Author: Anela Dokso

To contribute to the development of a sustainable hydrogen environment on the South Korean resort island of Jeju, Hyundai Motor Company has pledged to deliver 1,700 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles by the year 2030. By the year 2026, Jeju hopes to have a massive green hydrogen manufacturing facility up and running. The company says it is collaborating with the Trade Ministry, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and Korea Southern Power Co. to make it possible to run hydrogen-powered vehicles on the island. There is no infrastructure in place to support hydrogen fuel cell cars at this time, hence Jeju does not have…

NCRD, an agency of the Polish Ministry of Education and Science, will fund Polenergia’s R&D project ‘H2 HUB Nowa Sarzyna: Green Hydrogen Storage’ The grant may total 95 million zotych, according to the agreement (almost 20 million euros). Polenergia, Poland’s largest private energy firm, is leading the project partnership. Electrociepownia Nowa Sarzyna and Wrocaw University of Technology are partners. H2 HUB Nowa Sarzyna: Green Hydrogen Storage aims to employ green hydrogen, produced by electrolysis of water powered by renewable energy, to manufacture renewable aviation fuel. Accelerating renewable aviation fuel production would cut aviation greenhouse gas emissions without building new infrastructure,…

Ukraine can help EU attain its hydrogen ambitions. Ukrainian electrolyser capacity could reach 10 GW by 2030. It’s a chance for Ukraine to gain energy independence, security, and EU integration. Hydrogen Ukraine (H2U) proposes to build a renewable hydrogen plant in Reni, Odessa, a desirable location due to its wind and solar potential and well-developed transit infrastructure. The plant’s position is strategic. It has 320 sunny days per year with average solar radiation of 1,600 kW/m2. Wind potential is 1.5-4 GW. It also has enormous water resources, with a Danube river flow of 6,400 cubic metres per second. Finally, Reni’s…

Hydrogen demand will exceed supply by 2030, making now a good time to invest. Green hydrogen’s ability to store renewable energy makes it transportable. Work is underway to discover a means to transport liquified green hydrogen over great distances without altering or reprocessing it. Southern Africa, which has favorable circumstances for renewable energy generation, will be able to store and export renewable energy, according to a recent Kearney study. Southern Africa is positioned to become a green hydrogen export hub due to its low demand, favorable production climate, and low transit costs. Five actions can help market entrants build green…

Hydrogen industry experts discussed the rapid growth of their sector at the RE+ conference in Anaheim, California. They voiced amazement at recent developments, especially in light of the Inflation Reduction Act. Utilities, pipeline corporations, and oil and gas giants have indicated interest in the specialized product. Plug Power began building its own hydrogen production facilities in response to a growing requirement for fuel for its 2010 hydrogen forklifts. Many companies desired hydrogen market share for transportation, feedstock, or power generation, thus they invested heavily in R&D. These companies think it might not make sense now, but it will, and they’re…

Having just signed a heritage agreement with the Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, Fortescue Future Industries is making strides toward establishing a green hydrogen center in the south-east of the state. The Andrew Forrest-led company’s plan to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions and create a green hydrogen export sector in several parts of Australia includes the South East Western Australia Green Hydrogen Hub project. Fortescue Future Industries plans to build a significant renewable energy hub in Esperance due to the abundance of wind and solar power in the area. Wind and solar power plants, desalination plants to obtain demineralized…

A Romanian plan to use funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) totaling €149 million to subsidize the nation’s renewable hydrogen generation has been given the go light by the European Commission under EU State assistance laws. The move is meant to aid in the expansion of renewable hydrogen, which is in keeping with the goals of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the EU Green Deal. The initiative will help achieve the goals of the REPowerEU Plan to hasten the green transition and lessen reliance on Russian fossil resources. After the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) was approved by…

The IMO claims to have made headway in formulating regulations for the use of hydrogen and ammonia as maritime fuel. A communication group will work on developing guidelines for both fuels and reporting back to the 2023 session of the Sub-Committee. It was reported by the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) that the IMO Working Group agreed that ammonia bunker rules should have a similar framework to the IGF Code as LNG does, but that ammonia had a significantly different risk profile. As the maritime sector strives to decarbonize its operations, hydrogen and ammonia have emerged as promising future marine…

An important new development has been reported by researchers: a two-electrode catalyst that uses just a single component to extract hydrogen and oxygen from water. Although such bi-functional catalysts have been tried before, they have often performed poorly in either the hydrogen or oxygen splitting processes. Combining the effects of two catalysts into one does work, but it comes at the expense of increased catalyst production costs. Using a nickel/molybdenum/nitrogen compound that had been modified with a small amount of iron and grown on nickel foam, researchers from the University of Houston, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Central…

The interest in Insplorion’s hydrogen-measuring technology has grown steadily during the past year. The hydrogen industry is in the midst of profound transformation, with massive expenditures predicted across the globe in order to reach ambitious sustainability targets. Hydrogen is an essential energy carrier in this endeavor and so plays a pivotal role. The Hydrogen Council, in conjunction with the strategy and consulting firm McKinsey & Company, estimates that by 2030, up to USD 500 billion will be invested in the hydrogen business field to support the many efforts already underway. The production of hydrogen will need to take place on…