Author: Anela Dokso

In a demonstration project commissioned by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions decreased by about 14% when natural gas and 35% hydrogen by volume were combined to generate electricity. These emissions could continue to decline with the addition of more hydrogen to the mixture. In collaboration with the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative of the Electric Power Research Institute and General Electric, NYPA performed the hydrogen blending on an LM6000 gas turbine at its Brentwood Power Station on Long Island (GE). Green hydrogen mixes ranging from 5% to 44% by volume were used to power the GE turbine.…

The first flight of Electra.aero’s solar-battery-powered research plane with fuel cells has been completed. The solar-powered UAS with fuel cells took off for its first flight from Virginia’s Manassas Regional Airport. It is the first aircraft that the corporation has made public following the opening of its new development plant there. The plane was known as the Dawn One. The wider Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System (SACOS) program includes that aircraft as one of its many components. James G. Anderson, a professor at Harvard University, is in charge of developing the SACOS program. It is supported by a contract with…

With the aim of attaining carbon neutrality by 2050 by implementing a hydrogen economy, Korea Midland Power has set out to pioneer the Australian market, a potential nation for manufacturing clean hydrogen and ammonia. The objective is to actively develop innovative and renewable energy technologies in order to produce sustainable future value through the construction of a system of strategic domestic and international commercial collaboration. A MOU for the Australian Green Hydrogen Pilot Project was recently signed between the finance minister of Queensland in Australia and a Korean group made up of Korea Midland Power, LS Electric, Shinhan Bank, Aegis…

AP Ventures invests in Hypermotive, a leader in the integration of electric and fuel cell vehicle systems. Hypermotive is well-known in the transportation industry for its innovative integration solutions for battery electric and fuel cell vehicles. Hypermotive has been creating a range of goods and services to speed the development of the next generation of zero-emission mobility solutions, backed by a world-class manufacturing division. Since its inception in 2016, Hypermotive has experienced year-on-year growth and expansion, expanding beyond its primary sectors of automotive and commercial vehicles to rail, marine, aerospace, and defense. This strategic investment from AP Ventures will help…

At the Conservative Party Conference, Hydrogen UK (HUK), the leading trade organisation for the hydrogen industry in the UK, will unveil its “Hydrogen Accelerators,” which will serve as a roadmap for the ongoing growth of Britain’s complete hydrogen value chain. In order to ensure the effective deployment of hydrogen in the UK, the government has been given a set of recommendations known as the “Hydrogen Accelerators” by the 50 strong industry members. Following the release of the Hydrogen Strategy a year ago, HUK is advocating for production to be scaled up quickly, increased support for the infrastructure of distribution and…

Several Houston-area legislators support the region’s ambition of developing a global clean hydrogen hub. Reps. Lizzie Fletcher and Dan Crenshaw, local lawmakers from the Texas delegation, expressed their support for the Department of Energy’s decision to choose Houston as the site for a hydrogen hub as part of a program established under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The DOE plans to invest $8 billion to create the nation’s first clean hydrogen economic centres. According to analysts, Houston is one of the cities best suited to benefit from the federal funding. More than half of the nation’s total hydrogen…

A synthetic enzyme that divides water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen has been discovered by German researchers. A team from the University of Würzburg was successful. They discovered a method for making an artificial “pocket” that could divide molecules. It should be emphasized that this invention will hasten the switch to hydrogen energy considerably. Plants have been using the similar technique for many millions of years. In the natural world, plants use light to split water as they undergo photosynthesis. This is accomplished by plants using a sophisticated molecular device known as the photosystem II. A promising approach to achieving…

The Swiss company Destinus plans to create a supersonic aircraft that would one day travel at nearly 20,000 km/h in the highest layers of the atmosphere, fuelled by green hydrogen. This aircraft would be able to transport important cargo halfway around the world in just one and a half hours. Destinus is developing a “hyperplane” that will fly without pilots at speeds of up to 18,500 kph at an altitude of about 60 kilometers. After the invention of the jet engine and the first passenger aircraft using this novel kind of propulsion, the aviation industry experienced a golden period marked…

Rinnai and Toyota, in collaboration with Woven Planet, have begun joint efforts on a potentially ubiquitous new hydrogen application for food preparation.

ThyssenKrupp has given permission for the largest steelmaking facility in Germany to replace its blast furnaces with low-carbon technology. ThyssenKrupp’s investment allows for the ongoing use of iron ore suitable for blast furnaces rather than requiring the use of expensive direct reduction (DR) ore. Following the company’s €2 billion investment decision, the first of four blast furnaces will be replaced by a direct reduced iron (DRI) unit that reduces iron ore using hydrogen rather than metallurgical coal. When the first facility, which will be larger than expected, opens in 2026, the three remaining blast furnaces will be replaced. More scrap…