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Liebherr premiere: first large wheel loader with hydrogen engine and first hydrogen filling station in Salzburg
• World's first prototype large wheel loader with hydrogen engine presented at the Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen
• Opening of the first hydrogen filling station in the state of Salzburg
• Hydrogen-powered combustion engines are ideal for large machines which are difficult to electrify
• Hydrogen engine enables zero emissions of greenhouse gases and almost no nitrogen oxides
Liebherr pressing ahead with phasing out fossil fuels and preparing solutions to decarbonise construction sites, gravel plants etc. The Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen celebrated two groundbreaking events: the presentation of the first large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine and the opening of the first hydrogen filling station in the state of Salzburg.
At a trade event at the Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen, the world's first large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine was recently presented to high-ranking representatives from politics and business. The event included a series of talks on the topic of alternative drives. However, the focus was on Liebherr's impressive machine show, where the hydrogen wheel loader was demonstrated for the first time in practical use.
At the same time as this world première, the first hydrogen filling station in the state of Salzburg was inaugurated, representing an important milestone in the use of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source. "To make progress in hydrogen research, we need to have access to hydrogen. We built this filling station to further advance our goals for decarbonising construction machinery," says Dr.-Ing. Herbert Pfab, Chief Technical Officer of Liebherr Bischofshofen.
The hydrogen refuelling station was officially opened at the plant site in Bischofshofen
The Liebherr plant in Bischofshofen presented the first large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine.
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