Baden-Württemberg News

The tenth fuel cell forum f-cell on September 27 and 28 in Stuttgart offers experts from the areas of hydrogen, fuel cells, and electromobility more than 80 lectures and a comprehensive trade fair. The complete program of lectures can now be called up at: www.f-cell.de/englisch/home. Stuttgart (eos) – Approximately 700 sector experts from all over the world are expected once again this year by the event organizers, the Peter Sauber Agentur Messen und Kongresse GmbH and the Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH (economic promotion, WRS) to attend the fuel cell specialist forum f-cell on September 27 and 28 in the Stuttgart “Haus der Wirtschaft”. The comprehensive program with more than 80 lectures is broken down into the topic fields of stationary, mobile, and portable applications, as well as micro fuel cells. There are also forums regarding global markets, innovations from science, infrastructure and hydrogen production & storage, components, as well as drive technologies. Those who are interested can now find the complete program of lectures online at: www.f-cell.de/englisch/home/. International speakers “We are particularly excited about the lectures by Professor Su Zhou of the Tongji University School of Automotive Studies regarding the hydrogen and fuel cell industry in China as well as [...]

The Stuttgart Regional Economic Development Corporation (Stuttgart Region EDC) has been awarded 115-million euros by Germany’s Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs in a competition to help jumpstart the development of sustainable transportation systems in urban areas. Supported by the Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry for Environment, the Stuttgart Region’s entry was selected over 129 competing proposals for the region’s innovative plan to connect private and commercial users of electric-based transportation systems, including trains, buses, electric and hybrid-electric cars, bicycles and even scooters.”As the birthplace of the automobile we want to continue to lead in writing the history of the automobile,” said Dr. Walter Rogg, managing director of the Stuttgart Region EDC. “Through a consortium of companies, public transportation entities, academic institutions and local communities, we are demonstrating our ability to design and implement projects that will shape the future of mobility.”Several pilot and demonstration projects proposed for the Stuttgart Region provide communities and counties with a roadmap for electric mobility, including long-term tests of hybrid buses on regular public-bus routes; bus stops equipped with electric bikes; extension of bus routes powered by overhead electricity lines; new business models to enhance market acceptance of electric vehicles, and many more.A unique mixture of [...]

On the site of the OMV service station at Stuttgart Airport, OMV in cooperation with Linde AG and Daimler AG is opening Baden-Württemberg’s first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station on 17 June 2009. The cooperation between the participating companies is subsidised by the State of Baden-Württemberg.  The hydrogen filling station will serve fuel-cell vehicles of the latest generation, such as the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL, with 700-bar high-pressure technology. Small-series production of this vehicle is to commence later this year in Germany. “By entering the field of hydrogen technology we are protecting natural resources, while at the same time reducing our dependence on the import of fossil fuels,” said Baden-Württemberg’s Minister-President Günther H. Oettinger. The establishment of a public hydrogen infrastructure is considered by all parties to be crucial to the successful introduction of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Clusters in Berlin and Hamburg have already been established. Of the currently almost 30 hydrogen stations in Germany, six are integrated into public filling station operations. The cooperative project being carried out at Stuttgart Airport’s OMV filling station is now Germany’s seventh publicly accessible hydrogen station and the first in the State of Baden-Württemberg.