ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a major highway truck stop exclusively servicing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, including trucks, cars, and motorcycles.
According to Aditya Mehrotra, a grad student who is leading the project, “We’re hoping to use this project as a chance to start conversations around ‘small hydrogen’ systems that could increase demand, which could lead to the development of more infrastructure. We hope the project can help find new and creative applications for hydrogen.” Seriously? Conversations around small hydrogen systems? New and creative applications for hydrogen? Hmmm.
I’m sure there are some learnings that could come from a project like this which could be applied to other industries, but I was a bit confused to hear statements like these from students at one of the top tech schools in the world. However, if you find this project intriguing, you can read “In the Hydrocycle project, Czech partners are working on vehicle development, advancing work packages related to vehicle structure, ergonomics, and packaging . German project partners are focusing on the powertrain. WätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen GmbH is developing a new generation of fuel cell stacks as the basis for the powertrain; Fraunhofer IWU supports the development of new manufacturing technologies and the improvement of stack functionalities with the Reference Factory.H2.