Who’s Calling Shotgun for EU Hydrogen Road Trip?

The European Union has decided to take action on climate change. One recent example of this has been their talk of hydrogen fuel cells as a future means of powering cars. In a bid to show that they have vision in this area, a 6000km journey across Hamburg has taken place.

This was to celebrate the expansion of more refueling stations becoming available across the nations that make up the EU. Thirteen cars set off to cover five major European nations – Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, and Norway. In total, they traveled around a 5,836km journey to eventually reach Hamburg, Germany. They got there just in time for the Hydrogen for Clean Transport Conference that took place on October 25, 2019.

The conference was hailed a major success by those who took part. The journey was not only to show that hydrogen refueling, even along such a vast and diverse area, was possible, but it was also to show the massive and varied advantages that hydrogen can bring to the table.

This journey was possible thanks to the extensive work that is being put in across the European-wide Hydrogen Mobility Europe project. Thanks to that project, more and more areas are able to give hydrogen power to cars. It is a vital part of helping to assess the technical and commercial availability of vehicles, as well as looking at fueling stations and the techniques used to produce hydrogen in the first place.

A symbol of European solidarity?

The place where Europe has always excelled and remained mature has been that of technology; and the project for making hydrogen an available way to drive across the continent is gaining traction.

With over 130 hydrogen refueling stations across Europe, with more than half of them being in Germany, there’s still much work to be done to bring this powerful resource to all of the continent. Ventures like this provide another step into an inevitable hydrogen future.

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