The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks are the first heavy duty liquid hydrogen trucks in Europe, benefiting from a range of more than 1000 km they are able to carry the same payload as a conventional diesel vehicle. Along with Amazon, Air Products, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz, we are working with Daimler Truck to run their first trial fleet in Germany.
From left to right: Seifi Ghasemi (Air Products), Caroline Stancell (Air Products), Benoit Robinot-Bertrand (Amazon), Roger Haschka (Holcim), Martin Daum (Daimler Truck), Hildegard Müller (VDA), David De Clerck (Ineos Inovyn), Dirk Dupon (Ineos Inovyn), Frédéric Derumeaux (VERVAEKE), Dr. Micha Lege (Wiedmann & Winz), Jens Langer (DP World) and Rainer Müller-Finkeldei (Mercedes-Benz Trucks). Image: Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Running over the next 12 months, INEOS will make around 250 customer deliveries across the Rheinberg area to understand fuel-cell technology in real-life operations, with an ambition to expand deliveries into Belgium and the Netherlands next year.
“Hydrogen is a game-changing energy solution that will transform truck transportation and help us achieve a zero-emission future. As both a major producer and consumer of low-carbon hydrogen, INEOS is in a unique position to help drive this change. We are delighted to be working with Daimler Truck,” says Wouter Bleukx, Business Director Hydrogen at INEOS Inovyn.
Wouter adds, “INEOS is committed to reaching Net Zero and Daimler’s pioneering trial, is an exciting opportunity to help accelerate this transition. We transport nearly 3 million tonnes of PVC annually and continually look at ways to reduce our CO2 footprint.”
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“INEOS invests in and prioritises hydrogen production and storage, we believe that our innovations are leading the charge in creating a cleaner energy ecosystem that has hydrogen at its heart. We are Europe’s largest operator of electrolysis with over 125 years of experience, but to continue bringing low carbon hydrogen solutions to market we will need significant support from governments to encourage infrastructure investment and business confidence.”
The trial also provides INEOS Inovyn’s PVC customers with the opportunity to reduce Scope 3 emissions and strengthen their own green credentials.
