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In a meta-analysis for the “H2 Companion” project researchers from Fraunhofer ISI analyzed more than 100 fact checks on hydrogen. The results have been recorded on 77 interactive cards and deliver basic hydrogen knowledge and findings such as market ramp-up, infrastructure or costs: They show for example in which areas hydrogen could be indispensable and where there are more efficient alternatives. The fact check provides well-founded, evidence-based guidance for policymakers, industry and society to plan and shape the long-term use of hydrogen.

The new research project “BEWEGT – The Energy Transition Society” by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) networks and supports numerous research projects in the funding priority “Energy Transition and Society” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). The new web portal www.energiewende-gesellschaft.de now presents the diverse research and the minds behind the projects.

Electric cars play a vital role in lowering transport emissions and meeting climate targets. But if they are to become widespread, we need sufficient charging facilities – also and especially for multi-unit residential buildings. As part of the technology program “ICT for Electric Mobility”, Fraunhofer ISI led a study that examined the attitudes towards the deployment of charging infrastructure in the housing sector and among residents.

On 29 September, the first public megawatt charging system (MCS) for battery-electric trucks in Germany was ceremoniously switched on at the Lipperland Süd service station in the presence of Christian Hirte, the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport. This is part of the HoLa project, “HoLa – High-performance charging for long-haul trucking”, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and the EU. This marked a decisive step toward emission-free long-haul trucking that was taken together with representatives from science, industry, and research.