Author: Anela Dokso

Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS), the global authority on hydrogen safety and training, has added Jackson, Mississippi-based Hy Stor Energy to its membership roster. Renewable hydrogen is being developed and advanced at scale in the United States by Hy Stor Energy. “Hy Stor Energy’s understanding of the vital role hydrogen safety plays in global decarbonization and the greater energy transition makes them a powerful addition to our community,” said Nick Barilo, executive director, CHS. “We look forward to Hy Stor’s contributions to CHS and seeing their impact on the global energy transition.” In order to address hydrogen safety issues and…

CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, has signed a partnership agreement with Airbus to collaborate on a hydrogen demonstration program that will take flight around the middle of this century. The program’s goal is to test a hydrogen-powered direct combustion engine on the ground and in the air in preparation for a zero-emission aircraft to enter service by 2035. Using a flying testbed equipped with liquid hydrogen tanks from Airbus facilities in France and Germany, the demonstration will take place. As part of the hydrogen propulsion system development, Airbus will oversee flight testing and…

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Advent Technologies and Electric Ship Facilities (ESF). ESF has agreed to become a distributor of Advent’s SereneU fuel cell products in the future, bolstering its portfolio of CO2 reducing technologies. Initially, the Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria will be the focus of this new collaboration, allowing Advent to facilitate fuel cell trials and configurations for land-based and maritime applications. Per Arild, Advent A/S Director of Marketing and Business Development, said “ESF will help us create demonstrations that will effectively showcase the true potential of methanol-based fuel cell solutions as an efficient…

Hyzon Motors Europe, a joint venture between Hyzon and Holthausen Clean Technology Investment, has signed a vehicle supply agreement with Swedish transport company MaserFrakt. The partnership is a significant step toward enabling emissions-free long-haul transportation in Sweden, as it is expected to bring the country’s first commercial hydrogen-powered heavy trucks. Hyzon will provide two HyMax-250 fuel cell electric trucks on a 6×4 vehicle chassis as part of the contract. An estimated range of 680 kilometers can be achieved by storing 98 kilograms of hydrogen on the 64-ton trucks. MaserFrakt has already built a fleet of 1500 vehicles, half of which…

Tests of zero-emission fuel cell system by Ballard Power Systems and MAHLE has been set up in Stuttgart, Germany. Different types of commercial trucks will be able to use fuel cell systems as the primary source of propulsion power, according to the companies involved. Ballard is in charge of system design, while MAHLE is in charge of the complete fuel cell system, or engine, as well as system assembly.

According to a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding signed by Ballard Power Systems and the Adani Group, the two companies will evaluate a joint investment case for the commercialization of fuel cells for various mobility and industrial applications in India. Both parties have agreed to look into ways to work together, including the possibility of collaborating on fuel cell manufacturing in India as part of the MOU. There will be a focus on green hydrogen production, as well as green electricity generation and manufacturing of electrolyzers and wind turbines as part of Adani New Industries Limited’s efforts under this MOU. “Green…

Swedish designer FKAB Marine Design’s hydrogen-powered MR Tanker has received the first Approval in Principle (AiP) of a design using currently viable technology and fuels to meet IMO 2050 targets. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced by combining the ship’s fuel (LNG) with steam, which is then used to propel the vessel. One of ABB and Helbio’s joint projects resulted in the MR LNG/hydrogen-fuelled vessel (a subsidiary of Metacon AB). Antonios Trakakis, Greece Marine Technical Director at RINA, said, “To meet CO2 reduction targets, shipping is faced with the challenge of having solutions which either rely on fossil fuels, but…

Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, H.E. Dr. B.E. Nzimande, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Innovation, has unveiled South Africa’s Hydrogen Society Roadmap, a blueprint for the country’s future in the hydrogen economy (HSRM). South Africa’s transition to a hydrogen-based economy will benefit greatly from the HSRM, which is an important first step toward a global hydrogen economy. When South Africa’s energy and national development goals are met by a successful hydrogen economy, significant infrastructure and skills development is needed to support the deployment of hydrogen energy in a cost-effective manner at scale, which will enable…

Jan Frode Andersen has been named Chief Financial Officer of HYON, a provider of zero-emission hydrogen bunkering solutions, as of March 1, 2022. “We are pleased to announce Jan Frode as our new CFO, providing decades of experience and capacity to the HYON team as we are set to realize our vision of accelerating the energy transition in the maritime sector,” says Jørn Kristian Lindtvedt, Chief Executive Officer of HYON. Andersen previously worked at Saga Pure as an investment manager. Andersen has a master’s degree in business administration from BI Norwegian Business School and an MBA from ESCP Business School.

Over NIS 23 million will be spent on first-of-its-kind innovative energy projects, Israel’s Energy Ministry said. Nineteen entrepreneurs will get money for their energy products because they answered the government’s call for new ideas in the fields of smart transportation, water supply, and energy efficiency. Among the main investments made by the Energy Ministry this year, worth about NIS 12 million, is a project that focuses on the development and use of hydrogen as a fuel for trucks and other vehicles that move goods. Hydrogen would be very useful as a fuel for heavy-duty vehicles because it has a lot…