IEA FCE Task 34: Fuel Cells for Transportation - Task Meeting

3. November 2026, 13:00 - 17:30
Online, Graz, AT

Experts from research and industry will discuss the market ramp-up of fuel cell mobility, useful applications ranging from trucks and construction machinery to aviation, hydrogen infrastructure, and sustainability and recycling. The meeting will conclude with a discussion of the 2026–2029 work programme.

Organizer

  • IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Fuel Cells and Electrolysers (FCE TCP), Task 34
  • Task Management: HyCentA Research GmbH, Graz

Content Description

The afternoon runs in two sessions: industry and market ramp-up first, then applications and assessment. 15-minute presentations, each followed by 5 minutes of Q&A

Program

  • 13:00 Welcome
    Viviana Cigolotti (ENEA, Chair FCE TCP)
  • 13:05 Introduction
    Martin Aggarwal (HyCentA, Task Manager)

Session 1: Industry perspectives and market ramp-up

  • 13:20 Synchronized ramp-up of the H2 ecosystem in the EU
    Florian Henkel (cellcentric)
  • 13:40 Priority developments for a successful market ramp-up of FCEVs
    Ulf Groos (Fraunhofer ISE)
  • 14:00 Modular fuel-cell stacks for aviation
    Johanna Dambrovski (PowerCell)
  • 14:20 Global Hydrogen Mobility Alliance
    Pablo Cisternas (Air Liquide / Hydrogen Council)
  • 14:40 Break

Session 2: Applications and assessment

  • 14:55 Where do fuel cell vehicles really make sense?
    Nicolò Mancino (ENEA)
  • 15:15 Titel (tba)
    Thomas Grube (FZ Jülich)
  • 15:35 Fuel-cell mobility under agricultural duty cycles
    Barbara Mendecka (Università Niccolò Cusano)
  • 15:55 Sustainability of FCEVs: repair, reuse and recycling
    Valentin Riegler (HyCentA)
  • 16:15 Break
  • 16:25 H2 refuelling for construction sites and NRMM
    Christoph Kiegerl (Liebherr)
  • 16:45 Fuel cells for heavy-duty transportation
    Rangachary Mukundan (Million Miles Fuel Cell Trucks)
  • 17:05 General discussion and next steps
  • 17:25 Closing remarks

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Target Audience

Professionals working in research, industry and policy in the field of fuel cell and hydrogen mobility.

Participant Information

Registration

To register, please email Martin Aggarwal: aggarwal@hycenta.at

Contact Address

HyCentA Research GmbH
Martin Aggarwal
Inffeldgasse 15
A-8010 Graz
E-mail: aggarwal@hycenta.at
Tel.: +43 (677) 646 634 92