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Toyota Motor Europe invests in EODev to expand hydrogen solutions Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has become a direct shareholder in EODev (Energy Observer Developments). EODev along with its partners is positioning itself as a leading European designer, assembler and distributor zero-emission energy systems on an industrial scale. In early 2020, EODev and TME Fuel Cell Business integrated Toyota’s leading fuel cell technology in the Energy Observer boat, ahead of its Atlantic and Pacific Ocean crossings. (Earlier post.) This marked Toyota’s expansion into a new business area where it has become a fuel cell technology supplier and integrator. Both companies worked together to develop hydrogen products around the Toyota modular fuel cell system. ....
How hydrogen fuel cells could provide a truly clean energy source for yachts 0shares Rupert Holmes investigates the latest hydrogen fuel cells and asks if they could provide a clean electrical power source for yachts Phil Sharp demonstrating hydrogen fuel cell technology aboard his Class 40 OceansLab. Photo: Olivier Blanchet Nearly a decade ago there was plenty of talk about hydrogen fuel cells becoming the carbon-free future for the automotive industry, yet we rarely hear about it now. So what happened? There are a number of reasons, including lower initial costs for battery powered vehicles in the early part of the electric vehicle revolution, and the high cost of platinum needed as a catalyst for fuel cells, which put the brakes on their adoption. ....