Contents
NEWS
Protonex technology for Canadian autonomous underwater vehicle project at Cellula Robotics 1

ROAD VEHICLES
Hyundai begins NEXO FCEV sales in Korea 2
Dutch team sets new record of 2888 km in 24 h 2
Toyota begins sales of Sora fuel cell bus 2
UPS hybrid van in California with Ballard module 3

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Element 1 materials handling hydrogen generator 3
Toyota adds 20 forklifts, station at Motomachi 4
WATT supply, engineering deal for Hymer RVs 4
FCH, Shift2Rail JUs study fuel cells for railways 4

SMALL STATIONARY
HPS unveils Picea energy storage system 5
Helbio Korean order, distribution for CHP unit 5

LARGE STATIONARY
Toshiba fuel cell for baseball stadium in Sendai 6
GRASSHOPPER flexible MW-scale power plant 6

PORTABLE & MICRO
myFC JAQ Hybrids for Huangdou e-commerce 7

FUELING
Germany adds stations in Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt 7
Air Liquide to fuel first French hydrogen bus line 7
Shell, ITM open M40 station at Beaconsfield 8
Metacon, AGA hydrogen for FCEV winter tests 8
H2 Mobility selects Oldenburg, Brunsbüttel, Siegen 8
Plug Power GenFuel hybrid station in California 9
Japan H2 Mobility accelerates station deployment 9
DOE H-Prize winner SimpleFuel exports to Japan 9
Air Products tech for first China Energy stations 10
Nel’s new Nikola order, halts H2V P2G project 10

ENERGY STORAGE
ITM grant to study renewable hydrogen in BC 11
Fraunhofer ISE tests hydrogen feed-in to gas grid 11

COMMERCIALISATION
UK boosts refueling infrastructure, 200 FCEVs 11
Europe’s role in hydrogen, fuel cell value chains 12
NOW, GIZ to push FCH in emerging economies 12
SerEnergy branch office for Norway 12
SFC Asian defence order, Simark oil & gas order 12
Symbio rolls out new visual identity, website 13
More multinationals join Hydrogen Council 13
Oxfordshire has UK’s second Hydrogen Hub 14

RESEARCH
EPFL, GRT unveil formic acid fuel cell/reformer 14
ARPA-E funding for SOFC DG system projects 14
Toyota foundation awards for hydrogen research 15
DOE funds SOFC projects at Mohawk, WVU 15

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

Published: 2024-10-07