In fact, according to a recent report of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), patent applications on fuel cells are experiencing a third surge, with filings surpassing those that occurred in the mid-1980s and early 2000s.
In fact, according to a recent report of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), patent applications on fuel cells are experiencing a third surge, with filings surpassing those that occurred in the mid-1980s and early 2000s.
“With this IPCEI, we see EU hydrogen production moving ‘from lab to fab’; and our industry turning technological mastery into commercial leadership,” said European Commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton. “We know what is at stake: Europe's position as a leading region for the hydrogen industrial transformation.”
HTWO, as a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group, was first released in December 2020 with Hyundai’s strong commitment to hydrogen economy. With its proven fuel cell technology utilized in Hyundai FCEVs, HTWO is expanding the provision of fuel cell technology to other automobile OEMs and non-automobile sectors to make hydrogen available for everything.
The Quad nations of Japan, the U.S., Australia and India agreed on Wednesday to promote technological development for clean-burning hydrogen and ammonia as fuels at the security grouping's first energy meeting.
“We are looking into hydrogen as a fuel, following a parallel path,” Rossi continued. “I’m just pulling a figure out of the air here, but we think electric will be 70 per cent of the car park in 2035, but not 100. It depends on usage – high payloads, high performance, very repetitive trips, for example. For us, for high performance, we believe that path could be very promising.”
While the truck is battery electric at its core, with a battery only range of up to 160 miles (108 kWh), adding the hydrogen energy source will almost double the range to 310 miles. The range extender is a 50 kW hydrogen fuel cell provided by Loop Energy. Tevva conducted rigorous testing with four potential fuel cell suppliers before selecting Loop for its overall performance and form factor. While the traditional control of range extenders is based on the battery falling below a certain state of charge, Tevva’s proprietary software predicts the optimal time to use the range extender by factoring in variables like route, weather and vehicle payload. This allows the fuel cell to be run at a constant lower power, which ultimately creates energy and cost efficiency for truck operators.
The uptake of hydrogen will differ significantly by region, heavily influenced by policy.