Author: Anela Dokso

A powerful group of shipping stakeholders is working to develop demonstrators for ammonia-fueled two-stroke and four-stroke marine engines. The Ammonia 2-4 project aims to develop viable ammonia fuel concepts. Wärtsilä, a technology company, is leading the project, which includes naval architects C-Job, classification society DNV, ship owner MSC, and Italy’s National Research Council (CNR). The European Union has provided funding of €10 million through the Horizon Europe research funding initiative. “Ammonia is one of main candidates in shipping’s search for future fuels,” explains Sebastiaan Bleuanus, General Manager, Research Coordination & Funding, Wärtsilä Marine Power. “Wärtsilä has already proven an engine…

The Green Investment Group (GIG) of Macquarie and Nobian have signed a joint ownership agreement for green hydrogen developer HyCC. When the new joint venture was formed in December 2021, the two companies agreed to split ownership of the venture, which specializes in water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen from renewable power on a large scale. GIG and Nobian’s combined expertise in large-scale electrolysis will help HyCC achieve its goal of developing a commercial-scale hydrogen production facility. More than 400MW of green hydrogen projects are currently being developed by HyCC. In Delfzijl, the Netherlands, the company recently received all the…

ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Japan Offshore Design & Engineering Platform Technology & Engineering Research Association (J-DeEP) for the design of a floating offshore hydrogen production plant. J-floating DeEP’s offshore hydrogen production plant combines a seawater desalination system and an electrolysis system for extracting hydrogen from water. Using excess electricity from an offshore wind turbine, the plant is able to produce green hydrogen that emits no CO2 during the manufacturing process. J-DeEP has been working on a feasibility study of the project to install the plant near offshore wind farms off the coast of Scotland in collaboration…

SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have announced plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy from SSE’s 100MW-plus Gordonbush onshore wind farm in Sutherland, Scotland. SSE Renewables would produce green hydrogen at Gordonbush wind farm using Siemens Gamesa’s Renewable Hydrogen Upgrade solution under the new plans. Green hydrogen could then be used as a clean alternative to gasoline, diesel, or natural gas in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like industry, transportation, and manufacturing. The move comes after the two companies agreed last year to look into the possibility of producing green hydrogen on co-located onshore wind farm…

Central European Gas Hub AG (CEGH), an OMV subsidiary that operates the important Baumgarten natural gas node, begins trading and marketing “green gases” such as biogas and, later, green hydrogen. Central and Eastern Europe will be expanded gradually as well. Green gases should contribute significantly to the decarbonization of the energy system, and existing gas infrastructure should be utilized for this purpose. Only 0.1 terawatt hours (TWh) of biomethane, i.e. processed biogas, are currently fed into the Austrian gas network. The CEGH estimates that it will be 5 TWh by 2030. In order for green gas to contribute effectively to…

Nel Hydrogen Fueling, a subsidiary of Nel ASA, has received a purchase order for one H2Station hydrogen fueling station from Biproraf, a subsidiary of Grupa Technologiczna ASE. In Poland, the unit will be used to fuel both light- and heavy-duty vehicles (FCEV) and forklifts. Biproraf, a company that provides safe technologies and solutions for industry and economic infrastructure and specializes in the design, supervision, and construction of installations and facilities, will handle all of the project’s EPC work. The H2Station module, which consists of one station module and two dispensers, is a robust and cutting-edge hydrogen fueling station that can…

With the assistance of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and industry collaborators in Singapore and Japan, NTU Singapore is developing new technologies for the extraction of hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carriers. Chiyoda Corporation, PSA Corporation, Sembcorp Industries, City Energy, Jurong Port, Singapore LNG Corporation, and Mitsubishi Corporation are among the partners working to power Singapore’s green energy future. Liquid organic hydrogen carriers are adaptable media for renewable energy storage and transportation. As a result, the research project has the potential to enable more efficient and cost-effective hydrogen transport, which could contribute to the expansion of global hydrogen supply…

The University of Bath will launch an important new research project into how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels as part of the country’s commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2050. Professor Tim Mays of Bath’s Department of Chemical Engineering will lead a new project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that will address the research challenges preventing the wider use of these low-carbon fuels in the UK beginning on April 1. Professor Mays will be one of two UK Hydrogen Research Co-ordinators, with the goal of establishing national Centers of Excellence based…

SFC Energy begins a development partnership with Austria’s Test-Fuchs and Switzerland’s Auto AG Group. The three companies want to work together to create a mobile, zero-emission hydrogen generator. In the first half of the year, a prototype (H2Genset) will be built. Test-Fuchs specializes in hydrogen refueling and valve technology. The Auto AG Group has evolved into a commercial vehicle service provider with experience in fuel cell vehicle maintenance. “The H2Genset is the logical and consistent continuation of our approach of replacing diesel generators with emission-free hydrogen technology,” says Peter Podesser, CEO of SFC Energy. “We are firmly convinced that hydrogen…

Air Liquide, a French industrial gas giant, will open a factory near Las Vegas this month to convert methane from landfills into hydrogen, which will be used to power zero-emission cars and trucks. The $250 million plant will have the capacity to produce up to 30 tons of liquid hydrogen per day, enough to power approximately 40,000 fuel-cell vehicles. Initially, Air Liquide plans to ship all of the plant’s output to California, despite the fact that the state has only about 12,000 registered hydrogen vehicles. However, as California strives to decarbonize its economy by 2045, the company predicts an increase…