Hydrogen-powered aircraft

IVECO and Hyundai present the first fuel cell large van at IAA in Hanover as their partnership develops

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Iveco Group (MI: IVG) and Hyundai Motor Company today at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover unveiled the first IVECO eDAILY Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle.

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  • Iveco Group (MI: IVG) and Hyundai Motor Company today at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover unveiled the first IVECO eDAILY Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle.
  • Earlier in July, the two companies jointly announced hydrogen-powered IVECO BUS vehicles equipped with Hyundais fuel cell system, with expected relevant advantages in terms of performance and emissions.
  • The working eDAILY FCEV prototype is equipped with Hyundais 90 kW hydrogen fuel cell system and 140 kW e-motor.
  • In pursuit of sustainable future for the world, Hyundai will continue its efforts to introduce zero emission vehicles equipped with industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell and EV technologies.

Ballard Power Systems deepens strategic partnership with Quantron AG and receives order for 140 fuel cell engines

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Ballard will be the exclusive fuel cell supplier to Quantron for these platforms.

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  • Ballard will be the exclusive fuel cell supplier to Quantron for these platforms.
  • As part of the strategic partnership, Quantron committed to purchase 140 FCmoveTM modules totaling approximately 17MW, with an option to purchase an additional 50 units.
  • The zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle platforms developed by Quantron will integrate Ballard fuel cell products for various truck applications in Europe and the US.Quantron's initial market focus is Germany, where their new 44T fuel cell truck is to be unveiled at IAA Transportation 2022.
  • Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet.

Sierra Northern Railway unveils new Hydrogen Powered, Zero Emission Switching Locomotive design concept

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) unveiled the new look for its industry-leading Hydrogen Powered Switching Locomotive.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) unveiled the new look for its industry-leading Hydrogen Powered Switching Locomotive.
  • "We are pleased to present this new look for the Sierra Northern Railway Zero Emission Hydrogen Switching Locomotive as we continue to refine our design and prepare to build and test the locomotive.
  • We are more convicted today than ever that the Sierra Northern Railway Zero Emission Hydrogen Switching Locomotive will help ensure the switching locomotive industry will have a zero-emission solution in the near future," said Kennan H. Beard III, President of Sierra Northern Railway.
  • Sierra Northern Railway (SERA): Sierra Northern Railway is the freight division of privately-owned, Sierra Railroad Company.

Bosch announces investment of more than $200 million to produce fuel cell stacks in Anderson, S.C.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

As the hydrogen ions pass over the fuel cell plates, they combine with oxygen to create electricity.

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  • As the hydrogen ions pass over the fuel cell plates, they combine with oxygen to create electricity.
  • The hydrogen economy holds great promise and at Bosch we are all in, said Mike Mansuetti, president of Bosch in North America.
  • The Bosch Anderson facility has already begun work on the expansion to support fuel cell technology.
  • Fuel cell stack production in Anderson will expand on Boschs existing global production for fuel cell stacks, including critical sub-components.

H2 Clipper Achieves Major Milestone with Simulated Wind Tunnel Testing of Its Hydrogen-Powered “Pipeline-In-The-Sky™” Airship

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

H2 Clipper founder and CEO Rinaldo Brutoco said, The successful analysis with CFD marks a major milestone for the development of the Pipeline-In-The-Sky airship and brings H2 Clipper one step closer to realizing our goal of providing the fastest, most flexible, and efficiently scalable way to transport fuel-grade hydrogen to market worldwide.

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  • H2 Clipper founder and CEO Rinaldo Brutoco said, The successful analysis with CFD marks a major milestone for the development of the Pipeline-In-The-Sky airship and brings H2 Clipper one step closer to realizing our goal of providing the fastest, most flexible, and efficiently scalable way to transport fuel-grade hydrogen to market worldwide.
  • The H2 Clipper airship design is the result of radically innovating and re-thinking lighter-than-air flight for global fuel and cargo transport.
  • H2 Clipper has received multiple patents on using an airship to deliver liquid hydrogen to market, offering economic and logistical advantages over other methods of bulk delivery of hydrogen.
  • H2 Clipper anticipates completing the construction of a prototype in 2025, with the goal of flying its first full-sized airship in 2028.

TuSimple Co-Founder Mo Chen Launches Hydron, Producing Hydrogen-Powered Autonomous-Ready, Freight Trucks

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Friday, June 10, 2022

LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mo Chen, Co-Founder of San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP), has started a new company, Hydron, committed to developing, manufacturing, and selling hydrogen-powered trucks equipped with L4 autonomous driving technology.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mo Chen, Co-Founder of San Diego-based autonomous driving company TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP), has started a new company, Hydron, committed to developing, manufacturing, and selling hydrogen-powered trucks equipped with L4 autonomous driving technology.
  • Chen is set on transforming long-haul freight transportation through hydrogen-powered autonomous trucks making trucking safer, cleaner, and more efficient, minimizing the carbon footprint of class 8 heavy-duty trucks globally.
  • Chen, a Canadian entrepreneur, co-founded self-driving technology company TuSimple with business partner Xiaodi Hou in 2015.
  • "The path to commercializing autonomous vehicles requires the complex integration of both hardware and software," said Mo Chen, Chief Executive Officer at Hydron.

Advent’s Methanol-Based Fuel Cell Unit Contributes to a New World Record set by ARM Engineering for Both Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Cars

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The project took place at the Albi circuit in France over the course of three days.

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  • The project took place at the Albi circuit in France over the course of three days.
  • The H3 5000 fuel cell unit offers key advantages such as a long operating lifetime, low service and maintenance fees, robust functionality, and attractive total cost of ownership.
  • Dr. Emory De Castro, Advent's Chief Technology Officer, stated, "we are proud to participate in this unique project, and we would like to congratulate ARM Engineering for its well-deserved achievement.
  • This new world record represents a great example of how fuel cells can produce clean and uninterrupted power while replacing the need for conventional fuels.

CB&I Signs MoU with Korea Gas Corporation to Support Hydrogen Economy in South Korea

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

HOUSTON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McDermott's storage business, CB&I, and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of large-scale liquid hydrogen storage to support Korea's Hydrogen Economy Roadmap.

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  • HOUSTON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McDermott's storage business, CB&I, and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of large-scale liquid hydrogen storage to support Korea's Hydrogen Economy Roadmap.
  • KOGAS has grown into the largest LNG-importing company in the world and operates four LNG regasification terminals and 4,945 km of natural gas pipelines in South Korea.
  • "Viable storage solutions on both ship and shore will be fundamental for South Korea to realize its carbon neutrality goals," said Cesar Canals, Senior Vice President of CB&I.
  • "With ongoing research and development efforts well underway to scale up capacity thresholds for liquid hydrogen storage, CB&I is honored to join KOGAS in setting the pace for the rapid development of a large-scale hydrogen economy for South Korea."

Hopium Is Using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to Design and Develop Its Hydrogen-Powered High-End Vehicle

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Dassault Systmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) today announced that the French manufacturer Hopium is using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to design and develop the first prototypes of its hydrogen-powered high-end vehicle, Hopium Machina.

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  • Dassault Systmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) today announced that the French manufacturer Hopium is using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to design and develop the first prototypes of its hydrogen-powered high-end vehicle, Hopium Machina.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220502005602/en/
    The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides Hopium with integrated design, engineering and simulation applications in a cloud-based collaborative business experience.
  • Today, nearly every EV developer in the world is using Dassault Systmes technology to push the industrys transformation even further.
  • Dassault Systmes industry solution experiences for Transportation & Mobility: https://ifwe.3ds.com/transportation-mobility
    Dassault Systmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform, 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions: http://www.3ds.com
    Dassault Systmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, is a catalyst for human progress.

Technological Revolution and Industrial Transformation, Weichai Power Releases the World's First Diesel Engine with a Base Engine Thermal Efficiency of 51.09%, along with Major Hydrogen Energy Technology Achievements

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

TuV SuD, an world-renowned test authority, issued a certificate of thermal efficiency of 51.09% to Weichai Power.

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  • TuV SuD, an world-renowned test authority, issued a certificate of thermal efficiency of 51.09% to Weichai Power.
  • Transportation is an important field for this target, and the internal combustion engine industry plays an important role in this process.
  • Thermal efficiency is the yardstick for the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines: higher thermal efficiency represents lower fuel consumption and better effects of energy conservation and emission reduction.
  • Improving thermal efficiency has been the common pursuit of the global diesel engine industry since diesel engines emerged 125 years ago.