Europe

A new zero emission, self-contained, electric vehicle charger based on hydrogen fuel cell technology has been launched today by AFC Energy, a UK-based industrial fuel cell power company.

Halton Borough Council has been named the first local authority to join the North West Hydrogen Alliance, an organisation working to develop the North West as the UK’s primary hydrogen economy.

The Port of Amsterdam has announced plans for its first hydrogen station which will be located on Australiëhavenweg road, located in the business area of Westpoort.

Rolls-Royce and Lab1886, a lab within the Mercedes-Benz group, have joined forces to examine the use of vehicle fuel cells for stationary power generation.

Ballard Power Systems has received a purchase order from Van Hool for 20 FCveloCity®-HD 85-kilowatt fuel cell modules to power buses in Groningen, the Netherlands, under the JIVE2 funding programme.

Vehicle manufacturers IVECO, Nikola Corporation and FPT Industrial have joined forces to accelerate emission neutrality of Class 8 heavy duty vehicles by deploying fuel cell technologies in North America and Europe.

Hy2gen AG, a Stuttgart-based start-up focused on green hydrogen production facilities, has welcomed Trafigura as a new shareholder and board member.

Global engineering and infrastructure consultancy WSP is leading on the conceptual design of a new hydrogen pipeline in the North West of England, supporting the UK’s target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Hyundai Nexo has broken the world record for the longest distance travelled by a hydrogen-powered vehicle on a single tank.

H21, a UK gas industry programme focused on converting the network to carry 100% hydrogen, has been awarded £6.8m from Ofgem to commence the second phase of its hydrogen network research project.