Fuel Cell / Hydrogen

Maximator Provides H2 Filling Stations for Transport Systems in Germany 

With new installations for transport networks in Cottbus, Germany and in Vienna, Austria, hydrogen filling stations made by Maximator Hydrogen, a company of the Schmidt Kranz Group, are gaining in prominence across Europe. Cottbusverkehr GmbH, in collaboration with Maximator Hydrogen and MoviaTec, plan to construction a pioneering hydrogen filling station with electrolysis that will set Cottbus’s public transport system in eastern Germany on the road to the energy transition. In Vienna, a new re-fueling station for light and heavy commercial vehicles has opened, adding to existing hydrogen infrastructure. […]

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Evolito Brings Axial Flux Motors to e-Aviation, Participates in H2-Flight Development with Cranfield Aerospace 

Attendees at this summer’s Farnborough AirShow, always a showcase for innovative technology in aviation held every two years in the UK, got a peek at the latest developments in e-aviation from Evolito, The UK company was spun out in 2021 by YASA, a pioneer of automotive axial-flux electric motors acquired by Mercedes-Benz in July of that year, to exclusively commercialize next-generation electric motor technology for the aerospace market.  […]

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Ontario Emerging as Technology Center for Next-Gen e-Power 

Radiating from brainpower of the Automotive Excellence Centre at McMaster University, startup motor developer Enedym in collaboration with industrial neighbors Toyota Tsusho, a manufacturer of industrial trucks, and JFE Shoji Power Canada, a manufacturer of transformer cores and electrical steel products, are transforming their locale in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada into a center for next generation e-power technology. The place has roots. More than a hundred years ago, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla hung out there. 
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ZeroAvia Pockets Commitment for 100 H2-Electric Engines from American Airlines, Plans to Sell Components to Other e-Aviation Developers 

American Airlines has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with clean aviation innovator ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines intended to power regional jet aircraft – and increased its investment into the company. Meanwhile, ZeroAvia has opened a new manufacturing center in Everett, Washington and unveiled plans to sell its propulsion components to other clean-aviation developers. Some may fit for other applications such as UAVs, marine and ground vehicles. […]

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Rolls-Royce Unveils Hybrid Drive System for Tanks 

Thinking about a hybrid-electric vehicle, most people probably envision a Toyota Prius but propulsion engineers at Rolls-Royce take a broader, heavier view. The company’s Power Systems division is expanding its mtu engine program for military land vehicles to include a hybrid powerpack for special tactical requirements and a 10-cylinder, over 1.100 kW power output, version of the mtu Series 199 which has been extremely successful with NATO forces. Both concepts were premiered at the Eurosatory defense trade fair in Paris in June. […]