Jul 14, 2023
Doctoral student Max Vater with lecture at the 1st Dresden Hydrogen Symposium
MAN hydrogen truck
From June 15, 2023 to June 16, 2023, the 1st Dresden Hydrogen Symposium took place at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft/ Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden). A total of 15 lectures with speakers from industry and research showed that hydrogen can be used in very different areas, e.g. as a fuel for vehicles, to generate electricity in fuel cells or as a raw material in industry. Hydrogen has great potential, especially in the transport sector as an alternative to fossil fuels, not least because it can be produced in large quantities from renewable energy sources. The BMW Group and Deutz AG, also represented at the symposium, also presented the challenges that hydrogen drives face in the passenger and commercial vehicle sectors and in off-highway applications. The vehicle manufacturers MAN Truck&Bus SE and BMW Group also presented current prototypes with H2 combustion engines and fuel cells.
Doctoral student Max Vater during his presentation
Associate member of the Boysen-TUD-Research Training Group, Max Vater, made an important contribution to the symposium with the presentation „Untersuchung zur Sicherheit von Wasserstoff-Hochdrucktanks in Güterkraftfahrzeugen“ (English: "Investigation into the safety of high-pressure hydrogen tanks in goods vehicles"), focusing on the safety of high-pressure hydrogen tanks in use. Based on possible storage quantities, possible "worst case" scenarios and associated safety measures can be derived, which must be taken into account in the development of safety systems for new commercial vehicles.
The 2nd Dresden Hydrogen Symposium with further interesting insights into the world of hydrogen technologies is scheduled for June 2024.