Author: Anela Dokso

Local businesses will be used to help build a hydrogen supply chain in Queensland. Hydrogen talents and enterprises are both sought by the current government in an effort to build a renewable fuel supply chain. The collaboration between CS Energy, a publicly owned power provider, and the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise has unveiled a possible partnership in the hydrogen business, increasing local participation. A new online supplier portal is being planned to allow customers to visualize the value chain in the hydrogen supply chain. In collaboration with IHI Corporation Japan, CS Energy will conduct a collaborative feasibility study for…

The fuel-cell factory that Panasonic Corp. is constructing in the lakeside city of Kusatsu in central Japan will be running on 100 percent renewable energy. Norihiko Kawamura, who is the manager of Panasonic’s hydrogen business promotion office, told reporters that the carbon neutral pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been a “tailwind” for the company’s hydrogen-factory project, and that it plans to begin selling the system worldwide by fiscal year 2023. Lithium-ion batteries, solar panels, and fuel cells are all being used to generate electricity at Panasonic’s business, which builds fuel-cell systems for houses and condos. The company…

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…