Author: Anela Dokso

Fraunhofer ILT is constructing its own hydrogen laboratory, which will provide an ideal environment for optimizing the fuel cell, which is central to hydrogen technology. Scientists throughout Germany are developing new sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective energy generation and utilization technologies, with hydrogen technology playing a key role. Where energy efficiency and direct use of renewable electricity are insufficient, CO2 emissions can be reduced by producing hydrogen in a climate-friendly manner. Fraunhofer researchers are working on several projects to improve the cost-effectiveness and demand-driven series production of fuel cells. Fraunhofer ILT researchers are working on laser processes for producing bipolar plates,…

ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of the Aspo Group, has become the first customer-side stakeholder in the Botnia Link hydrogen project. As previously stated, the collaboration is expected to strengthen ESL Shipping’s strategic roadmap toward fossil-free shipping, as well as Botnia Link H2, which now covers the entire hydrogen value chain. The Botnia Link H2 project is a collaboration between Uniper, ABB AB, the Port of Lule, and Lule Energi. The project’s goal is to produce and market fossil-free hydrogen as a fuel, electricity, and heat generation alternative to customers in the transportation and industrial sectors, thereby speeding up the transition…

Jean Bua, Chief Financial Officer, executive Vice President, and Treasurer at NetScout Systems, and Kavita Mahtani, Chief Financial Officer, Americas for HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, have been appointed to Plug Power’s board of directors. Both appointees will serve on Plug’s audit committee, which will be chaired by Bua. NetScout Systems, a provider of real-time operational intelligence and performance analytics for service assurance and cyber security solutions, currently has Jean Bua as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer. Bua spent nine years at Iron Mountain, an information management services…

On the HIMET (Hydrogen in an Integrated Maritime Energy Transition) Project, Advanté has collaborated with OakTec to deliver a zero-emission, portable cruise terminal building to Kirkwall Harbour in Orkney. This ground-breaking project combines Advanté’s hybrid solar technology with OakTec’s new hydrogen engine to show how efficient technologies can help with maritime decarbonization. Following successful collaboration with the CAGE (Clean Air Gas Engine) project partners, Advanté became involved in the HIMET Project, delivering sustainable welfare to HS2 as part of the Clean Air Programme. This new project in Orkney is one of 55 that have been selected for funding through the…

Zero-emission mandates and regulations are rapidly approaching reality for ship owners and operators around the world, in an industry that currently accounts for 3% of global GHG emissions. However, with over 90,000 ships in the world’s commercial fleet, “going green” is not an easy task. To date, the pace of decarbonization has largely depended on new and emerging technologies, often involving long development time, proof of concept and pilot testing. Ballard’s FCwave fuel cell module is breaking new ground in this area. The module is the first in the world to receive Type Approval for marine applications, an industry certification…

Shell is the first company to sign a HyTransPortRTM agreement. This is the hydrogen pipeline that Gasunie is laying in the Rotterdam port, from the Maasvlakte to Pernis, in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, in order to make the port’s industry more sustainable. Fuels and raw materials that emit CO2 during production or use must be replaced with hydrogen, which is a fossil-free alternative. The pipeline’s first customer is Shell. Shell’s Holland Hydrogen I electrolyser, which will be built at the Maasvlakte’s Conversion Park, will be connected to the pipeline. The HyTransPortRTM pipeline transports hydrogen from the conversion…

Total Eren’s H2 Magallanes project, a gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and ammonia development in Chile, has awarded the UK-based John Wood Group a contract to provide conceptual engineering. Total Eren sees the project as a chance to build a desalination plant, an ammonia production facility, and port facilities to transport green ammonia to national and international markets, as well as to install 10 GW of wind power to support 8 GW of electrolysis. The entire setup would take place in the Magallanes region of southern Chile, in the commune of San Gregorio. According to Wood, the contract covers the development of…

The developer of the world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for zero-emission ships has been awarded a UK Government grant to develop a unit ready for rapid deployment to ports around the world. The £30,000 Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) awarded by the Department for Transport in partnership with Connected Places Catapult will be used to help further develop the commercial version of the small-scale portable facility, which can help reduce emissions from one of the most polluting modes of transport, according to Steven Lua, CEO of Unitrove Innovation, part of the Unitrove Group. Last November, the Leicestershire-based clean-tech…

Bloom Energy, a leading distributed electricity generation company that manufactures solid oxide fuel cells, has launched an operating lease facility with Macquarie. The funds were used to build a 1.4 megawatt (MW) fuel cell microgrid that is supplying power to a California-based semiconductor component manufacturer. Macquarie structured a sale and leaseback to Bloom Energy as part of the deal, covering the majority of the system costs for the customer and allowing Bloom Energy to provide the customer with reliable, resilient, sustainable, and cost-competitive onsite electricity. The Bloom Energy microgrid allows this customer to dispatch independently from the grid, removing the…

P2X Solutions, a leader in green hydrogen and P2X technology, has received EUR 75,000 from the Bank of Land’s Baltic Sea Project for the SH2ORE study, which will support significant emission reductions in Baltic Sea maritime transport. The study looks at carbon-neutral maritime propulsion options, as well as domestic production and business opportunities, as well as safety. “The Baltic Sea needs new innovations and especially solutions with positive environmental impact potential. Therefore, it is important for us to support interesting initiatives like this,” says Anne-Maria Salonius, Director, Finnish Mainland Business Area, Bank of Åland and the Chair of the Baltic…