Author: Anela Dokso

The Beijing Public Transportation Corporation has announced that during the 2022 Winter Olympics, it will use 212 hydrogen buses. This is part of a larger effort to keep the Olympics carbon neutral. In order to keep potential risks to a minimum, 11,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) will be deployed. They’ll be outfitted with real-time monitoring systems that will allow for data collection. Driving motors, instruments, and the hydrogen bus’s fuel cell system will be among the types of data collected. Within seconds, the data from real-time monitoring is shared. The 212 H2-powered buses will serve the public in the city…

Elogen, the French technological leader in PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolysis, has taken a key step in the massification of its production. With the support of the French government through the territorial component of its industrial revival plan, and in partnership with the Ile-de-France Regional Council and Bpifrance, the construction of a new stack assembly line at the Les Ulis site (Paris region) will boost Elogen’s production capacity to 160 stacks per year, making it the largest production capacity in France, by far, at 160 MW per year. In addition to the new production line, Elogen has been working on…

BAC has announced a collaboration with Viritech, a company that specializes in hydrogen powertrains, with the goal of bringing a fuel cell electric vehicle powertrain to the Mono. Viritech’s successful bid for a Niche Vehicle Network Feasibility Study Grant from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles resulted in the agreement. The funds will go toward “developing a hydrogen powertrain for niche vehicle applications,” according to the study. Which is, of course, right up BAC’s alley, hence the collaboration. The Mono will serve as the foundation for the experimental powertrain. This obviously benefits Viritech, as well as BAC, which aspires to…

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Torghatten Nord have agreed to build Norway’s first full-scale hydrogen ferry, which will save 13,000 diesel-fueled cars per year in CO2 emissions. From 2025, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration will operate hydrogen ferries between Bod and Lofoten under a contract with Torghatten Nord. The contract is worth 4.9 billion NOK. The new ferries are scheduled to begin service on October 1, 2025. The ferry connecting Hjelmeland and Nesvik in Rogaland [on Norway’s west coast] is the world’s first hydrogen ferry, and it will be operational in 2022. Torghatten Nord will construct two new hydrogen…

From 2023, Wales & West Utilities will be ready to begin blending hydrogen into its gas network, assisting communities with more reliable, locally produced energy. Wales & West Utilities, like the rest of Britain’s gas networks, has outlined how it will meet the Government’s goal of having gas pipes ready to deliver up to 20% hydrogen to homes and businesses across the country by 2023, replacing up to a fifth of the natural gas currently used. In its Britain’s Hydrogen Blending Delivery Plan, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) announced the new plan published by energy network companies. The companies are…

Schneider Electric and Storengy, a subsidiary of ENGIE, have announced a partnership to provide underground hydrogen storage solutions as part of the zero-carbon transition. By forming this partnership, Storengy and Schneider Electric are combining their fields of expertise to help businesses decarbonize. “Schneider Electric is assisting in the shift to a more digital and electric world in order to meet the challenges posed by the climate crisis. “Our partnership with Storengy fits into this strategy to help our direct and indirect clients achieve their carbon neutrality goals faster,” said Marc Fromager, Schneider Electric France’s Director of Industrial Automation and End…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said, during a meeting with Italian representatives, that Russia could become one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of hydrogen by 2035. Putin went on to say that the concept of developing hydrogen energy is now in the works. By 2060, the country intends to be carbon neutral. The Murmansk wind power plant, for example, will generate green hydrogen for export to European countries. The Russian president stated that an Italian company has already invested 500 million euros in the construction of wind farms in the Stavropol Territory, Rostov Region, and Murmansk Region. Vladimir Putin…

Scitem, a Japanese startup, will begin selling the first hydrogen-powered portable generators. Small power generators, about the size of a briefcase, will be available for purchase starting this spring. Interchangeable hydrogen cartridges will be found inside. A type of mini hydrogen cylinder that generates electricity by interacting with oxygen in the air. The idea behind these portable generators is to have access to energy whenever we need it, with the added benefit of not emitting CO2 and not degrading significantly over time like lithium batteries do. You can use a traditional plug or a USB cable to charge your devices…

Alsa, a Spanish mobility company, has put into service the country’s first urban bus powered by renewable hydrogen. The bus will run in Torrejón de Ardoz, which is part of the Community of Madrid’s public transportation network, which is managed by the Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM). This has been made possible by the installation of a hydrogen generator at the Alsa facilities, the first of its kind in the Community of Madrid for public transportation, which ensures the supply of hydrogen and thus solves the main requirement for the development of this technology., which is tasked with playing a key…

On the Pier van Scheveningen, TU Delft students unveiled their latest hydrogen-powered racing car. With a top speed of 300 km/h, the ‘Forze IX’ must compete with Porsches and Lamborghinis on the Zandvoort circuit in order to end the automotive industry’s hydrogen ban. The team has already demonstrated that the hydrogen racer is competitive with ‘normal’ combustion engines. The previous model finished third in the Sport class of the Supercar Challenge at the Assen circuit in 2019, leaving several competitors in the dust. The students have taken a giant step forward in technology with the new car. The working principle…