Author: Anela Dokso

Monash University in Australia completed a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a potential large-scale solar-electrolysis facility for green hydrogen production. The study’s open-access publication has been published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science. They computed hydrogen generation by dividing annual solar farm power output (without transmission losses and balance-of-plant loads) by electrolyzer efficiency. The average global horizontal irradiance (GHI) for Learmonth, Western Australia was 2,200 kWh m-2 yr-1, which was used to calculate solar farm energy generation. They assumed an electrolyzer efficiency of 55 kWh kg-1 H2, as well as sensitivity values of 50 and…

Hyundai has added five zero-emissions NEXO hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles to the Queensland government fleet, marking the company’s continued commitment to hydrogen as an environmentally beneficial transportation solution. The NEXO fleet was unveiled on Saturday at the GABBA in Brisbane, with Minister for Energy, Renewables, and Hydrogen, Mick de Brenni, and the Hyundai-sponsored Brisbane Lions in attendance to promote the QLD hydrogen revolution before of the final-round AFL match. The NEXO fleet is intended to raise awareness and is decked out in an eye-catching Indigenous-inspired livery depicting a hydrogen nucleus and the Brisbane River (Maiwar), developed by Brisbane-based Indigenous-owned creative…

For the fourth year in a row, the Net Zero Technology Centre is offering up to £100,000 in funding to renewable energy start-ups, including those creating green and blue hydrogen technologies, through its TechX Accelerator program. TechX Accelerator applications opened with 12 selected start-ups poised to benefit from both cash and expert support. The Net Zero Technology Centre expects that this may hasten the transition to net zero. Renewable energy technologies, such as green and blue hydrogen and other clean fuels, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), digitalization, and technologies that cut greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas…

The Port of Tallinn is investigating the best methods for converting ferries to hydrogen fuel and providing cruise ships with hydrogen refueling capability in the Old Harbour.

The first step in establishing statewide hydrogen hubs will be the creation of a collaborative platform that connects potential hydrogen producers and users throughout NSW. The only approach to make green hydrogen commercially feasible in Australia and NSW, according to NSW energy minister Matt Kean, is to get to scale as soon as possible. This new platform, as well as the following rollout of hydrogen hubs, will contribute in that effort, he claims. The minister stated that the NSW government recognized the importance of green hydrogen in the state’s future economic development and decarbonization. The federal government has already committed…

Chinese investors see opportunities for greater profits in companies that manufacture or use green hydrogen, a clean energy source that most governments believe will help them fulfill mid-century climate targets. So far, the sector has provided a safe haven from government crackdowns on technology and education firms, which Beijing accuses of aggravating inequality and raising financial risk. As China tightens controls, industries that drive growth through innovation and technology are expected to earn support. The sector is gaining as local governments, including as Beijing and Inner Mongolia, implement programs to cultivate green hydrogen enterprises in order to meet net-zero ambitions.…

Advanced Structural Technologies (AST) has obtained the Department of Transportation’s certification UN ISO 11119-2 to design and manufacture its cylinders for high-pressure hydrogen gas storage, for worldwide usage. The new large diameter hydrogen storage vessels will be sold under the name H2-MAXTM to signify its unique product characteristics, particularly its unique faster and complete filling capability. H2-MAX cylinders are designed for hydrogen storage in various applications for zero-emission and sustainable mobility solutions with service pressure of 350 bar (5,076 psi). “The large diameter of the H2-MAX allows for fewer cylinders, valves, and PRDs; thus, minimizing potential leak points due to…

H3-KOREA, a South Korean hydrogen technology startup, has paved the way for exports of small homegrown generators that use water electrolysis technologies to produce eco-friendly hydrogen at a low cost without the use of expensive metals such as platinum or iridium separators and catalysts. Due to a shortage of power transmission infrastructure, H3-KOREA teamed with Nexon Star, a domestic trade company, to sell small green hydrogen generators to Malaysia’s island people who have consumed electricity by turning their own generators using fossil fuels. Beginning with a single generator with a capacity of five kilowatt-hours (kWh) in December, the two businesses…

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…