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The recently released James Bond movie featured four Ford Hydrogen Edge’s and a high tech dwelling in the desert powered by fuel cells that at the end of the movie goes up in flames including the wall mounted hydrogen cilinders. In an effort to monitor the way the use of hydrogen and fuel cells is [...]
Germany Updated 09-12-2008On the occasion of a Government supported seminar on electric vehicles GM released 10 Equinox FCV’s that will be used by different types of customers that range from Insurance companies to oil companies. As an integral part of GM’s strategy towards further electrification of the car, this fourth generation fuel cell vehicle is the culmination [...]
France Updated 12-11-2008More than 130 stakeholders discussed the establishment of the French Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Platform, on November 12 in Paris. EHA board member Claude Derive of the French Hydrogen Association AfH2 is coordinating the development of a first draft framework for the Platform. More info at the www.afh2.org
UK Updated 01-10-2008In the same month that the UK Government announced it is increasing its CO2 reduction target from 60% to 80% by 2050 (like the new US President), Air Products announces that it has experienced nearly 100% growth in its global hydrogen energy business in 2008. Its efforts included the fuelling of hydrogen buses at the [...]
Switzerland Updated 01-10-2008Empa - the Materials Sciences & Technology Department Environment, Energy and Mobility Laboratory for Hydrogen & Energy in collaboration with the Swiss Hydrogen Association, Hydropole is organising the 3rd Hydrogen & Energy Symposium in January 28 .30 2009 in Braunwald, Switzerland. For more information please visit www.empa.ch/h2e Materials Science & Technology.
Germany Updated 01-10-2008Last month saw the opening of the upgraded 700 bar hydrogen filling station in Berlin with the filling of the fuel cell car Hydro-Gen4 by GM/Opel. For the first time at a public station an infrared interface was used for data communication between filling station and vehicle. Ramping up the station to 700 bar was [...]
France Updated 01-10-2008The European Commission agreed State Aid financing of the € 67 mln Horizon Hydrogen Energy (H2E) program. The program is dedicated to the development of hydrogen vehicles with State Aid on October 8, 2008. Air Liquide together with 17 other French companies are collaborating in the program. The European Commission commented that “when the market [...]
Germany Updated 08-09-2008The German National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Programme” (NIP) is off to an impressive start. At a meeting in Berlin on September 22 already more than 60 hydrogen and fuel cell projects were presented. The National Innovation Programme provides a common framework for numerous hydrogen and fuel cell research projects conducted by academic [...]
France Updated 08-09-2008CEA le Ripault (Indre & Loire), is organising a meeting on Ocotber 28 2008, as part of the national Pact Pme programme for SME’s, to identify collaboration and technology transfer opportunities in the field of fuels and hydrogen storage. For more information on participation please contact :
Mme Estelle VITALI
Animation territoriale et RDT Centre
ARITT Centre
6 rue du [...]
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