Author: Anela Dokso

In order to provide a decarbonization solution for French and European rail freight, Hydrogène de France and Captrain France, a subsidiary of SNCF, signed a partnership agreement for the development of hydrogen locomotives. The HyShunt project, a retrofit project of a locomotive currently powered by a diesel engine, will be the first step in HDF Energy and Captrain’s collaboration. This locomotive will be retrofitted with a decarbonized electric propulsion system powered by green or low-carbon hydrogen, via a high-powered fuel cell system manufactured and integrated by HDF Energy, with a power output of around 700 kW. In France today, rail…

Since its launch five weeks ago, Emirates Team New Zealand has been commissioning and testing their hydrogen-powered foiling chase boat ‘Chase Zero’ on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf.

The Aotearoa New Zealand goal of zero emissions by 2050 creates a sense of urgency and pressure to produce enough green hydrogen and store it safely for the future.

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Shell, the City of Houston, Greentown Labs, and the Urban Future Lab (UFL) at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have unveiled the participation of seven startups in the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Accelerator (LCHA).

Zero-emission battery electric fire tenders, when combined with hydrogen fuel cells and a minimum of 8 kg of onboard hydrogen fuel storage, will meet today’s demands for flexibility, emergency response, and water pumping. This will be especially useful in rural and semi-urban services, as well as for specialist HGVs with power take-offs, where batteries alone will not meet the application’s overall energy needs. That is the conclusion of ULEMCo, the hydrogen fuel pioneer, who collaborated on the study with Oxfordshire County Council and its Fire and Rescue Service. The findings are significant not only for the deployment of fully operational…

IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) has installed a new 210 kW test bench for fuel-cell systems on its Lyon site through its IFPEN Transports Energie Carnot Institute. IFPEN hopes to accelerate its research into the use of hydrogen-powered fuel cells in electric vehicles, particularly for heavy road vehicles (trucks and coaches) and the rail sector, with this experimental tool, which is the only one of its kind in France. In electric vehicles, using hydrogen to power a fuel cell that generates electricity is an intriguing alternative to using batteries. A fuel cell can reduce the size of an electric vehicle’s battery…

Queensland is powering ahead in the new global renewable energy era, taking another significant step towards exporting green hydrogen to Europe’s largest port. Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said a Memorandum of Understanding has now been signed with the Port of Rotterdam in The Netherlands to collaborate on opportunities to develop a hydrogen export supply chain. “This landmark agreement is another ringing endorsement of Queensland’s quest to be a green hydrogen superpower,” he said. “The Port of Rotterdam has a target to import up to 20 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2050, starting with imports of…

JGC Holdings Corporation has awarded KBR a contract for its green ammonia technology, K-GreeN, for a project sponsored by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan’s national research and development agency. KBR will provide technology licensing and basic engineering for a pilot project in Fukushima, Japan, funded by the NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund. “Japan is playing a leading role in the adoption of green ammonia to decarbonize our planet,” said Doug Kelly, KBR President, Technology. “KBR is proud to partner with JGC to offer our green ammonia technology for NEDO’s project, and we are confident this will…

The German company HPS Home Power Solutions has placed an order for hydrogen storage systems with Hexagon Purus’ wholly owned subsidiary, Wystrach GmbH. Green hydrogen will be stored using Wystrach’s hydrogen storage systems, which are based on their industrial gas bundle technology. Green hydrogen is produced using surplus solar power from the summer and converted back into electricity in the winter using an electrolyzer. The order is worth approximately EUR 2.0 million. “Our high-pressure hydrogen storage systems are flexible and scalable, suitable for a wide range of applications, such as storing baseload energy from solar plants” says Matthias Kötter, Head…

HYON AS (HYON) signed a collaboration agreement with Mitsui & Co. of Japan to pave the way for large-scale hydrogen fueling solution development, beginning with a joint feasibility study in the second half of 2022. Together, the parties hope to pursue business opportunities involving the establishment of hydrogen fueling infrastructure in Europe, Asia, or any other region with a potential for hydrogen demand. Mitsui will make a financial and strategic investment in HYON as part of the agreement. In order to define relevant parameters for the global presence of hydrogen fueling solutions, roll-out plan, cost, and specification of technical solutions,…