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Technology Rollout Program Not Before Mid-2016

Most of his working life, Thorsten Herdan held jobs in the industry developing combustion technology. After having been elected secretary-general of the International Council on Combustion Engines, the mechanical engineer also served as chair of the Research Association for Combustion Engines for fourteen years. Since 1999, he has headed Power Systems, a sector group of ...
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/ 2016, BMWi, Combustion Engines, Council, Germany, heat, industry, NIP, Technology Rollout Program, Thorsten Herdan, Transportation
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New Rule for Fuel Cell Heating Systems

The German CHP Act (KWKG) has been a long-time source of subsidies for stationary units producing heat and power as efficiently as possible. Once every few years, these types of laws are revised and naturally, the revisions spark heated debates months before any political decision is made. Just in the nick of time – shortly ...
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/ CHP, Germany, Heating Systems, rollout program, Rule, technology, TEP, Transition
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OWI develops APU package of diesel and fuel cell

An autonomous fuel cell system developed jointly by several research partners does a quiet job of converting diesel fuel into electrical energy – without the help of an engine or generator. When the project supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy reached its conclusion, the technical maturity of the system was demonstrated ...
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/ APU, diesel, ENASYS, fuel cell, Germany, hydrogen, MAHLE, membrane, OWI, polymer, tank
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Fellbach and the Nineteenth H2 Station

Another hydrogen filling station has been brought into operation, this time in Fellbach, north-east of Stuttgart. The fifth of its kind in Baden-Wurttemberg is a multi-energy station by Total. It operates with 700 bar of filling pressure and is supplied by hydrogen generated on-site through solar and wind power. The inauguration ceremony in the presence ...
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/ Clean Energy Partnership, Fellbach, Germany, H2 station, solar, Stuttgart, Total, Wind
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An airport’s search for sustainability

Innovative projects are something of a tradition at Stuttgart Airport: Echterdingen is home to several fuel cell airplane models, Baden-Wurttemberg’s first public hydrogen filling station set up in 2009 and hybrid technology field tests since 1991. The most recent project involves field-testing six electrically powered buses for regular day-to-day use ...
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/ airplane, airport, eCobus 3000, f-cell, fuel cell, Germany, Stuttgart, sustainability
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2016 – The Year After Break-Even

The fuel-cell companies quoted on the stock exchange have used 2015 perfectly to strengthen their market positions. These efforts have resulted in more orders, improved balance sheets, increased capital and some very important strategic collaborations as well trendsetting product developments. This lets us conclude for 2016 that probably most of these companies – if not ...
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/ Break-Even, buses, China, Electric Vehicle, fuel cell, Hydrogenics, OEM, profitable, trucks, worldwide, Yutong
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Ballard: Year of the “Right” and “Sustainable” Growth

Ballard Power is placing a bigger focus on China, evidenced by the various agreements with Chinese companies from the field of bus manufacturing and the development of hydrogen-driven rail vehicles. According to company information, the Canadian fuel-cell manufacturer paid special attention to only collaborate with known, reputable partners, whether big or small, which enjoy their ...
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/ Ballard, China, Chinese, dieselgate, FCvelocity, Foshan Yunfu, Growth, HD7, M-Field, Nisshinbo, Plug Power, Protonex, South Korea, Sustainable, Van Hool, VW, worldwide, Xiamen
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Tesla: Much Hype – Much Disagreement Among Analysts

Many big boys – as the leading US investment banks are called – have given Tesla an unquestionably positive rating. CEO Elon Musk understands how to polarize as well as convince analysts, but at the end of the day only hard facts count. The Credit Suisse analyst specializing in the field already expects a profit ...
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/ analysts, Apple, Bank, Barclays, Bolivia, Chile, Codelco, Credit Suisse, Disagreement, Elon Musk, Google, Hype, Li3, Model X, North America, Peru, Porsche, South-American, Tesla, Wall Street
It is Time to Act - Thoughts on the German Strategy

It is Time to Act – Thoughts on the German Strategy

Dear Reader, I would like to present you with some short number examples: The German Callux program installed 474 fuel-cell heating systems within eight years; the original target was 800. Japan currently has over 140,000 of these systems. The German 50 Filling Station program was supposed to set up 50 H2 filling stations until the ...
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/ Angela Merkel, BMW, California, Callux, Climate Change, dieselgate, Elon Musk, Germany, H2 infrastructure, H2 Mobility, Japan, Paris, Sigmar Gabriel, Tesla
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H2 Mobility Officially Launched

Oct. 13, 2015, was the official start of activities for H2 Mobility Germany. After the joint-venture consisting of six industry partners had already been founded in January last year (see July 2015), the joint launch came in fall in the presence of the Federal Minister of Transport, Alexander Dobrindt, and all company representatives. This meant ...
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/ Alexander Dobrindt, filling stations, Frank Sreball, Germany, H2 infrastructure, H2 Mobility, Launched
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Sabine Kauper Is Heliocentris’ New CFO

At the end of last year, Heliocentris Energy Solutions selected Sabine Kauper to become CFO of the company. Having graduated in business administration, she has been specializing in taxation and auditing and assumed her new position at the Berlin-based fuel-cell manufacturer on Jan. 1, 2016. She has filled the gap left by her predecessor, Andras ...
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/ Ayad Abul-Ella, Berlin, Business, CFO, Germany, Heliocentris, Sabine Kauper, solar
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WindGas Project in Hamburg-Reitbrook in Operation

Hamburg-Reitbrook is home to what many consider an extremely compact and efficient Power-to-Gas plant: the WindGas system. It was inaugurated on Oct. 15, 2015, after being set up by a company consortium during a three-year preparation period under the auspices of an NIP subsidy project. Both Hamburg’s First Mayor, Olaf Scholz, and the Parliamentary State ...
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/ alkaline, Bernd Pitschak, E.On, Falkenhagen, Gas Storage, Germany, Hamburg, Hydrogenics, Operation, PEM electrolysis, Reitbrook, WindGas
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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.