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H2 in Logistics

Pre-cooled or not? With or without a gas station attendant? The test is intended to show how the tractors fit into the terminal processes as smoothly as possible
Practical test in container terminal

Hydrogen in logistics

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At a container terminal in Hamburg, a test field for heavy-duty vehicles with hydrogen drives is being built. The first tractor unit is now in use.

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Infrastructure for long-distance hydrogen trucks

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Current state of development and prospects

TCO for 40-metric-ton long-range vehicles based on various studies

Fuel cells for long haul, batteries for cities

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According to European Union guidelines, carbon dioxide emissions from heavy-duty vehicles will need to be cut by 30 percent by the year 2030 in order to ensure emissions reductions are on track to meet the EU’s 2050 net-zero target. This would mean that around 200,000 emission-free trucks would have to be operating on Europe's roads by 2030. That’s the finding of a recent study carried out by the association of German engineers VDI and the testing and certification institute VDE entitled “Sustainable commercial vehicles – a comparison of different technology pathways for carbon-neutral and carbon-free propulsion.” It found marked advantages for the use of fuel cell power systems for long-distance transportation using large commercial vehicles while battery-electric powertrains were seen as clearly beneficial for small commercial vehicles.

pic. special stations that can supply 120 fuel cell forklifts per day, © Calvera

Is Plug Power helping the German intralogistics industry get going?

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Powered industrial trucks are available with diesel, liquid gas and electric drives. For some years now, in addition to rechargeable batteries for electric forklifts and palette jacks, there has also been the possibility of using a hydrogen tank together with a fuel cell. This has been done a...