Author: Anela Dokso

Ukraine will be able to become completely self-sufficient in its energy needs thanks to the development of hydrogen energy. Ukrinform quotes President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying this during a plenary meeting of the Eastern Partnership summit on December 15 in Brussels. According to Zelensky, three of the Eastern Partnership summit’s flagship initiatives are of particular importance to Ukraine. Checkpoints and border infrastructure are the first thing to be modernized in this plan. Ukraine will greatly benefit from the EU’s assistance in this matter. Zelensky emphasized the significance of reaching an agreement on road transport liberalization in this context. Second, says…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed in India by Sentient Labs has been launched. Collaboration with CSIR-NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) and CSIR-CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) led to the development of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology. Earlier, Sentient announced the world’s first technology for producing hydrogen directly from agricultural waste for use in fuel cell-powered vehicles. This is the latest in a string of initiatives aimed at promoting environmentally friendly modes of transportation. For example, Sentient Labs designed and built the Balance of Plant, Powertrain, and Battery Pack entirely in-house in addition to their hydrogen fuel cell technology. A 9-meter, 32-seater,…

A new green hydrogen refueling station for heavy vehicles has been awarded to Calvera Industrial Group, which will be located in the Comunidad de Madrid. Energy producer HVR Energy has awarded the contract for the supply of service station, which includes storage up to 500 bar pressure, compression system, and dispensers, to a third-party service provider. It’s part of a plan to install fuel cell mobility solutions for heavy vehicles in a large area of Madrid’s urban district. For the fourth quarter of 2021, the company will include the contract’s value, which has not been disclosed. The final trimester of…

Using high-purity phosphate concentrate from Arianne’s Lac à Paul project in the Saguenay–Lac–Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Arianne Phosphate is collaborating with the University of Quebec at Three-Rivers (“UQTR”) to evaluate its suitability for electrolyzers that produce hydrogen for use in hydrogen fuel cells. The proton exchange membrane (PEM) in electrolysers that produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells is the focus of UQTR’s work. The mass production of electrolysers is currently beset by three major issues: poor performance, poor durability, and high costs. In order to address these issues, current research is focusing on using phosphate-based materials in the electrolyser…

In the race to supply clean hydrogen to Europe through the Port of Rotterdam, a new study found that South Australia’s world-class renewable energy resources will give the state a competitive advantage. There is preliminary evidence that South Australian hydrogen could supply up to 10% of Rotterdam’s hydrogen needs by 2050, according to a pre-feasibility study. By 2050, hydrogen demand in Rotterdam is expected to rise to 18 million tonnes per year. SA and Rotterdam signed an agreement earlier this year to examine whether clean hydrogen produced in SA can be shipped into Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam. Energy and Mining…

The Commission has adopted a set of legislative proposals to decarbonise the EU gas market by facilitating the uptake of renewable and low carbon gases, including hydrogen, and to ensure energy security for all citizens in Europe. The Commission is also following up on the EU Methane Strategy and its international commitments with proposals to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector in Europe and in our global supply chain. The European Union needs to decarbonise the energy it consumes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and become climate-neutral by 2050, and these proposals will…

Plug Power has signed a deal with Edison Motors to develop and market a hydrogen fuel cell electric city bus. Fuel cell engines from Plug Power’s ProGen series will power Edison Motors’ electric bus platform. Companies expect to have a working prototype of a fuel cell electric bus in the second half of 2022 and a mass market platform ready by the beginning of 2023. “The fuel cell electric city bus project is just the beginning of strategic cooperation between Edison Motors, and Plug Power,” said Chairman Young-kwon Kang of Edison Motors. “In the future, we hope to partner on…

Decarbonizing grids will be a joint effort by National Grid and the Town of Hempstead, which will result in the construction of one of the nation’s first and largest clean hydrogen projects. Around 800 homes will be heated and ten city vehicles will be fuelled by the HyGrid Project in Point Lookout, Long Island. The town and National Grid collaborated in 2009 to build a hydrogen production facility to supply green hydrogen to local vehicles. The demonstration of low-carbon transportation provided by this project was a major success on a national scale. The Town of Hempstead and National Grid will…

The Hyundai NEXO set a new endurance record of six hours in extreme weather conditions. 190 laps on the ice circuit of the Record Center for Decarbonized Vehicles (Val Thorens) were completed by Adrien Tambay, a French driver. 267.8 m3 of purified and reduced CO2 were officially measured during this high altitude record attempt. Passengers in Hyundai’s NEXO were able to get up close and personal with some of the industry’s most dynamic players.

ENGIE and Equinor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in February to work together on low-carbon hydrogen projects. The H2BE project, which aims to develop the production of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas in Belgium, has now been announced by the two companies. It was on October 29th that the Belgian federal government released its Hydrogen Strategy, and the H2BE project will assist in implementing it. Autothermal reforming (ATR) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) are key components of the H2BE project, which aims to produce hydrogen from natural gas (CCS). Hydrogen can be produced at large (GW) scales at…