Environment Working Group
BMW Clean Energy Project comes to Shanghai - Environment WG members invited to participate
BMW has brought some of its pioneering 'hydrogen cars' to China and is offering the European Chamber's Environment WG members the opportunity to have a test drive in one of these cars. The BMW Clean Energy Exhibition will be held in Pudong for one month and they have kindly allocated Tuesday, 8th May to European Chamber members to attend this event.
There will be an exhibition on hydrogen - a short history and on how it works as a fuel and a presentation of the complete hydrogen cycle ranging from the initial production and distribution of hydrogen all the way to the process of filling the tank and actually using hydrogen in the car. Refreshments will also be served. After this, you will have an allocated time slot for a test drive (about 15 minutes) There is no cost for this event but tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and there is limited availability.
It is possible to turn up just specifically for the test drive or also if you have more time to spare, you can take your time at looking at the exhibition. It is also possible for each Environment WG member to bring a guest but please indicate this in your reply. If you are interested in attending, please reply as soon as possible by email to Derval Usher at: dusher@euccc.com.cn
Further information:
Hydrogen stands out clearly from fossil sources of energy by the simple, but all-important fact that in its recovery and use it can be embedded in a regenerating, natural cycle: Whenever hydrogen is recovered through regenerating sources of energy such as solar, wind and water energy, it is indeed available in unlimited quantities and virtually without the slightest emissions.
BMW was the first car maker in the world to focus consistently on the medium- and long-term development of its cars on the use of hydrogen. And on this basis the Company has developed a logical, all-round concept: BMW CleanEnergy, the BMW Group's Energy Strategy. The long-term objective is to avoid emissions and use energy recovered in a regenerating process.