New, free e-learning course: successfully developing charging infrastructure for e-trucks at depots
The National Centre for Charging Infrastructure has published a new course on ‘Truck charging infrastructure at the depot’ on its e-learning platform: LadeLernTOOL. The course is free and shows how to successfully set up charging infrastructure for heavy-duty battery-electric commercial vehicles in private areas such as depots.
Green light for hydrogen innovation and technology centres in Chemnitz and northern Germany
The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is continuing to invest in hydrogen technology and is supporting the establishment of decentralised hydrogen innovation and technology centres (Innovations- und Technologiezentren Wasserstoff (ITZ-H2)). Today in Berlin, Federal Minister Dr. Volker Wissing handed over funding notices in the amount of 154 million euros to representatives of both locations: Chemnitz as well as the northern German cluster of Bremen, Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Stade.
New projects launched under the Export Initiative Environmental Protection (EXI)
The EXI funding programme of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Safety (BMUV – Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz) is launching four further environmental protection projects with green hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in Chile, Jordan, New Zealand and Thailand.
First E.ON Deutschlandnetz charging stations in Bavaria go into operation
E.ON is putting the first two fast-charging stations in its Deutschlandnetz charging network into operation. The new charging stations in Bad Königshofen (Lower Franconia) and Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Central Franconia) Represent a further milestone for the rapidly growing fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Germany.
The Deutschlandnetz continues to grow: Mer Germany opens charging park with PV roof in Künzelsau
Mer Germany is continuing to expand its Deutschlandnetz and is opening another charging park in Künzelsau, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The location has an environmentally friendly wooden roof, offers a range of practical services and features an integrated photovoltaic system that feeds surplus solar energy directly into the local power grid.
Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz opens HY.City.Bremerhaven hydrogen filling station
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, together with the management and shareholders of HY.City.Bremerhaven, has opened the first public hydrogen filling station in the so-called Climate City. The sustainable hydrogen project, co-initiated by GP JOULE, is now commencing test operations. It will open to the public in March.
