Author: Anela Dokso

An liquefied hydrogen carrier built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries has arrived in Australia to pick up its first shipment of hydrogen. It is expected that he will return to Japan in late February. This vessel was designed to transport liquefied hydrogen at 1/800 of its original gas-state volume, cooled to –253°C, over long distances by sea in large quantities. It can carry 75 tonnes of liquefied hydrogen on a single voyage. Gas and oil companies, including Iwatani Corporation (Iwatani), Shell Japan, and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER), formed the CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association in 2016 with…

Dr. Mohamed Shaker, the Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, sets an annual plan to achieve in addition to long-term plans to upgrade Egypt’s electric energy sector. Minister Mohamed Shaker declared 2022 to be “The Year of Green Hydrogen,” the fuel of the future, according to him. He confirmed that the ministry intends to use solar and wind energy to analyze water in order to generate green hydrogen gas, emphasizing that it is one of the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly sources of electricity, as well as the fuel of the future in the next ten years. Contracts have…

It has recently been awarded up to $644,000 by the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (DOE) to evaluate the economic impacts and research needs to deploy clean hydrogen technologies in Wyoming through a grant from the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER). We need to assess Wyoming’s energy sector’s potential for hydrogen as an energy carrier, SER Executive Director Holly Krutka says. DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has recognized the value of this project, for which we are extremely grateful. It’s a good time for the federal government to invest…

ABB, a Swiss company, and GenCel have agreed to collaborate on the marketing of hydrogen-based energy solutions. GenCell’s fuel cell technology was combined with ABB’s power supplies to create a new solution. As a supplement or replacement for traditional diesel generators in the event of a short or long grid outage, the solution is designed to provide long-lasting and emission-free power supply. Markets such as railways, hospitals, commercial buildings and data centers will now be targeted by the companies that developed the technology. For emergencies, GenCell is known for providing a long-lasting, clean, and reliable power supply. Powered by hydrogen…

RISE (Research Institute of Sweden) is the project owner, and myFC is a participant in an innovation project that begins in early 2022. The project, which will be carried out in collaboration with three other companies – Clean Motion, Bevi, and Micropower – will focus on developing powertrains for softmobility vehicles like taxi pods and other similar applications. The goal of the project is to create a variety of electric drivetrains that require minimal charging infrastructure. There will be significant benefits in the case of a taxi pod, for example, a vehicle that should be able to run for as…

Insplorion and a Swedish transportation company have agreed to work together on a pilot and development project using Insplorion’s hydrogen sensor platform. The goal of the project is to figure out how the sensor will work in the customer’s application and to create a prototype for it. The first phase of the study will cost around SEK 100 000 and will be completed in the first quarter of 2022. During the year, we put a lot of effort into developing the hydrogen sensor platform so that customers can try it out. This study is the first industrially funded hydrogen sensor…

ENGIE and Société d’Infrastructures Gazières (SIG), a CNP Assurances and Caisse des Dépôts investment vehicle, have completed the acquisition of an 11.5 percent stake in GRTgaz by SIG for €1.1 billion. With this transaction, SIG, a 25 percent shareholder in GRTgaz since 2011, now owns about 39 percent of the company, with ENGIE holding the remaining 61 percent. This transaction includes SIG selling 17.8% of Elengy in exchange for new GRTgaz shares, simplifying GRTgaz’s shareholding structure, which now owns 100% of Elengy. The closing of this transaction represents another step forward for ENGIE in the implementation of its strategic plan,…

The Electric Aviation Group (EAG) and the University of Nottingham have announced their intention to form Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Propulsion Systems (H2EPS), a joint venture that will develop and commercialize superconducting and non-superconducting kW-MW class electric propulsion systems for aerospace and non-aerospace applications. H2EPS Ltd’s initial focus will be on developing and commercializing 2 Megawatt-class electric propulsion systems for future hybrid, all-electric, and hydrogen-electric aircraft applications, with the goal of speeding up the aviation industry’s decarbonisation. EAG will deliver the world’s first true zero-emissions 90-seater hydrogen hybrid-electric regional aircraft (zero CO2 and NOx emissions) (H2ERA). The key enabling technologies for…

The Inter-American Development Bank has awarded a study to KBR to assist in the development of a green hydrogen market in Trinidad and Tobago. According to the contract, KBR will conduct supply and demand dynamics for green hydrogen generation, transportation, and end use applications in Trinidad and Tobago in order to maximize opportunities for a green hydrogen economy. As part of the study, researchers will look for opportunities to develop a low carbon economy through technological innovation. Green hydrogen production and repurposing existing facilities for low-carbon hydrogen will be examined in this study. A technical implementation plan will be recommended…

The GreenH2Atlantic project in Sines, Portugal, has chosen McPhy as its preferred supplier for a 100 MW electrolysis plant. It is anticipated that the supply agreement will be finalized in the first semester of 2022, after negotiations on the terms of the agreement have concluded. Hydrogen production and application on an unprecedented scale are the goals of this project, Renewable hydrogen production in Sines will be developed by a consortium of 13 entities, including companies such as EDP, Galp, ENGIE and Bondalti; academic and research partners such as ISQ and INESC-TEC; DLR and CEA; and a public-private cluster called Axelera,…