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HeiterBlick GmbH from Leipzig is developing a unique innovation together with the Chemnitz companies Hörmann Vehicle Engineering and Flexiva Automation & Robotik: Europe’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered tram.

The project was recently launched by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) with the approval of the funding surcharge. The project is funded by the BMVI with a total of 2.1 million euros as part of the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP 2). The funding guidelines are coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by Project Management Jülich (PtJ).

The prototype of the hydrogen fuel cell-powered tram will be presented over the next four years. The new type of drive enables urban tram operators to develop new routes – where, for ecological, urban planning or traffic-related reasons, overhead lines are difficult or impossible to implement. New city districts and outskirts can thus be developed much more easily.

Source: NOW

LATHAM, N.Y.— Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of hydrogen fuel cell and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility, and SK Group, one of the leading South Korean business groups, announced today that the companies intend to form a strategic partnership to accelerate hydrogen as an alternative energy source in Asian markets.

PHOENIX – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has acquired assets from privately held Ballard Unmanned Systems, a wholly-owned

First real-life operation of a stationary fuel cell by Bosch and Stadtwerke Bamberg

Stuttgart –After an interruption in production at almost 100 Bosch locations worldwide in the current month, the company is systematically preparing for the gradual ramp-up of production.

The Liverpool City Region is set to be the first place in the North of England to trial hydrogen buses following a successful £6.4 million bid to the government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles.

• The government sets requirements for hydrogen ferries on the Bodø-Moskenes section
• Wants to facilitate emission-free solutions on the ferries along the Norwegian coast. 

The ferry connection Bodø-Moskenes is Norway’s longest and runs over very demanding sea areas. Electric ferries will not work well enough on the stretch. Therefore, the government has decided that the next tender will presuppose the use of hydrogen technology, says Minister of Transport Knut Arild Hareide.

• General Motors to Supply Innovative Hydrotec Fuel Cell Power Cubes
• OneH2 to Provide Modular, Mobile and Scalable Hydrogen Production and Fueling
• J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. to Pilot Complete Solution on Dedicated Routes

LISLE, Ill. — In collaboration with General Motors and OneH2, Navistar, Inc., a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV), is introducing a complete solution for customer implementation of a zero-emission long-haul system, which will be initially piloted by J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., a subsidiary of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT)