Based on its already highly successful additives for the composites industry, Alzchem has developed a technological all-in-one solution for more efficient fiber winding of carbon fiber-reinforced hydrogen pressure cylinders to offer manufacturers significant advantages in processing, surface quality and quality control.
Andreas Niedermaier, CEO of Alzchem Group, said, “With our DYHARD Fluid System, we are addressing all types of e-mobility based on fuel cell technology, including rail transport. Our goal is to establish our solution in the manufacturing process of high-performance H2 pressure cylinders as a key component in the market. We are currently talking to all pressure cylinder manufacturers in the world, German and European as well as Asian and American manufacturers.”
One of the key target markets for fuel cell technology and thus hydrogen pressure cylinders will be rail transport. The world’s first H2 trains are already in operation on the German rail network. Diesel locomotives will also increasingly be replaced on non-electrified lines in favor of zero-emission trains.
Dr Georg Weichselbaumer, CSO of Alzchem Group added, “With our solution, we enable the hydrogen pressure cylinders to be manufactured as efficiently as possible, but at the same time, we are not dependent on the respective technology or the specific fuel cell system. This enables us to address the entire market spectrum of e-mobility based on fuel cell technology. We want to contribute so that this environmentally friendly technology penetrates the transportation sector as quickly as possible and improves its CO2 balance quite significantly.”