cluster Initiative for Europe II) cooperation project is a merger between 14 European auto manufacturers, suppliers, system integrators and research institutes. Working together, their goal is to develop a fuel cell stack (FC stack) for vehicle applications which satisfies the most advanced international aspirations in terms of ...
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/ André Martin, Automotive, Autostack, Core, Evolution, FC vehicle, FCH JU, Germany, Ludwig Jörissen, stack
JX-Nippon-Oil

Japan is leading in building H2-stations

In the good-natured international race to deploy hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), Japan has taken a clear lead, with 74 stations approved to date, a dramatic jump from the 45 stations operating or under construction at the end of 2014. By comparison, California and Germany have about 50 stations in operation ...
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/ Asia, California, Chukyo, FCEV, Fukushima, Germany, Honda, Japan, Kansai, Mirai, Nissan, oil, stations
Toyota-Mirai-IAA-2015

A pauper’s oath for the automotive industry

Seldom before was it evident just how big the gap between theory and practice can get than it was at the 66th International Motor Show (IAA). Indeed, in the run up to the IAA 2015, the show organizers, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) had said clearly and repeatedly that electric mobility would ...
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/ 4MATIC, 740e, ARD, BMW, E-cars, E.On, EnBW, Germany, GLC, hybrid, IAA, Mercedes, Mirai, RWE, Smart, SUV, Toyota, ZDF, Zetsche
share-price-courses

Plug Power: Home-made price weaknesses?

It may well be the case that Plug Power has itself triggered the fall in the price of its shares that occurred in recent weeks, as described in detail and substantiated by a report (Seeking Alpha dating from 2.9.2015). In detail: 1. The takeover of HyPulsion, the European joint venture with Air Liquide for US-$ ...
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/ Air Liquide, capital, Cash, conversion, Dollar, HyPulsion, Jungheinrich, leasing, North America, Plug Power, stock exchange
Hydrogenics-electrolyzer

Tipping Point is Reached in the Development of FCs

Looking at the share prices for fuel cell companies that are being traded on the stock exchange right now, one could be forgiven for thinking that a crash had just taken place. It is as if the technical breakthroughs in the further development of the fuel cells had never taken place, and as though the ...
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/ breakthrough, CO2, crisis, electricity, electrolyzer, FC, H2, heat, Hydrogenics, methanization, North America, profit, success, Toyota
FCvelocity-Ballard

Alstom and Ballard approach the railroads

Until recently, fuel cells have been of little importance in rail transport. This spring, however, the company CSR Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., which is based in eastern China, presented a tram which is driven with hydrogen. The new H2 tram, which features a fuel cell system from Ballard, left the production line in the port ...
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/ Alstom, Ballard, China, CSR, FCvelocity, Hydrogenics, InnoTrans, Qingdao, rail, railroad, Sifang, South Africa, Steinmeier, tram, USA, worldwide
Walter-Huber-ITT

Interview with Walter Huber from H2 South Tyrol

Numerous European countries are working hard – to a greater or lesser extent – in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Since 2006, one region has been particularly active: South Tyrol. In September 2009, in Bolzano, Italy, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for the construction of the first production and distribution system for ...
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/ Bolzano, Copenhagen, electrolysis, ERDF, Europe, H2 center, hydro, HyFIVE, interview, Italy, ITT, London, Modena, Munich, Photovoltaic, South Tyrol, Vehicles, Verona, Walter Huber
omv-wasserstoff-tankstelle

Second hydrogen filling station in Austria

On 21st May 2015, the first hydrogen filling station opened in Tyrol, Austria. The new station, on the Andechsstrasse in Innsbruck, is situated on one of the most important transit routes in Europe and is part of an existing OMV crude oil filling station at which it will be possible to refuel six fuel cell ...
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/ Austria, Avanti, diesel, efficient, Europe, Huber, IIT, Innsbruck, OMV, pollution, Salzburg, Tyrol
Hans-Vock

H2 Filling Stations for Switzerland

In Switzerland, the initial trials for the development of an infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles are now underway. At the start of April 2015, a consortium of companies announced that the first public hydrogen filling station is to be built in early 2016. The fuel to be used there is to be produced sustainably using ...
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/ Axpo, Baden, BeBa, Coop, declaration, Diamond Lite, electrolyzer, Europe, H2 Energy, Hans Jörg Vock, hydroelectric, OnSite, Proton Energy, pump, Switzerland
truck stop h2 refueling

First German Truck Stop with H2 Station

As part of the 50 H2 stations by 2015 program, on 4th May 2015, the first hydrogen filling station to be situated on a German freeway was opened. The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) officially opened the facility, which is situated at the Geiselwind truck stop, in the presence of the Parliamentary State Secretary in the ...
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/ CEP, Digital, Frankfurt, freeway, Germany, H2 station, highway, Infrastructure, Munich, Nuremberg, Transportation, truck stop, VEDA
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hydrogen and fuel cells

H2-international is the English-language e-journal of choice for everyone who wants to stay at the forefront of news about hydrogen and fuel cells. In-depth articles about science, technology and the latest developments keep readers up to date on advances in the hydrogen and fuel cell sector as well as the electric vehicle and the energy storage market. The focus is on detailed yet clearly written news stories by industry journalists and R&D experts.

In-depth news articles on hydrogen, fuel cells, energy storage and electric transportation.

The e-journal is intended for readers who are looking for in-depth news articles on hydrogen, fuel cells, energy storage and electric transportation. The main audience consists of professionals and executives working in all parts of the energy market.. This group comprises decision makers at production and trading companies, representatives for associations, government agencies as well as universities, and staff members at gas companies, carmakers and their suppliers.

The publisher Sven Geitmann, owner and founder of the Hydrogeit publishing house, had taken an intense interest in hydrogen and fuel cells as early as 1997 and became a contributor to energieportal24 and H2Report in 2000. After he wrote a number of technical books, he founded his own publishing company in the northwest of Berlin. In 2005, he took on responsibility for the former “H2Tec” magazine, which he renamed “HZwei”. This trade publication soon boasted a revamped design and more issues per year and grew into the quarterly must-read for everyone following the hydrogen and fuel cell market.

In 2015, Hydrogeit Verlag created the global English-language edition H2-international. Since then, it has kept readers in all corners of the world up to date on what’s happening in the sector.