Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be the official vehicles of the Tokyo 2020 Games (hydrogenfuelnews.com)
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Hydrogen power: China backs fuel cell technology. "It is estimated that around 150 gigawatts of renewable energy generating capacity is wasted in China every year because it cannot be integrated into the grid. That could be used to power 18m passenger cars, says Ju Wang" (ft.com)
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Exclusive interview with Toyota hydrogen boss lays out how fuel cells will become as cheap as gas cars. "Tesla’s Musk routinely piles invective on fuel cells, calling them "mind-bogglingly stupid" "incredibly dumb" & "fool cells”- schoolyard taunts that resonate especially well with battery-bullies" (thedrive.com)
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S. Korean President Moon Declares Move Toward 'Hydrogen Economy'. Moon Jae-in says his government's determination to build a so-called hydrogen economy is firm, adding it would offer a golden opportunity for S Korea to set up a new growth engine while transforming its national energy system. (world.kbs.co.kr)
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"Hydrogen city" to be built in central China. "Wuhan is scheduled to become a world hydrogen city by 2025, with 3 to 5 world leading H2 enterprises and 30 to 100 H2 fueling stations. The annual production value of H2 fuel cells will exceed 100 billion yuan (15.63B USD)" (xinhuanet.com)
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Scania Delivers Fuel Cell Powered Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle to Renova in Sweden. “The trucks benefit from all the advantages of electrification while maintaining some of the best aspects of fossil-fuel operations, namely range, hours in service and payload.” (waste-management-world.com)
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Hydrogen powered drone exceeds one hour of continuous flight. "The advantages of fuel cells over batteries for our customers are clear; fast refuel, no vibration, quiet operation, zero emission...& 3x more flight time than batteries. Fuel cells are a game-changer for the commercial UAV market.” (theengineer.co.uk)
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A 60-year-old Chinese car maker cherished by Chairman Mao is attending CES for the first time. "Hongqi plans to mass-produce FCVs this year, a crucial time for China’s EV industry as it begins replacing government-led monetary subsidies with a cap-and-trade system for the EV market" (qz.com)
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Chinese energy giant, French gas supplier team up on hydrogen energy use. "The two agreed to jointly make plans on the development of hydrogen energy infrastructure and H2 fuel cell vehicles in east China's Shandong Province & to build a sustainable hydrogen energy infrastructure network" (xinhuanet.com)
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