Author: Anela Dokso

Elcogen, an Estonian-based leading European solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell manufacturer, has entered into an agreement with Uljin-County and Next Energy Corporation to supply solid oxide electrolyser technology for a large-scale nuclear hydrogen production complex in Uljin-County, Korea. Elcogen will construct a 200 MW solid oxide electrolysis cell and stack factory in Uljin-County under the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MOU). The electrolysis cell and stack factory are expected to cost around 75 MEUR. Elcogen’s electrolysis cells and stacks will be integrated into the Uljin Nuclear Hydrogen Production Complex, which is located near Korea’s largest nuclear power plant,…

FGSZ, the owner and operator of the Hungarian high-pressure transmission natural gas pipeline system that serves gas distribution companies, power plants, and large industrial consumers, has commissioned DNV to assess the suitability of one of FGSZ’s pipelines for partial to full hydrogen transport. The goal of this project is to assess the suitability of FGSZ’s DN600 system for hydrogen transportation, which consists of a DN600 pipeline and a valve station. FGSZ has created various scenarios to evaluate the implications of replacing natural gas with up to 100 percent gaseous hydrogen. With the European Climate Law, the EU has set a…

Hydrogen is particularly useful for studying the distribution of matter in the universe as well as the behavior of giant gas planets. However, due to the difficulty of conducting experiments with high-pressure hydrogen, the crystal structures of solid hydrogen that form under high pressure remain controversial. Hydrogen has particularly large fluctuations, making it even more difficult to predict its crystal phases, and this makes the structural pattern subject to a delicate balance of factors including electric forces on electrons and quantum mechanical fluctuations. Using a combination of sophisticated supercomputer simulations and data science with different crystal structures for hydrogen at…

Excess energy from coal-fired power plants could be stored in underground salt caverns for future use by the Kansas Geological Survey and the energy company Evergy. “Excess electricity can be used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas,” said Franek Hasiuk, KGS geologist and principal investigator for the project. “The hydrogen can then be stored in salt caverns for later use, either by burning it with natural gas in the power plant, adding it into pipeline natural gas for burning in home furnaces and stoves, supplying it to another business for use in chemical processes like fertilizer production, or…

One of EPFL’s chemical engineering departments has created a new approach to artificial photosynthesis, which produces hydrogen from water as a clean fuel. “Artificial photosynthesis is the holy grail of all chemists,” says Astrid Olaya, a chemical engineer at EPFL’s Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC). “The goal is to capture sunlight, on the one hand to oxidize water to generate oxygen and protons, and on the other to reduce either protons to hydrogen or CO2 to chemicals and fuels. This is the essence of a circular chemical industry.” Global demand for energy is increasing, which necessitates the development…

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have created a new water-splitting process and material that maximizes the efficiency with which green hydrogen is produced. Researchers at Georgia Tech have found that hydrogen is essential for the world’s most important industrial sectors to meet their net-zero emission targets. In the future, green hydrogen could take the place of fossil fuels like natural gas and coal as a means of storing excess renewable electricity at the grid level because it produces no carbon emissions. Using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen is the primary focus…

The Swiss artist duo GAEG installed a large fuel cell-powered clock in the rock opening at Fuorcla digl Leget, a rock arch not far from the Julier Pass. Time stood still for the people who approached her, slowing down to a standstill first before returning to normal. It became clear that you had a direct impact on the clock as soon as you left and the second hand started moving again. When it came to keeping time, the EFOY Pro fuel cell kept the clock running regardless of the weather. Individual parts for the Felsentor were carried up the pass…

Together with the Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, the New Mexico Economic Development, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources and Environment departments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a zero-carbon hydrogen economy not only in New Mexico, but throughout the United States as a whole. To achieve economic prosperity, reach net zero emissions by 2050, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico at least 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, the MOU leverages their respective areas of expertise to deliver timely, material, and efficient transformation of energy systems. Domestically produced energy is needed now more than…

According to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the rapid expansion of the global hydrogen economy could lead to significant changes in geoeconomics and geopolitics, creating a new wave of interdependencies. Transforming the Energy Landscape: A Geopolitical Perspective New centers of geopolitical influence may emerge as traditional oil and gas trading declines as hydrogen production and use rises, according to The Hydrogen Factor, a new analysis of global energy markets. By 2050, IRENA predicts that hydrogen will account for up to 12 percent of the world’s total energy consumption. Growing trade and targeted investments in a…

According to an executive at Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the company expects to have the technology to transport hydrogen by ship by 2025. The development by KSOE, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding arm, comes amid growing global interest in hydrogen as a cleaner fuel alternative. A significant challenge is keeping the hydrogen chilled at minus 253 degrees Celsius so that it remains liquid while avoiding the risk of vessel parts cracking. Around 20 ships with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters are expected to be built in the decade beginning in 2030, and if demand increases, that number…