{"id":2715,"date":"2021-02-26T15:12:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h2.live\/?post_type=story&#038;p=2715"},"modified":"2021-02-26T15:12:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:12:51","slug":"holger-grubel-drives-a-toyota-mirai","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/h2.live\/en\/stories\/holger-grubel-drives-a-toyota-mirai\/","title":{"rendered":"Holger Grubel, drives a Toyota Mirai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div>\n\n    <div class=\"PageHeaderModule   \">\n        \n        \n            <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__MediaWrapper\">\n            \n                \n                    <style>\n\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1.jpg );\n\t}\n\n\t\t\t@media  (max-width: 576px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1-576x351.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t\t@media  (min-width: 576px) and  (max-width: 768px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1-768x468.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t\t@media  (min-width: 768px) and  (max-width: 992px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1-992x604.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t\t@media  (min-width: 992px) and  (max-width: 1200px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1-1200x731.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t\t@media  (min-width: 1200px) and  (max-width: 1440px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1-1440x877.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t\t@media  (min-width: 1440px) and  (max-width: 1980px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\t\t@media  (min-width: 1980px) and  (max-width: 2321px) {\n\t\t\t.PageHeaderModule__Image {\n\t\t\t\tbackground-image: url( https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/h2live-blog-1-1.jpg );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\n                    <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__Image\"><\/div>\n\n                \n                \n                \n            <\/div>\n\n\n                \n\n        \n        <div>\n            <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__Text PageHeaderModule__Text--onImage\">\n\n                            <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__Headline\">\n                    <h1><strong>Holger Grubel, drives a Toyota Mirai<\/strong><\/h1>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__Intro\">\n                Hydrogen can be used to power a car \u2013 so it\u2019s only natural that the offshore wind project manager Holger Grubel should drive one. Because hydrogen is an important option for energy storage when it comes to the expansion of offshore wind power as well.   \n            <\/div>\n              \n        \n                    <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__Line\"><div><\/div><\/div>\n                 \n\n                    <div class=\"PageHeaderModule__content wpRichText\">\n                Usually, Holger Grubel likes to ride his bike to work, but today he was on the road with us. So it\u2019s nice that the trip won\u2019t weigh heavy on his environmental conscience. Because Holger and his family are among those who have made the switch: the family drives a Toyota Mirai powered by hydrogen. \u201cOf course, our biggest contribution to protecting the environment was getting rid of our second car,\u201d says Holger with a smile.\n            <\/div>\n                      \n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"SinglePost\">\n\t<div class=\"SinglePost__Content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"VideoModule \">\n<div class=\"ResponsiveEmbed\"><div class=\"vimeo-overlay\" data-vimeo=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/326766791?dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963\">\n\t<span>If you want to play this video, Vimeo could collect and process personal data relating to you. For more information click <a href=\"\/en\/datenschutz#privacyTable\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Please click on the \u2019OK\u2019 button below, if you accept this.<\/span> <button onclick=\"app.startVideo(this, 'vimeo')\"> OK <\/button>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\n <h2>     \nSorry \u2013 the video is only in German available.\n <\/h2>     \n<\/p>\n\n<blockquote><p>Produced from renewable energies, hydrogen delivers zero-emissions mobility free of range restrictions and charging times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>\n    \nHydrogen cars are still a rarity. There are only 500 on German roads. When Holger and his family decided to go for hydrogen, there were just 300. 41 hydrogen filling stations were available for refuelling across Germany. Today that number is close to 70! \u201cWe don\u2019t have to plan so much anymore when we take longer trips. A quick glance at the app is all it takes.\u201d He is referring to the app H2.LIVE, which delivers live, constantly updated information on where you can refuel hydrogen, whether a station is available, and when maintenance shutdowns are scheduled.<br><br>Today, we refuel at the station Hamburger HafenCity, a stone\u2019s throw away from his workplace. Holger Grubel locks the coupling to the tank nozzle on the car, clicks it in place, and then presses the green button. The whole refuelling process takes hardly longer than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/h2.live\/meinh2live\/schulung\">refuelling<\/a>\u00a0an ordinary car.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1889\" height=\"1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/R.jpg 1889w, https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/R-1400x786.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/R-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/R-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" src=\"https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/R.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n    \n<\/p>\n\n<p>\n    \n<h2>For this family man, hydrogen is much more than just a fuel.<\/h2>\u201cWithout storage there can be no energy transition,\u201d says Holger with conviction. \u201cIf we are going to bank on volatile energy production \u2013 and wind and sun are volatile \u2013 then we need to use storage to balance production with consumption.\u201d When dealing with offshore, where the wind blows more reliably, another component is added into the mix: hydrogen is easily transported. So why not produce hydrogen far from land and bring it ashore?<br><br>\u201cOffshore wind farms without electricity hook-ups don\u2019t put any strain on the grid! With hydrogen, we no longer have to wait for the expensive and costly expansion of the grid! On land, the hydrogen can then be used in a variety of ways \u2013 fed into the natural gas grid, it reduces CO2 emissions in the heat supply, in fuel-cell cars it literally provides a tailwind, and reconverted into electricity, it can compensate for calm or cloudy days.\u201d<br><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1604\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Auto.jpg 1604w, https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Auto-1400x829.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Auto-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Auto-1024x606.jpg 1024w\" src=\"https:\/\/h2.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Auto.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br><br><em><em><strong>Offshore Wind Power Facts &amp; Figures:<\/strong><\/em><\/em><br><em><br><em>Offshore wind power refers to the production of electricity on the high seas. Its biggest advantage over land-based wind energy or photovoltaics is the higher and more constant wind speed and thus higher reliability \u2013 wind power can be harvested here more than 99% of the year. Offshore allows for larger dimensions, because nobody here suffers from shading or noise emissions. The 5 MW alpha ventus turbines installed in Germany\u2019s first offshore wind farm in 2008 already had rotor diameters of up to 125 metres and a total height of more than 170 metres above sea level. Newer 6 MW turbines have rotor diameters of around 150 meters \u2013 so each of their rotor blades is longer than the entire wingspan of an Airbus A380. 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