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Rolls-Royce develops fuel cells with Daimler and Volvo

Daimler Trucks plans to continue developing its fuel cell technology together with the engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Power Systems. Both companies announced this Tuesday. By the end of 2020, the partners want to commit themselves to a cooperation agreement.

A few weeks ago, Daimler Trucks had also decided not to cooperate with Volvo in the generation of electricity from hydrogen. First, stationary fuel cell emergency power units are to be developed together. Both companies plan to mass-produce heavy fuel cell commercial vehicles for long-distance transport “in the second half of the decade”. In doing so, they are expressing themselves much more cautiously than IVECO and Nikola with the plan to have a jointly developed H2 truck at the start by 2023.

The stationary systems are to be developed further until hydrogen can be used to drive heavy trucks with an electric drive. Rolls-Royce Power Systems on Lake Constance is planning a pilot project that is scheduled to go into operation by the end of 2020.

Daimler Trucks boss Martin Daum wants to earn money with this approach as early as possible. He says: “With the agreement now concluded for stationary fuel cell systems, we are already showing very specific opportunities to commercialize this technology through the joint venture.”

With the stationary power generators, the diesel emergency generators in data centers or other security-relevant facilities are to be replaced. Daum expects “further impetus to build a cross-sector and cross-application hydrogen infrastructure and to further increase (and) increase social acceptance and trust in the fuel cell”.

For the CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, Andreas Schell, hydrogen generation is the future. He said: “The decarbonization of propulsion and energy supply is one of our central strategic goals and the fuel cell will play a key role in this.”


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