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Mega-supplier Bosch said today that it is entering the hydrogen age of mobility. At its oldest plant, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Bosch has now begun mass production of its fuel-cell power module. Nikola Corporation, based in the US with a troubled legal history, will serve as the pilot customer with its Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell electric truck, which is scheduled to enter the North American market in Q3 of 2023. (AutoInformed on: GM Signs MoU with Nikola to Supply Hydrotec Fuel Cells; SEC Charges Nikola Founder Trevor Milton With Fraud; Nikola to Pay $125 Million to SEC on Fraud Charges)
“Bosch knows its way around hydrogen, and Bosch is growing with hydrogen, “said Bosch chair Stefan Hartung. Bosch is spending ~€2.5 billion in H2 technology from 2021 to 2026. Bosch is active in the whole hydrogen value chain, developing technology for its production and application. By 2030, Bosch claims it will generate sales of roughly ~€5 billion with hydrogen technology.
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Bosch is using it global manufacturing network – some located in totalitarian countries actively hostile to western Democracies – as well as German locations. The Bosch plant in Bamberg, Germany, will supply the Feuerbach factory with the fuel-cell stack. Other system components such as the electric air compressor and the recirculation blower come from the Bosch plant in Homburg, Germany.
“Bosch is the first company to produce these systems in both China and Germany,” said Markus Heyn, member of the Bosch board of management and chair of Bosch Mobility.
Bosch is also planning to manufacture stacks for mobile applications in its US plant in Anderson, South Carolina. Worldwide, the company expects that, by 2030, one in five new trucks weighing six tons or more will feature a fuel-cell powertrain.
At the beginning of this year, Bosch started making prototypes for electrolysis using proton exchange membranes, the reverse of the energy conversion method used in mobile fuel cells. Starting in the fall, the company intends to make 1.25-megawatt prototypes available for pilot applications. It claims it is on track to start volume production in 2025.
Bosch, along with many major automakers and suppliers, is exploring several options for the use of hydrogen. Stationary solid-oxide fuel cells can be used for the distributed supply of power and heat. In a pilot project at the hospital in Erkelenz, near Cologne in Germany, Bosch wants to use this technology to achieve overall efficiency of 90%. The micropower plant there will initially run on natural gas, but can be converted to green hydrogen.
Apart from the fuel-cell powertrain, Bosch is also working on the hydrogen engine, developing systems for both port and direct injection of hydrogen. This technical solution is particularly suitable for heavy vehicles on long hauls with heavy loads.
“A hydrogen engine can do everything a diesel engine does, but on top of that, it is carbon neutral. It also allows a fast and cost-effective entry into hydrogen-based mobility,” Heyn said. One major claimed advantage is that more than 90% of the development and manufacturing technologies needed for it already exist. The H2 engine is expected to be launched starting in 2024. Bosch said it had four orders for production projects from all the major economic regions, and expects six-figure unit volumes by 2030.
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Mega-supplier Bosch said today that it is entering the hydrogen age of mobility. At its oldest plant, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Bosch has now begun mass production of its fuel-cell power module. Nikola Corporation, based in the US with a troubled legal history, will serve as the pilot customer with its Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell electric truck, which is scheduled to enter the North American market in Q3 of 2023. (AutoInformed on: GM Signs MoU with Nikola to Supply Hydrotec Fuel Cells; SEC Charges Nikola Founder Trevor Milton With Fraud; Nikola to Pay $125 Million to SEC on Fraud Charges)
“Bosch knows its way around hydrogen, and Bosch is growing with hydrogen, “said Bosch chair Stefan Hartung. Bosch is spending ~€2.5 billion in H2 technology from 2021 to 2026. Bosch is active in the whole hydrogen value chain, developing technology for its production and application. By 2030, Bosch claims it will generate sales of roughly ~€5 billion with hydrogen technology.
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Bosch is using it global manufacturing network – some located in totalitarian countries actively hostile to western Democracies – as well as German locations. The Bosch plant in Bamberg, Germany, will supply the Feuerbach factory with the fuel-cell stack. Other system components such as the electric air compressor and the recirculation blower come from the Bosch plant in Homburg, Germany.
“Bosch is the first company to produce these systems in both China and Germany,” said Markus Heyn, member of the Bosch board of management and chair of Bosch Mobility.
Bosch is also planning to manufacture stacks for mobile applications in its US plant in Anderson, South Carolina. Worldwide, the company expects that, by 2030, one in five new trucks weighing six tons or more will feature a fuel-cell powertrain.
At the beginning of this year, Bosch started making prototypes for electrolysis using proton exchange membranes, the reverse of the energy conversion method used in mobile fuel cells. Starting in the fall, the company intends to make 1.25-megawatt prototypes available for pilot applications. It claims it is on track to start volume production in 2025.
Bosch, along with many major automakers and suppliers, is exploring several options for the use of hydrogen. Stationary solid-oxide fuel cells can be used for the distributed supply of power and heat. In a pilot project at the hospital in Erkelenz, near Cologne in Germany, Bosch wants to use this technology to achieve overall efficiency of 90%. The micropower plant there will initially run on natural gas, but can be converted to green hydrogen.
Apart from the fuel-cell powertrain, Bosch is also working on the hydrogen engine, developing systems for both port and direct injection of hydrogen. This technical solution is particularly suitable for heavy vehicles on long hauls with heavy loads.
“A hydrogen engine can do everything a diesel engine does, but on top of that, it is carbon neutral. It also allows a fast and cost-effective entry into hydrogen-based mobility,” Heyn said. One major claimed advantage is that more than 90% of the development and manufacturing technologies needed for it already exist. The H2 engine is expected to be launched starting in 2024. Bosch said it had four orders for production projects from all the major economic regions, and expects six-figure unit volumes by 2030.
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