Author: Anela Dokso

Victoria, Australia, is investing in renewable hydrogen, biogas, and energy storage in order to meet its net zero emissions target and boost the state’s renewable technology industry. The Andrews Labor Government announced that it had funded A$108 million ($79 million) in relevant projects through the Energy Innovation Initiative. Victoria is requesting applications from emerging applications for emerging renewable technology to do this. Each Energy Innovation Initiative grant is worth between A$2 and A$20 million and covers renewable hydrogen, energy storage, and renewable biogas. Through feasibility and pre-investment studies, front-end engineering design, large scale pilots and demonstrations, the program assists projects…

Origin Energy and Neoen have struck agreements with Japanese companies to pursue green hydrogen and green ammonia potential. Because of its huge energy needs and a dearth of opportunities – aside from offshore wind – to develop renewable energy sources at scale, Japan is seen as one of the primary markets for green hydrogen and ammonia. Origin has reached a deal with global shipping behemoth Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. to jointly examine options to enable export-scale green ammonia in Australia, with green ammonia projects expected to be operational and servicing downstream markets by 2026. Neoen is looking to green hydrogen…

PDC Machines and Ivys Energy Solutions plan to construct North America’s largest self-producing commercial hydrogen refueling station. The hydrogen station, which will be installed at the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (CUMTD) in Illinois, will feed a fleet of 12 New Flyer 60′ zero-emission fuel cell electric buses. CUMTD will begin with two buses in phase one of the project, with the fleet growing to six and twelve buses in phases two and three. Each of the 12 buses will be filled with 35kg of fuel in 14 minutes. The aggressive fueling profile resulted in 420kg of total hydrogen supplied in…

Plug Power broke ground in Camden County, Ga., on the site of a green hydrogen production plant that will create 15 tons of liquid green hydrogen per day. Plug Power’s $84 million investment in the facility demonstrates the company’s continuous commitment to developing North America’s first green hydrogen supply network. The factory, which will service clients in the southeastern United States, would use 100 percent renewable energy to manufacture liquid green hydrogen, with the assistance of at least 24 full-time, local personnel. Plug Power is already the world’s largest importer of liquid hydrogen, and it has installed more hydrogen filling…

A new asset-financed firm has been established to assist with the design, delivery, and financing of a zero-emissions bus fleet that includes hydrogen. FUZE, which was launched by Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford, will promote the energy shift to cleaner versions by delivering packages that enable the transfer to hydrogen or electric bus fleets. The new group will provide finance for vehicles, infrastructure, fuel and a repair and maintenance package as part of this. “Working in collaboration with sister companies RYZE hydrogen and Wrightbus we have developed a total cost of ownership model encompassing the infrastructure, vehicle, fuel and R&M fleet…

Russia intends to investigate the manufacture, use, and exportation of hydrogen energy to Asian and European markets. This has been approved by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who was presented with strategic efforts to achieve hydrogen-related goals. Among the strategic objectives will be the launch of pilot projects for the generation of low-carbon hydrogen, the formation of consortia for the production of equipment and components, and the development of infrastructure for hydrogen storage and transportation. With hydrogen diving deeper into hydrogen export prospects, international cooperation might be formed to investigate this. In addition, Russia plans to establish at least three…

Saudi Aramco is exploring potential in blue hydrogen and is actively looking at exporting to important Asian markets, even as it wants to extend its portfolio by opening up assets to unlock funds. The capture and storing of carbon dioxide from steam methane reformation, which is utilized to make blue hydrogen, is referred to as carbon capture and sequestration. CO2 is also utilized in various industrial activities, such as the oil and gas industry, where it is poured into mature oil wells to increase crude output. As they seek to market innovative forms of energy, Gulf-based state oil exporters such…

Loop Energy signed joint market development agreement with Técnicas Reunidas (TR) – a global provider of services for investors in hydrogen infrastructure based in Madrid, Spain. Under this agreement, both parties will aim to secure future opportunities that require both TR’s hydrogen know-how and Loop Energy’s fuel cell technology. The initial scope of this joint market agreement focuses on providing hydrogen-based solutions to several key vertical markets: transport agencies, truck, transit and coach bus service fleets, materials handling, warehouse and port logistics including drayage, urban delivery services and stationary power applications. With the assistance of TR’s on-site production and supply…

BLG LOGISTICS has installed 37 fuel cell industrial trucks at the BMW Group factory in Leipzig. They will refuel at the fourth on-site hydrogen filling station, which began operations in May to coincide with the Central Germany Hydrogen Summit. The BMW Group in Leipzig is supplied by the globally active logistics organization established in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. The move contributes significantly to BMW’s objective of a “green plant” with zero-carbon output. Green hydrogen is regarded as a critical component for meeting the Paris climate targets. It can store renewable energy and transform it into power and heat…

Air Products and Cummins have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on accelerating the deployment of hydrogen fuel cell trucks in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Cummins will offer hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains fitted into heavy-duty trucks from selected OEM partners for Air Products as the company begins the process of converting its global fleet of distribution vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. After a successful demonstration and pilot phase, Air Products intends to convert its global fleet of around 2,000 trucks to zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Cummins and Air Products anticipate that the demonstration phase…