HOPIUM, the cleantech company aiming to decarbonise heavy goods transport, announces that it has completed the final preparatory stage before the launch of road trials, integrating its 100 kW fuel cell system into its demonstrator developed for testing in real-life conditions.
The Hopium system comprises the 100 kW fuel cell, which has been lightened and optimised, all the fluid management sub-systems and the control and command system (made in Hopium) that controls all the actuators (compressor, pumps, valves, etc.) and monitors all the sensors. As this system was designed from the outset to adapt to the space and weight constraints imposed by the vehicle, it has been perfectly integrated into the demonstrator’s engine compartment.
Hopium is now on the verge of its final decisive milestone, the real-life road tests, which will subject the battery to all the constraints of the road (vibrations, shocks, acceleration, deceleration, thermal management, etc.). Ahead of this important stage, the Hopium teams have already been able to test the operation and capacity of the system and the battery in the stationary vehicle. These tests have confirmed the feasibility of testing in real-life conditions.
Hopium has finalised all the preparatory stages and plans to carry out the road tests in real conditions before the end of October, which will enable it to validate the system’s capabilities.
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