The Fair is being held 7-11 April 2014.
The fuel cell effort, called the "Auto-Stack CORE" network, includes nine European automobile manufacturers, system integrators and component suppliers, along with five research institutes.
During the trade fair, the network will be set up in at stand D50 in hall 27 to provide information on its latest projects in the fields of battery technology, electrolysis and solar power storage systems. Participants will also discuss how their efforts are laying the foundation for mass production.
The project is striving to develop automotive fuel cells with optimised components and includes a comprehensive test programme and ongoing cost analysis.
One of the aims is also to set up the industrial core of a fuel cell industry in Europe. This cross-border project will continue until 2016. The total project budget is €14.7 million, with the EU providing €7.7 million in funding.
The new fuel cells are to meet the vehicle requirements pertaining to performance, durability and safety, while also enabling a significant cost reduction.
The group says the bundling of European expertise is urgently required in order to be able to stand up to the Asian competition in the emerging fuel cells market: in Japan, large numbers of fuel cell cars will be coming onto the market from around 2015, and Korea has already begun production of fuel cell vehicles.
For additional information:
Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg
