{"id":12500,"date":"2021-02-04T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T11:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=12500"},"modified":"2021-02-04T12:32:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T11:32:31","slug":"stashh-consortium-eu-fuel-cell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/fuel-cell-bus\/stashh-consortium-eu-fuel-cell\/","title":{"rendered":"StasHH: the European consortium for standardization of fuel cell modules for heavy-duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"u-text-bold\"><strong>StasHH<\/strong> consortium has been launched: it involves \u00a025 leading organisations in\u00a0the hydrogen sector which are joining forces to\u00a0define, develop and\u00a0test the<strong>\u00a0first European standard for\u00a0fuel cell modules for\u00a0heavy duty applications<\/strong>. Among the players we could mention the fuel cell modules provider Ballard Power Systems, Alstom, Nuvera, Proton, Solaris Bus &amp; Coach (that made it public with a press note), Symbio, Toyota VDL.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>standard for\u00a0fuel cell modules<\/strong> may\u00a0be the\u00a0game changer that the\u00a0fuel cell industry requires to\u00a0enhance market competitiveness by\u00a0enabling competition, cost reduction and\u00a0mass production, the partners point out. The\u00a0consortium operating together as\u00a0\u201cStasHH\u201d comprises <strong>11 fuel cell module suppliers, 9 original equipment manufacturers and\u00a05 research, test, engineering and\/or knowledge institutes<\/strong> and\u00a0will standardise physical dimensions, flow and\u00a0digital interfaces, test protocols and\u00a0safety requirements of\u00a0the fuel cell modules that can\u00a0be stacked and\u00a0integrated in\u00a0heavy duty applications like forklifts, buses, trucks, trains, ships, and\u00a0construction equipment.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Solaris_Urbino_12_hydrogen-refuelling-Apr2020-600.jpg\" alt=\"stashh consortium\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<h2>The launch of StasHH consortium<\/h2>\n<p>StasHH consortium receives <strong>7.5 M\u20ac funding from the\u00a0European Union, through the\u00a0Fuel Cells and\u00a0Hydrogen Joint Undertaking<\/strong>, in\u00a0order to\u00a0kickstart the\u00a0adoption of\u00a0fuel cells in\u00a0the heavy duty sector. The\u00a0total budget is\u00a015.2 M\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p>The size nomenclature for\u00a0batteries has\u00a0been well established over time and\u00a0became known as\u00a0the \u201cAA-series\u201d nomenclature and\u00a0has resulted in\u00a0a rapid adoption of\u00a0battery technologies into a\u00a0wide variety of\u00a0applications. A\u00a0similar nomenclature, denoted as\u00a0the \u201cHH-series\u201d is\u00a0envisioned by\u00a0the StasHH consortium for\u00a0fuel cell modules, which are\u00a0at the\u00a0heart of\u00a0any fuel cell system. Upon reaching an\u00a0industrial consensus between fuel cell module suppliers and\u00a0OEMs regarding the\u00a0standard, the\u00a0fuel cell module suppliers in\u00a0the consortium will design and\u00a0develop standardised modules for\u00a0different power classes.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0modules will be\u00a0tested by\u00a0the test centres in\u00a0the consortium upon key\u00a0indicators to\u00a0benchmark performance and\u00a0safety. Meanwhile the\u00a0consortium will make a\u00a0committed and\u00a0devoted effort to\u00a0promote the\u00a0standard at\u00a0the appropriate European and\u00a0international regulation, codes and\u00a0standards platforms to\u00a0enable the\u00a0worldwide adoption of\u00a0the standard. Proper dissemination is\u00a0guaranteed and\u00a0exploitation efforts to\u00a0external fuel cell module suppliers and\u00a0OEMs is\u00a0foreseen.<\/p>\n<h2>StasHH partners, the list<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>25 organisations that are\u00a0part of\u00a0the StasHH consortium<\/strong> are\u00a0Alstom Transport SA, AVL\u00a0List GmbH, Ballard Power Systems Europe A\/S, Centro per\u00a0gli Studi di\u00a0Tecnica Navale CETENA S.p.A., Commissariat \u00e0 l\u2019Energie Atomique et\u00a0aux Energies Alternatives, DAMEN, ElringKlinger Fuelcell Systems Austria GmbH, FCP\u00a0Fuel Cell Powertrain GmbH, FEV\u00a0Europe GmbH (supported by\u00a0FEV Software and\u00a0Testing Solutions GmbH), Freudenberg FST\u00a0GmbH, Future Proof Shipping BV, Hydrogenics GmbH (Hydrogenics GmbH is\u00a0now part of\u00a0Cummins), Intelligent Energy Limited, Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology BV, Netherlands Organization for\u00a0Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe, Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, SINTEF AS, Solaris Bus\u00a0&amp; Coach sp. z\u00a0o.o., Symbio SAS, Toyota Motor Europe NV\/SA, VDL\u00a0Enabling Transport Solutions BV, VDL\u00a0Energy Systems, Volvo Construction Equipment (supported by\u00a0Volvo Technology and\u00a0Volvo Penta), WaterstofNet vzw.<\/p>\n<h2>FCH JU: StasHH project to ramp up hydrogen applications<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/news\/bart-biebuyck-fch-ju-large-deployment-of-h2-buses-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bart Biebuyck<\/strong>, Executive Director, Fuel Cells and\u00a0Hydrogen Joint Undertaking<\/a> (FCH\u00a0JU) said: \u201cWe are\u00a0proud to\u00a0support this strategically\u00a0important project as\u00a0a main step towards the\u00a0decarbonisation of\u00a0the transport sector. The\u00a0project outcomes of\u00a0StasHH will not\u00a0only stimulate greater competition among fuel cell suppliers, but\u00a0will also <strong>enrich the\u00a0offer and\u00a0make it\u00a0easier to\u00a0integrate fuel cells systems in\u00a0heavy-duty powertrains<\/strong>. With its\u00a0specific focus on\u00a0the heavy-truck sector, this project will play an\u00a0essential role in\u00a0reaching the\u00a0common target of\u00a0100.000 trucks by\u00a02030 set\u00a0in the\u00a0joint coalition\u00a0statement of\u00a0industry representatives last December.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<strong>Federico Zenith<\/strong>, coordinator of\u00a0the StasHH consortium: \u201cStasHH is\u00a0Europe&#8217;s best chance to\u00a0jump-start the\u00a0adoption of\u00a0hydrogen in\u00a0heavy-duty mobility, a\u00a0sector that cannot be\u00a0easily electrified with batteries due\u00a0to weight, cost or\u00a0other limitations. Pooling together multiple markets and\u00a0enabling competition, mass production and\u00a0automation, we\u00a0aim to\u00a0make a\u00a0decisive contribution to\u00a0the phase-out of\u00a0fossil fuels and\u00a0to deploy new\u00a0technology for\u00a0a better society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>StasHH consortium has been launched: it involves \u00a025 leading organisations in\u00a0the hydrogen sector which are joining forces to\u00a0define, develop and\u00a0test the\u00a0first European standard for\u00a0fuel cell modules for\u00a0heavy duty applications. Among the players we could mention the fuel cell modules provider Ballard Power Systems, Alstom, Nuvera, Proton, Solaris Bus &amp; Coach (that made it public with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[337,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>StasHH: the European consortium for standardization of fuel cell modules for heavy-duty - Sustainable Bus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"StasHH consortium has been launched: it involves \u00a025 leading organisations in\u00a0the hydrogen sector which are joining forces to\u00a0define, develop and\u00a0test the\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/fuel-cell-bus\/stashh-consortium-eu-fuel-cell\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"StasHH: the European consortium for standardization of fuel cell modules for heavy-duty - 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