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Toyota to Supply Fuel Cell Modules for Zero-emission Train Project

Toyota is supporting a project investigating the possibility of using hydrogen as a zero-emission fuel for rail travel. Through its membership of the European FCH2RAIL* consortium, it is supplying its new hydrogen fuel cell module for use in a prototype train.

9 Apr 2021

Yanmar Conducts Field Demonstration Test for Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System

Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. have conducted a field demonstration test for the maritime fuel cell system on March 24, in Oita, Japan.

25 Mar 2021

New £200k Study to Explore Fuel Choices in East and Central Africa

A new £200,000 study – led by the University of Stirling – is seeking to understand the fuel choices of those living in East and Central African communities in a bid to improve health.

15 Mar 2021

Coventry University and Severn Trent in Partnership to Convert Sewage Waste into Hydrogen

Researchers from Coventry University are collaborating with Severn Trent and the Organics Group to turn sewage waste into a clean fuel for tankers and other vehicles.

12 Mar 2021

Toyota Develops Compact Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Module for Customer Use

Toyota has successfully packaged a hydrogen fuel cell system into a compact module that can be easily used in many different applications, including mobility (buses, trucks, trains and ships) and stationary generators.

From Toyota 1 Mar 2021

Enterprise Adds 17 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Cars to UK Fleet

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has taken delivery of 17 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric cars as part of a number of initiatives to explore alternative fuels to deliver low and zero-emission transport.

3 Feb 2021

Coal-Burning High Shows Britain's Fossil Fuel Trap

Britain has burned more coal in the last seven days than at any time in nearly a year, suggesting that progress toward one of the UK’s key climate goals is stalling. Figures from National Grid ESO show how fossil fuel use spiked in the last week with high demand in cold weather conditions. Gas and coal regularly hit 60% of electricity generation. Day-ahead prices reached £1,000/MWh last week, as National Grid issued repeated notices about power supplies.

12 Jan 2021

Ammonia Fuel Cells for Deep-Sea Shipping a Key Piece in the Zero-Emission Puzzle

Interest in ammonia-powered fuel cells for the maritime sector is growing, but stakeholders have been hesitant to commit to investments in large-scale systems. Now the ShipFC project, granted funding from EU’s Research and Innovation program Horizon 2020 under its Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), is aiming to secure a place for ammonia in the future of deep-sea shipping.

21 Dec 2020

New Microbial Fuel Cell System Effectively Purifies Wastewater

Scientists from Washington State University (WSU) have designed a sustainable wastewater treatment system that depends on electron-producing bacterial communities to purify the water.

18 Dec 2020

Experts on Energy, Mobility and Transportation Fuels Come Together at the International Conference for Renewable Mobility “Fuels of the Future 2021”, to be Held Online From January 18th to 22nd, 2021

The upcoming conference “Fuels of the Future”, which takes place in January 2021, is the global key event to get updated on both the current discussion and future agenda on energy and mobility transition. Like in the previous years, the conference provides important insights into topics regarding renewable mobility and biofuels.

15 Dec 2020