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Toyota developing prototype hydrogen combustion engine Corolla Cross H2 Concept road car

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Toyota engineers have created a prototype hydrogen engine road car—the Corolla Cross H2 Concept. By adapting existing technologies and further leveraging existing investments, hydrogen combustion could lead to widespread, accessible carbon-reduction solutions faster, Toyota says. By equipping the 1.6l Earlier post.)

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BMW Group to lead €19.5M HyCET project consortium on hydrogen combustion engine trucks

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The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The research project aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen combustion engines for transport logistics.

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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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BASF breaks ground on syngas plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

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BASF will adopt unique process concepts in the syngas plant to reduce carbon emissions compared to conventional syngas plants, contributing to BASF’s sustainability goals. The facility will produce syngas and hydrogen for captive use within BASF’s production Verbund.

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Third Dutch hydrogen station opens; new VDL fuel cell bus concept

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Late in November, the AutomotiveCampusNL in Helmond at Brainport opened the third hydrogen station in the Netherlands. Built by Dutch construction multinational Ballast Nedam in cooperation with Hydrogenics, the station will serve VDL Bus and Coach to test its future fuel cell buses.

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Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

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The EU project FCH2RAIL (Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications) consortium—with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal—is developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype. —project leader and researcher Holger Dittus from the German Aerospace Center - Institute of Vehicle Concepts (DLR).

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Swedish Energy Agency awards PowerCell $960K toward developing modular fuel cell range extender system for EVs

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The modular range-extender system will comprise: A PEM-based fuel cell stack; A peripheral system in order to condition and monitor the hydrogen and fuel cell stacks. A scalable hydrogen storage system; and. Triphase, Belgium. E-Trucks Europe, Belgium. Fuel Cells Hydrogen' A modular DC/DC converter.

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