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Austria-based oil and gas company OMV opened the first public hydrogen filling station in Vienna, Austria. All measures tested there should—if they prove efficient and economic—in future be adopted and implemented as standard for the construction of new filling stations and the redevelopment of existing ones.
A European consortium consisting of 25 organizations in the hydrogen sector has formed to define, develop and test the first European standard for fuel-cell modules for heavy-duty applications. The modules will be tested by the test centers in the consortium upon key indicators to benchmark performance and safety.
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This target includes a global industrial footprint and is based on today's ability of a serial production of fuel stacks according to automotive standards.
and 12-tonne full-electric Volta Zero derivatives, as well as prepare the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to start production of customer vehicles by the end of the year. It will also fund the continued development of the recently confirmed 7.5- and 18-tonnes.
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