Author: Anela Dokso

The University of Bath will launch an important new research project into how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels as part of the country’s commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2050. Professor Tim Mays of Bath’s Department of Chemical Engineering will lead a new project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that will address the research challenges preventing the wider use of these low-carbon fuels in the UK beginning on April 1. Professor Mays will be one of two UK Hydrogen Research Co-ordinators, with the goal of establishing national Centers of Excellence based…

SFC Energy begins a development partnership with Austria’s Test-Fuchs and Switzerland’s Auto AG Group. The three companies want to work together to create a mobile, zero-emission hydrogen generator. In the first half of the year, a prototype (H2Genset) will be built. Test-Fuchs specializes in hydrogen refueling and valve technology. The Auto AG Group has evolved into a commercial vehicle service provider with experience in fuel cell vehicle maintenance. “The H2Genset is the logical and consistent continuation of our approach of replacing diesel generators with emission-free hydrogen technology,” says Peter Podesser, CEO of SFC Energy. “We are firmly convinced that hydrogen…

Air Liquide, a French industrial gas giant, will open a factory near Las Vegas this month to convert methane from landfills into hydrogen, which will be used to power zero-emission cars and trucks. The $250 million plant will have the capacity to produce up to 30 tons of liquid hydrogen per day, enough to power approximately 40,000 fuel-cell vehicles. Initially, Air Liquide plans to ship all of the plant’s output to California, despite the fact that the state has only about 12,000 registered hydrogen vehicles. However, as California strives to decarbonize its economy by 2045, the company predicts an increase…

RINA and Fincantieri have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop decarbonization synergies in the shipping sector, with an emphasis on alternative fuels, carbon capture, and renewable energies. The two companies will collaborate on technology scouting, analysis, study, and simulation of new fuels and energy vectors, particularly hydrogen and ammonia, as well as carbon capture, according to the agreement. Approval in Principle (AiP) activities, a risk-based approach to classification that allows new designs and concepts to be validated based on safety equivalence, as well as the qualification of innovative projects and technologies, will be part of the collaboration. The two…

Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation (HTEC) has placed an additional order with Nel Hydrogen Fueling, a subsidiary of Nel ASA, for one H2Station hydrogen fueling module to be used to fuel zero emission light vehicles in British Columbia, Canada. The purchase order is estimated to be worth USD 1.5 million. The hydrogen fueling station (H2Station) will be operational in 2023 and will serve light vehicles in the British Columbia region of Canada. “This project will build on our existing collaboration between HTEC and Nel, by expanding the HTEC network of hydrogen fueling stations in Canada. Adding an additional one station…

The Vattenfall, SSAB, and LKAB-led HYBRIT initiative has now been officially recognized by the European Union as one of seven innovative projects funded by the Innovation Fund. The project will receive €143 million in total to demonstrate a complete value chain for hydrogen-based iron and steelmaking, from mine to fossil-free steel, on an industrial and commercial scale. One of the world’s largest funding programs for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the EU Innovation Fund. The European Union is investing over €1.1 billion in seven projects to decarbonize European industry and energy sectors,…

Rescale is working with Amogy, a clean energy pioneer, to develop a technology that will use ammonia-based solutions to power ships, trucks, planes, and trains, reducing global greenhouse emissions by 10% by 2040. Amogy, based in Brooklyn, New York, was founded in 2020 by a group of former MIT PhDs with the goal of developing an ammonia-based power system that would drastically reduce global greenhouse emissions – by as much as 10% over the next two decades, according to Woo. Amogy’s solution combines hydrogen fuel cell advancements with the benefits of ammonia as a fuel source. Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund…

TERNA has awarded Baker Hughes a contract to supply gas turbines and compressors that can operate on a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen for a new compression station of the Greek Natural Gas Transmission System. The compression station will be used to supply Greece’s domestic gas market.. For a total of three NovaLT12 hydrogen-ready gas turbines and three PCL compressors, Baker Hughes will supply three compression trains. Technology has been developed to support a compression station that can transport up to 10% hydrogen for this project. ‘ With an expected start date of 2024, the facility is expected to…

Siemens Energy plans to move the industrial production of electrolysis modules to Berlin, bringing the heart of its hydrogen technology to the German capital city. Production is expected to begin in 2023 at the Huttenstrasse location in Berlin’s Moabit neighborhood. The existing production hall’s infrastructure can be utilized in its entirety at this location. Electrolyzer production lines are being expanded by around 30 million euros over 2,000 square meters. Today, the site primarily produces gas turbines, which are some of the most powerful and efficient in the world, and are manufactured at the site. Up to 50% hydrogen is already…

TECO2030 and Norwegian energy company Narvik Hydrogen have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on relevant projects with the goal of developing a complete hydrogen value chain. The two parties will discover, evaluate, and participate in relevant projects as part of the agreement. Narvik Hydrogen will provide green hydrogen to be used as fuel for the fuel cells developed by TECO2030 for the projects on which they decide to collaborate. Hydrogen fuel cells, which convert hydrogen into electricity while emitting only water vapour and warm air, are the engines of the future. Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is created…