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+ + + Friedrichshafen/Munich: Freudenberg and ZF Friedrichshafen are developing a fuel cell-based drive system for heavy commercial vehicles + + + USA: Infinity Fuel Cell is looking for markets for hydrogen-powered unmanned submarines + + + Oldenburg: Bäko orders hydrogen trucks from Enginius + + + USA: Trafigura and Amogy are investigating the possibility of transporting hydrogen in the form of ammonia + + + Denmark: DAT, Everfuel and Universal Hydrogen are developing zero-emission aircraft by 2025 + + + Potsdam: State of Brandenburg orders fuel cell systems from Advent Technologies + + + USA: Energy supplier and university are investigating safety aspects of hydrogen transport in gas networks + + + Hamburg: Orsted Wind Power Germany changes name to Orsted Germany
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A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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The Munich technology supplier Freudenberg Fuel Cell e-Power Systems GmbH and ZF Friedrichshafen AG are jointly developing a hybrid fuel cell/battery drive system for trucks and coaches. According to the information, the first ones should arrive by 2023 at the latest 
Prototypes rolling down the street. Series production started shortly afterwards. The technology should later also be able to be transferred to rail and special vehicles, for example for construction and agriculture. (Photo: Freudenberg and ZF Friedrichshafen are developing fuel cell-based drive systems for heavy commercial vehicles. © Freudenberg)
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The US company Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. wants to explore new markets for its air-independent fuel cells in the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) market. In addition to military applications, UUVs are widely used for commercial applications such as oil and gas exploration, inspection of underwater infrastructure, scientific research and underwater recovery, the company said. With fuel cell propulsion, larger vehicles could extend the time underwater to weeks or months. Infinity says it is working on a design that will allow the vehicles to be in use for up to 70 days. This eliminated the high cost of tenders to allow UUVs that would run on conventional fuels to frequently resurface and refuel.
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The bakery wholesaler Bäko Weser-Ems-Mitte eG has ordered a hydrogen-powered Bluepower truck from Enginius GmbH. Delivery is scheduled for 2023. After the current one 
Electrifying the car fleet, ordering the first hydrogen-powered truck is “the next logical step towards greater sustainability,” according to the company. The vehicle ordered has a permissible total weight of 27 tons, a tank volume of 16,4 kilograms (700 bar) and a range of 250 kilometers. The electric motor produces 240 kilowatts. The project is being funded with 400.000 euros by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. Enginius is a subsidiary of the Lower Saxony truck manufacturer Faun Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, which was newly founded this year. The regional cooperative Bäko, headquartered in Oldenburg, supplies bakeries and pastry shops in northwest Germany and the greater Braunschweig, Göttingen and Magdeburg areas as a wholesaler and service provider. (Photo from left: Maik Schwecherl, Head of Logistics Department Bäko; Johannes Wüllhorst, Wüllhorst Fahrzeugbau; Olaf Gemmel, Management Bäko; Paul Bruns, Project Management Enginius; Burkard Oppmann, Managing Director Faun; Jürgen Thirase, Project Management Enginius. © Enginius)
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The Dutch raw materials trader Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. and the US one Amogy Inc. want to jointly investigate the use of ammonia as a carrier for the transport of clean hydrogen. The results would help inform efforts to 
To support decarbonization of transport and heavy industry processes and reduce carbon emissions, the companies said. “Due to its high volumetric hydrogen density, ammonia is viewed as a promising hydrogen carrier that enables economical transport of hydrogen over long distances.” According to its own information, Amogy has developed a technology to convert hydrogen bound into ammonia (NH3) back again. They are in the process of scaling this cracking technology for use in larger applications and are seeking strategic partnerships for this. 
Using economic models and energy demand forecasts, the two companies will determine the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of industrial-scale ammonia crackers. Ammonia is already traded worldwide due to its use in agriculture and is supported by existing transport and storage infrastructure. In May, Amogy presented a tractor powered by ammonia. Next year the company wants to introduce ammonia to supply energy to ships. Investors include Amazon, the Korean SK Group and Saudi Aramco, one of the world's largest oil companies. In July 2021, Trafigura and Wiesbaden-based Hy2gen AG announced that they wanted to jointly develop a study on the shipping industry's ammonia requirements. (Photo: In May, Amogy introduced a tractor powered by ammonia. © Amogy Inc.)
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DAT A/S, Everfuel A/S and Universal Hydrogen Co. want to enable emission-free passenger flights with clean hydrogen in Denmark by 2025. According to their own statements, the three companies are combining this 
their respective expertise in the areas of flight operations, hydrogen production, hydrogen logistics and aircraft propulsion. The aim is to put ATR 72-600 regional aircraft into operation on Danish Air Transport (DAT) routes. By 2030, all DAT domestic flights should be converted to “true zero-emission flights”. The machines will be converted to hydrogen propulsion using Universal Hydrogen technology and can accommodate 56 passengers. Everfuel produces the green hydrogen. No changes to the existing airport infrastructure are necessary. With a fleet of 20 ATR and Airbus A320 aircraft, DAT transports almost one million passengers annually on regional routes in Denmark, Norway, Italy and Germany. The Danish government has announced a tender to develop zero-emission commercial flights. (Photo: DAT is to operate “True Zero Emission” ATR 2025 aircraft with hydrogen from 72. © Universal Hydrogen)
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The US company Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. has concluded a three-year contract with the state of Brandenburg to supply methanol-powered fuel cell systems. They are intended to replace the diesel-powered emergency power systems of the Brandenburg BOS digital radio network at several locations and serve as an emergency power source. This radio standard is a non-public communication service in Germany and Austria for “authorities and organizations with security tasks” (BOS), for example emergency services, disaster control and the military. According to the information, the previous infrastructure was based on an outdated analog radio system. The new BOS network covers around 99 percent of German territory.
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The University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) and the local energy supplier Peoples Gas want to jointly investigate the potential of safely transporting hydrogen through natural gas systems. First, engineers from Peoples and Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering will evaluate existing information and data related to hydrogen distribution. Technical questions related to the use of natural gas pipelines for the transport of hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas are particularly important. A joint pilot project would then test the effects of hydrogen on Peoples' natural gas distribution infrastructure. Western Pennsylvania has large natural gas reserves that industry could use “to take a leading role in the development and commercialization of hydrogen,” according to the university. Peoples says it supplies natural gas to around 750.000 homes and businesses in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky.
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“Orsted Wind Power Germany GmbH” changes its name and is now called “Orsted Germany GmbH”. With this, the German subsidiary of the Danish energy supplier Ørsted A/S wants to make it clear that its business activities have no longer focused solely on offshore wind energy for a long time. “At Orsted, we have been taking concrete actions to accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen and Power-to-X for some time,” the company said. For example, the company is involved in cross-sector hydrogen projects such as West Coast100 and Lingen Green Hydrogen and is active in the solar power systems segment.
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