Recently, Hydrogen Cloud Chain learned from overseas media reports that many large European truck manufacturers have promised to stop selling vehicles with emissions in 2040, 10 years earlier than originally planned.

Figure 1? Daimler Heavy Truck

Among them, an alliance composed of Daimler, Scania, MAN, Volvo Trucks, Daf, Iveco and Ford signed a The letter of commitment will phase out traditional internal combustion engine models and focus on the development of hydrogen, battery technology and clean fuels.

As more governments and businesses align on a common vision for a zero-emission energy system, H2Accelerate participants see hydrogen as an important fuel to fully decarbonize the trucking industry.

The large-scale rollout of hydrogen trucks is expected to create new industries: zero-carbon hydrogen production facilities, large-scale hydrogen distribution systems, high-capacity gas station networks for liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and the production of hydrogen trucks. H2Accelerate believes that synchronized investment across the industry by the 2020s will create the conditions for the large-scale market rollout of hydrogen-fueled heavy transport, which is needed to achieve Europe’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

A decade of massive expansion is expected to begin with a customer base willing to commit to hydrogen-based trucking early on. The fleet is expected to operate in regional clusters and along European high-capacity corridors, with wide coverage of refueling stations. During this decade, these clusters can be interconnected to build a truly pan-European network.

Figure 2: Planning

During the entire promotion process, the support of the public sector will be needed. Driven by H2Accelerate, attendees hope to work together to seek funding for early-stage pre-commercial projects during the first phase of rollout. At the same time, participants will work with policymakers and regulators to encourage the creation of a policy environment that will help support subsequent expansion into the series production of hydrogen trucks and a Europe-wide refueling network with zero-carbon hydrogen fuels.

“Climate change is the challenge of our generation and we are fully committed to delivering on our Paris Climate Agreement commitments to decarbonise road transport. In the future, the world will be powered by battery electric vehicles and fuel cells The formation of the H2 Accelerate partnership is an important step in shaping the world we want to live in,” said Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO of the Volvo Group.

"With significant increases in scale, hydrogen trucks will need to be available to customers at a lower cost than buying and operating diesel trucks. This means truck customers will need to have access to fueling similar to the vehicles they currently use The timing, scope and cost of fully zero-emission vehicles will require a clear regulatory framework, including policies that address hydrogen supply, refueling trucks, refueling infrastructure and consumer incentives in a coordinated way. ,” said Elizabeth Brinton, Executive Vice President of Shell New Energy.

Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG and member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, said: “The participating companies in H2Accelerate unanimously believe that hydrogen-powered trucks will be a CO2-neutral future. The key to transport. This unprecedented collaboration is an important milestone in establishing the right framework conditions to establish a mass market for hydrogen-based trucks. It is also a call to action for policy makers, more players and society as a whole. ”

< Angelika Zartl-Klik, Senior Vice President of HSMV and New Energy Solutions OMV: “H2 Accelerate has played a pioneering role and OMV has made an important contribution here. To achieve climate goals, we will need any low-carbon technology. "Hydrogen is an option for a climate-friendly transportation future," said Gerrit Marx, President of Commercial and Specialty Vehicles at CNH Industries: "The widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel cell technology in heavy-duty transportation is essential infrastructure. capabilities. We also need very specific projects to demonstrate that the solution is both financially and operationally viable with hauliers and other stakeholders in the industry. The ground-breaking H2Accelerate collaboration will create the opportunity to achieve this goal. conditions and accelerate the transition to zero-emission transport ”

Shell New Energy

The Royal Dutch Shell plc group is committed to building an end-to-end business from solar and wind to hydrogen production. , and ultimately supporting a growing list of customers in transportation, heavy industry and other sectors to support the growth of the global hydrogen market in hard-to-decarbonize industries.

Daimler Trucks

In September 2020, Daimler Trucks celebrated the world premiere of the fuel cell concept truck Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck. It is conceptualized using liquid hydrogen to enable flexible, demanding long-distance transport operations in a series of single hydrogen tanks, with a maximum range of 1,000 kilometers or more. Daimler Trucks plans to begin customer trials of the GenH2 truck in 2023; series production will begin in the second half of the decade.

In November last year, the Volvo Group signed a binding agreement with Daimler Truck AG to develop, produce and commercialize fuel cell systems in the form of a joint venture.

IVECO

IVECO designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, off-road trucks and vehicles for e.g. off-road tasks. Iveco is investing in electricity and hydrogen technologies through its partnership with Nikola Corporation, together with powertrain specialist FPT Industries (also part of CNH Industries).

OMV? Aktiengesellschaft

OMV produces and markets oil and gas, innovative energy and high-end petrochemical solutions in a responsible manner. Sustainability is an integral part of OMV's corporate strategy. OMV supports the transition to a low-carbon economy and sets measurable targets for reducing carbon intensity and introducing new energy and petrochemical solutions.

Volvo Group

Volvo Group’s ambition is that from 2040, 100% of its products will be fossil fuel-free. This will lead to a gradual transition to electric vehicles, including battery and fuel cell electric vehicles. For use cases with heavier loads or longer distances, hydrogen fuel cells will be an important technology. Both technologies complement each other and will be needed to build the sustainable transportation systems of tomorrow. In November last year, the Volvo Group signed a binding agreement with Daimler Truck AG to develop, produce and commercialize fuel cell systems in the form of a joint venture.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.