Hy-Tech-Challenge.08 is a competition devoted entirely to the issue of hydrogen and fuel cells, and is under the patronage of Dr Annette Schavan, the German Education and Research Minister. Educational institutions and companies from all over Germany will provide teams to compete against one another with their hydrogen-fuelled, remote controlled model vehicles.

Organising the competition are the Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen Initiative Hessen, the Hessen Agentur and H2 in Praxis, an initiative of ConActivity KG, Frankfurt.

The teams are provided with pre-qualified fuel cell systems. The fuel cell set, which is provided by Heliocentris is based on a 50 watt fuel cell platform which has been well established in the market for years. As technical partner, Heliocentris will be responsible for configuring and delivering these systems. In addition, Heliocentris will hold introductory workshops for the participants, as well as being available as on-site technical contact. Linde AG will be responsible for hydrogen logistics.

Mr Martin Weiss from ConActivity explains: "We opted for Heliocentris as technical partner because their systems are robust and reliable. Heliocentris is one of the market leaders in systems for education and R&D. Heliocentris' years of experience in this sector will be a great help to the teams."

Dr András Gosztonyi, CFO of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, adds: "We are pleased that we will participate in this exciting competition as its technical partner. This confirms our leading position in the field of technical education. Using fuel cells in real applications like in this competition fits well with our concept of commercialising fuel cell systems, which we have been practicing for many years."
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