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Auer students rely on hydrogen: Grand Prix expected in Chemnitz!
Chemnitz is hosting the Hydrogen Grand Prix 2025, where students are developing and testing innovative hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Auer students rely on hydrogen: Grand Prix expected in Chemnitz!
Next week, Chemnitz will become a center for innovative mobility and technology when the national Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) takes place from August 21st to 27th, 2025. The event takes place at the stately Kraftverkehr Chemnitz location and is open to all visitors free of charge. This year, numerous school and student teams are competing, bringing concentrated knowledge about hydrogen to the racetrack on a mobile basis.
A special highlight will be the team from Aue, consisting of Merle Martin, Maximilian Sieg and Dominik Raake from Clemens-Winkler-Gymnasium. The committed eleventh graders worked for months on their own hydrogen-powered vehicle in order to achieve the best possible lap times at the Grand Prix. However, the event will be less about speed and more about fuel efficiency - every gram of hydrogen counts. This is also the heart of the H2GP concept, which encourages schoolchildren and students to deal with hydrogen technologies and to link motorsport with an important educational topic, such as Reference factory explained.
An exciting competition
The program of the H2GP German Finals begins on June 21, 2025 with a tight schedule: Check-in and technical inspection are on the program from 8:30 a.m., followed by team presentations and preparation for the races. The actual races start between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and the awards ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. The best teams can look forward to a ticket to the prestigious Hydrogen Grand Prix World Finals, which offers a huge incentive.
Teams that take part develop hydrogen-powered vehicles at a scale of 1:10, under the constant supervision of mentors and former participants. This support is crucial to optimize vehicles and maximize efficiency in using hydrogen. Participation is open to students and trainees aged 16 to 19 who have a particular interest in scientific and technical subjects Free press is reported.
Hydrogen as the energy of the future
Hydrogen technology is not only an exciting topic for aspiring engineers, but is also one of the key technologies of the future. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport supports innovative drive technologies as part of the German Recovery and Resilience Plan. This support should lead to hydrogen and fuel cells being considered not only as a supplement to battery drives, but also as independent solutions for transport.
In recent years, the federal government has provided significant funds to advance these technologies and establish sustainable solutions for the mobility of the future. As part of the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP), more than 1.4 billion euros have already been invested to support the electric vehicles of tomorrow. This initiative will continue in the coming years.
The participants of the H2GP are not only required to give their best in racing, but they are also part of a movement that wants to shape the future of mobility sustainably. When the team from Aue is at the start, there will not only be the smell of fresh hydrogen in the air, but also the hope for more environmentally friendly transport. An exciting time for young talents who want to take the helm for tomorrow!