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December 1, 2023
Cleantech is powering more and more Netflix Productions, from Electric Batteries and Electric Vehicles to Hydrogen Power Units.
Part 3 of this "Behind the Scenes Sustainability Series" stars Hydrogen Power Units.
Read more about Netflix’s sustainability efforts at sustainability. netflix.com.
Behind the Scenes of Netflix Productions - Sustainability Series [Part 3 - Hydrogen Power Units]
Cleantech is powering more and more Netflix Productions, from Electric Batteries and Electric Vehicles to Hydrogen Power Units.
Part 3 of this "Behind the Scenes Sustainability Series" stars Hydrogen Power Units.
Read more about Netflix’s sustainability efforts at sustainability. netflix.com.
November 28, 2023
China’s Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution
Nations will be urged at COP28 to triple renewable energy capacity this decade. The world’s top polluter is already on track, propelled by President Xi Jinping’s strategy to use remote regions to host vast green projects.
By Bloomberg News | November 26, 2023
Out of the rolling yellow dunes of the Kubuqi desert arises what appears to be an oasis, shimmering blue beneath the northern China sky.
Row after row of hundreds of solar panels cover this otherwise barren stretch of Inner Mongolia, about 500 kilometers (311 miles) inland from Beijing. They’re the centerpiece of a clean energy project the size of 20 Central Parks that provides enough electricity for 1.1 million homes.
The mammoth site is just one small piece of President Xi Jinping’s plan to deliver the largest ever deployment of man-made power capacity. By the end of this decade, China aims to build the equivalent of 225 more of these massive renewables bases across vast swathes of the country’s interior.
It’s a campaign that promises an upheaval across the energy sector: curbing China’s demand for fossil fuels, trimming its reliance on energy imports and steering the world’s biggest polluter toward a feasible path to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions.
Once complete, the renewables bases will total 455 gigawatts of wind turbines and solar panels. That’s more clean energy generation capacity than is currently available in any nation outside China, and almost the size of the entire power network — including coal plants and nuclear reactors — in India, the world’s third-largest system...more
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-china-solar-wind-power-cop28/
Bloomberg: China's Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution
China’s Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution
Nations will be urged at COP28 to triple renewable energy capacity this decade. The world’s top polluter is already on track, propelled by President Xi Jinping’s strategy to use remote regions to host vast green projects.
By Bloomberg News | November 26, 2023
Out of the rolling yellow dunes of the Kubuqi desert arises what appears to be an oasis, shimmering blue beneath the northern China sky.
Row after row of hundreds of solar panels cover this otherwise barren stretch of Inner Mongolia, about 500 kilometers (311 miles) inland from Beijing. They’re the centerpiece of a clean energy project the size of 20 Central Parks that provides enough electricity for 1.1 million homes.
The mammoth site is just one small piece of President Xi Jinping’s plan to deliver the largest ever deployment of man-made power capacity. By the end of this decade, China aims to build the equivalent of 225 more of these massive renewables bases across vast swathes of the country’s interior.
It’s a campaign that promises an upheaval across the energy sector: curbing China’s demand for fossil fuels, trimming its reliance on energy imports and steering the world’s biggest polluter toward a feasible path to zero out its greenhouse gas emissions.
Once complete, the renewables bases will total 455 gigawatts of wind turbines and solar panels. That’s more clean energy generation capacity than is currently available in any nation outside China, and almost the size of the entire power network — including coal plants and nuclear reactors — in India, the world’s third-largest system...more
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-china-solar-wind-power-cop28/
November 28, 2023
The "rollout" of Hydrogen stations in California has been tarred with many infrastructure problems, ongoing "Technical Issues" and a TRIPLING of the price - ~$12.00 Kg (around 2 years ago) to a global high of $36.00 Kg now- which makes hydrogen for cars a non-starter. Why does H2 in CA cost $36.00 Kg? No official explanation has been offered, AFAIK.
But in Germany the price at most of the ~80 stations maintained by H2Mobility is EUR 15.25 / Kg and here's one that sells H2 at $11 / Kg! Other prices around the world:
USD $3.60 per Kilogram in China
USD $8.30 per Kilogram in Japan
USD $15.00 per Kilogram in Korea
USD $13.80 per Kilogram in Hong Kong (Projected)
____________________
USD $36.00 per Kilogram in California
At $11.00 Kg a full tank for a Toyota Mirai would cost ~$55.00 -instead of the $180 it costs now- at which point Hydrogen starts to make economic sense for smaller vehicles. And as Renewable Energy gets cheaper and cheaper - so will green hydrogen - perhaps even $5.00 / Kg - which would make a full tank $25!!!
Sieggrubenstraße 5
95180 Berg bei Hof
H2 price: EUR 11.00 / kg
See:
Station overview with prices
Select a location for more information.
https://h2-mobility.de/en/our-h2-stations/
Most Americans don't know what a fuel cell is yet - let alone that a company called H2Mobility in Germany has built the beginnings of a workable, affordable hydrogen infrastructure. A shame, that. Next time someone says "A H2 infrastructure is too complicated and will never work"- remind them of Germany.
Hydrogen Station: Automatentankstelle, Sieggrubenstrae 5, Berg bei Hof, Germany / H2 price: EUR 11.00 Kg / USD 12.05 kg
The "rollout" of Hydrogen stations in California has been tarred with many infrastructure problems, ongoing "Technical Issues" and a TRIPLING of the price - ~$12.00 Kg (around 2 years ago) to a global high of $36.00 Kg now- which makes hydrogen for cars a non-starter. Why does H2 in CA cost $36.00 Kg? No official explanation has been offered, AFAIK.
But in Germany the price at most of the ~80 stations maintained by H2Mobility is EUR 15.25 / Kg and here's one that sells H2 at $11 / Kg! Other prices around the world:
USD $3.60 per Kilogram in China
USD $8.30 per Kilogram in Japan
USD $15.00 per Kilogram in Korea
USD $13.80 per Kilogram in Hong Kong (Projected)
____________________
USD $36.00 per Kilogram in California
At $11.00 Kg a full tank for a Toyota Mirai would cost ~$55.00 -instead of the $180 it costs now- at which point Hydrogen starts to make economic sense for smaller vehicles. And as Renewable Energy gets cheaper and cheaper - so will green hydrogen - perhaps even $5.00 / Kg - which would make a full tank $25!!!
Sieggrubenstraße 5
95180 Berg bei Hof
H2 price: EUR 11.00 / kg
See:
Station overview with prices
Select a location for more information.
https://h2-mobility.de/en/our-h2-stations/
Most Americans don't know what a fuel cell is yet - let alone that a company called H2Mobility in Germany has built the beginnings of a workable, affordable hydrogen infrastructure. A shame, that. Next time someone says "A H2 infrastructure is too complicated and will never work"- remind them of Germany.
November 26, 2023
An image of the Apollo 17 moon rock troctolite 76535. This study was focused on sample 79221. (Image credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center)
Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could change the future of lunar exploration
Sharmila Kuthunur | Nov 26, 2023
Hydrogen detected in Apollo-era moon rocks suggests that future astronauts could harvest water available right on the moon to use as rocket propellant and for life support.
A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions has, for the first time, revealed the presence of hydrogen. This finding suggests future astronauts could someday use water available right on the moon for life support and rocket fuel.
Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to whom NASA provided the lunar samples for a research study, announced last week that they discovered hydrogen in lunar soil sample 79221. The detected hydrogen is thought to have been brought into existence by incessant showers of solar wind, and even comet strikes, on the moon.
"Hydrogen has the potential to be a resource that can be used directly on the lunar surface when there are more regular or permanent installations there," study lead author Katherine Burgess, a geologist at NRL, said in a statement. "Locating resources and understanding how to collect them prior to getting to the moon is going to be incredibly valuable for space exploration...more
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/hydrogen-discovered-in-apollo-mission-moon-rocks-could-change-the-future-of-lunar-exploration
A hydrogen fuel cell will make electricity anywhere there is light, oxygen and water.
That's one reason Toyota has begun work on a moon buggy.
Hydrogen - not just the future of energy on the earth but space too.
Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could change the future of lunar exploration
An image of the Apollo 17 moon rock troctolite 76535. This study was focused on sample 79221. (Image credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center)
Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could change the future of lunar exploration
Sharmila Kuthunur | Nov 26, 2023
Hydrogen detected in Apollo-era moon rocks suggests that future astronauts could harvest water available right on the moon to use as rocket propellant and for life support.
A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions has, for the first time, revealed the presence of hydrogen. This finding suggests future astronauts could someday use water available right on the moon for life support and rocket fuel.
Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to whom NASA provided the lunar samples for a research study, announced last week that they discovered hydrogen in lunar soil sample 79221. The detected hydrogen is thought to have been brought into existence by incessant showers of solar wind, and even comet strikes, on the moon.
"Hydrogen has the potential to be a resource that can be used directly on the lunar surface when there are more regular or permanent installations there," study lead author Katherine Burgess, a geologist at NRL, said in a statement. "Locating resources and understanding how to collect them prior to getting to the moon is going to be incredibly valuable for space exploration...more
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/hydrogen-discovered-in-apollo-mission-moon-rocks-could-change-the-future-of-lunar-exploration
A hydrogen fuel cell will make electricity anywhere there is light, oxygen and water.
That's one reason Toyota has begun work on a moon buggy.
Hydrogen - not just the future of energy on the earth but space too.
November 26, 2023
An image of the Apollo 17 moon rock troctolite 76535. This study was focused on sample 79221. (Image credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center)
Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could change the future of lunar exploration
Sharmila Kuthunur | Nov 26, 2023
Hydrogen detected in Apollo-era moon rocks suggests that future astronauts could harvest water available right on the moon to use as rocket propellant and for life support.
A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions has, for the first time, revealed the presence of hydrogen. This finding suggests future astronauts could someday use water available right on the moon for life support and rocket fuel.
Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to whom NASA provided the lunar samples for a research study, announced last week that they discovered hydrogen in lunar soil sample 79221. The detected hydrogen is thought to have been brought into existence by incessant showers of solar wind, and even comet strikes, on the moon.
"Hydrogen has the potential to be a resource that can be used directly on the lunar surface when there are more regular or permanent installations there," study lead author Katherine Burgess, a geologist at NRL, said in a statement. "Locating resources and understanding how to collect them prior to getting to the moon is going to be incredibly valuable for space exploration...more
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/hydrogen-discovered-in-apollo-mission-moon-rocks-could-change-the-future-of-lunar-exploration
A hydrogen fuel cell will make electricity anywhere there is light, oxygen and water.
That's one reason Toyota has begun work on a moon buggy.
Hydrogen - not just the future of energy on the earth but space too.
Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could change the future of lunar exploration
An image of the Apollo 17 moon rock troctolite 76535. This study was focused on sample 79221. (Image credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center)
Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could change the future of lunar exploration
Sharmila Kuthunur | Nov 26, 2023
Hydrogen detected in Apollo-era moon rocks suggests that future astronauts could harvest water available right on the moon to use as rocket propellant and for life support.
A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions has, for the first time, revealed the presence of hydrogen. This finding suggests future astronauts could someday use water available right on the moon for life support and rocket fuel.
Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), to whom NASA provided the lunar samples for a research study, announced last week that they discovered hydrogen in lunar soil sample 79221. The detected hydrogen is thought to have been brought into existence by incessant showers of solar wind, and even comet strikes, on the moon.
"Hydrogen has the potential to be a resource that can be used directly on the lunar surface when there are more regular or permanent installations there," study lead author Katherine Burgess, a geologist at NRL, said in a statement. "Locating resources and understanding how to collect them prior to getting to the moon is going to be incredibly valuable for space exploration...more
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/hydrogen-discovered-in-apollo-mission-moon-rocks-could-change-the-future-of-lunar-exploration
A hydrogen fuel cell will make electricity anywhere there is light, oxygen and water.
That's one reason Toyota has begun work on a moon buggy.
Hydrogen - not just the future of energy on the earth but space too.
November 25, 2023
BYD Atto 3
Why Americans Can’t Buy Cheap Chinese Electric Vehicles
U.S. has built a fortress to keep out Chinese EVs as millions sell around the world
WSJ.com | Yuka Hayashi | Nov. 24, 2023
Chinese automakers are winning over millions of consumers around the world with affordable electric vehicles. They are conspicuously absent from one big market: the U.S.
Washington has effectively built a fortress to keep out Chinese EVs. Former President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tax on Chinese auto imports. President Biden backed that policy and went further, denying them “Buy America” credits that can reduce consumers’ price tag by thousands of dollars.
These steps have made it virtually impossible for Chinese automakers to compete with vehicles built in the U.S. or imported from friendly nations, even as they rapidly penetrate other markets.
China is on its way to becoming the world’s largest auto exporter this year, replacing Japan. It builds roughly two-thirds of all electric vehicles globally and the biggest Chinese EV maker, BYD, made 1.9 million vehicles last year, more than Tesla’s TSLA 0.53%increase; green up pointing triangle 1.4 million, according to the companies...more
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/why-americans-cant-buy-cheap-chinese-electric-vehicles-53473383
https://archive.is/nzu39
The REAL "Father of EV's"
In the year 2000, Wan Gang made a strategic proposal (“Regarding Development of Automobile New Clean Energy as the Starting Line for Leap- Forward of China’s Automobile Industry ”) to the State Council of China to develop a new type of automobile propelled by new clean fuel, with a view to ushering Chinese auto industry onto a new stage.
Why Americans Can't Buy Cheap Chinese Electric Vehicles - WSJ.com
BYD Atto 3
Why Americans Can’t Buy Cheap Chinese Electric Vehicles
U.S. has built a fortress to keep out Chinese EVs as millions sell around the world
WSJ.com | Yuka Hayashi | Nov. 24, 2023
Chinese automakers are winning over millions of consumers around the world with affordable electric vehicles. They are conspicuously absent from one big market: the U.S.
Washington has effectively built a fortress to keep out Chinese EVs. Former President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tax on Chinese auto imports. President Biden backed that policy and went further, denying them “Buy America” credits that can reduce consumers’ price tag by thousands of dollars.
These steps have made it virtually impossible for Chinese automakers to compete with vehicles built in the U.S. or imported from friendly nations, even as they rapidly penetrate other markets.
China is on its way to becoming the world’s largest auto exporter this year, replacing Japan. It builds roughly two-thirds of all electric vehicles globally and the biggest Chinese EV maker, BYD, made 1.9 million vehicles last year, more than Tesla’s TSLA 0.53%increase; green up pointing triangle 1.4 million, according to the companies...more
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/why-americans-cant-buy-cheap-chinese-electric-vehicles-53473383
https://archive.is/nzu39
The REAL "Father of EV's"
In the year 2000, Wan Gang made a strategic proposal (“Regarding Development of Automobile New Clean Energy as the Starting Line for Leap- Forward of China’s Automobile Industry ”) to the State Council of China to develop a new type of automobile propelled by new clean fuel, with a view to ushering Chinese auto industry onto a new stage.
November 25, 2023
Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?
BBC | Ben Morris | 23rd November 2023
On a typical day 1,300 planes take off and land at Heathrow Airport, and keeping that going requires around 20 million litres of jet fuel every day.
That's the equivalent of filling up your car around 400,000 times...
...France's Air Liquide has a lot of experience in this area. For around 50 years it has been supplying cryogenic hydrogen to the Ariane rockets of the European Space Agency (ESA)...
...One start-up, Universal Hydrogen, says it has a solution. It involves doing all the tricky parts of handling hydrogen away from the airport, probably at the facility where the gas is actually made.
The company has developed special tanks to hold liquid hydrogen (UH calls them modules), which can then be trucked to the airport. The modules are designed to slot straight into the aircraft, where they can be plugged into the propulsion system. No need for pipes, hoses and pumps.
...The modules are extremely well insulated and can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. Two modules would hold 360kg of hydrogen and would be able to fly an aircraft 500 miles, plus an extra 45 minutes of flight time in reserve...more
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67371275
can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. = Game Changer for LH2
BBC: Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?
Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?
BBC | Ben Morris | 23rd November 2023
On a typical day 1,300 planes take off and land at Heathrow Airport, and keeping that going requires around 20 million litres of jet fuel every day.
That's the equivalent of filling up your car around 400,000 times...
...France's Air Liquide has a lot of experience in this area. For around 50 years it has been supplying cryogenic hydrogen to the Ariane rockets of the European Space Agency (ESA)...
...One start-up, Universal Hydrogen, says it has a solution. It involves doing all the tricky parts of handling hydrogen away from the airport, probably at the facility where the gas is actually made.
The company has developed special tanks to hold liquid hydrogen (UH calls them modules), which can then be trucked to the airport. The modules are designed to slot straight into the aircraft, where they can be plugged into the propulsion system. No need for pipes, hoses and pumps.
...The modules are extremely well insulated and can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. Two modules would hold 360kg of hydrogen and would be able to fly an aircraft 500 miles, plus an extra 45 minutes of flight time in reserve...more
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67371275
can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. = Game Changer for LH2
November 25, 2023
Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?
BBC | Ben Morris | 23rd November 2023
On a typical day 1,300 planes take off and land at Heathrow Airport, and keeping that going requires around 20 million litres of jet fuel every day.
That's the equivalent of filling up your car around 400,000 times...
...France's Air Liquide has a lot of experience in this area. For around 50 years it has been supplying cryogenic hydrogen to the Ariane rockets of the European Space Agency (ESA)...
...One start-up, Universal Hydrogen, says it has a solution. It involves doing all the tricky parts of handling hydrogen away from the airport, probably at the facility where the gas is actually made.
The company has developed special tanks to hold liquid hydrogen (UH calls them modules), which can then be trucked to the airport. The modules are designed to slot straight into the aircraft, where they can be plugged into the propulsion system. No need for pipes, hoses and pumps.
...The modules are extremely well insulated and can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. Two modules would hold 360kg of hydrogen and would be able to fly an aircraft 500 miles, plus an extra 45 minutes of flight time in reserve...more
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67371275
can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. = Game Changer for LH2
BBC: Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?
Could airports make hydrogen work as a fuel?
BBC | Ben Morris | 23rd November 2023
On a typical day 1,300 planes take off and land at Heathrow Airport, and keeping that going requires around 20 million litres of jet fuel every day.
That's the equivalent of filling up your car around 400,000 times...
...France's Air Liquide has a lot of experience in this area. For around 50 years it has been supplying cryogenic hydrogen to the Ariane rockets of the European Space Agency (ESA)...
...One start-up, Universal Hydrogen, says it has a solution. It involves doing all the tricky parts of handling hydrogen away from the airport, probably at the facility where the gas is actually made.
The company has developed special tanks to hold liquid hydrogen (UH calls them modules), which can then be trucked to the airport. The modules are designed to slot straight into the aircraft, where they can be plugged into the propulsion system. No need for pipes, hoses and pumps.
...The modules are extremely well insulated and can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. Two modules would hold 360kg of hydrogen and would be able to fly an aircraft 500 miles, plus an extra 45 minutes of flight time in reserve...more
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67371275
can keep the hydrogen in its liquid form for four days. = Game Changer for LH2
November 24, 2023
Chinese firm installs world's biggest wind turbine in 'record' 24 hours
Faster installations could reduce construction costs as well as bring farms online faster, both big wins for the wind industry.
Interesting Engineering | Ameya Paleja | Nov 24, 2023
The world's biggest commercially available wind turbine was reportedly installed by its manufacturer, Goldwind, in just 24 hours, the Chinese company claimed on its social media handles. The wind turbine has a power rating of 16 MW and already has many world-first titles to its name, including one achieved just a couple of months ago.
Wind turbines are critical tools in our drive to generate electricity using renewable energy sources. The advent of offshore installations has ushered in the possibility of building larger turbines that can harness greater energy in a single sweep.
Chinese companies have engaged themselves in a race to build larger turbines, with Goldwind's GWH252-16MW becoming the biggest turbine currently available commercially. Earlier this year, Chinese defense conglomerate CSSC Haizhuang claimed to have built an 18 MW turbine. But Goldwind's next trick has been to complete installations faster, making them more financially viable.
Installation in 24 hours
As turbines grow, they need to be installed at greater depths inside the sea, making the task more challenging. Goldwind's claims are good news for the offshore wind industry since they demonstrate that rapid installations are possible now, paving the way for wind projects to be brought online faster...more
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-installed-24-hours
https://twitter.com/Goldwind_Global/status/1698649758288712131
Chinese firm installs world's biggest wind turbine in 'record' 24 hours
Chinese firm installs world's biggest wind turbine in 'record' 24 hours
Faster installations could reduce construction costs as well as bring farms online faster, both big wins for the wind industry.
Interesting Engineering | Ameya Paleja | Nov 24, 2023
The world's biggest commercially available wind turbine was reportedly installed by its manufacturer, Goldwind, in just 24 hours, the Chinese company claimed on its social media handles. The wind turbine has a power rating of 16 MW and already has many world-first titles to its name, including one achieved just a couple of months ago.
Wind turbines are critical tools in our drive to generate electricity using renewable energy sources. The advent of offshore installations has ushered in the possibility of building larger turbines that can harness greater energy in a single sweep.
Chinese companies have engaged themselves in a race to build larger turbines, with Goldwind's GWH252-16MW becoming the biggest turbine currently available commercially. Earlier this year, Chinese defense conglomerate CSSC Haizhuang claimed to have built an 18 MW turbine. But Goldwind's next trick has been to complete installations faster, making them more financially viable.
Installation in 24 hours
As turbines grow, they need to be installed at greater depths inside the sea, making the task more challenging. Goldwind's claims are good news for the offshore wind industry since they demonstrate that rapid installations are possible now, paving the way for wind projects to be brought online faster...more
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-biggest-wind-turbine-installed-24-hours
https://twitter.com/Goldwind_Global/status/1698649758288712131
November 21, 2023
Honda shows next-generation hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain
It will end up in crossovers, trucks, and construction equipment
Autoblog | RONAN GLON | Nov 20th 2023
Honda has unveiled its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell at a trade show in Brussels, Belgium. Still at the prototype stage, the drivetrain is being developed for a wide variety of applications including hydrogen-electric cars, commercial vehicles, and construction machinery.
The list of carmakers pouring time and money into hydrogen technology is relatively short. BMW is working jointly with Toyota, it notably showcased a hydrogen-powered experimental X5 earlier in 2023, General Motors is developing the technology with Honda, and Hyundai is a major proponent of hydrogen-powered vehicles as well. Hydrogen needs to clear numerous hurdles before it can merge into the mainstream, including the near-complete lack of a refueling infrastructure, but Honda executives expect that these issues will soon be overcome.
"We believe demand for the technology will soon reach the critical mass required for full commercial deployment," Ingo Nyhues, the deputy general manager of business planning and development for Honda's European division, affirmed in a statement.
Honda stopped short of providing technical details about its next-generation hydrogen drivetrain. It merely described the system as a highly versatile unit that offers "compact dimensions, a powerful output, outstanding durability, and the ability to provide quick start-up times even in low-temperature environments." It sounds like development work is on-going, but the company has already identified four primary use cases.
First, its system will end up in a hydrogen-powered CR-V that will be sold in North America and in Japan starting in 2024. It's also being designed to power heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and engineers will begin testing a prototype developed jointly with Isuzu by March 2024. If everything goes according to plan, the prototype should morph into a production model that will go on sale in select markets by 2027...more
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/11/20/honda-shows-next-generation-hydrogen-fuel-cell-drivetrain/
Honda's big plans for hydrogen are not limited to cars and trucks
https://global.honda/en/hydrogen/
Honda shows next-generation hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain
Honda shows next-generation hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain
It will end up in crossovers, trucks, and construction equipment
Autoblog | RONAN GLON | Nov 20th 2023
Honda has unveiled its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell at a trade show in Brussels, Belgium. Still at the prototype stage, the drivetrain is being developed for a wide variety of applications including hydrogen-electric cars, commercial vehicles, and construction machinery.
The list of carmakers pouring time and money into hydrogen technology is relatively short. BMW is working jointly with Toyota, it notably showcased a hydrogen-powered experimental X5 earlier in 2023, General Motors is developing the technology with Honda, and Hyundai is a major proponent of hydrogen-powered vehicles as well. Hydrogen needs to clear numerous hurdles before it can merge into the mainstream, including the near-complete lack of a refueling infrastructure, but Honda executives expect that these issues will soon be overcome.
"We believe demand for the technology will soon reach the critical mass required for full commercial deployment," Ingo Nyhues, the deputy general manager of business planning and development for Honda's European division, affirmed in a statement.
Honda stopped short of providing technical details about its next-generation hydrogen drivetrain. It merely described the system as a highly versatile unit that offers "compact dimensions, a powerful output, outstanding durability, and the ability to provide quick start-up times even in low-temperature environments." It sounds like development work is on-going, but the company has already identified four primary use cases.
First, its system will end up in a hydrogen-powered CR-V that will be sold in North America and in Japan starting in 2024. It's also being designed to power heavy-duty commercial vehicles, and engineers will begin testing a prototype developed jointly with Isuzu by March 2024. If everything goes according to plan, the prototype should morph into a production model that will go on sale in select markets by 2027...more
https://www.autoblog.com/2023/11/20/honda-shows-next-generation-hydrogen-fuel-cell-drivetrain/
Honda's big plans for hydrogen are not limited to cars and trucks
https://global.honda/en/hydrogen/
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