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Gaps Are Closing

Gaps Are Closing

by | Feb 1, 2019 | Germany

Reiner Haseloff, © Christian Kolbe

On Sept. 18, 2018, shortly after the hydrogen fueling station in Potsdam was started up (see Potsdam Meets 50-Station Target), the 51st one in Germany, and first in Saxony state, went into operation in Dresden. It is located on Wiener Strasse, at a Total gas station in an easily accessible spot in the midst of the city’s historic core. Its construction was partly funded by EU project Connecting Hydrogen Refueling Stations, or COHRS for short. The state’s second site came online on the very same day. It is also part of a Total gas station, or, more specifically, a truck stop named Poststrasse, near the A14 autobahn.

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Hydrogen Test Facility in Kleinburgwedel

Hydrogen Test Facility in Kleinburgwedel

by | Feb 1, 2019 | Germany

© JAG

JA-Gastechnology, based in the German state of Lower Saxony, is planning to open a hydrogen testing lab this spring. The company’s founder, Jens Asmuth, decided it was time to branch out beyond the core business of calibrating emissions testing equipment and focus more on alternative fuel engines. Construction started last summer. It was said that the facility would house a pressure and an environmental test chamber to determine the mechanical strength, exhaust gas behavior and lifetime of tanks and analyze valves and sensors.

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Electric Workhorses, Up Close

Electric Workhorses, Up Close

by | Feb 1, 2019 | Germany

VW showcased its Crafter HyMotion cargo van.

Never before had a commercial vehicle show featured as many electric models as the 2018 edition of the IAA Commercial Vehicles, which took place from Sept. 20 to 27 in Hanover, Germany. Most exhibitors that had a booth at the event displayed battery-electric or, at the very least, hybrid trucks or buses. Vehicles powered by hydrogen or fuel cells were few and far between, though compared to past shows, their number had jumped up quite a bit. And, as a sign of how much promise they hold, large market players used the time to make some major announcements.

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The Diesel Is Dead – Long Live the EV

The Diesel Is Dead – Long Live the EV

by | Feb 1, 2019 | Germany

VDA President B. Mattes, flanked by B. Althusmann (left) and A. Scheuer (right)

Few expected something to be different after the change at the top of the German transportation ministry. The replacement of Alexander Dobrindt by Andreas Scheuer didn’t usher in a new era at the department. It is true that Scheuer is four years younger than his predecessor. But both belong to the same political party, and Scheuer’s time as head of the ministry has likewise been little more than an exercise in cozying up to the auto industry. Chances for a real turnaround in the transportation sector are getting slimmer by the day.

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f-cell – Back to the Roots

f-cell – Back to the Roots

by | Jan 9, 2019 | Europe, Germany

Symposium

The conference room was as crowded as ever.

In 18 years of managing the f-cell show, its organizers have seen many trends, and businesses, come and go. Some companies that used to exhibit at the event no longer exist. Some of the speakers at past events have worked for multiple employers in the meantime. And before last year’s decision to move back to Stuttgart’s Haus der Wirtschaft, the show itself took place on the city’s showgrounds. (more…)