Author: Anela Dokso

De Nora and H2U Technologies have announced a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to investigate the viability of recently discovered non-platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts for green hydrogen production. De Nora will assist H2U in bringing their innovative, earth-abundant catalysts to the electrolyzer market through their partnership. These new catalysts will close a critical gap in the development of low-cost green hydrogen, lowering a significant cost barrier to the hydrogen value chain’s growth and advancing the energy transition. De Nora has also confirmed new success with an H2U-identified non-platinum group metal (PGM) catalyst for green hydrogen production, marking a significant milestone…

A UK offshore operator has chosen Floating Power Plant (FPP) and TechnipFMC to conduct a concept select study for the electrification of a North Sea oil and gas platform with wind, wave, and hydrogen-based renewable energy systems. The concept select study will focus on determining the best way to use renewable energy from FPP’s hybrid floating wind and wave energy platform in conjunction with TechnipFMC’s hydrogen-based energy storage system to reduce intermittency and maximize usable power. FPP and TechnipFMC will work together to develop and evaluate a suitable renewable energy concept capable of significantly reducing CO2 emissions associated with platform…

Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories (GTL) and HyPoint announced a partnership to combine GTL’s superior carbon composite “BHL Cryotank” liquid hydrogen gas tanks with HyPoint’s gas cell system. In comparison to current aerospace cryotanks (steel or composite), BHL Cryotanks have demonstrated a 75 percent mass reduction, allowing hydrogen plane and eVTOL designers to store up to 10 times more liquid hydrogen gas without adding mass. As a result, planes can travel longer distances between refueling stops. HyPoint also announced that Umeed Ashtiani, a former GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce engineering executive, has joined the company to lead the company’s system engineering team and oversee…

Black & Veatch and The Green Solutions (TGS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the production and supply of green hydrogen and green ammonia in Vietnam. Specializing in renewable energy project development, manufacturing and services, TGS leads efforts to harness green energy in Vietnam for the manufacture of green hydrogen and green ammonia. As one of the world’s leading hydrogen energy development companies, Black & Veatch brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the project. Hydrogen can be used to generate electricity, store energy, and provide cutting-edge transportation. While ammonia, which can be liquefied and shipped…

Hypersonix together with the University of Southern Queensland, LSM Advanced Composites and New South Wales-based Romar Engineering have been awarded a $2.95M Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grant from the Federal Government. The project, titled ‘DART CMP Airframe – a reusable hypersonic platform’, is a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) that can travel at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 12 (twelve times the speed of sound) (twelve times the speed of sound). It is powered by the SPARTAN hydrogen fuelled scramjet engine. Scramjets use atmospheric oxygen, resulting in a 60% weight savings over rockets. DART CMP will be reusable thanks to…

Oracle Power has entered in to a joint venture agreement with the Private Office of His Highness Shaikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum (represented through Kaheel Energy), with the objective of advancing the company’s green hydrogen project in Pakistan. As part of its joint venture, Oracle Energy will invest in and operate a facility in Sindh, Pakistan, to produce green hydrogen, which will then be used for the storage, transportation, and sale of the product. Oracle Energy, a Pakistani limited liability company, will receive 70:30 funding from Kaheel Energy and Oracle Power. Naheed Memon, CEO of Oracle, commented: “This is a…

After receiving funding from the state government’s Renewable Hydrogen Commercialisation Pathways Fund, Volgren will construct its first hydrogen fuel cell electric bus at its Dandenong headquarters. Volgren anticipates that by the middle of 2023, he will have completed a prototype for demonstration and on-road testing of the hydrogen fuel cell bus. Negotiations with a suitable chassis OEM are also underway. According to Volgren, the development of prototype hydrogen fuel cell buses will allow the company to design the hydrogen-powered bus for local conditions while also working toward continuous hydrogen vehicle production. A critical component of the development process will be…

Hydrogen purification can be simplified by using a pump equipped with membrane materials developed by Chris Arges, an associate professor of chemical engineering at Penn State. For the first time, researchers have achieved a recovery rate of 98.8% from a conventional water-cooled water gas shift reactor’s exit stream of 98.8% hydrogen, which is the highest value ever recorded. In ACS Energy Letters, the team explained their strategy in detail. A water gas shift reactor is used in traditional hydrogen separation methods, which necessitates an additional step. Carbon monoxide is first converted to carbon dioxide in the water gas shift reactor,…

The largest single-stack electrolyzer in Europe, from Sunfire, has gone into operation for food retailer MPREIS. MPREIS, an Austrian food retailer, plans to use green hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons. For this, Sunfire has installed Europe’s largest single-stack electrolyzer. The Demo4Grid project has set new sustainability standards for MPREIS’s decarbonization strategy by substituting green hydrogen for natural gas and diesel. Basis of the system: a Sunfire pressurized alkaline electrolyzer from Germany. The plant converts water into hydrogen and oxygen at a rate of 3.2 MW. Pressure is maintained at 30 bar throughout the process.…

For the Port Kembla Lateral Pipeline project, Jemena Asset Management awarded the contract to CPW America, a wholly owned subsidiary of its steel pipe segment, Corinth Pipeworks. About 13 kilometers of 18-inch diameter High Frequency Welded (HFW) line pipe will be covered by the contract, which includes FBE coating, internal epoxy lining, and the supply of induction bends and is certified to transport up to 100% hydrogen. Within the year 2022, Corinth Pipeworks in Greece will produce and ship the HFW pipes directly to Australia. To connect the planned Port Kembla Energy Terminal to the existing 797-mile Eastern Gas Pipeline,…