Author: Anela Dokso

Schneider Electric and Storengy, a subsidiary of ENGIE, have announced a partnership to provide underground hydrogen storage solutions as part of the zero-carbon transition. By forming this partnership, Storengy and Schneider Electric are combining their fields of expertise to help businesses decarbonize. “Schneider Electric is assisting in the shift to a more digital and electric world in order to meet the challenges posed by the climate crisis. “Our partnership with Storengy fits into this strategy to help our direct and indirect clients achieve their carbon neutrality goals faster,” said Marc Fromager, Schneider Electric France’s Director of Industrial Automation and End…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said, during a meeting with Italian representatives, that Russia could become one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of hydrogen by 2035. Putin went on to say that the concept of developing hydrogen energy is now in the works. By 2060, the country intends to be carbon neutral. The Murmansk wind power plant, for example, will generate green hydrogen for export to European countries. The Russian president stated that an Italian company has already invested 500 million euros in the construction of wind farms in the Stavropol Territory, Rostov Region, and Murmansk Region. Vladimir Putin…

Scitem, a Japanese startup, will begin selling the first hydrogen-powered portable generators. Small power generators, about the size of a briefcase, will be available for purchase starting this spring. Interchangeable hydrogen cartridges will be found inside. A type of mini hydrogen cylinder that generates electricity by interacting with oxygen in the air. The idea behind these portable generators is to have access to energy whenever we need it, with the added benefit of not emitting CO2 and not degrading significantly over time like lithium batteries do. You can use a traditional plug or a USB cable to charge your devices…

Alsa, a Spanish mobility company, has put into service the country’s first urban bus powered by renewable hydrogen. The bus will run in Torrejón de Ardoz, which is part of the Community of Madrid’s public transportation network, which is managed by the Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM). This has been made possible by the installation of a hydrogen generator at the Alsa facilities, the first of its kind in the Community of Madrid for public transportation, which ensures the supply of hydrogen and thus solves the main requirement for the development of this technology., which is tasked with playing a key…

On the Pier van Scheveningen, TU Delft students unveiled their latest hydrogen-powered racing car. With a top speed of 300 km/h, the ‘Forze IX’ must compete with Porsches and Lamborghinis on the Zandvoort circuit in order to end the automotive industry’s hydrogen ban. The team has already demonstrated that the hydrogen racer is competitive with ‘normal’ combustion engines. The previous model finished third in the Sport class of the Supercar Challenge at the Assen circuit in 2019, leaving several competitors in the dust. The students have taken a giant step forward in technology with the new car. The working principle…

According to Oleg Nikonorov, director of the Regional Gas Company (RGK), hydrogen will be widely used in Ukraine in 7-10 years, primarily within the framework of production clusters. He predicted that by the end of the decade, most of the hydrogen produced in the country would be used in production clusters rather than transported over long distances, according to an ICIS analysis. RGC is currently working on a plan that will lay out the fundamentals of pumping hydrogen into distribution networks. Next year, the document will be completed. From 2023, the RGC plans to offer residents of two villages with…

Swiss chemists discovered that powerful xenon lamps, which are commonly used in the electronics industry for soldering circuit boards, can be used to quickly decompose plant biomass into hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and pure carbon. The authors describe the photothermal process of photopyrolysis (thermal decomposition) of dried powders of natural biomass to obtain valuable synthesis gas and conductive porous carbon by splitting biomass into gases and solids using pulsed light radiation as an efficient photothermal process of photopyrolysis (thermal decomposition) of dried powders of natural biomass to obtain valuable synthesis gas and conductive porous carbon (biochar). A powerful xenon flash lamp…

The hydrogen terminal tractor is being developed, and it will be tested for two years at the Valencia Terminal Europa facilities in the Valencia port. Atena has already begun industrial development of the hydrogen terminal tractor, which will be tested for two years in real-world conditions at Grimaldi’s Valencia Terminal Europa facilities in Valencia’s port. This tractor head will be powered by a Ballard fuel cell, and for refueling, a mobile station developed by CNH2 will be used, ensuring adequate fuel supply for both this pilot and the’reach stacker’ that will be tested in the MSCTV terminal, which will also…

According to a new report from Rethink Energy, the worldwide economic explosion of hydrogen will result in one of the largest shakedowns in energy history. Hydrogen will offer a last-ditch effort to decarbonize 25% of total energy consumption. As carbon emissions become more taxed, hydrogen production capacity will rise, making it the most cost-effective means of supplying energy to sectors across the demand spectrum. The company’s most recent report, Hydrogen to Clean Up Energy with $10 Trillion in Spending, provides a global forecast of hydrogen demand through 2050, with data provided for 21 key countries and 14 different economic sectors.…

Iberia has signed a deal with Cepsa, a Spanish energy company, to develop and test sustainable aviation biofuels (SAFs) while also looking into other ways to reduce carbon emissions, such as renewable hydrogen and electrification. The two Spanish companies will collaborate to see how SAFs and other low-carbon flight innovations can be integrated into Iberia and Iberia Express’s fleet of planes. It has not stated what percentage of SAF blend it will use; currently, biofuel blending is limited to 50%. It has, however, stated that beginning in 2030, it will purchase a million tonnes of SAF annually, resulting in a…