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Load wheel with H2 drive

Load wheel with H2 drive

H2 cartridge exchange on Sneaker,
H2 cartridge exchange on Sneaker, © Olivier Frajman

In a joint action, various French stakeholders intend to launch a load tricycle with pedal support in the form of a fuel cell drive on the market in 2020. The bicycle manufacturer Cycleurope has teamed up with Bianchi and STOR-H Technologies for development.

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A leading fuel cell solution

A leading fuel cell solution

Randy MacEwen
Interview with Randy MacEwen

Ballard Power Systems is a pioneer in the fuel cell industry. Since 1983, fuel cells have been developed in the company founded by Geoffrey Ballard in Burnaby near Vancouver. Randy MacEwen has been President & CEO of the Canadian fuel cell manufacturer since 2014. On October 23, 2019, the International Hydrogen Symposium brought him to Hamburg where H2-international seized the opportunity for an interview.

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Iceland: From pioneer to laggard

Iceland: From pioneer to laggard

Borehole for geothermal energy in Iceland
Borehole for geothermal energy in Iceland, © ON Power, Iceland.

Iceland was quick to recognise the opportunities offered by hydrogen and fuel cells for the transport sector – but has unfortunately made little of them to date. At the end of the last millennium, the Nordic island was regarded as a pioneer in the field of hydrogen, because it considered the vision of a sustainable hydrogen economy to be quite feasible.

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Cost-effective and flexible

Cost-effective and flexible

Schematic of the 100-bar PEMEL system as a container solution from the project partner iGas Energy.
Schematic of the 100-bar PEMEL system as a container solution from the project partner iGas Energy [1]

Green hydrogen, preferably produced by electrolysis, links the energy, industry and mobility sectors and is an important tool to enable the integration of renewable energies. Proton exchange membrane electrolysis (PEMEL) is considered the most promising technology due to its power density and dynamics.

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H2ME – Europe takes stock of progress

H2ME – Europe takes stock of progress

H2ME is considered to be the largest hydrogen project in Europe: Since 2015, around 170 million euros have been invested in over 1,400 H2 vehicles and almost 50 filling stations throughout Europe – 67 million euros of which in the form of subsidies.

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