Author: Anela Dokso

Wintershall Dea and VNG AG will cooperate in the field of hydrogen in the future, and are planning to build a facility to produce climate-friendly ‘turquoise’ hydrogen as a first step. The thermal methane pyrolysis process used by HiiROC, in which both companies recently invested, is to be used and further developed for a specific application together with the facility manufacturer. According to current plans, the pilot facility will go into operation in 2023 and have a nominal capacity of 400 kg of hydrogen per day (equivalent to an annual energy output of almost 5 GWh). This will make the…

As part of its national hydrogen strategy, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will grant significant funding for three critical hydrogen initiatives. The goal is to make Germany’s transition to a hydrogen economy easier over a four-year period. Three projects have been chosen for funding: serial manufacture of large-scale water electrolysers (H2Giga), offshore production of hydrogen and secondary products (H2Mare), and hydrogen mobility technology (TransHyDE). The Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is one of the important partners striving to advance Germany’s hydrogen economy, and it now has an additional €2.3m ($2.69m) to test new green hydrogen…

Inner Mongolia, a Chinese area, has approved a large power plant that would use solar and wind to make green hydrogen. Inner Mongolia’s Energy Administration has approved a cluster of facilities in the cities of Ordos and Baotou that will employ 1.85 gigatonnes of solar and 370 megawatts of wind to produce 66,900 tonnes of green hydrogen per year, according to a report by the Hydrogen Energy Industry Promotion Association. The group stated that construction will begin in October and that the projects will be operational by mid-2023, without revealing the cost or the developers. The project, which would produce…

Lykke Friis, the former Danish Minister of Energy, has joined the Board of Directors of Blue World Technologies. Lykke Friis, the former Danish Minister of Climate, Energy, and Gender Equality, was elected to the Board of Directors of Blue World Technologies at an extraordinary general assembly, where she will support the company’s journey toward providing a strong green alternative to combustion engines and diesel generators for industries around the world. “We are very pleased to announce that Lykke Friis has entered our Board of Directors. We have for some time now been in contact with her, as we see her…

Howden has delivered three hydrogen compressors to Hypower for use in the world’s largest hydrogen refueling station (HRS), the Beijing Daxing HRS in China. The refueling station received Howden’s hydrogen diaphragm compressor packages, and Howden’s strong brand reputation, high product quality, dependability, and technological strength in the hydrogen industry were critical to the contract’s success. The Daxing HRS can create 4.8 tonnes of hydrogen per day and refill up to 600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, including large vehicles like trucks and buses. The Daxing HRS is located within the 200,000-square-meter Beijing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone. The Howden team in…

All American Marine (AAM) and the vessel owner SWITCH Maritime (SWITCH) announced the launch and operating trials of Sea Change, a 70-foot, 75-passenger zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric-drive ferry that will operate in the California Bay Area. This will be the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the United States, marking a watershed moment in the marine industry’s shift to a more sustainable future. The ferry was designed and built to illustrate a commercialization path for zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell maritime technologies. While the US Coast Guard is currently working on approving hydrogen fuel systems for marine vessels, the finished…

ITM Power has informed that the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and the Environment launched the UK Government’s Hydrogen Strategy at an event to officially open ITM Power’s new factory in Sheffield’s Bessemer Park. The ITM Power Gigafactory, which has a capacity of 1,000MW (1GW) of electrolysis equipment per year, began operations in January of this year. The plant presently employs approximately 320 people, with additional staffing planned as the facility ramps up to capacity. The company makes electrolyzers, which use renewable energy to separate water into its constituent molecules of hydrogen and oxygen. The…

SSAB has now manufactured the first fossil-free steel in the world and delivered it to a customer. The test delivery is an important step toward a fully fossil-free iron and steel production value chain and a milestone for the HYBRIT partnership between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall.

With the signing of an agreement to develop this technology, hydrogen forklifts could become a prominent product from Hyundai Construction Equipment in the near future. This ambition was formalized with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with S Fuel Cell to build a one to three tonne hydrogen forklift. This is projected to be commercialized by 2023, once the necessary infrastructure in South Korea has been built. By agreeing to collaborate on the development of this new hydrogen forklift, both companies are not only aiding the energy transition but also giving a solution to warehouse logistics. As part…

Powerhouse Energy Group announce that Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, has submitted a planning application to develop its second waste plastic to hydrogen facility at Rothesay Dock on the north bank of the River Clyde in West Dunbartonshire, using Powerhouse technology. The 13,500-tonne plant will be the second in the UK to utilize Powerhouse’s pioneering DMG® technology, after the approval of plans for a similar facility at Peel NRE’s Protos site in Cheshire in 2019. Peel NRE has submitted a planning application to West Dunbartonshire Council after talking with the local community and stakeholders around the North Clyde site.…