fuel cell

Anticipated research and development topics include materials and components to reduce cost and station footprint

Shell and ITM Power are to build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant in Germany. With a peak capacity of 10MW, the Rhineland site will produce hydrogen to be used for the processing and refining of products, as well as testing hydrogen technology and exploring its applications. The consortium, which also includes SINTEF, thinkstep and […]

The first batch of mass-produced hydrogen-powered buses have been launched in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Co-developed by Wuhan Skywell New Energy Automotive Company and the Wuhan Tiger Fuel Cell Vehicle Company, the vehicles have a range of more than 450 kilometres, consuming only 5.2 kilograms of the gas every 100 kilometres. The 8.5-meter bus […]

A new ceramic membrane technology could make hydrogen production for vehicle fuel much more practical and affordable. That’s the suggestion from ceramics manufacturer CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, which has successfully tested a way to generate compressed hydrogen from natural gas and electricity in a one-step process with almost no energy losses. The firm says the membrane […]

Micro-combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the EU could offer significant cost reductions and decarbonisation benefits. That’s according to a new report from fuel cell and CHP project ene.field and Imperial College London, which explores the role of these small CHP plants in homes and offices. Adding micro-CHP to the energy mix is expected […]

General Motors (GM) has announced plans for an all-electric fleet. It will introduce two new all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the next 18 months, which will be the first of at least 20 new EVs that will launch by 2023. Mark Reuss, Executive Vice President of Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain said: “General Motors believes […]

A new fuel cell technology could allow households to cut energy costs by up to £400 and slash carbon emissions by two tonnes a year. Developer Ceres’ SteelCell home units convert natural gas into electricity and heat at a high efficiency rate, providing enough power to supply an electric vehicle (EV) and reduce demand on […]

Automotive giant Toyota and Seven-Eleven Japan have teamed up to carry out fuel cell pilot projects. The trials will focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the convenience store chain’s operations and distribution network. One of the projects include exploring how fuel cell technologies could be deployed in Seven-Eleven Japan’s trucks to power both the […]

Toyota has started trialling a new hybrid power generation system at one of its factories in Japan. The technology, which has been installed at the car manufacturer’s Motomachi Plant in the Aichi Prefecture, combines the use of solid oxide fuel cells and micro gas turbines. The hybrid system uses hydrogen and carbon monoxide extracted from natural gas […]

A new 20MW fuel cell combined heat and power (CHP) plant has officially been opened in Seoul, South Korea. The Noeul Green Energy fuel cell park will generate enough electricity to power around 43,000 households as well as heat for around 9,000 homes. Fuel cells convert a fuel source into electricity and heat in a […]