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News/Archive
Where do we come from? Where are we now? Where are we going?
These are the key questions that underpin our work. In this sense, we document the future as it unfolds shaped by successes and setbacks alike, which drive our experience and move us forward.
Dr. Ernst Fleischhacker, Founder
Von der Erzeugungsregelung zur Netzanschlusspunktregelung
The growing integration of distributed generation, electrical storage, flexible loads, electric mobility, and power-to-hydrogen technologies is changing the function of classical electrical customer installations. Modern microgrids coordinate generation, storage,...
Vehicle-to-Production als Teil des datengetriebenen Energiemanagements
In operational energy systems, electric commercial vehicles have so far mainly been regarded as additional loads. Vehicle-to-Production (V2P) extends this view: within their operational availability, the traction batteries of electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs)...
Can a Problem-Oriented Methodology Be Generalized?
Critical Reviewer Edition of the original 1994 publication Methodological Problem-Oriented Approach for a Future-Oriented Water Management Concept Why revisit a methodological paper more than three decades after its first publication? The answer is not found in the...
10 Years of Green Energy Center Europe: Building the Bridge to a Climate-Neutral and Autonomous Energy System
A Decade of Operational Learning Along the Brenner Hydrogen Corridor On 16 June 2026, the Green Energy Center Europe celebrated its tenth anniversary by returning to the place where its story began. Exactly ten years after the first long-distance journey of a...
10 Years of Green Energy Center Europe: Hyundai Presents the All-New NEXO Along the Historic Brenner Hydrogen Corridor
Introduction On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Green Energy Center Europe, Codex Partner Hyundai Import GmbH and the Green Energy Center Europe Codex Partnership presented the All-New Hyundai NEXO during a commemorative press event in Innsbruck. The...
H2CoVE 2nd Ecosystem Talk at the Green Energy Center Europe: Validating Stakeholder Perspectives for Regional Hydrogen Skills Development
On 17 June 2026, the Green Energy Center Europe hosted the second H2CoVE Ecosystem Talk as part of the Green Energy Center Europe Close Codex Partner Meeting. The meeting brought together Close Codex Partners to exchange current status reports, present ongoing project...
10 Years of Green Energy Center Europe:Media Reports Reflect Europe’s Hydrogen Transition
Introduction Ten years after the establishment of the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck, two major Austrian newspapers reported on the anniversary and the presentation of Hyundai's All-New NEXO.While both articles focus on recent developments in hydrogen...
10 Jahre Green Energy Center Europe: Neuer Hyundai NEXO zeigt nächsten Schritt der Wasserstoffmobilität am Brenner-Korridor
Innsbruck/Bozen Vor zehn Jahren wurde das Green Energy Center Europe (GEC) in Innsbruck anlässlich der ersten Wasserstofffahrt von Bergen in Norwegen nach Bozen eröffnet. Die damalige Flotte von Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) demonstrierte erstmals...
Ten Years of Green Energy Center Europe: Hyundai Presents the All-New NEXO at the Brenner Hydrogen Corridor
On June 16, 2026, the Green Energy Center Europe (GEC) in Innsbruck celebrated its tenth anniversary. Together with long-standing Codex Partner Hyundai Austria, the organization presented the Hyundai All-New NEXO and reflected on ten years of hydrogen mobility...
10 Years GEC × Hyundai ×Codex: Building the Bridge to a Climate-Neutral and Autonomous Energy System
Ten years ago, the Green Energy Center Europe was inaugurated in Innsbruck during the first hydrogen journey from Norway to Italy along the Brenner Corridor. Since then, Hyundai Austria, FEN Systems, FEN Research and the Green Energy Center Europe Codex Partnership...
REINFORCE – The Living Hydrogen Future: Transporting a Hydrogen System from Heide to Innsbruck
A 2,300 km journey from Innsbruck to Northern Germany and back becomes a practical observation of hydrogen system development in Europe. While a Hyundai ALL-NEW-NEXO fuel cell vehicle serves as the transport platform, the central story is the integration of a compact...
Public and Private Stakeholders Gather in Heraklion to Explore Crete’s Green Hydrogen Potential
The TRIĒRĒS project successfully organised the “Public & Private Consultation on Crete’s Green Hydrogen Potential” on 29 May 2026 at the FORTH Science and Cultural Center in Heraklion. The event brought together representatives from the Region of Crete, the Cretan...
European Hydrogen Mobility: From Green Corridor to Operational Regional Systems
European hydrogen mobility can be understood as a long-term target convergence process in which infrastructure development, industrial innovation, operational learning and contribution-capable actors gradually contribute to climate-neutral and energy-autonomous energy...
Villach Launches Austria’s Largest Hydrogen Bus Fleet
The launch of Austria’s largest hydrogen bus fleet in Villach illustrates the transition from demonstration projects toward operational regional hydrogen mobility systems. The case highlights the importance of infrastructure integration, practical learning processes...
H2CoVE Visit to Tyrol: Hydrogen Skills Meet Operational System History
The recent H2CoVE activities in Tyrol brought European participants to Innsbruck, the Green Energy Center Europe, Living Lab environments, and Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol. The programme illustrated how hydrogen skills development gains practical relevance when...
Kufstein Bachelor Students Explore Applied Energy Systems at GEC Europe
FH Kufstein students explored applied energy systems at GEC Europe. Within the Living Lab environment, students connected academic education with practical infrastructure insights, real operational contexts and climate-neutral energy solutions. Such learning formats...
From Asymptotic Convergence to Exponential Divergence: The Zillertalbahn 2020+ Case as an Empirical Manifestation of Increasing System Uncertainty
This article analyses the Zillertalbahn 2020+ project as a longitudinal case of systemic divergence. Based on documented project configurations (2016) and current media discourse (2025–2026), it demonstrates how a previously converging system solution can transition...
Leserbrief zur Zillertalbahn zeigt zunehmende Unsicherheit im Problemlösungsprozess
Ein Leserbrief in der Tiroler Tageszeitung vom April 2026 zeigt, dass zentrale Fragen zur Zillertalbahn erneut offen diskutiert werden. Infrastruktur, Eigentumsstruktur und technologische Ausrichtung erscheinen gleichzeitig verhandelbar. Der Beitrag wird im...
Hydrogen Skills as System Infrastructure
Hydrogen skills have become a critical infrastructure layer for the reconstruction of the energy system. Based on historical and current cases from the GEC Living Lab, this article shows that H2 training, vocational education, Living Lab implementation, HyWest,...
Informationsstruktur als Engstelle im Umbau des Energiesystems: Systemische Einordnung des SDP-Forderungspapiers im Kontext von Ressourcenbewirtschaftungssystemen
Der Beitrag von Jörg Ortjohann zum SDP-Forderungspapier 03/2026 bildet den Anlass für die vorliegende Betrachtung. Die dort formulierten Anforderungen an Transparenz, Koordination und Beschleunigung lassen sich systemisch als Hinweis auf eine zentrale Engstelle lesen:...
From institutional alignment to operational convergence: The FLEXI workshops and the Skopje meeting in the context of the GEC Living Lab
The FLEXI workshops in March 2026 and the subsequent presentation of the FLEXI project in Skopje reflect consecutive steps in energy system reconstruction: the alignment of institutional actors and the continuation of this process towards operational system function....
FLEXI Project Showcased at High-Level Energy Cooperation Event in Skopje, Macedonia
FLEXI was presented by project coordinator Prof. Dr. Sashko Ristov at the event “Energy that Connects: Macedonia – Austria, Partnership for the Future”, held on 31 March 2026 at the Austrian Library at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (UKIM) in Skopje, Macedonia....
Zillertalbahn: Finanzierung verdeckt die eigentliche Systementscheidung
Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Zillertalbahn konzentriert sich noch immer auf Finanzierungsfragen und politische Auseinandersetzungen. Sichtbar wird dabei vor allem die kurzfristige Umsetzbarkeit einzelner Maßnahmen. Weniger beachtet bleibt jedoch die zugrunde...
The GEC Living Lab: Beyond Sector Coupling and Conventional Energy Transition
The GEC Living Lab emerged from more than ten years of operational system development under real conditions. Fragmented institutional structures often prevent goal convergence even where technical solutions exist. The Living Lab functions as a bounded environment in...
FLEXI Use Case Workshops March 2026
Aligning Use Cases for the Next Project Steps In March 2026, the FLEXI project held its first series of use case workshops, bringing together use case providers and technical partners to build a shared understanding of the project’s four demonstrators and align them...
Systemische Grundlagen der Ressourcenbewirtschaftung: Nachhaltigkeit, Kreislaufwirtschaft und Ziel-Konvergenzprozesse
Systemische Grundlagen der Ressourcenbewirtschaftung zeigen, dass Nachhaltigkeit nicht als statischer Zielzustand, sondern als fortlaufender Stabilisierungsprozess zwischen Ressourcenverfügbarkeit, Bedarf und Bedarfsdeckung verstanden werden muss. Zielkonvergenz...
TRIERES at the 10th CEE Hydrogen Summit 2026
The TRIERES project was presented at the 10th CEE Hydrogen Summit in Prague from 25th to 26th of February 2026, where Greece’s pioneering Hydrogen Valley initiative was showcased to a broad audience of European policymakers, industry representatives and hydrogen...
Gasnetzkosten als Ausdruck eines verschobenen Transformationszeitpunkts
Ein Medienbericht über steigende Kosten im Gasnetz beschreibt das Spannungsfeld zwischen sinkender Nutzung und weiterhin erforderlichem Betrieb der Infrastruktur. Rückbau verursacht hohe Einmalaufwendungen, Weiterbetrieb langfristige Kosten. Die Diskussion wird häufig...
Zillertalbahn: Was die neuen Zeitungsberichte wirklich zeigen
Die Diskussion um die Zukunft der Zillertalbahn ist wieder in den Schlagzeilen. Doch zwischen Finanzierung, neuen Zügen und politischen Zuständigkeiten verändert sich etwas Grundlegenderes: der Zusammenhang, in dem über das Projekt gesprochen wird. This analysis...
REINFORCE Workshop: Quantum AI in operating energy infrastructures
The workshop at Green Energy Center Europe marked a deliberate starting point for engaging with Quantum AI not as an abstract future technology, but as a system-relevant approach embedded in ongoing project development activities. From the outset, the exchange was...
Bringing Together Education, Research and Innovation
On 13 January 2026, the Green Energy Center Europe hosted a Living Lab workshop for 25 MSc students of Energy and Sustainability Management from the University of Applied Sciences in Kufstein. The workshop brought together educational, research and innovation...
E-Carsharing an der Universität Innsbruck: Ausbau der Flotte im Living Lab EWest
Die Universität Innsbruck erweitert ihr E-Carsharing für Mitarbeiter:innen: Aus zwei Fahrzeugen wird ab Jänner 2026 eine Flotte aus vier modernen Elektrofahrzeugen. Der Ausbau ist Teil des Living Lab EWest am Green Energy Center Europe – dort, wo reale Betriebsabläufe...
Media-Induced Decoupling of System Innovations: The Zillertalbahn 2020+ Case and HyWest as a Knowledge-Densification Vector
This research paper presents a longitudinal media analysis of the Zillertalbahn 2020+ project (2015–2026) based on a complete dataset of regional newspaper coverage. It identifies an inverse relationship between media intensity and factual depth, showing that as...
FLEXI & REINFORCE meet H2CoVE: Living Lab Workshop at GEC Europe
Education, Research and Innovation Meet in the Living Lab On 13 January 2026, the Green Energy Center Europe hosted a Living Lab workshop for 25 MSc students in Energy and Sustainability Management from the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein. The event created a...
The Living Lab at Green Energy Center: Status 2025
The Living Lab at the Green Energy Center did not begin as a planned research infrastructure. It emerged because during the implementation of the regional energy transition, practical problems appeared that could not be handled within existing organisational or...
FLEXI Kicks Off in Austria: Three Days of Collaboration and Technical Alignment
In mid-December, FLEXI officially launched with its kick-off meeting and first general assembly in Austria, hosted by the University of Innsbruck. During the three-day event (17–19 December 2025), project partners, use case leaders and advisory board members came...
HyWest Analysis 2025 – From Strategy to Regional Hydrogen Implementation
Insights and systemic lessons from the WIVA P&G HyWest hydrogen project completion, governance, coordination, and regional energy transformation in Tyrol.The following reflections are based on the implementation experience documented in the HyWest project...
FLEXI Method Framework, Operationalising a Coordination-Based Infrastructure Model for Renewable Energy Systems
Transferable coordination framework for renewable energy systems developed within the EU FLEXI project and based on the 1994 published infrastructure logistics model underlying Green Energy Center activities. Scientific lineage The methodological approach presented...
Hydrogen Truck Driver Training, Second Course within H2CoVE and HyWest Activities
Following the successful first hydrogen truck driver training on 13 May 2025, a second training workshop was held on 3 December 2025 at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck for truck drivers from the Tyrolean food retailer MPREIS. This follow-up session marked...
Hyundai unveils the new NEXO, but Europe is closing hydrogen stations. What does that really mean?
With the launch of the new Hyundai NEXO in Korea, a decisive question arises in Europe: while hydrogen stations are being closed, Hyundai doubles down on fuel-cell mobility. What does this mean for the energy transition and for the future role of hydrogen in our...
Zillertalbahn 2020+: Why Stepping Back from a Hydrogen System was more than a Technology Decision
Why the Zillertalbahn 2020+ hydrogen project was not just a train decision, but a system innovation linking mobility, energy and Hydrogen Valleys in Central Europe: The withdrawal from the project “Zillertalbahn 2020+ – energy autonomous with hydrogen” is often framed...
Zillertalbahn 2020+: Warum der Rückzug vom Wasserstoff-System mehr ist als eine Technologieentscheidung
Auslöser von neuerlichen Debatten rund um das Projekt Zillertalbahn 2020+ sind zwei aufeinanderfolgende Ausgaben der Tiroler Tageszeitung über die Finanzierung des Projekts „Akku-Hybrid-Züge mit Teil-Oberleitung“ für die Zillertalbahn mit den Headlines: „Bund zahlt...
Zillertalbahn 2020+: Ist die Finanzierung für das Akku-Zug-Projekt jetzt gesichert ?
Der genaue Blick unter die Headlines der jüngsten Zeitungsartikel zeigt, dass die Finanzierung für die Akku-Hybrid-Züge im Zillertal noch nicht gesichert ist. Mit der Umsetzung der Akku-Hybrid-Züge ist erst ab 2030 zu rechnen, - also rund 10 Jahre später als die beim...
Test Drive of the MCV Hydrogen Bus: H2Alpin meets WIVA P&G HyWest
On 13 November 2025, an important demonstration for the future of zero-emission mobility in Tyrol took place as part of the H2Alpin research project: the new hydrogen-powered intercity bus from manufacturer MCV completed a demanding test drive from Kematen via Praxmar...
MPREIS → Tyczka: Why This Transition Matters for Europe’s Green Hydrogen Economy
A New Beginning for Hydrogen in the Alps The MPREIS Hydrogen facility in Völs, Austria – once a pioneering symbol of the Tirol 2050 energieautonom strategy – has entered a new chapter. In October 2025, Tyczka Hydrogen GmbH announced the full acquisition of MPREIS...
State Visit: The German president visited our Codex and project partner AQT with his Austrian host
The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited our Codex and Project partner, AQT, accompanied by his Austrian counterpart, President Alexander Van der Bellen, and the Tyrol Governor, Anton Mattle. The focus of the visit was the ambitious vision, 'Europe must...
WIVA P&G Project Completion – Regional Hydrogen Economy in Tyrol
HyWest is an Austrian flagship regional hydrogen implementation project within the WIVA P&G programme, integrating production, refuelling infrastructure and mobility applications in Tyrol between 2020 and 2025.This page documents the official completion...
Hydrogen between Hope and Hype, from Innsbruck to Athens
From the Alps to the Aegean, a Hydrogen Journey Linking Generations: On 30 September 2025, Austria’s last public hydrogen refuelling station, operated by OMV in Innsbruck, closed. At around the same time, Motor Oil Group inaugurated a new station in Greece. To mark...
2nd General Assembly Meeting of the TRIĒRĒS Project in Groningen
On 14–15 October 2025 the partners of the TRIĒRĒS Hydrogen Valley project met in Groningen (Netherlands) for their second General Assembly. The meeting combined technical visits to regional hydrogen infrastructure with strategic discussions on project progress and...
Closure of the Innsbruck Hydrogen Station – A Systemic View on 2015 – 2025
The closure of the last operational OMV hydrogen refuelling station in Innsbruck on 30 September 2025 marks the loss of the West–East and North–South hub within the EU’s Green Brenner Corridor. Although Europe’s hydrogen highway — stretching today from Norway to...
HySelect project receives the hy-fcell Award 2025 in the “Research & Development” category!
The HySelect EU consortium won the hy-fcell Award 2025 in the Research & Development category, recognising its advances toward solar-driven green hydrogen via the SO₂ Depolarized Electrolyser (SDE). At hy-fcell International Expo and Conference in Stuttgart,...
Neue Akku-Bahn im Zillertal soll nun 190 Mio Euro kosten
"Ohne Finanzierungskosten werden für die Akkuzüge und Infrastruktur nun bereits 190 Millionen Euro veranschlagt, wobei auf die Züge rund 90 Millionen entfallen." schreibt die Tiroler Tageszeitung am 8.10.2025. Am 5.10. schreibt die Zeitung noch: "bis zu 140 Millionen...
REINFORCE, Quantum Computing and Systemic Decision Spaces in Energy Systems – A systemic perspective from the GEC Codex Partnership
With the increasing complexity of energy systems, the challenge of coordinating supply, demand and system constraints is no longer primarily technological, but computational and systemic.High shares of renewables, sector coupling, storage, conversion technologies and...
Bis zu 140 Millionen Euro die Akku-Hybrid Bahn im Zillertal notwendig
"Dass sich die Umrüstung von einem Diesel- auf einen Akku- Hybrid-Antrieb bis 2030 ausgeht, ist wohl nicht mehr realistisch. Denn nicht nur die Infrastruktur muss bereitgestellt wer- den, auch sechs Akku-Züge müssen bestellt werden..." Tiroler Tageszeitung 5.10.2025:
EMPL hydrogen-powered refrigerated body in use at JuVe Automotion
Recently, the trade magazine TRAKTUELL published an article in its 4/2025 issue about EMPL's hydrogen-powered refrigerated body, which was specially developed for Austria's first Hyundai Xcient 6x2 FCE truck. The truck, which runs emission-free on hydrogen will be...
Hyundai launches hydrogen bus with 960 km of range
The new hydrogen bus from the Hyundai Motor Company showcases the company's ongoing dedication to developing hydrogen mobility solutions. We are proud to be working with Hyundai Austria within the Codex Partnership of the Green Energy Centre Europe to implement the...
Launch of the H2CoVE Piloting Course by FEN Research for HTL Kramsach
Piloting Course Overview FEN Research successfully launched the first piloting course within the Hydrogen Centres of Vocational Excellence project in Austria for students of the HTL Kramsach Glass and Chemicals. Hosted at the Green Energy Centre Europe in Innsbruck,...
HySelect presented at FH Kufstein – A new step in the Codex transformation path
As Codex Partner of the Green Energy Center Europe, FEN Research presented the HySelect concept during Sustainability Week 2025 at the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein. The project demonstrates how solar heat and hydrogen can be combined in a scalable...
Farewell Tour Marks Turning Point in Hydrogen Mobility in Central Europe
As the Green Energy Center Europe approaches its 10-year anniversary, a symbolic "Farewell Tour" has drawn attention to a major shift in the hydrogen mobility landscape. Four hydrogen refueling stations in Germany and Austria have closed permanently, underscoring the...
Zillertalbahn: Die Zukunft verspielt
Während die in der Schweiz die auf Basis einer öffentlichen Ausschreibung seit 2019 abrufbaren Wasserstoff-Schmalspurzuggarnituren für das Zillertal zusammen mit der HyWest Wasserstoff-Logistik-Infrastruktur schon längst zwischen Jenbach und Mayrhofen ihren Dienst an...
Strategie Tirol 2050 energieautonom: Woher kommen wir?, Wo stehen wir? Wohin gehen wir?
Immer öfters gerät die im Jahr 2014 öffentlich präsentierte Tiroler Energie-, Klima-, und Ressourcen-Strategie "Tirol 2050 energieautonom" in den Mittelpunkt von Diskussionen. Der mit dieser Langfrist-Strategie verbundene „Umbau des Energiesystems“ wird seit 2016 auch...
Hydrogrn Truck Driver Training, HyWest meets H2Alpin and H2CoVE
Austria’s one and only Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen truck was powered and provided by Green Energy Center Europe Codex Partners Ewald Perwög and Thomas Thaler, Chiefs of JuVe AutoMotion GmbH and Roland Punzengruber, CEO of Hyundai Austria. After being delivered in...
Zillertalbahn soll ab 2030 nun endgültig mit Akku-Hybrid-Zügen fahren
Die Tiroler Tageszeitung berichtet über den Durchbruch für den Zillertaler für Akku-Hybrid-Zug, nachdem es in den vergangenen Monaten gab es immer wieder Kontroversen wegen der zu langsam voranschreitenden Umrüstung auf einen umweltfreundlichen Antrieb zwischen der...
OMV schließt zentrale Wasserstoff-Pioniertankstelle auf Europas Wasserstoffautobahnen in Innsbruck
Zehn Jahre nach der erwartungsvollen Eröffnung der Wasserstofftankstelle in Innsbruck wird nun von der OMV auch die zentrale Wasserstoff-Pioniertankstelle auf den europäischen Wasserstoffautobahnen von Nord nach Süd und Ost nach West geschlossen. OMV schließt...
Hyundai’s new EU standard Fuel Cell City Bus at Mobility Move in Berlin
Roland Punzengruber and his team have developed a promising EU hydrogen bus product based on HYUNDAI's ELEC CITY concept. The development of the new EU standard hydrogen bus was carried out within the HyBus Implementation Project of the HyWest Research Laboratory of...
Inbetriebnahme des neuen EU Standard Wasserstoffbusses von Hyundai in Wien
Seit 2021 wird der Hyundai ELEC CITY im Rahmen des HyBus Projektes in Österreich getestet. Nun geht das eigens auf EU Standards ausgelegte Fahrzeug in einen 3-jährigen Erprobungszeitraum bei den Wiener Linien. Hyundai hat dafür ein neues Fahrgestell entwickelt, das...
The HySelect EU-Project team gathered in Rome
Our Codex Partner FEN Research is Part of this european Project Consortium of the HySelect project. On the 12th and 13th of March the HySelect EU project team met in Rome for a project meeting. In two productive days, the progress achieved in the ongoing work packages...
H2-WIKI für die objektivierte Bewertung von Wasserstoff-Anwendungen
Beim Umbau des Energiesystems auf Klimaneutralität und Autonomie spielt der "Power to Hydrogen" Prozess in Ergänzung zum "Power on Demand" Prozess eine wesentliche und mit entscheidende Rolle. Auch im Gebäudesektor kann die Anwendung von Wasserstoff Vorteile bringen....
Wieder Streit, Rechnungshof soll Zillertalbahn durchleuchten
"Unter den Zillertaler Bürgermeistern regt sich seit Wochen Unmut, weil ihnen alles zu langsam geht. Bis 2030 soll schließlich die Umstellung erfolgen, die Dieselfahrzeuge haben außerdem schon längst ihr „Lebensende“ erreicht. Verdruss herrscht auch auf...
Codex Partner WOLFTANK und EDC melden Wachstum mit Wasserstoff
Wolftank und seine niederösterreichische Tochter EDC Anlagentechnik in Tulln, wo Wolftank einen Großteil seiner Wasserstofftechnologie produziert, berichten über Erfolge mit den mobilen Tanklösungen in Containern, die im Rahmen des F&E Projektes HySnowGroomer...
Challenges for Green Energy Centre Europe’s Codex Partnership
The transition to a sustainable and climate-neutral energy system is a fundamental challenge of our time. The Green Energy Center Europe, through its Codex Partnership, is committed to overcoming obstacles in the energy transformation and advancing green energy...
Achievements as a result of the Green Energy Center Europe Codex Partnership Review
2024 has been a year of growth and transformation at the Green Energy Center Europe, marking significant milestones in the journey toward a climate-neutral and autonomous energy system. Key achievements include: Hydrogen Advancements: Progress in the WIVA P&G...
Our hydrogen cars are celebrating their 10th and 5th anniversaries
The world's first and second series of hydrogen cars from hyundai are being operated by FEN Systems at the Green Energy Center Europe as car sharing vehicles.The world's first production Hyundai ix35 FCEV has now been in operation for 10 years and the second...
Die Pannenserie bei Wasserstoffzügen in der BRD hält an
ZDF 15.2.2025: Fiasko bei Wasserstoffzügen. “Wasserstoffzüge statt Dieselloks – die Taunusbahn wollte klimafreundlich werden. Doch die neuen Züge hatten immer wieder Pannen. Jetzt sind wieder alte Dieselloks unterwegs.” Mehr dazu siehe ZDF Fiasko bei Wasserstoffzügen....
Indiens Wasserstoffzug soll der beste der Welt werden
The Hans India 8.2.2025, India’s first hydrogen train to be world’s best. Die indische Eisenbahn hat ein hochmodernes Projekt zur Entwicklung des ersten Wasserstoffzuges des Landes in Angriff genommen, der zu den längsten und am stärksten angetriebenen...
Akku-Zug-Umsetzung sorgt für Krach im Zillertal
Die Tiroler Tageszeitung berichtet: "Zwischen den Zillertaler Bürgermeistern und dem Land Tirol kracht es. So befürchtet Fügens Ortschef Dominik Mainusch (VP) eine Verstaatlichung der Privatbahn. Verkehrslandesrat Zumtobel wirft er Verschleppungstaktik vor. Dieser...
Mehr Respekt und Verantwortungsgefühl anstatt Hype und Dogmatik, auch für E-Mobilität mit Wasserstoff
Elektroauto-news berichtet, dass für die "Heidekrautbahn in Brandenburg derzeit nicht ausreichend Wasserstoff zum Betanken der Züge verfügbar ist" und zieht den Schluss, dass "Batteriezüge die günstigere Lösung" sind. Das Pro und Contra von Batterie- und...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Our country and the Green Energy Center Europe are covered in a delicate blanket of white snow, which will continue to grow today. The peaceful light of Christmas 2024 can now spread over it, and the New Year 2025 can reshape itself based on what we've succeeded and...
Wieder Debatten über Zillertalbahn im Rahmen der Akku-Zug-Umsetzung
Die Tiroler Tageszeitung berichtet: "Rund um die Zillertalbahn gibt es wieder Debatten. Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender Franz Hörl beklagt, dass es unbedingt die vereinbarte Finanzspritze benötigt, damit die alten Dieselzüge bis zur Umrüstung auf Akku-Züge weiterfahren...
Bayerns erster Wasserstoffzug pendelt fahrplanmäßig zwischen Augsburg und Füssen
BR 24 berichtet unter dem Titel: Klimaschonend: Fahrplanstart für Bayerns ersten Wasserstoffzug, dass nun auch der erste Wasserstoffzug in Bayern fahrplanmäßig zunächst zwischen Augsburg und Füssen pendeln wird und: "Bayerns Schienenverkehr revolutionieren wird die...
Streit um Zillertalbahn-Prüfung: Kommt eine gesamthafte Überprüfung durch den Rechnungshof?
Nach acht Jahren Projektentwicklung “Zillertalbahn 2020+ energieautonom mit Wasserstoff” hat sich das Land Tirol im Jahr 2024 nach einem öffentlich ausgetragenen "Expertenstreit" plötzlich für den Einsatz von Akku- statt Wasserstoffzügen entschieden. Rund um den...
Codex Partner Meeting Green Energy Center Europe 2024
Gemeinsam mit führenden Industriepartnern und innovativen Start-ups haben wir heute auf zehn Jahre intensive Entwicklungsarbeit und acht Jahre erfolgreiche Codex-Partnerschaft am Green Energy Center Europe zurückgeblickt. Dabei konnten wir bedeutende Meilensteine...
Poster Presentation by DLR at SolarPACES Conference 2024
At the 30th SolarPACES Conference, held in Rome from the 8th to 11th of October 2024, project partners ENEA and DLR promoted the HySelect project with the official project leaflet and roll-up as well as a poster and oral presentations! The poster presentation was...
First Hydrogen truck from Hyundai arrives at MPreis facility in Völs
In September 2024, the Tyrolean food retailer MPREIS marked a significant milestone in Austria's sustainable transport sector by introducing a new Hyundai XCIENT Hydrogen-powered truck into regular operation at its facility in Völs. The truck was delivered by Hyundai...
HySelect 21-Month and Mid-term Review Meeting
The HySelect 21-month project meeting, along with the mid-term review, took place on the 25th of September, 2024, in Belgium. Hosted by German Aerospace Center (DLR), the event gathered consortium partners in Brussels for productive discussions. During the meeting,...
MPREIS Hydrogen Project: Press Kit Now Available on NewsRoom.pr
The MPREIS Hydrogen Project is the spearhead for the development of a green hydrogen economy in Central Europe. The related news is consolidated in the MPREIS Hydrogen Press Kit on NewsRoonm.pr, providing a comprehensive overview of the project's...
HyBus Project: ZEMoS meets HyBus in Salzburg
Austria's first hydrogen bus, implemented as part of the HyBus Implementation project with Wiener Linien in Vienna, is being tested in Salzburg's local public transport system as part of the Zero Emission Mobility Salzburg (ZEMoS) project. Salzburg...
Tyrolean Hydrogen Drone Project was presented at the Austrian and Greek Hydrogen Valley Workshop at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck
TWINS GmbH together with FEN Research GmbH presented the Tyrolean Hydrogen Drone Project at the the Austrian and Greek Hydrogen Valley Workshop as part of the European project TRIĒRĒS held on 10 July 2024 at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck. The TRIĒRĒS...
TRIĒRĒS Hydrogen Valley Consortium visits the HyWest Project Facilities at MPREIS
The Hydrogen Valley experience and knowledge exchange between the TRIĒRĒS Consortium and the Austrian WIVA P&G HyWest Consortium took place in a workshop at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck, Austria, on the 10th of July 2024. The TRIĒRĒS project aims to...
Meeting of the Austrian and Greek Hydrogen Valley representatives at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck
The Hydrogen Valley experience and knowledge exchange between the TRIĒRĒS Consortium and the Austrian WIVA P&G HyWest Consortium took place in a workshop at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck, Austria, on the 10th of July 2024. After a welcome note by...
Politik fordert erneut Oberleitung und Normalspur für die Zillertalbahn
Tiroler Tageszeitung Einmal mehr fordert die Liste Fritz eine Rechnungshofprüfung bei der Zillertalbahn, bevor die Landesregierung Tiroler Steuergeld zuschießt. „Unter der Ägide von Aufsichtsratschef Franz Hörl ist die Luftblase vom Wasserstoffzug aufgeblasen worden,...
Umrüstung der Zillertalbahn auf Akku-Betrieb nicht vor 2030 möglich?
Tiroler Tageszeitung "Die Zillertalbahn legte im Vorjahr insgesamt 625.564 Kilometer im Personenverkehr zurück. 900.000 Liter Diesel wurden verbraucht. Aufsichtsratschef der Zillertalbahn Franz Hörl rechnet nicht damit,dass die Umrüstung auf einen Akku-Betrieb vor...
Land Tirol prüft Oberleitung für Akku-Hybrid-Züge der Zillertalbahn
Tiroler Tageszeitung "Das Land macht bei der Zillertalbahn jetzt Nägel mit Köpfen: Bis Jahresende werden die Abschnitte für elektrische Ladepunkte geprüft, bei denen die Akku-Hybrid-Züge bzw. Batteriezüge aufgeladen werden könnten. Die Hybridvariante dürfte letztlich...
Tyrolean Hydrogen Drone successfully completed a 3-hour test flight
The Tyrolean company Twins GmbH, together with the Hydrogen Drone consortium, carried out the three-hour test flight required by the research project. The Tyrolean hydrogen drone was developed under the coordination of FH Kufstein Tirol Bildungs GmbH together...
Business Case Wasserstoffbahn: Know-How aus Österreich hat internationale Geltung
Business Case Wasserstoffbahn - von der Ressource bis zur Mobilitätsdienstleistung Seit September 2021 arbeitetet das österreichische Konsortium "WIVA P&G HyTrain" bestehend aus der Konsortialführerin FEN Sustain Systems GmbH mit Sitz am Green Energy Center Europe...
Hydrogen Trains: International knowledge & experience exchange at the Green Energy Center Europe
On June 25, the consortium partners of the Austrian research competition flagship project "WIVA P&G HyTrain" met at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck with international players from the railroad industry and research institutions to exchange knowledge...
HyBus Project Results Presentation at the Hydrogen Europe Policy Maker Workshop 2024
The "Hydrogen in public transport - perspectives for bus and infrastructure deployment in Europe" online workshop took place on the 26th of June 2024, focusing on the future of hydrogen in public transportation. This workshop was organized by Hydrogen Europe and aimed...
Hydrogen Trains: Live Stream International knowledge & experience exchange
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H2CoVE Project: National University of Lesotho visited Green Energy Center Europe
On 21st June 2024, the National University of Lesotho Energy Research Center visited the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck. The visit was coordinated together with FH Kufstein Tirol, partner of the project H2CoVE in the Tyrolean region. During the meeting, this...
H2CoVE Project: Tyrolean Partners meet at Green Energy Center Europe
On 12th June 2024, the Tyrolean partners of H2CoVE gathered at the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck to strategize on future steps within the region. Task planning and discussions across various work packages were undertaken. This Erasmus+ European Project,...