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29.04.2020
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Ready for hydrogen: mobile fuel cells
Electrification of the product portfolio: powertrains
Bosch is planning the market launch of the fuel cell stack for 2022.
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Bosch Annual press conference 2020
Bosch Annual press conference 2020
Growth market for Europe: move to a hydrogen economy
Carbon-neutral economy: new advisory company established
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Coronavirus pandemic: preparing for gradual manufacturing ramp-up
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: production of masks and disinfectant
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
For the electrification of heavy duty traffic: the Bosch fuel cell stack
In the coronavirus crisis, Bosch is committed to both tech-nological innovations and climate action
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Ready for hydrogen: stationary fuel cells
Climate action: Bosch is systematically pursuing ambitious goals
Electrification of the product portfolio: powertrains
Electrification of the product portfolio: heating technology
Ready for hydrogen: mobile fuel cells
Climate action is accelerating structural change in many sectors. Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important for Bosch, both in the automotive industry and in building technology. Bosch and its partner Powercell are already working to commercialize mobile fuel-cell stacks for use in vehicles. Their market launch is planned for 2022.
Electrification of the product portfolio: powertrains
As climate action is stepped up, Bosch believes that electrical solutions will be limited in the near term to complementing the combustion solutions that have dominated up to now. That is why the supplier of technology and services is pursuing technology-neutral powertrain development, and is also continuing to invest in highly efficient combustion engines. In addition, Bosch is committed to renewable fuels, since legacy vehicles will also have to play their part in cutting carbon emissions. Renewable synthetic fuels can make the combustion process carbon neutral.
Bosch is planning the market launch of the fuel cell stack for 2022.
The current stack version is an assembly of 400 cells each generating 1.2 volts. The entire stack thus generates roughly 500 volts. The efficiency of a fuel-cell system is some 10 to 15 percent higher than a combustion engine. Mean efficiency is roughly 50 percent. One kilogram of hydrogen contains as much energy as 3.3 liters of diesel.
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, wants to contribute its expertise to the efforts to contain the pandemic. In addition to existing laboratory tests, the newly developed, rapid Covid-19 test based on the Vivalytic analysis device is to be used initially in hospitals and doctors’ offices, where it will serve primarily to protect medical staff for whom the rapid availability of test results in less than two-and-a-half hours is crucial. “Demand is huge. We’re doing everything we can to significantly increase production, and will increase capacity five-fold over our original plans by the end of the year,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH. An even faster test, which can reliably detect Covid-19 cases in less than 45 minutes, is in the final stages of development.
Bosch Annual press conference 2020
In the picture: Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of the Bosch Group and Prof. Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, chairman of the board of management of the Bosch Group during the webcast of the Bosch annual press conference 2020 (from left to right)
Bosch Annual press conference 2020
Im Bild: Dr. Stefan Hartung, member of the board of management of the Bosch Group; Christoph Kübel, member of the board of management of the Bosch Group; Prof. Dr. Christof Ehrhart Corporate Department Communications and Governmental Affairs of the Bosch Group; Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of the Bosch Group and Prof. Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, chairman of the board of management of the Bosch Group during the webcast of the Bosch annual press conference 2020 (from left to right)
Growth market for Europe: move to a hydrogen economy
For Bosch, what is important is a broad technology offensive that not only sets out a battery-electric path to sustainable mobility, but also takes into consideration efficient combustion engines and especially renewable synthetic fuels and fuel cells. The supplier of technology and services is calling for a bold move into the hydrogen economy and the production of renewable synthetic fuels once the coronavirus crisis has passed. It believes this is the only way Europe can become climate neutral by 2050.
Carbon-neutral economy: new advisory company established
Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, is taking two new approaches to ensure its efforts have a multiplier effect in the economy: One goal is to make upstream and downstream activities along the value chain as climate neutral as possible, from “purchased goods” to “use of products sold.” Moreover, the company plans to pool the knowledge of nearly 1,000 Bosch experts worldwide and experience from more than 1,000 energy-efficiency projects of its own in a new advisory company called Bosch Climate Solutions. In this way, Bosch intends to share its experience with other companies to help them progress to carbon neutrality.
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, wants to contribute its expertise to the efforts to contain the pandemic. In addition to existing laboratory tests, the newly developed, rapid Covid-19 test based on the Vivalytic analysis device is to be used initially in hospitals and doctors’ offices, where it will serve primarily to protect medical staff for whom the rapid availability of test results in less than two-and-a-half hours is crucial. An even faster test, which can reliably detect Covid-19 cases in less than 45 minutes, is in the final stages of development.
Coronavirus pandemic: preparing for gradual manufacturing ramp-up
After the coronavirus pandemic caused production at Bosch locations worldwide to be shut down in April 2020, the supplier of technology and services is systematically preparing for a gradual ramp-up of manufacturing. To meet the slow recovery in customer demand, Bosch wants to ensure reliable supplies and in this way help the global economy recover as quickly as possible. To make a success of ramping up production, the company is putting numerous measures in place to ensure that associates are adequately protected against coronavirus infection.
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: production of masks and disinfectant
Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, started manufacturing protective face masks. Two fully automatic production lines at its Stuttgart-Feuerbach location in Germanyhave been set up, with further lines in Erbach, Germany, as well as in India and Mexico. This means the company will be able to manufacture more than 500,000 masks per day. The masks are intended to protect Bosch associates at plants worldwide, and to be made available to third parties as well. In addition, Bosch is producing 5,000 liters of disinfectant each week in Germany and the U.S. for its associates in American and European plants.
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, wants to contribute its expertise to the efforts to contain the pandemic. In addition to existing laboratory tests, the newly developed, rapid Covid-19 test based on the Vivalytic analysis device is to be used initially in hospitals and doctors’ offices, where it will serve primarily to protect medical staff for whom the rapid availability of test results in less than two-and-a-half hours is crucial. “Demand is huge. We’re doing everything we can to significantly increase production, and will increase capacity five-fold over our original plans by the end of the year,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH. An even faster test, which can reliably detect Covid-19 cases in less than 45 minutes, is in the final stages of development.
For the electrification of heavy duty traffic: the Bosch fuel cell stack
A stack is an assembly of galvanic cells. Each of these cells comprises an anode (positive pole) and a cathode (negative pole), separated by an electrolyte. In each cell, hydrogen and oxygen are converted into electrical energy.
In the coronavirus crisis, Bosch is committed to both tech-nological innovations and climate action
Helping contain the coronavirus pandemic: Bosch's rapid Covid-19 test
Bosch, the supplier of technology and services, wants to contribute its expertise to the efforts to contain the pandemic. In addition to existing laboratory tests, the newly developed, rapid Covid-19 test based on the Vivalytic analysis device is to be used initially in hospitals and doctors’ offices, where it will serve primarily to protect medical staff for whom the rapid availability of test results in less than two-and-a-half hours is crucial. “Demand is huge. We’re doing everything we can to significantly increase production, and will increase capacity five-fold over our original plans by the end of the year,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH. An even faster test, which can reliably detect Covid-19 cases in less than 45 minutes, is in the final stages of development.
Ready for hydrogen: stationary fuel cells
Climate action is accelerating structural change in many sectors. Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important for Bosch, both in the automotive industry and in building technology. Bosch is working with its partner Ceres Power on stationary fuel cells. These systems can supply buildings such as computing centers with electricity. Bosch anticipates that the market for fuel-cell power stations will be worth more than 20 billion euros by 2030.
Climate action: Bosch is systematically pursuing ambitious goals
Bosch announced in early 2019 that it would be the first globally operating industrial enterprise to become climate neutral by the end of 2020, and this at all its 400 locations worldwide. Since the end of 2019, the supplier of technology and services has achieved carbon neutrality for all its locations in Germany. In April 2020 it is already 70 percent of the way to achieving its climate target worldwide. To make carbon neutrality a reality, Bosch is investing in energy efficiency, increasing the proportion of renewables in its energy supply, buying in more green power, and offsetting unavoidable carbon emissions. In 2020, the share of carbon offsets will be far lower than projected – 25 percent instead of nearly 50 percent.
Electrification of the product portfolio: powertrains
As climate action is stepped up, Bosch believes that electrical solutions will be limited in the near term to complementing the combustion solutions that have dominated up to now. That is why the supplier of technology and services is pursuing technology-neutral powertrain development, and is also continuing to invest in highly efficient combustion engines. In addition, Bosch is committed to renewable fuels, since legacy vehicles will also have to play their part in cutting carbon emissions. Renewable synthetic fuels can make the combustion process carbon neutral.
Electrification of the product portfolio: heating technology
As climate action is stepped up, Bosch believes electrical solutions will also make inroads in areas such as heating-system modernization. The supplier of technology and services predicts “a decade of electrification in the boiler room.” With this in mind, Bosch is investing an additional 100 million euros in its heat-pump business and intends to expand its development work and double its market share.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). The company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.
The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861–1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-four percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The remaining shares are held by Robert Bosch GmbH and by a corporation owned by the Bosch family. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG. It is entrusted with the task of safeguarding the company’s long-term existence and in particular its financial independence – in line with the mission handed down in the will of the company’s founder, Robert Bosch.
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