Bosch said on Wednesday its development team for the fuel cell power module (FCPM) has been nominated for Germany’s Deutscher Zukunftspreis, a national innovation award, recognizing its work on hydrogen-powered trucks that aim to cut emissions while matching diesel in range and refueling times.
The nominated team – Christoffer Uhr, Kai Weeber and Pierre Andrieu – developed Bosch’s most complex system to date, comprising more than 1,000 parts. The FCPM enables long-haul trucks to operate with zero carbon emissions when fueled with green hydrogen, offering up to 1,000 km of driving range and fast refueling. Production is underway in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Germany, and Chongqing, China. Bosch says the system can be installed in over 95% of trucks, replacing traditional combustion engines with minimal changes for logistics operators.
Bosch manufactures critical components in-house, including the fuel cell stack, hydrogen metering valve, recirculation pump and electric air compressor, with production techniques such as high-speed laser welding creating 1.2 km of watertight seams per unit. The company is also expanding applications beyond road transport, adapting the technology for electrolyzers that generate hydrogen from renewable power, as well as for ships and data centers.
Several thousand trucks are already in use with Bosch’s system worldwide, but broader deployment will depend on hydrogen infrastructure development in regions such as Europe and North America. The company uses digital twin technology to track module performance and inform second-generation development. Bosch has a history with the Deutscher Zukunftspreis, having been nominated five times between 1998 and 2013 and winning three times, including for piezo injectors in 2005 and smart sensors in 2008.
