Hexagon Purus To Supply Hydrogen Cylinders To Reliance Industries
Hexagon Purus, a world-leading supplier of zero-emission mobility solutions, has received its first orders for Type 4 high-pressure hydrogen cylinders from Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance”), India’s largest private sector company. The hydrogen cylinders will be used as prototypes in pilot…
Energy Major Total Leads Strategic Investment Into Supplier Of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Powered Commercial Vehicles HYZON Motors
Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company, HYZON Motors, and Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, the venture capital arm of European energy giant Total SE, announced a strategic investment led by Total and other specialist hydrogen investors. HYZON Motors is a global…
Honda Quits Formula 1 Racing To Focus On EVs And Fuel Cell Tech
Honda is giving up its prestigious Formula 1 program to shift more resources into battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell tech. The automaker unexpectedly announced recently that it would withdraw from F1 at the end of the 2021 season. Honda currently supplies…
ZeroAvia Completes First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Flight
ZeroAvia recently completed the first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft. The flight took place at the company’s R&D facility in Cranfield, England, with the Piper M-class six-seat plane completing taxi, takeoff, a full pattern circuit, and landing. This milestone…
Airbus Plans Hydrogen-Powered Commercial Aircraft By 2035
Airbus, a Netherland-based multinational aerospace company, has announced its plans to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. According to its statement, the company is currently working on three concept designs for hydrogen-powered aircraft equipped with zero-emission technology,…
Inclusion Of Hydrogen Fuel Safety Standards Proposed In The Central Motor Vehicles Act
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has proposed amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to include safety evaluation standards for hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles. A fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical…
Government Finalises Draft For Hydrogen-Powered Cars; Industry Moves One Step Closer To Fuel-Cell Vehicles
The automotive industry moved a step closer to the commercial launch of hydrogen-powered vehicles in India with the government-instituted automotive industry standards committee (AISC) submitting a final draft on its regulations. This is the second time the government is considering…
NVVN Invites Global EOI From Manufacturers For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Based Vehicles
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has invited Global Expression of Interest (EoI) From Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Bus and Car Manufacturers for Supply of Fuel Cell Electric (FCEV) Buses…