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Henkel Collaborates in Reducing CO2 Emissions by Improving Materials Utilization in Aerospace Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a leader in structural adhesives and surface treatments for the aircraft OEM and MRO industries worldwide, has announced its collaboration on a research study focused on Reducing CO2 Emissions by Improving Materials Utilization. The study is currently being conducted by Boeing Germany in partnership with the Institute for Lightweight Construction at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich, a...

BMW Landshut producing fuel cell drive components for small-series BMW i Hydrogen NEXT in 2022 The BMW Group will pilot a small series of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT fuel cell vehicle from 2022, based on the current BMW X5 and equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell e-drive. The BMW Group is building on its experience with fifth-generation e-drives to develop this vehicle. The Lightweight Construction and Technology Centre (LuTZ) in Landshut plays a key part in this by producing essential components for the hydrogen-electric drive train and supplying them for installation of the fuel cell system in Mu...

But it won't be for the masses. Yet. BMW will soon launch the all-electric iX SUV in the US market. Powered by two electric motors producing 496 horsepower, the iX will carry BMW's most advanced drivetrain in North America; but it won't be the company's most advanced drivetrain globally. Last year, BMW said it would build a hydrogen fuel cell version of its popular X5 SUV. Those plans for a small series of vehicles based on the 2021 BMW X5, called the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT, are on track for 2022. The Bavarian brand's Lightweight Construction and Technology Center (LuTZ) in Landshut, Germany wil...

BMW i Hydrogen NEXT pilot programme due in 2022 4 May 2021 11:50 am / 0 comments While battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are a big part of BMW’s plans for the foreseeable future, the German carmaker is also developing other CO2-free drive technologies, namely vehicles powered by hydrogen. In the past, the company has presented a few vehicles that are based on this technology, including the Hydrogen 7 and 5 Series GT Hydrogen. In September 2019, BMW presented the i Hydrogen NEXT, which is its latest hydrogen fuel cell development vehicle based on the current G05 X5. The company has now a...

BMW shares new photos of the X5 with hydrogen fuel cell tech Home » Models » BMW X5 » BMW shares new photos of the X5 with hydrogen fuel cell tech Bavarian Economic Affairs Minister Hubert Aiwanger and BMW Group Board of Management Member Dr Andreas Wendt visited today the Lightweight Construction and Technology Centre (LuTZ) in Landshut. LuTZ plays an importat role in producing components for the hydrogen-electric drive train that will be installed in the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT from 2022. Hydrogen is also not new to the Landshut location: Back in 2000, Plant Landshut fitted the technology f...