Author: Anela Dokso

JW Filshill has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ScottishPower to investigate the possibility of powering its fleet with green hydrogen and electrification. JW Filshill’s fleet is present in hundreds of communities across the country, serving over 1,400 delivered goods customers, including over 210 Keystore convenience stores across Scotland and the north of England. The wholesaler could save an estimated 1,100 tonnes of CO2 per year by switching to green hydrogen and renewable electricity where possible. Green hydrogen is the only carbon-free method of hydrogen production. The electricity required to power an electrolyser, which separates water into oxygen and hydrogen,…

HFI Energy Systems Limited (HESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydrogen Future Industries, has been formed to develop proprietary wind and water-based hydrogen production systems with hydrogen compression and storage. HESL’s Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Blake, has been named to lead this initiative. Blake has extensive experience developing efficient turbine systems, which he has specialized in for the past 12 years and for which he has written multiple patents. The goal is for the company and HESL, led by Blake, to develop systems that can provide on-demand energy storage in the form of hydrogen at a fraction of the cost…

Aker Horizons has announced plans to merge Aker Offshore Wind and Aker Clean Hydrogen, effectively repositioning both companies as privately held subsidiaries within the Aker Horizons portfolio. Aker Horizons’ ability to accelerate the energy transition and maximize impact and value creation will be strengthened as a result of the mergers. The proposed merger with Aker Offshore Wind allows AOW and Mainstream Renewable Power, another Aker Horizons subsidiary, to merge to form a more industrially and financially powerful renewable energy developer, subject to customary conditions, such as agreement with Mainstream’s minority shareholders. The merger of Aker Horizons’ renewable energy interests will…

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…