Cummins has invested more than $1.5 billion in research and technology, capital and acquisitions to build Accelera’s leadership and technological capabilities. Accelera is now a global leader in zero-emissions technologies, providing battery electric and fuel cell electric solutions across commercial and industrial applications with hundreds of electrolyzers generating hydrogen around the world today.
Cummins Launches Accelera by Cummins to Advance the Transition to a Zero-Emissions Future
Publish Date: 3/8/2023
To accelerate the shift to clean energy, Colorado Democrats plan to shower consumers with incentives
Publish Date: 3/8/2023
Another bill awaiting introduction aims to boost a multi-state effort to turn the Rocky Mountain region into a hub for clean hydrogen. The U.S. Department of Energy plans to award up to $7 billion to 10 hydrogen networks around the county. Colorado has joined New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming to ask for a portion of the funding.
Hydrogen has attracted interest as a potential climate-friendly replacement for fossil fuels. Once produced, it could power ships, aircraft or electric trucks. Factories could burn it in furnaces to make steel and other industrial materials. And utilities could use it as a way to store wind and solar energy for future use.
State support advances First Mode Proving Grounds for hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery-powered mining trucks at former coal mine in Centralia; $250K grant solidifies development of new facility with potential for long-term...economic impact
Publish Date: 2/16/2023
Lewis County could well become a symbol of Washington state’s robust and growing clean energy economy when zero-emission trucks the height of three-story buildings are seen rolling around the First Mode Proving Grounds later this year. First Mode, a global carbon reduction company that developed the world’s first integrated battery and hydrogen fuel cell powerplants for retrofitting the behemoth diesel-powered trucks, has established a proving grounds in Centralia, thanks in part to a $250,000 grant from the state economic development strategic reserve fund.
Honda to start producing new hydrogen fuel cell system co-developed with GM
Publish Date: 2/1/2023
Honda will target annual sales of around 2,000 units of the new system in the middle of this decade, the company said on Thursday, aiming to boost that to 60,000 units per year in 2030.
The Japanese carmaker is seeking to expand the use of its new system not only for its own fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), but also commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks, as stationary power stations and in construction machinery.
Kalmar collaborating with Toyota Tsusho America and Ricardo to accelerate development of fuel cell technology for Ottawa terminal tractors
Publish Date: 12/21/2022
First Mode Secures $200 Million in Funding from Anglo American and Combines with nuGen Team
Publish Date: 12/7/2022
Hydrogen on track to replace diesel locomotives
Publish Date: 12/7/2022
Michelin’s Katelyn Berry on the Future of Electric Vehicles
Publish Date: 11/10/2022
“Hydrogen is an exciting trend to watch…Michelin believes this technology will be in market extensively by 2045,” says Katelyn Berry, ” and we’re pushing for it – hydrogen not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions, but compared to battery electric vehicles it yields 2-3 times greater range, 7.5 times faster charging, and it’s 2.5 times cheaper than a fast-charging station for batteries.”
Michelin’s joint venture Symbio was created to help accelerate the future of sustainability with hydrogen. “Michelin is convinced that hydrogen mobility will be one of the essential components of clean mobility, alongside electric batteries thanks to the benefits it provides.” says Berry.
Nel and GM collaborate on cost competitive renewable hydrogen production
Publish Date: 11/16/2022
GM is developing and commercializing both HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell and Ultium battery technologies that deliver where it matters most: performance and cost. This is opening new revenue potential for GM as industries – including freight trucking, aerospace, power generation and locomotive – turn to GM to improve performance and reduce emissions.
As GM has made major steps and gained expertise with fuel cells, the two companies see substantial synergies by transferring this to Nel’s PEM platform.
Wabtec, National Labs Collaborate on Carbon Reduction
Publish Date: 11/14/2022
Researchers from the multidisciplinary team last week kicked off the project, which is part of Wabtec’s dual path technology approach on hydrogen power for rail, and celebrated the installation of the company’s single-cylinder dual-fuel locomotive engine in the National Transportation Research Center, a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Last year, Wabtec announced a collaboration on fuel cells with General Motors (GM).
‘Hydrogen road map’: The lightest element can play a heavy-duty role in Michigan’s clean-energy transition
Publish Date: 9/23/2022
In the near term, Michigan’s main hydrogen-fuel opportunities are in the transportation sector, specifically medium- and heavy-duty trucks on interstate highways, according to the report. Many of those trucks are not good candidates for replacement with battery-powered electric vehicles.
In addition to medium- and heavy-duty trucks, a potential near-term Michigan application of hydrogen fuel is long-distance ferries, like those that cross Lake Michigan between Ludington, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and that carry national park visitors to Isle Royale, according to the report. Battery-electric ferries are better-suited for shorter routes.
The report also recommended further exploration of hydrogen as a fuel to power Great Lakes freighters, as well as Amtrak and freight trains on Chicago to Detroit/Port Huron routes.
First Mode Establishes Proving Grounds in Centralia, Washington for Ultra-Class Haul Trucks
Publish Date: 10/25/2022
HYSTER BEGINS FIRST-EVER, REAL-WORLD PILOT OF HYDROGEN FUEL CELL-POWERED CONTAINER HANDLER AT CMA CGM-OWNED FENIX MARINE TERMINAL IN THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES
Publish Date: 10/11/2022
Hyster Company announces testing of a top-pick container handler powered by hydrogen fuel cells (HFC) at Fenix Marine Services in the Port of Los Angeles. Building on the industry standard Hyster® H1050-1150XD-CH top-pick container handler design, the truck is powered by two 45kw hydrogen fuel cells from Nuvera, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyster parent company Hyster-Yale Group.
Hydrogen fuel cells for zero-emission cold ironing
Publish Date: 10/13/2022
Hyster begins first-ever, real-world pilot of hydrogen fuel cell-powered container handler at CMA CGM-owned Fenix Marine terminal in the Port of Los Angeles
Publish Date: 10/11/2022
Hyster Company announces testing of a top-pick container handler powered by hydrogen fuel cells (HFC) at Fenix Marine Services in the Port of Los Angeles. Building on the industry standard Hyster® H1050-1150XD-CH top-pick container handler design, the truck is powered by two 45kw hydrogen fuel cells from Nuvera, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyster parent company Hyster-Yale Group. A California Climate Investments grant awarded by the California Air Resources Board in 2018 helped support development of the HFC-powered container handler.
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering to demonstrate fuel cell-applied ship operation
Publish Date: 10/11/2022
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering to demonstrate fuel cell-applied ship operation
Publish Date: 10/11/2022
GAUSSIN and SYMBIO enter into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of GAUSSIN's hydrogen logistics equipment range
Publish Date: 10/4/2022
Alstom’s Coradia iLint successfully travels 1,175 km without refueling its hydrogen tank
Publish Date: 9/16/2022
- Serial Coradia iLint travels 1,175 kilometres without stopping to refill its hydrogen tank
- Emission-free journey from Bremervörde to Munich Main station
- New global milestone for clean, alternative drives in rail transport
Hydrogen mobility for heavy-duty: Air Liquide and Faurecia are on the case!
Publish Date: 9/6/2022
In their wake, other intensive mobility sectors are taking a close interest in this energy carrier. In the short term, the railway and off-road vehicle industries (construction sites, mines, etc.) may convert their vehicles to hydrogen. In the longer term, low-carbon liquid hydrogen is a solution for decarbonizing the river and maritime transport sectors, as well as for the entire aviation sector, with the first commercial flights planned for 2035. Public transportation and road freight account for a massive number of vehicles on the road. This represents an opportunity to develop a new liquid hydrogen supply chain, while increasing production volumes for both liquid hydrogen and onboard tanks.
Chevron New Energies and Crowley to fund Zero Emission Industries
Publish Date: 9/8/2022
ZEI, founded in 2015, and formerly ‘Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine’ before a rebrand last year, acknowledges that hydrogen fuel cell technology is complex but it is on a mission to “break down the obstacles to adoption.”
The ZEP 250 aims to revolutionise maritime fuel cell power, with the company claiming it can install a fuel cell module in four steps without any system expertise.
CEO Joseph Pratt, said, “We believe hydrogen is the best path to energy security and decarbonisation of the maritime industry.”
World premiere: 14 Coradia iLint to start passenger service on first 100% hydrogen operated route
Publish Date: 8/24/2022
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, is proud to announce that the world’s first hydrogen train, the Coradia iLint, reached another historical milestone today in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is now used on the world premiere 100% hydrogen train route, in passenger operation. This regional train only emits steam and condensed water while operating with a low level of noise. The 14 vehicles with fuel cell propulsion belong to Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG). LNVG had already started looking for alternatives to diesel trains in 2012 and thus provided momentum for the development of the trains in Germany. Other project partners for this world debut are the Elbe-Weser railways and transport company (evb) and the gas and engineering company Linde.
California’s clean transportation future is missing a critical element: Hydrogen
Publish Date: 8/23/2022
While significant emphasis has been placed on electric vehicle battery technology and related charging infrastructure across the state, the California clean transportation future needs to include hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology where it makes sense.
Several transit agencies across the state are already producing their own hydrogen fuel, and others are actively planning to significantly expand on this model. Mega-regional passenger rail systems, such as Valley Link, are preparing for this opportunity by securing 200 acres of environmentally approved parcels to build a green hydrogen facility to provide clean power to commercial trucks, transit buses and a 42-mile passenger rail system that will alleviate the congestion and poor air quality caused by the 100,000 commuters who traverse the Altamont Pass daily. As the state looks to invest new funding to support the development of hydrogen fuel production, it’s imperative that this investment support California’s clean transportation future through transit agency hydrogen producers. This model of sustainability and self-sufficiency is important, as it inherently connects the hydrogen fuel producer and user with the goal of reducing the cost of transit operations to the public and offsets state and federal subsidies.
Heliogen and Dimensional Energy Announce First-of-its-Kind Collaboration to Produce Carbon-Free Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Concentrated Sunlight and Green Hydrogen
Publish Date: 8/8/2022
Hydrogen-powered train testing kicks off on external track
Publish Date: 8/11/2022