Hydrogen fuel cells

VIDEO: ZEI takes wraps off hydrogen-powered speed boat

ZEI boat

South San Francisco, Calif.-headquartered Zero Emission Industries (ZEI) has unveiled FCV Vanguard, the world’s first hydrogen-powered high-performance speed boat.

The FCV Vanguard was created by repowering a 1995-built 27-foot powerboat with ZEI’s new “Z-Class” prototype power system.

The Z-Class system replaced a traditional gasoline big block V8 engine with a 375 horsepower, 465 lb-ft torque hydrogen fuel cell system.

The prototype Z-Class fuel cell power system installed in the boat performs...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/video-zei-takes-wraps-off-hydrogen-powered-speed-boat/

HAV Hydrogen is to build its first full-size prototype Zero Emission Pod

HAV Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Norway’s HAV Group ASA, has received NOK 12.4 million (about $1.2 million) in funding from Innovation Norway’s Environmental Technology Scheme to build, test and certify a full-scale prototype of its Zero Emission Pod – a containerized hydrogen (H2) energy system for ships.

The Zero Emission Pod received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV last year. It is a complete deck house in which several hydrogen fuel cells are mounted together with a complete hydrogen...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/hav-hydrogen-is-to-build-its-first-full-size-prototype-zero-emission-pod/

Robert Bosch going all-in on hydrogen technologies

Germany-based automotive supplier Robert Bosch expects to post $5.3 billion in sales by the end of the decade from hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen internal combustion engines and electrolyzers that make hydrogen.

It is the latest proclamation that hydrogen is emerging as a meaningful alternative to battery-electric vehicles, which lead the transition to zero tailpipe emissions by at least a couple of years, according to industry leaders.

Bosch became the second industry player this week to add...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/robert-bosch-going-all-in-on-hydrogen-technologies

Plug Power will buy up to 75 Nikola fuel cell trucks

Electric truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. will buy 100 metric tons of hydrogen a day from Plug Power in exchange for selling Plug Power up to 75 fuel cell electric trucks over the next three years.

Nikola’s hydrogen-powered fuel cell Class 8 cabover truck goes into production next year at a greenfield plant in Coolidge, Arizona. Nikola is building a hydrogen hub in nearby Buckeye to make the hydrogen needed to fuel the trucks. The facility is going through permitting and rezoning processes....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plug-power-will-buy-up-to-75-nikola-fuel-cell-trucks

Will The Decarb Issue Be Resolved By Zero-Emissions Solution?

  • Nevertheless, there are still many ports around the world where it is not possible to set up an onshore power plant due to constraints in grid connections and capacity.
  • Additional benefits of supplying a ship with an onshore hydrogen PEM fuel cell power is the reduction of vibration and noise pollution.
  • If the solution is built on a barge, it would be possible to move it from berth to berth as needed and to anchorage points to power ships that are waiting for mooring space.

The marine...

https://mfame.guru/will-the-decarb-issue-be-resolved-by-zero-emissions-solution/

Hydron startup plans hydrogen-powered autonomous trucks

Two CNG images of the Hydron

A co-founder of autonomous software trucking leader TuSimple is starting a new venture to fuel autonomous trucks with zero-emissions hydrogen.

It is a long-term bet that hydrogen will be the fuel of choice for long-haul trucking. Battery-electric trucks are more in favor even though they add significant weight that eats into cargo capacity and take a long time to charge.

“Battery electric vehicles are well-suited for shorter routes. But they are not yet capable of supporting long-haul...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/startup-hydron-plans-fuel-cell-autonomous-trucks

Daimler Truck, Cummins converting Freightliner Cascadias to run on hydrogen

Rendering of Freightliner Cascadia with trailer advertising fuel cell capability

LONG BEACH, Calif. — In the clearest sign yet of Cummins Inc.’s evolution from a legacy diesel engine maker, the company will work with Daimler Truck North America to fit Class 8 Freightliner Cascadias with hydrogen fuel cells.

The announcement by Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo fills a big gap for Cummins, which has heavily invested in fuel cells and hydrogen production technology in recent years.

“End users say, ‘I’d like one of those fuel cells. Can you...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-cummins-team-up-on-fuel-cell-trucks

Fuel cell maker CEO boosts use of hydrogen on the rails

HOUSTON — Randall MacEwen is the president and CEO of Ballard Power Systems, a company whose activities put him at a unique place in the transition to cleaner energy: It makes fuel cells.

Those fuel cells would ingest hydrogen, creating electricity that would then power an electric engine in a vehicle. The end result, if the hydrogen is considered “green” hydrogen, created by using wind, solar or nuclear, is that the car or truck with the fuel cell would be a true zero-emission vehicle.

MacEwen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fuel-cell-maker-ceo-boosts-use-of-hydrogen-on-the-rails

Electric truck charging: Can infrastructure keep pace with demand?

Boosted by billions of dollars for electrification, the rapidly advancing market for battery-powered commercial trucks will soon learn whether there is enough juice to begin scaling a transformation from diesel to zero tailpipe emission electric transport.

It doesn’t look good.

“We’ve got to worry about supply and demand, and we’ve got to make sure that all these things come together, and that means like now. The race is on right now,” Britta Gross, managing director of the Carbon Free Mobility...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-truck-charging-can-infrastructure-keep-pace-with-demand

Truck Talk: Inside earnings edition

The earnings season is typically about top and bottom lines: revenue, income and that EBITDA acronym that looks at income as a percentage of sales. But there’s more. We looked for insights from a few transcripts of Q3 analyst calls. Also, there is another industry shortage as acute as the much-publicized paucity of truck drivers.

Future fuel injection?

Cummins Inc. hasn’t said much about its plans to make a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine. But we know a little more following this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-talk-inside-earnings-edition

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