Where Hydrogen is Heading

The fast acceleration in fuel cell technology in recent years means any development strategy has to be flexible, no-one can be sure exactly where hydrogen is heading. From a decarbonisation standpoint, talking about propulsion systems, it’s certainly transforming what we have today, from diesel into zero emission, battery electric and fuel cell. So, it’s battery electric and hydrogen based propulsion. Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group jointly established Cellcentric as a joint venture for development, manufacturing, industrialisation and commercialisation of fuel cell systems. Add to this the battery which fuel cell designs need between the cell itself and the electric motor and then there is the mass of the electric motor which powers the driveline.