Author: Anela Dokso

A research team from the University of Alberta is collaborating with a Calgary energy company to extract hydrogen and high-demand carbon products from natural gas while emitting less CO2. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Mitacs Accelerate Grants Program awarded Innova Hydrogen and researchers in the Faculty of Engineering $1.2 million to develop the technology. Natural gas is heated to about 1,000 degrees Celsius in a reactor, where it is thermally decomposed into hydrogen and “carbon black,” a substance used in plastics, ink, and rubber products. However, the heat used in that process, which is typically generated…

The agreement signed by Enel Green Power and Sapio focuses on activating a supply of green hydrogen produced using renewable energy from the Carlentini wind farm in eastern Sicily. The agreement calls for the sale to Sapio of green hydrogen produced, stored, and made available at Enel Green Power’s futuristic NextHy initiative’s Carlentini and Sortino production sites beginning in 2023. Sapio will be in charge of expanding the market and handling renewable hydrogen distribution to end users. The annual supply foreseen in the agreement is for the estimated 200+ tons of production capacity of the Sicilian hub. Green hydrogen will…

Tevva Motors has chosen Loop Energy to supply its T505 (50 kW) Series fuel cell system for Tevva’s 7.5 tonne electric truck platform. The Tevva tender process began in Q4 2021 with a single unit order to evaluate and test the fuel cell system. Tevva chose Loop Energy as its supplier after testing and placed initial orders for multiple units. Both companies are currently working on a larger supply agreement. “By combining Loop Energy’s hydrogen fuel cell with our 7.5t battery electric truck platform, Tevva is taking an exciting step towards delivering our zero-emission range-extended trucks,” said Tevva Founder &…

Clean Vision Corporation has taken advantage of its previously announced option to license Kingsberry Fuel Cell Power’s hydrogen fuel cell technology. Kingsberry spent twelve years developing and patenting its hydrogen fuel cell power systems technology, which was largely funded by $10 million in federal and state research/infrastructure grants. The company has hired Kingsberry to design and build a five-kilowatt fuel cell prototype that will generate clean energy from hydrogen stored in the company’s wholly owned Clean-Seas (C-S) subsidiary’s pilot waste plastic-to-energy pyrolysis plant in Hyderabad, India. There, it will be demonstrated to potential clients such as India’s Ministry of Defense,…

Three players from completely different backgrounds have joined forces in the “Concrete Chemicals” project to make air travel possible even in a CO2-neutral world. CEMEX, a global cement company, ecoFT, a subsidiary of Sasol’s integrated chemical company, and ENERTRAG, a renewable energy company, are planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which will help the cement industry decarbonize. Cement and aviation are widely regarded as the most difficult industries in which to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By converting CO2 into SAF with the help of hydrogen, the international consortium paves the way for CO2-neutral cement production, allowing for CO2 reduction…

Hydrogene de France (HDF Energy) has taken a 70% stake in the NewGen project in Trinidad, which is being led by local firm Kenesjay Green (KGL). KGL, the project developer, will keep the remaining 30% of NewGen’s share capital, which will be jointly owned by KGL and an investment vehicle that will allow additional local investors to be onboarded. The more than $200 million NewGen facility, when completed, will be the world’s largest clean hydrogen-producing facility of its kind, utilizing a smart combination of solar power and energy-efficiently produced electricity. It will produce carbon-free hydrogen at a competitive price to…

Mainzer Stadtwerke and Wirschaftsbetriebe Mainz want to work more closely together in the hydrogen production field. To accomplish this, the two companies have formed a joint venture. ‘Innovative Infrastruktur Mainz’ was recently given the green light by the Mainz City Council (I2M). By the end of this year, the company’s two partners announced that it would begin operations. I2future M’s will be handled by two managing directors in the future. Wirtschaftsbetriebe will build an electrolysis plant, which will be operated by the company. Mainz sewage treatment plant will receive oxygen from the electrolyser in the future, and it will also…

Thanks to funding from the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport, German public transportation company Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) and its shareholders have reached a new milestone. By 2025, there will be 108 hydrogen-powered buses in the fleet. 79 hydrogen-powered buses were purchased in the first procurement phase, and 29 hydrogen-powered articulated buses were purchased in the second phase, making this an extremely comprehensive package. The availability of articulated buses is still a major factor in the procurement process. The first vehicles are expected to be tested by RVK in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the company.…

Mitsui & Co has invested €10 million in Lhyfe, fueling the renewable green hydrogen company’s international expansion. The first international company to invest in Lhyfe is a Japanese trading and investment conglomerate that is a member of the Hydrogen Council. Mitsui’s investment comes after Lhyfe raised €66 million from Andera Partners, Swen Capital, CDC Banque des Territoires, and several of its original shareholders in 2021. Lhyfe has created the world’s first industrial site to produce renewable green hydrogen using wind turbine power, which will open in 2021. Lhyfe and wpd Offshore recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly…

During a visit to the North Sea Port in Terneuzen, Rob Jetten, the Dutch Minister of Climate and Energy, received the first certificate for green hydrogen. These certificates make it easier to trade hydrogen, as HyXchange intends. Thus, HyXchange contributes to the energy transition, the growth of sustainable energy, and the reduction of the Netherlands’ reliance on natural gas. The HyXchange Trading Platform is a collaboration between Gasunie and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Port of Amsterdam, Groningen Seaports, and the North Sea Port Authority (Vlissingen, Ghent, Terneuzen). The hydrogen economy will rely heavily on Gasunie and the Dutch…