Toyota fuel cell solutions are appropriate for high-load and long-range applications like buses, trucks, boats and trains. They have also been successfully demonstrated for stationary generators.
Toyota fuel cell solutions are appropriate for high-load and long-range applications like buses, trucks, boats and trains. They have also been successfully demonstrated for stationary generators.
We pioneered fuel cells for marine applications by supporting the Energy Observer, the first hydrogen vessel to sail around the world. This marked our expansion into a new business area where we are working with specialized marine industry partners. Together with EODev we developed a hydrogen solution specifically for maritime applications. The EODev hydrogen Range Extender (REXH2®) delivers zero CO2 and zero fine particle emissions, and gives noise-free maritime mobility. It has also been installed in Hynova Yachts which are undergoing sea tests.
Since 2019, TME has integrated our fuel cell technology into the hydrogen city bus H2.City Gold, manufactured by CaetanoBus of Portugal. More recently, following a strategic alliance with CaetanoBus in December 2020, we announced the co-branding of both the H2.City Gold and the battery electric city bus, the e.City Gold. The hydrogen bus has a range of 400 km and can be refuelled in under nine minutes. This vehicle showcases both companies’ complementary technologies and engineering capabilities. Vehicle badging incorporates both Caetano and Toyota logos.
Together with EODev, in which we became a direct shareholder in 2021, we have developed a hydrogen stationary generator, the GEH2®. It incorporates our fuel cell module which delivers high-density continuous power and no emissions. During one event, the generator powered the Energy Observer village at the base of the Eiffel Tower, while in the evening it illuminated the Eiffel Tower. This was a showcase of the possibility to power events off-grid, with clean energy. Beyond its symbolic significance, this initiative shows that hydrogen zero-emission solutions are already fully operational today.