April 2022
The hydrogen train is rapidly picking up speed
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News
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The hydrogen train is rapidly picking up speed At the stock exchange, you may get the feeling that all companies dealing in fuel cells and hydrogen technologically and as a business model are one group moving in parallel, as expressed in the trend of their stock prices. However, this is far too undifferentiating, because the companies rely on completely different business strategies. One … Read more |
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Ballard Power – Think outside the box! The company is about to enter a phase of exponential, long-term growth, is my interpretation of the earnings call on March 14, 2022 regarding the 2021 annual figures and the fourth quarter. Year 2023 should really start off with Ballard reaping the fruits of years of intensive research and development, various pilot projects and building … Read more
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FuelCell Energy – Legal dispute with Posco mutually ended Finally: FuelCell Energy has agreed and settled with South Korean company Posco. FuelCell is now independent from Posco again and can pursue other opportunities in Asia. The company figures of FuelCell Energy are not yet very convincing, given the last quarterly results: a measly 14 million USD turnover. Although there are pending orders of 1.29 … Read more |
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Plug Power – In the profit zone with H2 production The plans are huge: three sites are to start production already this year. The first target for the current fiscal year is 70 tonnes of hydrogen per day. This should enable a profit margin of 30 percent. Of this, 40 to 50 tonnes per day are needed for existing activities and 20 to 30 t/day … Read more |
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Cummins Engine heavily seton the fuel cel Cummins Engine is highly committed to the H2 industry – also in the commercial vehicle sector, starting with trucks and going all the way to ships. The company is also expanding its own electrolysis technologies. A project with Sinopec consists of an electrolysis capacity of 1 GW – 1,000 H2 fueling stations for the Greater … Read more |
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Bloom Energy – Growth rate accelerates What an outstanding view K. R. Sridhar, CEO of Bloom Energy, describes: Bloom is on track to achieve annual growth of up to 35 percent instead of the previous 25 to 30 percent, as the company is optimally positioned – technologically and in terms of business model – in H2 energy markets around the world.… Read more |
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Nikola Motors – The outlook keeps looking better Nikola Motors needs to be understood/categorized as a start-up in the process of implementing its business plan. The construction of its factory in Coolidge, Arizona is underway, and the first battery–electric trucks (BEV trucks) are already with customers. This year should see 300 to 500 of these, along with sufficient capacity for 2,400, which should … Read more
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Hyzon Motors – Truck orders coming from Saudi Arabia? Things are happening on the analyst and investor front: BlackRock has raised its position in Hyzon Motors. Over 100 institutional investors are already involved. The largest of these is the Saudi Arabian state fund PIF, which holds over 8 million shares. Billionaire Izzy Englander named Hyzon as one of his top three picks and acquired … Read more |
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Siemens Energy – Still in the valley of tears Siemens subsidiary Gamesa still doesn’t seem to be out of the woods, looking at the strong loss (minus 627 million EUR) that this company contributed to its parent (total minus of 560 million EUR). Onshore wind is considered a problem area – combined with miscalculations and supply chain issues. For this reason, there is speculation … Read more
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The US corporation Plug Power opened its European headquarters in Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) on March 18th, 2022. The new production site of Plug Europe lies at the center of Duisburger Hafen, the world’s largest inland port. CEO Andy Marsh had really wanted to make a special trip from the United States to make the opening … Read more
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Cummins has opened a location in Europe. On March 3rd, 2022, the US engine manufacturer put its new fuel cell factory in Herten into operation. Cummins had taken over the Hydrogenics Corp. and with it the German branch Hydrogenics GmbH in the summer of 2019, which had been located in Gladbeck and is now in … Read more
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Back in hall 13 for Hannover Messe Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe, according to the current status, will take place May 30th to June 2nd in person on the Hannover Messe fairgrounds. There, industry representatives will be able to network in the dependable corporeal format again. That’s the assumption of Tobias Renz anyway, the organizer of this trade fair. The space booked … Read more
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Unfortunately, it must be stated so: the global increase in the price of oil and gas or LNG, which is also fueled by Russia’s bellicose actions here in Europe, is beneficial for the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, since at the end of the day, aside from climate and economic policy issues and price, it’s … Read more
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H2 pipeline from Ukraine to Germany The German-American talks regarding a possible activation of Nord Stream 2 also specifically addressed Germany’s involvement in Ukraine. Ukraine, which fears economic disadvantages as a result of Nord Stream 2, is to receive support from the Federal Republic of Germany in the further development of its energy supply system. Or that was the plan, before … Read more
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e-Journal
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Articles of the new H2-international issue - May 2022
Green hydrogen – the game changer in the energy transition It's not only a trend, it’s not only a boom, it’s really a huge opportunity – green hydrogen is the game changer in the energy transition. Industry experts agreed on this last year at The smarter E Europe's Green Hydrogen Forum. The players in the hydrogen industry will meet again in Munich from May 11–13, 2022 and present in the Green Hydrogen Forum & Expo exhibition area of The smarter E Europe three days of free presentations, know-how and technologies related to hydrogen, fuel cells, electrolysers and power-to-gas. |
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NOW-News
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Events
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World Hydrogen 2022 Summit & Exhibition
9-11 May 2022, in Rotterdam, www.world-hydrogen-summit.com/
ees Europe - Fair Ground Munich
Conference: May 10 to 11 2022 / Fair: May 11 to 13 2022, www.ees-europe.com
HyVolution 2022 - he hydrogen event for energy, industry and mobility
11-12 May 2022, in Paris Event Center, at the Porte de la Villette, www.hyvolution-event.com/en/event
European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC 2022) - Organized by Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2)
rescheduled to 18-20 May 2022 in Madrid, Spain, www.ehec.info
f-cell Canada - 4th Annual International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Event
organized by Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH,
May 25 – 26 2022, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, www.hyfcell.com
Hannover Messe -Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
May 30 - 2 June, Hannover Fair, Germany, Hannover Messe, www.h2fc-fair.com
International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition – EVS35 - The Electric Future is here
June 11 – 15 2022, Norway Convention Center, Messeveien 8, 2004 Lillestrøm, Norway, https://evs35oslo.org/
Workshop: EMEA2022 - Workshop on Ion Exchange Membranes for Energy Applications
June 20 – 22 2022, Bad Zwischenahn (Germany), www.emea2022.welcome-manager.de
Workshop: HiPEM-TECH2022 - Workshop on High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Technology –
Materials and Applications
June 22 – 24 2022, Bad Zwischenahn (Germany), www.hipem-tech2022.welcome-manager.de
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Publisher Note
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German book about hydrogen and fuel cells
"Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzellen"
The 4th edition of this "classic" (quote: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis from Hydrogen Europe) is sold out after only nine months. A new edition is already in the works.
The 5th revised and expanded edition is expected to appear in May 2022.
Die Technik von gestern, heute und morgen
by Sven Geitmann and Eva Augsten
The preface by: Prof. Volker Quaschning
ISBN 978-3-937863-54-2,
Hydrogeit Verlag
Oberkrämer,
5th Edition, May 2022
Price: 18,90 Euro, Order
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