Author: Anela Dokso

For the first time, hydrogen-powered buses are transporting passengers on the streets of the West Midlands. Birmingham City Council’s 20 zero-emission double deckers began service on National Express West Midlands route 51 to Walsall via Perry Barr on Monday, December 6, 2021. These are the only hydrogen buses in England outside of London. Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, Councillor Waseem Zaffar, said: “Birmingham City Council’s zero-emission green-hydrogen bus fleet provides an innovative solution for cities that want to decarbonize public transport. They should immediately improve air quality and help us work towards Birmingham’s target of net-zero…

The US Department of Energy’s Title XVII Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program has given Monolith conditional approval for a $1.04 billion loan, which will allow the company to expand its commercial facilities in Hallam, Nebraska. The Olive Creek plant will be expanded by a factor of ten, increasing annual output from 5,000 tonnes of turquoise hydrogen derived from natural gas with low greenhouse gas emissions to nearly 50,000 tonnes. The Nebraska-based company, which was founded in 2012, claims that its methane pyrolysis method produces 0.45 kilograms of CO2 equivalent per kilogram of H2, though it plans to eventually replace fossil…

Travancore Cochin Chemicals (TCC) is poised to become a major supplier of hydrogen, the future fuel. The government has established a State Hydrogen Mission and announced plans to purchase ten hydrogen-powered buses, signaling a shift away from traditional fuels and toward more sustainable alternatives. According to reports, the Vyttila Mobility Hub will house a large hydrogen dispensing station. The hydrogen dispensed from the hub will be used to power both water transport vessels linked to the Kochi Metro and public transportation vehicles. The TCC currently produces approximately 4.5 tonnes of hydrogen per day, with production expected to increase to six…

Matrix Service Company announced the addition of two new industry veterans to its consolidated business development team, bringing additional expertise to support the company’s strategic goal of expanding its market position in hydrogen and renewable energy projects. Camron Azadan has joined the Company as Director of Business Development, bringing 25 years of industry experience, most recently directing the development of energy transition solutions focused on hydrogen, carbon capture, renewable fuels, ammonia, methanol, gas to liquids, and LNG across North America. Azadan is also well-versed in engineering, operations, and business. Mohamed Abdelaziz, who has 15 years of experience in business development,…

Panasonic Corporation announced “Panasonic GREEN IMPACT,” a commitment to reduce CO2 emissions from its own business operations and value chain while also expanding contributions to society’s CO2 emissions. Panasonic is showcasing environmental solutions at CES 2022, including hydrogen energy, such as pure hydrogen fuel cells, air to water heat pumps, and advanced batteries for electric vehicles, on the virtual site. In a message at Panasonic’s press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Panasonic Group CEO Yuki Kusumi said, “First, we commit to reduce the CO2 emissions of all operating companies to net zero by 2030. But…

Vattenfall is working on a hydrogen demonstration project called Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1) at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland, which involves installing hydrogen production equipment on a wind turbine. Marine Scotland has been tasked with conducting two pipeline route surveys as well as providing a screening opinion for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The developer applied for and was granted permission to conduct a pipeline route survey on a second route in August 2021. The HT1 project would install an extended transition piece platform housing hydrogen production equipment on an existing offshore wind farm turbine. A subsea flowline…

The Hydrogen Hub Act has been introduced in the New Mexico legislature. A slew of subsidies will be included in the bill, which will be introduced during the next legislative session in order to encourage the growth of a new industry. One of four hydrogen hubs planned under the $1 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law in November, New Mexico is expected to be a contender. Environmentalists, on the other hand, have raised concerns about hydrogen as a solution to some of the state’s most pressing economic and clean-energy issues. Because of the state’s plans, they say, the fossil-fuel industry…

Energy supplier SFC Energy has been awarded an important new order from a Canadian Oil & Gas Producer. Almost a million dollars in CAD worth of orders have been placed. This was not the first time that SFC Energy had supplied its customer with innovative SCADA system solutions and multi-variable transmitters. Individual components have been integrated into an RTU Panel solution specifically tailored to meet the needs of the customer since 2019, as part of the latest call-off. Industrial process plants rely heavily on intelligent automation systems. When it comes to setting up processes even more efficiently, SFC Energy proves…

When it comes to long-range, autonomous, beyond-line-of-sight UAS operations, Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) has entered into agreements with Iris Automation and Drone America to pursue Doosan hydrogen fuel cell technology. Commercial BVLOS aircraft platforms and infrastructure will be tested and evaluated by the companies in conjunction with the integration of technologies and the sharing of operational resources. Attendance at CES 2022 will be held in Las Vegas. Doosan will have a booth #5318 where attendees can meet with company reps. Doosan’s Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the potential to sustainably expand BVLOS drone operations for commercial and public flight operations…

After purchasing 5% of FusionOne, PowerTap Hydrogen has given an update on the company’s investment. An American company called FusionOne has developed proprietary, patent-pending technologies for the thermal processing of plastics and other carbon matter into clean “white” hydrogen and electricity, which is then used to produce clean hydrogen and electricity. It has been reported that FusionOne is on track to have the first HydroPlas Reactor operational in the first half of 2022, as planned and as announced in PowerTap’s April 2021 announcement, with plastic polymer feedstocks and several other carbon-based waste feedstocks, as feedstocks for the HydroPlas Reactor. Final…