Hydrogen ICE trucks, the German government funds R&D project

The HyCET research project will have an investment volume of 19.5 million euros, of which 11.3 million euros will be funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). Over the course of the HyCET project, the BMDV also provided an additional 5.7 million euros in funding for construction of two public hydrogen filling stations mainly for heavy goods traffic.

By segreteria

Back in September, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks). The project is led by the BMW Group and counts several major partners, such as DEUTZ AG, DHL Freight, KEYOU, TotalEnergies Marketing Deutschland GmbH and Volvo Group.

The research project aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen
combustion engines for transport logistics. The other issue for HyCET, alongside technology development, is the required infrastructure, such as publicly accessible hydrogen filling stations. Thanks to its shorter filling times, high payload and versatility, combined with its attractive range, hydrogen is regarded as a promising fuel for transport logistics. The use of green hydrogen produced from renewable energies will thus enable CO2-free long-distance logistics in the future. Due to the low emissions from hydrogen combustion, the trucks are also considered as zero-emission vehicles under EU regulations.

Hydrogen trucks, the HyCET project: the amount of money invested

The HyCET research project will have an investment volume of 19.5 million euros, of which 11.3 million euros will be funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). Over the course of the HyCET project, the BMDV also provided an additional 5.7 million euros in funding for construction of two public hydrogen filling stations mainly for heavy goods traffic.

Potrebbe interessarti

The network has set itself ambitious targets for the four-year project. The aim is to develop two 18-tonne trucks and two 40-tonne trucks with hydrogen combustion engines that will be tested in regular BMW Group and DEUTZ transport logistics. Two new hydrogen filling stations including for heavy utility vehicles will be built in Leipzig and Nuremberg to facilitate daily operation of these trucks.

Highlights

Related articles

German liquid hydrogen company GenH2 unveils simulation test platform

The Cryostat CS900 LH₂ Simulation Test Platform integrates hydrogen liquefaction, controlled storage and transfer within a unified LH₂ infrastructure environment. The platform is thus capable of generating real-world performance and behavior data for materials, systems, and processes essential to eq...

Hydrogen, over 20 million km in Europe for the Hyundai XCIENT truck

The result was made possible over five years with thanks to 165 trucks in operation across Switzerland, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Austria. First launched in Switzerland in October 2020, XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks initially reached 10 million kilometers of cumulative driving distance in the c...

There’s a new hydrogen refuelling station in Lübeck, Germany

The station, designed by Hypion, has a daily capacity of up to 2,000 kg of hydrogen and can potentially refuel up to 50 trucks per day. In addition, the new hydrogen station will be seamlessly integrated into the existing infrastructure of the MB Energy group’s commercial road transport unit. The pr...