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Done.Madeit.

Boschispursuingitssustainabilitygoalssystematicallyandvigorously.TheNew

EnErgy

Dimensions–Sustainability2025targetvisiondefineskeytopics:climate,energy,water,urbanization,globalization,andhealth.Selectedexamplesillustratewhatthecompanyhasachievedspecificallyin2020.

10|Hydrogen:

Thefuturestarts

withH

ClimatE

4|Climateneutrality:

Wecandoit.

Hereandnow!

8|BoschClimate

Solutions:

Theclimatecoaches

WatEr

14|Intensifiedwatermanagement:

Timeisoftheessence

HEaltH

30|Covid-19:

Together

16|Boschassociatesworldwide:

Togetheragainstwaterscarcity

18|Electrochemicalwatertreatment:

Clearwater–pure

genius

we’restrong

globalization

24|ValueBalancingAlliance:

Ontracktothe360°

balancesheet

26|Socialresponsibility:

Actwithdecisiveness,

helplongterm

Urbanization

intErnal

19|Circulareconomy:

Enoughwiththe

one-waystreet

35|Publishingdetails

21|SmartGrowLife:

Arevolutionin

miniature

22|SmartFarming:

Technologiesfor

betterharvests

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rw!

Stuttgart,May9,2019,annualpressconferenceoftheBoschGroupwithjournalistsfromallovertheworld.CEODr.VolkmarDennerannouncesanambitious

project:bytheendof2020allBoschlocationsaretobeclimateneutral.

Nootherglobalindustrialenterprisehasformulatedacomparablevoluntarycommitmentandmadeasimilarlyambitiouspromisetotheenvironment.Toputitinto

practice,Boschhasbeenusingfourlevers:increasingenergyefficiency,usingrenewableenergies,expandingthepurchaseofgreenelectricity,and–asalastresort–offsettingunavoidableCO₂emissionswithcarbon

credits.

WHEnItComEStoCLImAtECHAnGE,WordSArEnotEnouGH.WEHAVEtotAkEACtIon|Dr.VolkmarDenner,chair-

manoftheboardofmanagementofRobertBosch

GmbH

Themoreambitiousagoal,thegreatertheskepticism.Jour-nalists,customers,andevensomeassociateswerewonder-ing:canthiswork?Today,barelytwoyearslater,therecanbenodoubt:wecandoit.Wecanputclimateactionintoprac-tice–hereandnow.Since2020,theBoschGrouphasbeenclimateneutral.Themorethan400locationsworldwide

nolongerleaveaCO2footprintwiththeiractivities(scopes1and2).Around2,000newlylaunchedprojectsaroundtheworldandavirtualteamofmorethan1,000associateshavehelpedtotranslatethestrategicapproachwithfourlevers

overthepasttwoyearsintoeffectiveclimateaction.SowhatprogresshasBoschmadeas2020comestoaclose?Hereisabriefoverview.

Lever1:Improveenergyefficiency

Since2019,morethan0.38terawatt-hours(TWh)ofenergyhavealreadybeensavedthroughefficiencymeasuresat

some400Boschlocationsworldwide,andthisfigureisto

beraisedto1.7TWhby2030.Toachievethisgoal,Bosch

intendstoinvestatotalofaroundonebillioneurosby2030.Thefocusisprimarilyonelectricityconsumptionandheat

generation.Thisisalsothestartingpointforthemajorityofprojectslaunchedsincethestartofclimateactionactivi-

ties–projectsliketheonecarriedoutbyMiguelMorales

HuertaandtheEnergyManagementTeaminSanLuisPotosí,Mexico:oneofatotalof16BoschlocationsintheLatin

waspossibletocaptureannualenergysavingsofaround

1.1gigawatt-hours(GWh).Havingestablishedthatthe

projectteam’sideaisbestpractice,Boschcannowrollitoutthroughoutthecompany.

Americancountry.TheMobilitySolutionssitemanufacturespowertraincomponents.In2019,itbegantosetupasystem-aticenergymanagementsystem–fromdigitallycollecting

consumptiondatatotargetedenergy-savingmeasuresandcontinuousknowledgesharing.Concretemeasureswere

Lever2:Generateenergyfromrenewablesources

By2030,Boschintendstogeneratearound400GWhof

energyfromrenewablesourcesitself–primarilyfrompho-tovoltaics(PV).Around69GWharegeneratedalreadytoday.Againstthisbackdrop,anambitiousplaniscurrentlybecom-ingrealityinThuringia:theBoschplantinEisenachintendstominimizeitselectricityconsumptionby2022througha

sophisticatedenergymanagementsystem.Theremaining

amountofenergyneededisthentobecoveredbythecom-pany’sownelectricitysupplyfromphotovoltaicsystemsandtheexclusivepurchaseofelectricityfromwindpower.The

PVsystemonthecarportatthesite–with13,000installedsolarmodules–isoneofthelargestPVcarportsinGermanyandalreadycontributes1.6megawattpeak.Boschalso

reliesonphotovoltaicsatmanyotherlocations.InAustralia,

forexample,asystemwentintooperationattheClaytonplantinMay2020thatwillgeneratearound1,350MWhofenergyeachyear.

thusquicklyinitiatedtoeffectivelyimprovethesite’senergybalance.“Forexample,wehavemodernizedourair-con-

ditioningandventilationsystemtoenabledemand-based

control.Atthesametime,wehaveoptimizedtheshutdownmanagementoftheplantsandeliminatedcompressedair

leaks,”saysenergymanagerHuerta.“Allthiswasflanked

bytheinternalcampaign#BeEcoBeBoschthatsoughtto

involveasmanyassociatesaspossibleinthemeasures.”Theoutcome:by2019,energyconsumptionwasalreadyaround4,300megawatt-hours(MWh)lessthanoriginallyplanned.

Samegoal,differentapproach,some12,600kilometers

away:inSuzhou,China,AlexLiandhiseight-strongprojectteamarecommittedtothegoalofreducingtheenergycon-sumptionofSurfaceMountedTechnology(SMT)solderingmachinestozerooutsideproductiontimes.Afterthefirststep,whichprovedthefeasibilityoftheapproach,adigitalsolutionwasdevelopedin2020toautomaticallyshutdownthe35furnaces,whichreachan

boschgenerates69gWhofrenew-ableenergyatitslocations.

operatingtemperatureofover220degreesCelsiusandarethereforeveryenergyinten-sive.Withthenewsolution,it

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ThePVsystemonthecarportroofattheEisenachsite:

with13,000installedsolarmodules,oneofthe

largestPVcarportsinGermany.

Atthesametime,Boschisinvestinginprojectsthatwould

nothavebeenrealizedbytheoperatorswithoutthefinancialcommitment–andismakinganimportantcontributionto

theenergyrevolutionwithNewCleanPower(NCP)projectsofthiskindincountriessuchasGermanyandMexico.In

2020,forexample,long-termcontractswereconcluded

withthreeenergysuppliersinGermany.RWE,Statkraft,andVattenfalleachsupplyBoschexclusivelywithelectricityfromsubsidy-freesolarfarms.Intotal,morethan100,000mega-watt-hoursofelectricitywillflowthroughthepublicgridtoBoschlocationsinGermanyeveryyear–equivalenttothe

annualelectricityconsumptionofupto30,000households.Underoptimumphotovoltaicconditions,thepeakoutput

Lever3:Greenelectricity

Inordertoreachcarbonneutralityasquicklyaspossible,

Boschhasprimarilyincreasedtheproportionofgreenpowerused.InGermany,thecompanyhasbeenpurchasingexclu-sivelygreenelectricitywithcorrespondingguaranteesof

originsince2019.Group-wide,theproportionofgreenelec-tricitywasaround83percentasoftheendof2020.WilhelmRelard,whoisresponsibleforthecoordinationofenergy

procurement,explains:“Throughourregionalorganization,weaimtocoverallelectricityconsumption,ifpossible,fromappropriatesources.”

Goalachieved–what’snext?

Carbonneutralityhasbeenachieved,andBoschisalready

workingonthenextsteps.TorstenKallweit,headofEHS

(Environment,Health,Safety)andSustainabilityatBosch

andthusalsoresponsibleforachievingthegroup’sclimatetargets:“Carbonneutralitywasourfirstmajormilestone.

Wewerethefirstlargeindustrialenterpriseintheworldto

demonstratehowquicklyacarbonfootprintcanbereducedtozero.Thetasknowistofurtheroptimizethemixofthe

fourlevers–inotherwords,torefinethemeasuresused.

Onlythencanwereduceourclimateimpactinthelong

term–andthat’swhatreallymatters.”Anothergoalisalso

alreadyinfocus:by2030,15percentofindirectemissions

aretobesaved,whichcorrespondstomorethan60millionmetrictonsofCO2.TheseareemissionsthatoccuroutsideBosch’sdirectsphereofinfluence–forexample,atsuppli-

ers,inlogistics,onbusinesstrips,orduringproductuse.Theexpertsrefertothisasscope3.Kallweit:“Havingachieved

ourinitialtargetsforscopes1and2,wearenowtackling

scope3emissionswiththesamedegreeofrigor–setting

specifictargetsandmilestonesforthecomingyears.We

havethereforesetourselvesclimateactiontargetsalong

theentirevaluechain.Since2020,wealreadyusecarbon

offsetstomakeourbusinessflightscarbonneutral.”The

climateactiontargetshavebeenexternallyconfirmedbytheScienceBasedTargetsinitiative(SBTi),whichprovidesan

independentassessmentofcompanies’targetsforreducingemissionsbasedonscientificevidence.Boschisthefirst

automotivesuppliertojointheinitiativewithaconcretegoal.

Scope3–theviewoutside

A15percentdecreaseinindirectemissionsby2030:

comparedwithmakingtheentiregroupcarbonneutral,thismighthardlyappearambitious–butonlyatfirstglance.“Thescope3targetisarguablythemostambitiousofourtargets,”Kallweitemphasizes,“becausewearelargelydependent

hereonfactorsbeyondourdirectsphereofinfluence.For

example,wedependonthecooperationofourpartnersandsuppliers.Wewon’treachthe15percentcutwithouttheircommitment.Thisiswhyourpurchasingfunctionisalsoset-tingitselfcleargoalsandsupportingourbusinesspartnersintheirdevelopmenttowardsustainability.”

Inlogistics,thefocusisonoptimizingprocurement,poolingshipments,andlastbutnotleastavoidingairtransport.A

largeproportionofthedeliveriesdestinedforBoschare

tobeshippedbyseainthefuture.Atthesametime,the

in-houseclimateactivistsexpectimportantsteeringeffectsfromaninternalcarbontaxonbusinesstrips,andmaking

Bosch’sinternalvehiclefleetenvironmentallyfriendlywill

alsobringaboutvisiblechangessoon.However,thegreatestpotentialforreducingCO2emissionsisintheusagephaseofproducts.Thisaloneaccountsforaround90percentof

scope3emissions.Kallweit:“ThedivisionsoftheMobilitySolutionsbusinesssectoraswellastheThermotechnol-

ogydivision,theDriveandControlTechnologydivision,andBSHHausgeräteGmbHfaceaparticularchallengeinthis

regard.Because,asalways,ourapproachinscope3istogetinvolvedwhereverwecanmakethegreatestcontributiontoprotectingpeopleandtheenvironment.”◀

Lever4:Carbonoffsets

WEWErEtHEFIrStLArGEInduS-trIALEntErprISEIntHEWorLdtodEmonStrAtEHoWquICkLyA

ForBosch,measurestocompensateforCO2emissionsareonlyaninterimsolutionto

CArBonFootprIntCAnBErEduCEdtozEro|TorstenKallweit,headofEHSand

Sustainability

offsetunavoidableemissionsfromcombus-tionprocesses.Also,whennotenoughgreenelectricityisavailableinacountry,thecom-panyreliesonwhatarereferredtoas“carboncredits”fromprojectscertifiedaccordingtotheGoldStandardortheVerifiedCarbon

Standard,whichpromotebothecological

willbesufficienttocovertheentireelectricityrequirementsoftheplantsinFeuerbach,Homburg,andBambergsimul-taneouslyatleastforafewhours.SimilarNCPprojectsarecurrentlyunderconsiderationinvariousregions.

andsocialdevelopment.Thespectrumofactivitiessupport-ediscorrespondinglybroad.ItrangesfromthereforestationofrainforestsinSouthAmericatothedistributionofclimate-friendlycookingstovestopeopleinneedinAfrica,Asia,andSouthAmerica.

Bosch’sclimategoals:

theBoschGrouphas

beenclimateneutralsince2020.Intheupstreamand

downstreamvaluechain,thecompanyaimstoreduce

itsCO2emissionsby15per-

centby2030.

Upstreamemissions

purchasedgoodsandservicesaswellaslogistics,scope3

Owngenerationandpurchasedenergy,scopes1and2

Climateneutralitysince2020

1Energyefficiency

2Newcleanpower

3Greenelectricity

4Carbonoffsets

−15%

Co2by2030

Downstreamemissions

productusephase,scope3

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FoUndationoFbosCHClimatEsolUtions:

Theclimate

coaches

WiththeexpertsfromBoschClimateSolutions,companiesbenefitfromtheexperienceBoschhasgainedonits

journeytocarbonneutrality.

Atotalof2,000energyefficiencyprojectsimple-

mentedbydrawingontheexperienceofmorethan

1,000experts:withthecarbonneutralityofitsownlocationsin2020,Boschhasreachedamilestoneinclimateactionandatthesametimegainedimportantexpertiseforreachingthenextgoalsinitsclimate

actionstrategy.Butthat’snotall:Boschissharingitsknowledgeandexperience.

SincetheendofApril2020,thenewlyfoundedconsulting

companyBoschClimateSolutionshasbeensupportingcom-paniesontheirjourneytobecomebusinessesthatdevelop,manufacture,andoperateinawaythatconservesresourcesandisclimateneutral.“Withthisconsultingservice,weareservingasmultiplierstospreadclimateactionbeyondour

owncompany,”saysBoschboardofmanagementmember

Dr.ChristianFischer.HeheadstheEnergyandBuildingTech-nologybusinesssector,inwhichthenewunitisorganization-allyanchored.

Thereishugedemandforconsultingservicesofthiskind:

threeoutofeveryfourcompaniesinGermanyaimtoreduceCO2emissions,butonly16percenthavealreadyimplement-edmeasurestoachieveclimateneutralityintheirproduc-

tion.*ThecoreteamofBosch’sin-housestart-upadvisesontheplanning,selection,andimplementationofsuitablesolutionsfrombothecologicalandeconomicperspec-

tives,anditdrawsontheknow-howofthemorethan1,000climateexpertsinitsvirtualnetworkwhohavecontributedtoBosch’scarbonneutrality.TheBoschconsultantstakea

1,000

expertscontributetheirknow-how.

WEproBEdtHEmArkEttoSEE

WHoHAStHEmoStExpErtISEAnddECIdEdtHAtWEWAnttoBEn-

EFItFromtHEExpErIEnCEBoSCHHASGAInEdWorkInGAtItSoWnpLAntS|ReinhardMayer,deputychairmanoftheexecutiveboardoftheHansgroheGroup

OneofthefirstclientswastheengineeringcompanyPrettl.WiththesupportofBoschexperts,thecompanydevelopedatailoredCO2reductionconcept.“Ascenarioanalysisrevealedwherewehadtechnologicalandeconomicroomtomaneu-verandallowedustodefineourownpathtowardreducing

CO2,”saysWilliPrettl,partnerofthePrettlGroup.

holisticapproachconsistentwiththecompany’sownclimateactionactivities.Suchanapproachincludesmeasuresto

increaseenergyefficiency,expandthesupplyofrenewableenergy,procuremoregreenelectricity,andoffsetunavoid-

ableCO2emissions.Andbecauseeverycompanyisdifferent,therangeofconsultingservicesisalwaysadaptedtoeach

customer’sspecificneedsandrequirements.

BasedinsouthernGermany,thebathroomfittingsmanu-

facturerHansgrohehasbeendrawingonthesupportof

Bosch’snewCO2consultingservicesinceNovember2020.“Weprobedthemarkettoseewhohasthemostexpertise,”saysReinhardMayer,deputychairmanofHansgrohe’s

boardofmanagement.IncollaborationwithBoschClimateSolutions,thecompanyhasanalyzedhowitcanoptimizeitsmanufacturingprocess,whatcanbedoneaboutpackaging,andhowtoswitchtogreenenergy.“WewanttobenefitfromtheexperienceBoschhasgainedworkingatitsownplantssothatwebecomeevenmoreenergyefficientinafirststep,”Mayeradds.

Donya-FlorenceAmer,CEOofBoschClimateSolutions,

explainsthemethodology:“Inordertoidentifythecorre-

spondingpotential,wefirstanalyzescopes1and2ofthecarbonfootprint–thatis,theportionofCO2emissionsthatthecompanycaninfluencedirectly.AfterthisCO2audit,aninitialmasterplanwithindividualscenariosisdraftedthatsetsoutthepathtocarbonneutrality.Nextcomesthecon-creteconcept,whichcontainsadetailedplanfortheimple-mentationofthevariousmeasuresandtakesintoaccountbothregionalandlocalconditions.And,ofcourse,italsofactorsinthecorrespondingcoststhathavetobebudgetedforreachingcarbonneutrality.”

Thisfour-weekanalysisisfollowedbyathree-

InordErtoIdEntIFytHEpotEn-tIAL,WEFIrStAnALyzESCopES1And2oFtHECArBonFootprInt

–tHAtIS,tHEportIonoFCo2

EmISSIonStHAttHECompAnyCAnInFLuEnCEdIrECtLy|Donya-FlorenceAmer,CEOofBoschClimateSolutions

monthdetailedconceptphasesothatjustfour

monthsareneededfromthefirstanalysesto

theready-to-implementconcept.Butevenafter

that,theBoschexpertsstayonboardinthethirdphaseoftheconsultingengagement.Amer:“Ifthecustomerwishes,wealsosupportwithexecution.Wecapturetheidentifiedpotential,driveforwardtheimplementationofthemeasures,andcontinu-allyoptimizethenewconceptintheprocess.Thatway,everyonefindstheirpersonalizedpathto

ThesuccessofBoschClimateSolutions’newserviceis

alreadyevidenttoday–onlyoneyearsincethecompany’sfoundation.“Weareconstantlyreceivingnewinquiries–

frommedium-sizedcompaniestomajorcorporations,”saysAmer.Butit’stheclimatethatstandstowinmost.◀

neutralizingCO2emissions.Theconceptisaccompaniedbycomprehensivechangemanagement,includinggovernance,performancemetricsforcontrolling,andacommunicationplan.”

*Source:BostonConsultingGroup

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Energy

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HydrogEn:

withH

Hydrogencansecuretheenergysupply

ofthefuture:nowisthetimetosetthecourseahead.Boschisdrivingthedevelopmentof

fuelcelltechnologyinvariousareasofapplication.

Attheheartofthefuelcellisthestack–anassemblyofgalvanic

cells.Eachofthesecellscompris-esananode(positivepole)andacathode(negativepole),separatedbyanelectrolyte.There,hydrogenandoxygenareconvertedinto

electricalenergy.

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Boschoffersavarietyofsolutionsformobilefuel-cellsystemsthataddresscustomerrequirementsaroundtheworld:forthestackasthecoreofthe

design,theindividual

componentsinthesub-modules,orthecompletesystemforcommercial

vehicles.

Itmightbethelightestchemicalelement,butisaveritableheavyweightwhenitcomestotheenergysupplyofthefuture:hydrogen.Safe,clean,andavailableinunlimitedquantities,hydro-

gencaneasilybeproducedbyelectrolysis.Andifelectricityfromrenewablesourcesisusedintheprocess,theloopcanbeclosedforaclimate-neutralsolution.Asifthatwerenotenough,

hydrogenisalsocomparativelyeasytostoreandtransport–makingitoneofthemostimportantenergysourcesofthefuture.

Manyexpertsarealreadytalkingabouttheclimate-neutral,hydrogen-basedeconomy.Andpolicymakers,too,arerecog-nizingthepotentialofhydrogen.ThisisespeciallytrueoftheEU,whosehydrogenstrategyaimstoestablishahydrogen

economyby2050.Aspecialfocuswassetontransportandroadtraffic.Althoughelectromobilityisgainingmomentumwithbattery-poweredvehicles,itisreachingitslimitsinthecaseoftrucksduetotheweightofthebatteriesused.Thisiswheretheadvantagesofthehydrogenfuelcellcomeintoplay:duetothehighenergydensityofcompressedhydro-gen,agoodsevenkilogramsaresufficientfora40-metric-

tontrucktodrive100kilometers.Oncethetankisempty,

thevehiclecanberefueledbyconventionalmeansinjust

afewminutes.“Thefuelcellisalwaysthefirstchoicefor

applicationsinwhichmanykilometershavetobedriven

everydayandlargerloadshavetobemoved,”saysDr.UweGackstatter,chairmanoftheBoschPowertrainSolutions

division.Thesearegreatopportunities,andBoschismaking

acorrespondinglywide-rangingcommitment–fromthe

serialdevelopmentofthestackstotheefficiencyoptimiza-tionofthepowertrainsystem.Forinstance,intheEU-fundedH2Haulproject,Boschiscurrentlyworkingwithothercom-paniestoputafleetof16fuel-celltrucksontheroadand

testtheminthefieldatfourlocationsinEurope–includingthecorrespondingrefuelinginfrastructuretoenablerapidrefueling.Theresultsoftheprojectshouldbeavailableby2024.Andwhatworksfortruckscouldalsopowercars,

trains,ships,andevenaircraftinthefuture.

However,itisalsoclearthatitisnotpossibletoreachthe

climatetargetswithalternativepowertrainsalone.Afterall,roughlyhalfthevehiclesthatwillbeontheroadin2030

havealreadybeensold,andmostofthemhaveagasolineordieselengine.LegacyvehicleswillalsohavetoplaytheirpartincuttingCO₂emissions.Onepathtoachievingthisiswithsyntheticfuelsthatareproducedexclusivelywithrenewable

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Hydrogenisreaching

competitivepricepoints

Althoughtheresearchcommunitystillhasworktodo,

thepathtoahydrogen-based,andthusclimate-neutral,

economyisclearlyoutlined.Thetechnologyfortheproduc-tionofhydrogenisprovenandcontrollable;ifthereissuf-

energy.Inthebest-casescenario,manufacturerscapturetheCO₂neededtoproducethefuelfromthesurroundingair,

turningagreenhousegasintoaresource:theCO2releasedinthecombustionofeFuelsisessentiallyrecycledandusedtoproducenewsyntheticfuel.ItisalreadypossibletouseeFuelswithtoday’sinternalcombustionenginesandtoaddthemtoconventionalfuelswithoutanyneedforretrofitting,asthechemicalstructuresandbasicpropertiesofgasolineordieselremainintact.Fromtheperspectiveofclimate

action,thisopensupanotherpromisingpathtozero-emis-sionsmobility,anditisyetanotherfieldinwhichBoschisapioneer.

ornaturalgas.WhencomparedwiththeGermanelectric-

Climateactionthroughresearch

itymix,itispossibletosaveasmuchas40percentinCO2

emissions,evenifthetechnologyoperatesusingnaturalgas.Runonhydrogenorgreengas,thesystemdoesnotproduceanyadditionalCO2emissions.Boschisalsoleveragingtheseadvantagesforitsownclimateactionstrategy.SOFCpilot

plantsarealreadytestingandvalidatingthenewtechnologyatseveralGermanlocations,withthemostrecentonein

operationsinceJuly2020onthesiteoftheBoschTrainingCenterinWernau.

Thesystemismadeupofthreefuel-cellsystemsforstation-aryapplications.Thesewillofferalow-carbonsupplementtotheWernauplant’sexistingpowersupplyaswellashelp

Inordertofurtherpavethewayforthehydrogeneconomy,

BoschhasbeeninvolvedintheSalzgitterHydrogenCampussince2020.SupportedbythestateofLowerSaxonyand

thecityofSalzgitter,Boschisconductingresearchthere

togetherwiththeFraunhoferInstituteandotherlocalcompa-niestodeterminehydrogen’spotentialforreducingtheCO2footprintoffactories.Eachpartnercontributesitsspecific

in2024,boschplanstostartseriesproductionofdistributedpower

plantsbasedonsolid-oxidefuelcell

know-howintheproductionanduseofhydrogen.

technology.

ConstructionworkontheHydrogenCampushasalreadybegun.Theramp-upphaseisscheduledtobeginin2021withthegoalofconstructinga50megawattelectrolysis

ficientdemand,productioncanbeincreasedsubstantiallyatshortnotice.Furthermore,fuelcellshavesincereachedthetechnologicalmaturitynecessaryfortheircommercializationandwidespreaduse.Asaresult,hydrogenisincreasingly

catchingupincompetitionwithconventionalenergysources

plant.Thiswillproducearound7,500metrictonsofhydro-genaday,thereby