The technology initiative for sustainable transformation
Our position: Hydrogen engines – a key component of climate-neutral mobility
Leran more4th Annual Meeting of the Allianz Hydrogen Engine on June 29, 2023
Day 1 of the WASSERSTOFFMOTOR LIVE on the East Campus of the KIT in Karlsruhe
Impressions from the WASSERSTOFFMOTOR LIVE on June 30, 2023
of the Hydrogen Engine Alliance at Campus East of the KIT in Karlsruhe
Impressions from the WASSERSTOFFMOTOR LIVE on June 30, 2023 of the Hydrogen Engine Alliance at Campus East of the KIT in Karlsruhe
with statements by Michael Theurer, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, Arnd Franz, CEO MAHLE,
Jan-Oliver Röhrl, Member of the Board Bosch Powertrain Solutions, Michael Brecht, Chairman of the General Works Council Daimler Truck
and Tony Satterthwaite, Senior Vice President Cummins Inc.
Atomic number 1 – an alliance for hydrogen engines
About us
Founded in 2021, the Hydrogen Engine Alliance pools knowledge from industry and research. All the alliance’s members – from automotive companies and suppliers to engineers with a range of specialisms and research institutions – are driven by their conviction that hydrogen
technology can play a crucial role in future mobility.
Our alliance is primarily a communications platform for sharing findings and insights with society.
We firmly believe that hydrogen is the future!
We believe in hydrogen
Hydrogen, the element with atomic number 1, has so much to offer. Hydrogen is a clean, safe and storable energy carrier. This means that hydrogen technology will play a key role as we leave the age of fossil fuels behind us. Engines powered by hydrogen can therefore make a crucial contribution to a future shaped by carbon-neutral mobility.
The combined knowledge of experts from industry and research in Germany will help propel hydrogen technology into widespread use. Germany is ready and able to integrate hydrogen engines into its mobility system – for the benefit of the environment and the job market.
What are the advantages of hydrogen engines?
There are many arguments for using hydrogen engines in our mobility sector as we move away from fossil fuels. Germany in particular has amassed a wealth of technological knowledge about hydrogen as a power source. Hydrogen powertrain technology is already very highly developed, so it is feasible for it to be deployed rapidly across all potential markets and areas of use. The ability to quickly refill hydrogen engines –
without the need for any additional electrical infrastructure – makes them a reliable mobility solution even in remote locations. As an infinite, storable element, hydrogen has a crucial advantage over other forms of powertrain technology. Its properties make hydrogen engines a highly promising solution for the transport, HGV, machinery and special-purpose machinery sectors.
An element fit for the future
When produced from green electricity in a carbon-neutral process, hydrogen can make a valuable, sustainable contribution to the creation of a climate-neutral mobility sector. The act of generating green electricity to produce hydrogen can also put us much further along the road to achieving global equity. Regions with a lot of sun and wind are particularly attractive locations for producing the energy needed to manufacture hydrogen. The hydrogen produced in this way can then be cost-effectively transported worldwide. With the exception of steam, hydrogen engines generate virtually no emissions.
Their ability to be recycled is also unparalleled, giving hydrogen engine manufacturers and users the peace of mind that they are helping to create a green future. The low number of raw materials needed to produce hydrogen engines also reduces manufacturers’ dependence on individual producers and suppliers, paving the way for hydrogen engine manufacturing to create many secure jobs, including here in Germany. We firmly believe that hydrogen can help us to move away from fossil fuels without risking deindustrialisation.
Our objectives
SOCIETY
The future is hydrogen. As an inexhaustible source of energy, the element with atomic number 1 in the periodic table is predestined to be widely used by future generations. Hydrogen is safe, clean and easy to produce. Unlike other energy sources it can also be easily stored. Hydrogen technology is well ...
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
An element fit for the future
When produced from green electricity in a carbon-neutral process, hydrogen can make a valuable, sustainable contribution to the creation of a climate-neutral mobility sector. The act of generating green electricity to produce hydrogen can also put us much further along ...
TECHNOLOGY
We firmly believe that hydrogen engines will form an integral part of our future transport systems. Hydrogen engines will prove vital if our switch to climate-neutral, sustainable mobility is to be a success. As part of this, they will be especially crucial to ensuring that companies within the transport,
The founding members
