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the tank or this all electric infantry escort vehicle or hybrid transmissions? what will be the future check in the next generation of combat vehicles? it's a necessity role that then and bishop to be able to move away from fossil fuels. one thing is clear, this is not their top military priority for the german, for despair or the us army. we take a critical look at the technology that could still make it work. the battle tanks are real gas guzzlers. the levered to weighs more than 60 tons and consumes up to $530.00 leaders of diesel per 100 kilometers. the us abrams m 181 tank runs on kerosene and consumes up to $700.00 leaders per 100 kilometers.

the development times for military vehicles are very long delivered to took about 9 years. its successor is currently being developed as part of a franco german project and will be in service by 2040 at the earliest the systems that will power european tanks in the 2nd half of this century are being decided today. but how can military vehicles be made? climate neutral? is going electric. the solution we are at the euro. satcher read 2024 in arms fair in powers purely electric powered vehicles are rarity here. this is arches arches as 4 wheel drive and can transport 200 kilograms of cargo through rough terrain. for example, ammunition or wounded soldiers, orders can be charged inductively and is fully charged again in one hour. the

battery lasts for 4 hours at full throttle. the french arms company, our crews. he's also showing us similar prototype. the trailer can transport 700 kilograms of cargo, such as a canon. it travels without a driver as a robotic vehicle, according to the manufacturer, it take 6 hours to charge. however, the vehicle also has a combustion engine on board, which increases its range. manufacturers are skeptical about all electric vehicles . all electric is unthinkable for a simple reason if you want the same range from a 25 ton vehicle using batteries and so you'd have to carry 15 tons of batteries. so you can imagine the ve collectively foam is adding another 15 tons to the vehicle to get the same range for that. so think about a minute to do. we use a couple of them. get the license typically around like 3, medium or, and heavy vehicles as in the ice, the land, the light fees of the sector, electricity case in china, using a battery and use in principle,

entirely conceivable. get forced air low cost and ping font conducts research into the energy supply of the german armed forces for the german ministry of defense among others in the eyes to meet the hon just now. when they come, i go the hybridization of medium vehicles before even heavy vehicles is i don't see any new technology on the horizon. he's no lucas kind. it has been the never the less the hybrid system is still being considered for heavy vehicles. general dynamics published images of a prototype with a hybrid engine in 2022. the abrams ex, this tank from ryan metallic is the basis for developing contract with the u. s. army. together with partners, the groups us subsidiary is developing a potential successor to the bradley fighting vehicles. it is powered by this hybrid transmission, which is integrated with a $220.00 kilowatt electric motor. excess power from the combustion engine is

converted into electricity and stored in a battery. there is no plan to charge the future tank via a socket the miles high blood capability. it gives us the beauty of when we call torque blending, to begin and utilize both in mechanical transmission. at the same time, we're using the electric for information so you can reduce the amount of mechanical force required by already from the electric side. so you can reduce your fuel consumption by, by blending volt electric motor capability with the mechanical transmission capability around to means. it'd be a problem. we can reduce fuel consumption by up to 50 percent on certain engine does have all the german company you rank is presenting a new hybrid transmission concept with an integrated 300 kilowatt electric motor. the transmission is designed for vehicles waiting 50 to 70 tons to

the categories you indeed carbon i zation. i think the next steps the armies will go now is hybrid. so that's the trend was seeing the world wide among the major players. however, combustion engines are still the main source of power even with the hybrid concept . so how can these engines run in a climate neutral way? this offer a vehicle at the euro? satcher reactions fair is climate neutral? it's not the car that's new, but the fuel, the prototype runs on synthetic fuel a so called if you it's uh, i use this as an experienced driver. i was a bit biased, but in the end i realize that this engine burns, if you will, more efficiently than normal diesel. one also is in other words my vehicle has to let the most frankly, more responsive. but we're just the synthetic fuel come from. we are in frankfurt, i'm mike in the hooks industrial park. this is where the startup company in narrow

check is building a pilot planned for a fuse. the plant receives carbon dioxide from an onside bio gas plant by have these pipes. the hydrogen also comes from on site. it's obtained is a byproduct of a process using electricity. if the electricity comes from renewable sources, then the hydrogen is also green. the synthetic fuel will soon be produced in these $320.00 foot containers. in the 1st step, carbon dioxide and hydrogen are fed into a reverse shift to reactor. they are synthesis, gas known as seen gas, a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and water is produced at high temperatures and under pressure. after the water has been separated, the synthesis gas is fed into official. it's called reactor, the,

the beer, the gas is react to a catalyst, deformed liquid hydro gardens. this substance flows into approved container where water, gas, and other 100 carbons are separated. different hydrocarbons with different chain links are produced. the solid waxes and liquid oils. these hydrocarbons can be further processed chemically, inter paints and varnishes, pink centers, fuels, and solvents. in reality, the reverse shift, the reactor looks like this. hydrogen and carbon dioxide flow into the reactor on the left and the synthesis gas comes out on the right. so actually this is a heat exchanger and become a correct or altogether very complex,

very complex and very unique technology. we have the fisher truck for reactors, are located on the other side of the container plant. the company is investing 30000000 euros in the plant of which 8000000 euro is our subsidies. the production facility is expected to produce a maximum of $2500.00 tons of e fuels per year, according to the founder, the demand just there. we are currently actually investigating with the partner how the future applications of how you feel the synthesis funds could look like. and how old our technology could contribute to helping the defense sector also to achieving that climate goals and the future back to the arms fair in powers. the german company, volume baton is exhibiting a container from its partner in narrow tech. the container is part of a concept for a war ready fuel supply system. shayna blitz in head of high natasha hydrogen

develop the concept the military itself is to produce synthetic fuel, decentralized and distributed across all european nato countries. from renewable energy, water, and carbon dioxide. they chose buying, that's too often all the market and is assuming that it's um, also in, in more time that supply will work and the supply chain. so what we see this as a luxury and ukraine. the consequences has told us that this kind of luxury is critical of more times because relying on those supply chains is good to go. and hence, looking into technology that is available today that is ready to scale. this the other opportunities and no opening up to become wall ready for large scale design of the homeland defense of the homeland using synthetic

sheets kind metalli's now looking for a customer to order the prototype system and test it in the military environment. the fuse could therefore be available in just a few years time in the more distant future, however, hydrogen could also be used to power military vehicles, truck manufacturers such as dime the trunk are currently testing these types of systems. they rely on fuel cells that produce electricity. the vehicle is powered by electric motors. here's how the fuel cell works. hydrogen is fed into one side of a cell divided by a membrane. oxygen is fed into the other side. the oxygen slips through the membrane and this process releases electrical energy. the molecules then combined to form water up kind of a big boat. there are no moving parts. there is no noise pollution in the book of

a lot of acoustic. so i don't have any hours for them just because of fuel cell like this ones at low temperatures and buy one at 18120 degrees depending on what kind of system i have you have. and i only have one thing on the back of the exhaust the high. if you move out in the event of war, the vehicles would therefore be more difficult to locate. logistically, any change to the existing system is a challenge. it's about having the energy available where it's needed, and that is not easy with hydrogen. the energy density compared to how to columns and the complexity in the tank and logistics systems so huge that from our perspective we'll never see this in, in broad scale implementation. because it just makes logistics come more complex, the insured the only way for military land vehicles to quickly become climate neutral history. you synthetic fuels. however,

nato has not get agreed on the specifications for such a fuel. manufacturers therefore, do not get know how they need to adapt their combustion engines. nevertheless, the german military needs to be climate neutral by 2045 sponsors, mind you. every thing has to be converted like 2045 is to design. huntsville new mine is a senior expert on assignment policy at the foot tall institute. this clause a commitment for you. there is no clear commitment of that whole. yes, we only buy and hold or vehicles that are capable of running on climate neutral fuel 100 by 2045. remember, otherwise that's money out the window. so it's just, the goal is christmas and the skin european defense companies must also be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest, under the u climate law. this explicitly includes the products they sell,

the so called scope 3 emissions. scope say we will probably achieve towards the claim set to try to dfcs gave them some industries because of the fact of having to trial and test and not compromise. a. deborah alan is chair of the climate task force of the european space in defense industries association. i think recognizing the longevity of defense thoughtfulness that there are no ration to 3040 as it's been parent change that anything that's being designed now is taking this into account and planning for that. so you will transition the path to climate neutral military land vehicles is not yet 100 percent clear. if it's not possible to convert all vehicles in such a way that no greenhouse gases are released. the only way forward may be to compensation projects such as reforestation. what are your thoughts on this topic

the the offline, it is changing. second for the what? the rising global temperatures and more and more extreme weather events are making frequent headlines. hello and welcome. i'm sorry, we've got the body and you are watching. as on ecosystem scenes, we not only need to amplify out efforts to save them, but we also need to adapt our lives and our livelihoods to ensure that we can keep up with the change and size. let's start with the.