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The state is supporting Daimler Truck's "PEGASUS" project with up to 50 million euros. 100 innovative heavy-duty fuel cell trucks for long-distance transport will be developed, produced and tested in real customer operations.
The hydrogen ramp-up in the state is progressing - Daimler Truck has now received approval for funding for its "PEGASUS" project from the state of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and the federal government. The state government is thus supporting further developments in hydrogen heavy-duty transport with up to 50 million euros. The project is being implemented at various locations in Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart-Untertürkheim plant, Mannheim and Gaggenau) as well as in Wörth in Rhineland-Palatinate.
funding from the state amounting to almost 50 million euros
"Green hydrogen is an essential area of ??application for the climate-friendly future of the transport sector. Wherever battery-electric drives reach their limits, the use of hydrogen is an important key. This is particularly true for heavy-duty transport," explains Environment and Energy Minister Thekla Walker . "We are therefore happy to support Daimler Truck in developing innovative approaches to achieve our climate goals together." In addition to funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg of almost 50 million euros, the project is being funded by the federal government with 158 million euros and by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate with almost 27 million euros.
Development and operation of 100 hydrogen trucks under real conditions
Walker emphasizes: "The project shows how the mobility sector can act as a pacemaker in the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy . With 'PEGASUS', Daimler Truck is creating new, innovative approaches for heavy-duty transport and thus enabling a sensible implementation of hydrogen technologies in the transport sector." As part of the "PEGASUS" project, Daimler-Truck AG is demonstrating and optimizing the technical and operational feasibility of emission-free, hydrogen-based long-distance trucks. As part of the project, 100 innovative heavy-duty fuel cell trucks for long-distance transport will be developed, produced and tested in real customer operations. As early as 2023, Daimler Truck was able to cover a distance of over 1,000 km on one tank of fuel with an initial prototype of a hydrogen truck. These distances are comparable to conventional diesel trucks. In recent months, hydrogen trucks have been tested in real operation for the first time. The vehicles will be operated and analyzed to demonstrate the technical feasibility and practical suitability of liquid hydrogen trucks and corresponding refueling technology.
Hydrogen Economy in Baden-Württemberg
In order to advance the hydrogen ramp-up, further steps are needed towards broad industrial and, above all, economic scaling. The state government is therefore supporting leading international companies from Baden-Württemberg by providing funding as part of so-called Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI ). The "PEGASUS" project is one of two IPCEI projects already underway in Baden-Württemberg, which are being carried out by Bosch Power Units and EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH in the field of fuel cell development. In IPCEI projects, the European Union (EU) aid rules are suspended for subsidies from the federal and state governments in order to strengthen the EU's competitiveness.
Figures, Data, Facts
In 2020, the state adopted a hydrogen roadmap , setting out the path that Baden-Württemberg must take in the coming years to become a leading location for hydrogen and fuel technologies.
A demand survey presented by the Ministry of the Environment in November 2023 shows that hydrogen will be needed sooner and in larger quantities.
With the first progress report 2023 (PDF), the hydrogen roadmap was further developed and supplemented with relevant fields of action. The main focus of the progress report is the provision of hydrogen and the development of a hydrogen infrastructure (for example through hydrogen pipelines).
The state is supporting the hydrogen ramp-up in a variety of ways: In addition to setting up a hydrogen advisory board, holding specialist events and many discussions with companies and associations, the state is providing various funding, such as for the development of infrastructure (e.g. hydrogen filling stations), regional hydrogen concepts or research (e.g. HyFab ). In addition, the state is working intensively with the federal government to shape the hydrogen supply in Baden-Württemberg.
