{"id":4284,"date":"2018-10-03T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugpower.local\/?p=4284"},"modified":"2018-10-03T10:00:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:00:46","slug":"plug-power-presents-at-european-mobility-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/plug-power-presents-at-european-mobility-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Plug Power Presents at European Mobility Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, Plug Power\u2019s Director of European Sales, Tim Schultz, presented at the European Mobility Conference on the future with hydrogen and fuel cells (Mobilit\u00e4t der Zukunft mit Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzelle) in Koblenz, Germany. \u00a0\u00a0The event partner was the Hydrogen Fuel Cell (H2BZ) Network Rheinland-Pfalz e. V.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event focused on the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hydrogen fuel cell network in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market development and the maturity of fuel cell electric cars, trucks, and buses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuel cell-electric industrial trucks within industrial and logistics companies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuel cell technology for green logistics and power supply<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decentralized generation of green hydrogen from wind and solar power<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Schultz discussed the economical use of fuel cells in logistics, showing examples of the successful use of H2-powered industrial vehicles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz1.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz1.png\" alt=\"Fuel Cells in Material Handling\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A hydrogen-powered vehicle fleet offers many advantages over traditional fuel. \u00a0Increased productivity, more facility space for revenue-generating activities, elimination of peak electricity demand, and reduced CO2 emissions are all important reasons why some of the world\u2019s leading companies, including German-company BMW, have adopted hydrogen fuel cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz2.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz2.png\" alt=\"Fuel Cell Engines\" width=\"550\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From our beginning, we\u2019ve been innovating in the hydrogen fuel cell industry, helping provide clean energy solutions in industries that have an impact on business &#8211; powering forklifts, airport baggage tuggers, and industrial AGVs. Plug Power is taking that innovation further and has expanded into on-road fleets with our ProGen hydrogen engines to help power on-road vehicles such as electric delivery vans \u2013 and this is only the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz3.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz3.png\" alt=\"Fuel Cell Emissions\" width=\"551\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV) are an important component of CO2 reduction efforts around the world. \u00a0When compared with emissions by several other vehicle fuels, one can readily see the savings enabled by hydrogen. \u00a0Compared to diesel fuel, hydrogen decreases emissions \u201cwells to wheels\u201d from between 61% and 100%, depending on the source of hydrogen. \u00a0Compared to even vehicles powered by electric grid-charged lead-acid batteries, the savings ranges from 35% to 100%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz4.png\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz4.png\" alt=\"Hydrogen Availability\" width=\"550\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydrogen fuel is made available from a number of sources, including delivery from production facility to fueling station via tube-trailer, on-site hydrogen production by steam reforming of bio- or natural gas or by water electrolysis on site. \u00a0Each of these is available and currently being used at commercial locations \u2013 and all are important in order to increase the availability of hydrogen for a variety of different use cases. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to The Hydrogen Council\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hydrogencouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Hydrogen-Scaling-up_Hydrogen-Council_2017.compressed.pdf\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scaling Up<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cIn 2030, 1 in 12 cars sold in California, Germany, Japan, and South Korea could be powered by hydrogen.\u201d \u00a0Following the presentations, conference participants traveled to a nearby hydrogen filling station serving the autobahn. There, they witnessed a vehicle being fueled with hydrogen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"entry-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz5.jpg\"<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plugpower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TSchultz5.jpg\" alt=\"Hydrogen Cars\" width=\"549\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plug Power was excited to be invited to participate in the conference. \u00a0It is inspiring to see the progress being made by such dedicated companies, all focused on improving mobility through hydrogen and fuel cells. \u00a0It takes an industry to build an industry \u2013 and Plug Power will continue our drive toward the hydrogen city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#InfiniteDrive<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Plug Power\u2019s Director of European Sales, Tim Schultz, presented at the European Mobility Conference on the future with hydrogen and fuel cells (Mobilit\u00e4t der Zukunft mit Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzelle) in Koblenz, Germany. \u00a0\u00a0The event partner was the Hydrogen Fuel Cell (H2BZ) Network Rheinland-Pfalz e. 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