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NEWS
Linde acquires stake in ITM Power, agrees JV 1
Umicore opens Korea catalyst production plant 1

ROAD VEHICLES
BMW i Hydrogen NEXT development FCEV 2
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, FlixBus developing fuel cells for long-distance buses 2
First French fuel cell bus fleet in service in Paris 2
Hamburg to test M-B bus with range-extender 3
Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus trialed in Europe 3
Van Hool unveils Exqui.City 18 FC bus, for Pau 4
Ceres, Weichai first range-extender bus prototype 4
GBV building New Zealand’s first fuel cell bus 4

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Intelligent Energy, FES fuel cells for Euro MHE 4
US demos fuel cell tow tractor to tow aircraft 5
Bloom, Samsung Heavy plan SOFC ship power 5
SWIFTH2 project on hydrogen ferries in Scotland 6
thyssenkrupp FC4G fuel cell system in submarines 6
HyFlyer aircraft test set for Orkney with ZeroAvia 6
MMC drone with record-breaking 15 h flight time 7

SMALL STATIONARY
Simark EFOY Hybrid solutions for reliable power in Canada’s Yoho National Park 7
Ensol adds Sunfire SOFC tech to rugged power 7
Nedstack, Raak, H2-Tech for micro CHP systems 7

LARGE STATIONARY
Toyota installs Mirai FC based generator at Honsha 8

FUELING
Germany opens station in Mönchengladbach 8
Hexagon ultra-high-pressure tanks for California 8

GREEN HYDROGEN
H-TEC Systems 10 MW PEM electrolyser 9
Hyundai, Hydrospider plan Swiss hydrogen ecosystem 9

COMMERCIALISATION
Blue World factory under construction in Aalborg 9
CaFCP road map for fuel cell buses procurement 10
Cummins completes Hydrogenics takeover, invests in Loop Energy 10
ElringKlinger launches NM12 automotive stack 10
European hydrogen safety reference database 11
German FlyGo project on lower-cost metal plates in fuel cells for automotive, aerospace 11
Bavarian hydrogen alliance, Nuremberg centre 11
Symbio to ramp up StackPack production 12
Nel for advanced electrolyser pilot production line 12
Nikola gets $500m from three strategic investors 12
Nine German ‘hydrogen regions’ as HyStarters 13
Plastic Omnium joins VC fund AP Ventures 13
Plug Power expands Rochester MEA facility 13
Proton Motor, Schäfer unveil NEXUS-e GmbH JV 13
Valmet Automotive centre to accelerate fuel cells 14
Voith Composites and HRC develop high-pressure hydrogen storage for FCEVs 14
Hyundai Motor, Cummins collaborate on fuel cells 14
Plug Power partners with Engie, expands hydrogen supply chain with United Hydrogen 15
PowerCell wins stack follow-on orders from automotive firms, Bosch unveils system 15

REGULARS
Editorial 3
News In Brief 5, 15
Research Trends 16–17
Patents 18–19
Events Calendar 20