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Technical Papers
Standards as a central theme
For tank systems installed in hydro- gen-powered vehicles, the subject of stand- ards is of fundamental importance. Railway example: “For hydrogen fuel cell operation, we use rail-approved cables,” explains Wolf- gang Wolter, Chief Executive Officer
Operations + Sales of Wystrach, a manu- facturer of hydrogen tank depots for buses and local trains. Depending on the connec- tion and linking technology under consid- eration, the base materials used would have to exhibit not only conformity to standards but also properties such as good connection and cross-linking properties,
if, for example, connector housings were to be moulded on. “In addition, the differ- ent installation types, including demands on cable protection, must be taken into account,” Wolter emphasises.
Cutting CO2 emissions
The network of filling stations is still extremely lacking. Another shortcoming: The tanks must be considerably larger. Experts therefore currently see a greater possibility of getting H2 technology on the road with trucks.
Ecological aspects favour the hydrogen car, because it only blows water vapour into the environment via the exhaust. According to a Shell study, by 2050, around 113 million fuel cell cars could cut up to 68 million tonnes of fuel usage and save almost 200 million tonnes of CO2-emissions. “In this way they could make an important contri- bution to energy saving and greenhouse gas reduction in the transport sector,” the Shell study states.
Billions of euros for hydrogen
The still young industry is very promis-
ing. With the National Hydrogen Strategy, Germany aims to become the world’s leading supplier of modern hydrogen tech- nologies. The Federal Government wants to use a total of nine billion euros to make the energy source marketable. The funds are flowing into the steel and chemical indus- tries, into the heating sector and also into the transport sector. And in doing so, the H2-vehicle is also slowly coming onto the road and revolutionising the industry. In any case, the next stage of vehicle develop- ment is already beginning.
Innovations in the fields of wires, cables, tubes and pipes will be presented at the leading trade fairs wire and Tube from 20 to 24 June 2022 at Düsseldorf Fairgrounds. Further information is available under www.wire.de/www.tube.de.
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