Author: Anela Dokso

Windcat Workboats, in conjunction with its joint venture partners TSM and FRS, has acquired an order for six hydrogen-powered vessels to be delivered by 2024. This purchase is in response to Windcat Workboats and CMB.TECH’s May 2022 introduction of the Hydrocat 48, the world’s first hydrogen-powered CTV. After delivery, Vestas conducted trials with the ship. Four MK3.5H2 series vessels, two of which will be delivered in 2022 and two in 2023, are among the six additional hydrogen-powered vessels. The next ship in this series will be used by the company’s joint-venture partner, FRS Windcat, in the German offshore sector. The…

To lay the groundwork for an environmentally friendly hydrogen energy industrial metropolis, Gyeongbuk Pohang City has committed to vigorously promoting the hydrogen city project. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has awarded the city 1 billion won as part of the “2023 hydrogen city assistance project.” Hydrogen City is a demonstration project that uses hydrogen as an energy source in the housing and transportation sectors—the backbone of urban life—to showcase technologies like fuel cells, hydrogen charging stations, hydrogen electric vehicles, and integrated operation platforms. There will be a total investment of 41.6 billion won (20 billion won from the…

The expenses of producing green hydrogen via electrolysis at sea can be decreased by distilling Ultra Pure Water (UPW) on site, according to Wageningen University & Research. Ultra-clean water is needed to convert wind into green hydrogen. Next, suitable partners will test this concept on a larger scale (0.5-1 MW) offshore. Researchers demonstrated on Texel how to create ultra-pure water from seawater using residual heat from electrolysis (for hydrogen production). Membrane distillation to produce clean seawater isn’t new. WUR claims the technique involves a lot of heat and energy, therefore it’s not the greatest for many applications. To run smoothly,…

The Chinese government has gotten ahead of the game by developing and producing electrolysis systems, a crucial technology for the creation of environmentally friendly hydrogen. Chinese firms can build electrolysis systems a third less than, say, the United States because of their lower labor and more advanced production and supply chain. BloombergNEF estimates that the cost of implementing a similar electrolysis system in the United States and Europe would be over $1,200 per kilowatt, while the Chinese system would be closer to $343 per kilowatt. Since electrolysis facilitates the decomposition of water, which consists of two hydrogen atoms and one…

easyJet has outlined its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. A crucial component of this progression is the Airbus A320neo family. easyJet gained consent from its shareholders to place a sizeable order for A320neo series aircraft this summer. The fleet upgrade’s main objectives are lower pollutants and fuel usage. By 2029, 168 orders must be completed by the company. Additionally, easyJet has invested money in the Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) and Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) technologies, which, when applied to the fleet as a whole, will permanently save 1% on fuel. The upgrade is anticipated to reduce annual carbon emissions by 88,600…

Protium is increasing the capacity of its Tees Valley Net Zero hydrogen project by 30MW, bringing the total output to approximately 70MW. In the UK’s northern east, on the Wilton Universal Group location, the corporation has been working on a green hydrogen project since last year. Once completed, Protium’s hydrogen production facility will offer local firms with the infrastructure needed to produce renewable green hydrogen energy. Teesside’s largest PEM electrolyser will be supported by the creation of a green hydrogen storage facility, which will help local manufacturers and logistics firms make the switch from natural gas and diesel. When completed…

DNV has been contracted to supply the evidence needed to show that it is safe to utilize and convert the high pressure pipelines of the local transmission systems (LTS) to transport 100% hydrogen. SGN, a gas distribution firm, coordinates the efforts of the other UK gas networks on this project and manages about 3,100 kilometers of the LTS pipes in the UK. LTS is owned and managed by gas distribution companies. The National Transmission System (NTS) is a network of high-pressure pipelines that distributes energy across the country. As of now, these pipelines comprise the “backbone” of the energy network,…

A “Comprehensive and science-based terminology, classification, and taxonomy for hydrogen” was discussed at the 31st session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy, and it was unanimously agreed that the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) should be extended to hydrogen through the development of specifications for the application of UNFC to hydrogen. In spite of the fact that greenhouse gas emissions are the primary criterion, additional economic and social factors must be taken into account. A thorough and comparable grid for evaluating these might be provided by applying the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to hydrogen. The…

To automate the majority of the processes involved in building Shell’s Holland Hydrogen I plant in Rotterdam, the oil and gas giant has contracted with Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a Japanese electrical engineering and software company. Once operational in 2025, the plant is projected to be the largest renewable hydrogen plant in Europe by producing renewable hydrogen utilizing power from offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord. Yokogawa will be the primary contractor for the plant’s automation needs, and the company’s systems and machinery will be meticulously integrated to ensure maximum efficiency. The electrolyser of the Holland Hydrogen I facility will have…

This agreement between Aquaterra Energy and Seawind Ocean Technology will pave the way for the construction of the largest floating offshore wind and green hydrogen generation plant in Italy. The initial stages of permitting for the HyMed project have begun, and work on the grid connection and environmental impact assessments is well under way. Once all production units are running, the partners plan to generate 3.2 GW of electricity from the project, with over 1 GW coming from green hydrogen. It is expected that Aquaterra Energy and Seawind, two Italian companies, will develop and build the wind and hydrogen offshore…