Author: Anela Dokso

The Scottish government’s Just Transition Fund has awarded the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) a grant of £2.12 million (US$2.36 million) to fund its Hydrogen Offshore Production Project (HOP2). HOP2, a four-year project, will show whether scaling up current oil and gas infrastructure for 500 MW to 1 GW of offshore hydrogen production and storage is viable. The initiative will also assess the possible benefits of a newbuild project for offshore hydrogen production on the UK Continental Shelf and its potential effects on the local Scottish workforce. In order to achieve net zero energy production by 2040, HOP2 wants to…

Cummins will soon start construction on its new gigawatt electrolyzer manufacturing plant in Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Cummins chose Spain as the location for a new proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer plant last year. Earlier this year, the company purchased over 530,000 square feet (50,000 square meters) of land in Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, where it is now preparing to begin construction. The new PEM electrolyzer plant is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. The more than 200,000 square foot (20,000 square meter) facility will house system assembly and testing and will be capable of producing 500MW of…

In accordance with EU State aid regulations, the European Commission has granted a €220 million grant to assist Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios in producing renewable hydrogen. By reducing reliance on Russian fossil fuels and advancing the green transition in line with the REPowerEU Plan, the action supports the EU Hydrogen Strategy and European Green Deal ambitions. The decision made today comes after two Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI, “Hy2Tech” and “Hy2Use”) in the hydrogen value chain received approval in July and September. Spain chose Cobra’s project from an open call to be a part of an IPCEI on…

For the Indian market, Daimler Trucks will forgo the compressed natural gas (CNG) market and instead turn to hydrogen and electric alternatives. In-city small truck use will likely be addressed by the electric option, while long-distance, heavy-duty use can be addressed by hydrogen. Daimler might compete in the small truck area up to 3.5 tonne with an electric drivetrain, despite the fact that it does not already have a ready-to-market vehicle in that market. The small truck market is anticipated to make the conversion to electric more quickly than other CV categories due to its limited intra-city usage. Hydrogen is…

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced in the summer of 2021 that it would conduct a pilot project at its Brentwood Power Station on Long Island to temporarily replace natural gas with a green hydrogen/natural gas blend to investigate how varying percentages of hydrogen fuel would perform in the power station’s equipment and what the emissions impact would be. According to preliminary findings released in late September, the results thus far are very encouraging. Over several weeks this spring, the project demonstrated a clear correlation between more hydrogen and lower CO2 emissions, which decreased between 14% and 35% using…

Large-scale green hydrogen production projects for off-takers in the Nordics and Brazil are being investigated by the Norwegian company Hydro Havrand and the Swedish company H2 Green Steel. In accordance with a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the firms will look into potential green hydrogen production projects in Brazil that may produce up to five million tonnes of green steel directly in a plant owned by H2 Green Steel. The partners have also stated that they will look into the possibility of building a sizable green hydrogen production facility in the Nordic region. The companies will work together on design…

The European energy crisis presents a big potential for Australia to export more green energy, according to the chief financial officer of Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) on Thursday. Due to an energy crisis, European countries are attempting to wean themselves off of Russian gas by promoting renewable energy sources. In anticipation of colder weather and any Russian supply interruptions, nations are also searching for measures to reduce energy consumption and restock their gas inventories. As the miner transitions from a pure-play iron ore producer to a green energy company, Fortescue Metals Group and its green energy arm Fortescue Future Industries…

The European Commission has authorized public funding for two initiatives by the multinational Italian companies Enel Green Power and Eni to create green hydrogen under IPCEI Hy2Use. This project of common interest to the EU will spend up to €5.2 billion to support research and development, the first industrial application, and the development of supporting infrastructure in the hydrogen value chain. It was jointly prepared and notified by 13 EU Member States. The money donated will go to South Italy Green Hydrogen, the joint venture the two businesses formed to advance the development of the projects. A 20 MW electrolyzer…

The Renault-owned performance brand Alpine is getting ready for an all-electric future, and at next week’s Paris Motor Show, Alpenglow will debut a new concept. The Alpine Alpenglow is referred to as “the starting point for all future Alpine designs, technology, and breakthroughs” and has the appearance of a Le Mans sports prototype racer. In practice, that will probably mean more for Alpine’s plans to create a replacement for the present A110 than it will for the widely anticipated Renault 5 EV variants and an unidentified SUV. The concept is nearly five meters long, two meters broad, but only one…

A diesel engine has been modified by engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney to burn 90% hydrogen and 10% diesel fuel, reducing pollutants by 85%. For heavy-duty applications, hydrogen is seen to be the sole viable option for lowering carbon emissions. The hydrogen combustion engine has not yet progressed beyond the prototype stage. Even the industry leader in engines, Cummins, with its fuel-agnostic engine architecture, was unable to solve all issue associated with making combustion engines use hydrogen. Engineers from the UNSW have chosen an alternative strategy to reach the decarbonization objective. They experimented with…