Author: Anela Dokso

Canadian CEM Engineering and Sacré-Davey Engineering of North Vancouver have been selected by Atura Power to advance the engineering of the Niagara Hydrogen Centre, Atura Power’s first green 20-megawatt hydrogen production facility. While assisting Atura Power in the technical selection of key project equipment and technology, CEM/Sacré-Davey serves as the owner’s engineer and is responsible for completing and progressing the design and permitting process to completion. The largest green hydrogen production facility in Ontario will supply industrial consumers with low-carbon hydrogen for immediate consumption, including Atura Power’s CCGT plants. CEM and Sacré-expertise Davey’s will be put to good use in…

Longtime pipeline infrastructure partners GASCADE and Fluxys join forces on two major projects to shape the German hydrogen economy: doing hydrogen and AquaDuctus. As part of Germany’s decarbonization efforts, this infrastructure will connect demand centers with onshore and offshore hydrogen production. Doing hydrogen is a massive pipeline project in eastern Germany that aims to jumpstart the hydrogen market there by 2027. For the eastern German hydrogen grid, the GASCADE-Fluxys project calls for constructing a new 50-kilometer hydrogen pipeline from the Baltic Sea region around Rostock all the way to the south. Hydrogen production, storage, and demand will all be connected…

Vattenfall plans to build a hydrogen production facility in the North Sea in the near future. With a bid for lot VII at Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm expected to be awarded in the fall, Vattenfall plans to build the world’s first hydrogen cluster. Electrolysers will be installed in three different wind turbines to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide generated. As a result of this, the hydrogen produced by the plant will be fed into a hydrogen network in the Port of Rotterdam. The hydrogen will then be delivered to customers via a pipeline system, similar to how…

The GravitHy sustainable iron company is being launched by a consortium that consists of EIT InnoEnergy, Engie New Ventures, FORVIA, GROUPE IDEC, Plug, and Primetals Technologies, and will be supported by an initial €2.2 billion investment. The green iron company will contribute to Europe’s Fit for 55 package’s efforts to decarbonize difficult-to-abate industries and support the rising demand for zero carbon steel. Construction on the first GravitHy plant is scheduled to begin in 2024 in the southern French town of Fos sur Mer, with completion anticipated by 2027, pending regulatory approvals. One of the top carbon emitting industries is the…

The City of Saint-Félicien, Québec, has received $CDN 2.8 million in government funding, according to CHAR Technologies, to support their waste heat recovery system from the city’s forest biomass cogeneration plant. The build, own, operate (“BOO”) proprietary high temperature pyrolysis (“HTP”) system by CHAR is previously announced and proposed. The waste-heat recovery system is an important first step in a more staged approach. In Saint-Félicien, Québec, the project would generate renewable natural gas (“RNG”) as well as biocarbon. The money will be used to collect and distribute waste heat from Saint-cogeneration Félicien’s facility. The Centre de Valorisation de Biomass (“CVB”)…

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Cummins Corporation and Komatsu to work together on the creation of zero-emission transport machinery. Cummins and Komatsu will initially concentrate on zero-emission power technologies, including hydrogen fuel cell solutions for heavy mining truck applications, as they continue their partnership in the development of diesel engines for a variety of mining and construction equipment. A concept truck for a transport vehicle that could run on a variety of power sources, including trolleys, batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, and diesel electricity, was unveiled by Komatsu in August 2021. Working with Cummins completes Komatsu’s truck development, which…

To secure its supply chain of PEM electrolyzers for up to 100MW over a four-year period from 2023 to 2026, Charbone and Elogen have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent, and the parties will negotiate a final multi-year master supply agreement on or before November 30, 2022. For all of Charbone’s North American green hydrogen projects, the PEM electrolysers that Elogen will provide to Charbone will be made up of a combination of the full range of products that Elogen offers, including the 0,5 MW, 1,0 MW, and 5,0 MW. The parties will discuss the PEM electrolysers’ final delivery dates, models, quantities, and prices in…

In order to jointly explore opportunities for green hydrogen-powered decarbonized heavy-duty transport and port infrastructure in Pakistan, Oracle Power and Nuvera Fuel Cells have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding. The Massachusetts-based company Nuvera promotes the use of hydrogen vehicles. Heavy-duty, zero-emission fuel cell engines are produced by Nuvera for use in transportation systems. Nuvera offers products that are clean, safe, and efficient and are made to meet the strict requirements of industrial vehicles and other transportation markets. Nuvera has teams in the United States, Europe, and Asia. With the help of the MoU, Oracle and Nuvera will work together…

First self-driving hydrogen trucks will be launched by Gemini Motor Co. in 2025. Prototype testing of Gemini’s first prototype is scheduled for 2023. With a maximum range of 2250 kilometers, and recharging time of less than 20 minutes, this truck is called RoboTruck. It will be able to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week without a driver, resulting in a four-fold increase in operational efficiency over a truck driven by a human. RoboTruck’s artificial intelligence will be able to perform predictive maintenance and maximize the vehicle’s energy efficiency through software focused on Self-learning, all while adhering to…

Due to the suspension of cooperation with Europe, the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Energy decided to alter the direction of upcoming hydrogen deliveries. Earlier, the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Energy cut its projection for “blue” and “green” hydrogen exports. A preliminary stress scenario has been created by the Ministry for a plan to develop low-carbon hydrogen energy in Russia through the year 2030. The largest consumers of “blue” hydrogen, which is created by steam methane reforming with CO2 utilization, have cut off trade with Russia. Additionally, “green” hydrogen is created by electrolyzing water using renewable energy. The benchmark for the…