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BMW Group begins production of small-series hydrogen-powered iX5

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The BMW Group is commencing production of its BMW iX5 Hydrogen model. Manufacture of the small-series hydrogen-powered vehicle is taking place in the pilot plant at its Munich Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ). Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play as we progress towards climate neutrality.

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Rheinmetall wins new customer for hydrogen recirculation blowers; order in the mid-double-digit million-euro range

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Rheinmetall’s Sensors and Actuators division has won a new order for more than 150,000 HRB 1800 hydrogen recirculation blowers. The contract, worth a figure in the mid-double-digit million-euro range, is from a new customer. Moreover, even distribution of the hydrogen in the stack results in improved start behavior.

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ABB and Hydrogen Optimized expand hydrogen partnership, including a strategic investment

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ABB and Canada-based Hydrogen Optimized have signed an agreement to expand the companies’ existing strategic relationship. KEY), the parent company of HOI, as they seek to accelerate the fast-emerging green hydrogen production segment with unique large-scale architecture. This includes an investment by ABB into Key DH Technologies Inc.

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Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

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Haldor Topsoe will invest in a manufacturing facility producing highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC) with a total capacity of 500 megawatt per year with the option to expand to 5 gigawatt per year. The SOEC is a ceramic cell that uses electricity to split water molecules (H 2 O) into hydrogen (H 2 ) and oxygen (O 2 ).

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BMW deploying iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

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After four years of development work, the BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicle and its development project are entering its next phase as the first vehicles enter a pilot fleet of less than 100 vehicles. The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019.

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Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

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Independent research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy estimates that there are about 91 planned hydrogen pipeline projects in the world, totaling 30,300 kilometers and due to come online by around 2035. New hydrogen infrastructure is starting to materialize as the world seeks to accelerate its path to net zero.

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JCB unveils hydrogen engine at Conexpo

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inline-four hydrogen combustion engine (448 ABH2)—the company’s zero-carbon emissions solution for construction and agricultural equipment—at the Conexpo 2023 show in Las Vegas as part of the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE). JCB is investing ÂŁ100 million in the project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines.

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