Indian Australian Joint Venture announce roadmap to build the Hydrogen Economy at the Delhi Auto Components 2023 Expo.

• Advik H2X, a new company, will produce hydrogen projects in India.
• The company to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell generators, trucks, buses and light commercials for worldwide distribution.
• First products of the new company expected mid 2023.
• The new company will also develop Methanol fuel cells, providing another clean alternative to hydrogen in certain products, making full use of the fuel cell capability of the company.
• New Joint Venture will build global supply chain of products and components for hydrogen powered vehicles and powered products.
• The joint operation represents a major entry into the massive Indian market.

A joint venture between Australian Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle manufacturer, H2X Global, and Indian manufacturing and development company Advik Hi-Tech Pvt Ltd (Advik), signals a major step forward in the production of hydrogen powered vehicles and support products for the global market.

The new company Advik H2X, based in Pune, India, will further develop vehicles and components designed and proven by the H2X Global design team. Advik H2X builds on strong experience of Advik as a master of high-tech components and the global experience of H2X with over 22 million km of vehicles travelled with their hydrogen systems to date.

The new company expands the H2X Global from the Australian base and its operations in Europe (Sweden) and Asia (Malaysia and Vietnam).

According to H2X Global founder and CEO, Brendan Norman, the first products from the joint venture company will roll off the production line seen in the second half of 2023.

“This is a major step forward in the development of the hydrogen economy in India,” Mr Norman said. “Already the demand for hydrogen and non-fossil fuel-based vehicles and support products is exceeding demand. We aim to fill that gap.”

H2X Global is driven by a team with over 20 years’ experience in Europe and Asia in the development of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Vehicles and Power Systems and the company is currently developing several customer delivery programs for Fixed Power Generation and vehicles in Europe, Australia, South-east Asia.

Advik is a global leader of automotive components with over $100 million in annual revenues. The company has a leading position in passenger car, commercial vehicle and two-wheeler production chain as a core supplier of high technology components to almost all major OEMs. Advik is a leader in high technology low weight application and together with H2X will take a leading position in development and production of solutions for Hydrogen Power and Hydrogen Mobility in India.

“India is destined to be a leader in the Hydrogen Industry with strong support from Government and Industry and as a company which has always been ahead of the curve, we are aggressively pushing into the Hydrogen space as a core growth area for our company and as a leader of this movement in the country,” says Aditya Bhartia, Managing Director for Advik Hi Tech.  “We have great confidence in the product range from H2X as being one with several key opportunities to support to deployment of Hydrogen in the Indian Market and together with our local knowledge and expertise we see great opportunity to develop this for acceleration of the Indian Clean Energy movement.”

The Advik-H2X collaboration will also undertake the application of Methanol fuel cells, providing another clean alternative to hydrogen in certain products, ensuring full capacity utilization of the fuel cell division of the company.

Brendan Norman CEO of H2X Global said “the opportunity to expand our company together with Advik who we have seen firsthand  offer top of the world quality and precision, and acts with total grace and class is an amazing chance for us to grow our business..  Through the course of the exhibition, we have met with several OEMs and have seen significant interest in the hydrogen space and the cooperation with Advik and we see several opportunities to work together”

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ABOUT H2X GLOBAL
H2X is an automotive and power unit company focused on absolute sustainability. The company is focused on harnessing the most efficient and effective technologies, with the onus on capturing free and renewable energy sources. A specialisation in hydrogen is the basis of H2X’s growth, however with a strong platform as a maker of electrically powered vehicles, the company has a versatile approach to finding the right vehicle for the right task. www.h2xglobal.com

ABOUT ADVIK Hi Tech
ADVIK Hi-Tech Private Limited is a leading & Global automotive components manufacturer. We have been catering to the needs of several domestic and overseas customers across four continents in the passenger car, commercial vehicle, stationary engine and two wheelers segment for the past two decades.

We provide products to our customers, keeping in mind their needs and specifications. Our customer base includes leading automotive original equipment manufacturers in India, Europe, UK, US and ASEAN Region.

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Brendan Norman

CEO, H2X Global

Email [email protected]

Website www.h2xglobal.com

 

Aditya Bhartia

Managing Director, Advik Hi-Tech Pvt. Ltd.

Email [email protected]

Website www.advik.co.in

 

For further information, contact:

Tony Blackie

H2XGlobal +61 411 743 142  

Or

Shailaja Sharma

Advik Hi-Tech Pvt. Ltd. – 091-9822913792 0

 

 

Renova awards H2X Global contract for hydrogen fuel cell trucks for the City of Gothenburg.

H2X Global has been awarded a contract of up to 70 million SEK by Renova AB for the purchase of hydrogen fuel-powered commercial trucks in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The award won by H2X Global’s subsidiary H2X Gothenburg AB, comes from a public tender released in Q3 of 2022 for the supply of five vehicle classes where H2X Global has successfully secured vehicles in the 3.5T, 5.0T, and 18T categories. The evaluation process focused on the delivery of zero-emission vehicles and the need for seamless integration with Renova AB aftersales service requirements.

The 3.5T & 5.0T trucks have been designed to provide operators with a range of up to 500 km (310 miles) and a load capacity of between 800 – 2,000 kg, depending on the exact vehicle and specifications.

The vehicles are to be operated through the city waste management operator Renova AB, owned by ten municipalities in western Sweden. It is planned that all vehicles are fully operational by 2025, with the first truck being delivered to Renova AB at the beginning of December 2023.

This success confirms Gothenburg’s city and Renova AB’s decision to develop its fleet of zero-emission vehicles, including hydrogen Fuel Cell variants. This positions H2X Gothenburg AB as the first Swedish manufacturer of hydrogen Commercial vehicles.

Ian Thompson, H2X Global Chief Technical Officer stated, “From its creation, the vehicles have been designed to integrate the latest hydrogen fuel cell technology, keeping the client’s input and needs as a priority for a tailored approach”.

He added, “This direction is what underpins the H2X’s team in the development of a range of commercial vehicles adaptable for multiple applications without major technical constraints”.

Peter Westh, Head of Northern Europe stated, “The new range of vehicles offered today by H2X has been developed to perfectly meet the needs of the Scandinavian and European market in zero-emission commercial vehicles following the latest directives in Sweden for the needed energy transition together with European projects related to carbon-free mobility solutions”.

 

About H2X Global

H2X is an automotive and power unit company focused on absolute sustainability. The company is focused on harnessing the most efficient and effective technologies, with the onus on capturing free and renewable energy sources. A specialisation in hydrogen is the basis of H2X’s growth, however, with a strong platform as a maker of electrically powered vehicles, the company has a versatile approach to finding the right vehicle for the right task. www.h2xglobal.com. H2X Global has operations in Australia, Malaysia, India, and throughout Europe.

The city of Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the innovation powerhouse of Sweden, and the country’s second largest city. Situated at the west coast it harbours Scandinavia’s largest port. Business Region Gothenburg is the municipality’s non-profit company working to strengthen and develop trade and industry in the Gothenburg region, offering competence and contacts within a wide variety of areas and industries.

 

For further information, contact:

Peter Westh

Head of H2X Global for Northern Europe

Phone +46707804041

Email [email protected]

 

Bill Moss

Head of Sales & Marketing – EMEA

Phone +447766815285

Email [email protected]

 

H2X Global has now opened an office in Gothenburg, and more specifically in Lindholmen Science Park.

Whilst the pandemic affected the original program, we are pleased H2X Global is now pushing forward and are investing heavily in both the infrastructure and the team, says Peter Westh, head of H2X Global in Northern Europe.

Our decision to base H2X Global in Gothenburg was partly due to signing a cooperation agreement with Renova to develop hydrogen fuel cell-powered trucks and light vehicles.

“The project with Renova is based on mutual development, where we develop and produce the vehicles out and Renova maintain them. Today, the hydrogen market is developing rapidly, and we see a significant expansion of Hydrogen filling station infrastructure in Sweden and neighbouring countries over the next 2-3 years, which is key for the vehicles to operate” says Peter Westh.

The program is to set up the European head office in Gothenburg, where we will also recruit several key personnel. The first phase is to recruit vehicle engineers, but the vision over the next few years is to develop our production and assembly plants.

Gothenburg was an obvious choice for H2X Global, due to the city’s historic production of commercial vehicles and its focus on automotive and innovative technologies. Moreover, setting up an office at Lindholmen Science Park allows H2X Global to focus on developing collaborations and partnerships with existing tenants.

This partnership showcases the Company’s ability to work with innovative, world-leading brands like KTM. Momentum is building ahead of H2X’s planned major stock exchange listing as the Company continues to form tangible, strategic partnerships.

Älvstranden Utveckling has been supportive of H2X Global’s establishment at Lindholmen Science Park and has extended a very warm welcome to our team.

“They are a company that fits very well into our profile that you need to have to sit in the house and we look forward to following their future journey,” says Marie Vulpe, leasing manager at Älvstranden Utveckling.