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• Voith Composites and HRC work together on hydrogen high-pressure vessels for fuel cell vehicles
• Hydrogen vessel are currently a major cost factor in hydrogen vehicles

Three commercial electric utilities and Idaho National Laboratory have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy’s funding opportunity announcement (FOA) U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development for a first-of-a-kind project to improve the long-term economic competitiveness of the nuclear power industry.

In Vladivostok, during the Eastern Economic Forum, an agreement was signed on cooperation and interaction on the project of organizing railway transport using trains using hydrogen fuel cells.

European hydrogen fuel cell specialists, Pragma Industries, has successfully increased the maximum range of its pioneering hydrogen fuel cell bike by 50%, using one of our advanced, high-pressure gas cylinders. A fleet of its fuel cell Alpha bikes was used at the G7 World Summit, to provide sustainable transport for journalists covering the event.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today launched its new Investment Plan that sets out three new priority areas to further improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies and increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia.

Curitiba, Austin, Singapore –H3 Dynamics has partnered with Curitiba-based EPH Engineering in Brazil, a firm that specializes in hydropower design, dam inspections and safety plans, to launch a turnkey dam inspection solution that combines AI-enabled damage assessment and HYCOPTER fuel cell drones capable of flying 3.5 hours at a time.

• Minister Untersteller honors international hydrogen projects

The winners of this year’s f-cell award are the company Alstom in the category “Products & Markets” and the research institute Hahn-Schickard for “Research & Development”. Baden-Württemberg’s Environment Minister Franz Untersteller presented the awards on September 10, 2019, as part of the ceremony in Stuttgart’s Wagenhallen.

With the unveiling of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT at the IAA Cars 2019 show, the BMW Group is demonstrating its ability to complement its electrified vehicle portfolio with the deployment of hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology