(Stuttgart) – The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organization (IAO) is looking for locations for hydrogen truck filling stations in Baden-Württemberg. As part of the “Pilot charging and hydrogen filling station truck BW” project, “important insights are to be gained” into how the federal state can develop an infrastructure for the testing and operation of long-haul trucks with battery-electric drives (BEV trucks) and with hydrogen fuel cell technology ( H2 fuel tank truck) can be built.
By the end of the year, the research team wants to determine the state of the art as well as the current and future market availability of high-performance fast charging and filling station infrastructure for long-distance transport. In addition, the space requirements should be analyzed, an infrastructure plan drawn up and capacity requirements defined.
In the second phase, the construction of the first infrastructure location will be planned and scientifically supported. The third phase will focus on scaling infrastructure for climate-friendly long-haul trucks in Baden-Württemberg.
Consortium of research, politics and industry
The project is supported by the state agency for new mobility solutions and automotive (E-Mobil BW). The cooperation partners include Daimler Truck AG, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Netze BW GmbH and Nikola GmbH.
The IAO receives funding of an undisclosed amount from the Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy Sector and the Ministry of Transport.
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Refueling a Daimler test truck with cryogenic liquid hydrogen. © Daimler Truck AG
