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Increasing demand for hydrogen technologies is prompting the need for automakers and equipment suppliers to align and adapt production capacities to meet new requirements. To enable this to happen, it is essential to establish expertise and develop processes and technologies, particularly when it comes to key technology areas like hydrogen production and consumption systems, since gaining a global competitive advantage in the longer term is dependent on the ability to manufacture these systems economically . That’s why the H2SkaProMo joint project is seeking to develop assembly systems for manual, semiautomatic and fully automated production of fuel cell stacks that are readily scalable in terms of their level of automation.If hydrogen technologies are to be used as a means to achieve the climate targets set by the German government, significant effort needs to be put into developing the fields of hydrogen production, transportation and consumption. At present, the production and use of green hydrogen cannot yet be supported commercially. A great deal of potential for lowering costs lies in the fully automated manufacturing of fuel cells in high numbers and the exploitation of scaling effects.
