Author: Anela Dokso

Hyundai Motor, a South Korean automaker, has announced a hydrogen-powered van inspired by IVECO’s work. At the IAA Transportation 2022 in Hannover, Hyundai Motor and IVECO presented the world premiere of the eDAILY hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle. Six months after signing a memorandum of understanding, the two businesses moved on with plans to collaborate on commercial vehicle-related technology and platform development and to investigate potential vehicle supply prospects. The working eDAILY FCEV prototype is equipped with Hyundai’s 90 kW hydrogen fuel cell system and 140 kW e-motor. Six tanks offer a combined storage capacity of 12 kg of hydrogen. The…

Russian scientists recently introduced a new method for fabricating film solid electrolytes for use in contemporary fuel cells. Alternative energy technologies may benefit from the progress. Hydrogen is one potential sustainable energy source in the future. Many laboratories all around the world are hard at work developing hydrogen energy technologies. The most quickly developing type of such devices is solid oxide fuel cells, which are electrochemical power generators with excellent efficiency. The high temperatures required to operate these fuel cells are the primary barrier to their wider use. To meet the demands of today’s medium-temperature solid oxide fuel cells, researchers…

Beomhan Industrial, the parent company of Beomhan Fuel Cell, has finished buying out Doosan Mecatec. Buying Doosan Mecatec for 86.4 billion won, Beomhan Industrial became the company’s largest stakeholder, with a stake equal to 82.38 percent. The remaining 17.62 percent will be purchased from Metiston Innovation Growth First Private Equity Joint Venture. Therefore, Doosan Energy will sell off 100% of the shares it acquired in Doosan Mecatec in 2020. Doosan Mecatec, which was founded in 1964, is the CPE supplier for all chemical equipment and the exclusive owner of the technology required to develop and produce liquid hydrogen storage containers.…

Mercedes-Benz Trucks plans to expand its vehicle lineup in the second half of the decade to include series-produced trucks with hydrogen-based fuel-cell drives. Mercedes-Benz Trucks anticipates a bright future for hydrogen trading, where pricing will be extremely competitive. The truck maker also anticipates benefits for its clients in the form of increased driving ranges, greater versatility, and reduced refueling times thanks to the hydrogen infrastructure’s lower costs and greater technological viability. Customers may find hydrogen vehicles to be an attractive alternative because of their low total cost of ownership and performance in demanding long-haul operations. Accelerating growth Since last year,…

Tevva, a British automaker, has debuted a 19-ton version of its hydrogen-electric truck. 310 miles is the maximum distance the Tevva 19-ton truck can travel (500 km). Hydrogen’s low energy density, compared to that of a conventional battery, is the key advantage of using it in an electric truck. To prevent the battery from overheating, for example, Tevva’s vehicles are equipped with an on-board computer that can automatically switch between hydrogen and electric power. Tevva’s UK plant has begun making the larger truck type, and the company has plans to open a second European plant that will increase annual output…

Neste, a Finnish oil refining firm, has begun a strategic study to convert its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, to a non-crude oil refining and renewable and circular solutions site. Neste will also continue to actively study opportunities of green hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery. The planned change would result in the end of crude oil refining at Porvoo by the middle of the 2030s. With a long-term capacity potential of 2 to 4 million tonnes per year, the transformation under investigation would begin with the co-processing of both renewable and circular feedstock and may later continue with retrofits of existing…

The purpose of the joint venture between E.ON and Nikola Corporation is to reduce carbon emissions from commercial trucks. Together, the companies can provide clients with a comprehensive mobility solution that supports the goal of increasing hydrogen usage. At this time, a term sheet has been agreed by both sides as a basis for the collaboration, and negotiations are underway toward a definitive agreement. The goal of the partnership is to create an eco-friendly, sustainable hydrogen infrastructure alongside next-generation Class 8 semi-truck technology and support systems. Therefore, the collaboration has the potential to revolutionize the emission-heavy, heavy-duty transportation industry. The…

To better serve the needs of the industrial and renewable energy industries in the Middle East, Advent Technologies and Hydrogen Systems have agreed to terms in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Hydrogen Systems plans to market, sell, distribute, install, and service Advent’s complete portfolio of high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells and hydrogen generation devices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and throughout the Middle East per the terms of the MoU. At the same time, Advent and Hydrogen Systems plan to work together and investigate options for widespread expansion of hydrogen fuel cell power applications…

French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher has been meeting with EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson to advocate for the inclusion of nuclear power as a clean energy source for hydrogen production. To speed up its green transformation and reduce its reliance on Russian fossil resources, the European Union unveiled its REPowerEU initiative in May.The policy calls for both domestic production of and import of 10 million metric tons of green hydrogen by 2030. According to the French minister, it is extremely difficult to produce green hydrogen from “low-carbon” electricity such as nuclear power under the current restrictions. In her letter, Pannier-Runacher…

McPhy has acquired 8 hectares of property at the Aéroparc de Fontaine in Belfort and plans to build Europe’s largest electrolyzer facility there by 2024. Eventually, 450 people will be working at this gigafactory. It will serve as the “flagship” of the region’s hydrogen industry. Belfort will become one of the French hydrogen capitals thanks to the investment of 30–40 million euros by the group. Rapid progress will be made, and the facility will go live in 2024. There will be customers for the factory all throughout Europe, and Belfort is included in that. The plant is expected to employ…