Author: Anela Dokso

A network of 13 regional hydrogen technology clusters has been unveiled across Australia as part of a drive to establish a nationwide hydrogen cluster. With $1.85 million to be invested in the clusters, the network will foster a multi-billion dollar, globally competitive hydrogen industry. Spearheaded by NERA, the national cluster (which would operate as a virtual network) will establish a global identity and a recognized brand for Australian hydrogen technology and expertise. It will also aid the development of the hydrogen supply chain, reduce overlaps and identify gaps in the development, deployment, and commercialization of new hydrogen-focused technologies. The establishment…

Loop Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Commercial Agreement with ECUBES – a developer of hydrogen electric systems for stationary power applications based in Slovenia, Europe. The agreement contemplates deliveries in excess of fifty Loop Energy eFlow fuel cell modules to ECUBES over a two-year period. Under the terms of the agreement, Loop’s high fuel-efficient fuel cell modules will be integrated with ECUBES proprietary Thermal Green Hydrogen Energy Storage solution HYDROGENIUM, storing energy in solid matter with no pressurized vessels for hydrogen. Systems are designed to be supplied to a range of European customers including the European Defence…

Gebrüder Weiss has added a hydrogen truck to its fleet of vehicles. Instead of using diesel, the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell model delivered to the Altenrhein branch in Switzerland runs on “green hydrogen,” meaning that this commercial vehicle can save around 80 tons of CO2 emissions per year. “The coronavirus pandemic has diverted attention away somewhat from the climate change challenge, yet the logistics sector is continuing its work with manufacturers to find alternative ways of powering vehicles. With our first hydrogen truck’s arrival, Gebrüder Weiss has once again demonstrated that it also takes a leading role when it comes…

The first turbine at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is in place and will deliver the first fossil-free electricity shortly. It will be the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark. On 27 January, the tower, nacelle and blades were installed for the first turbine at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. “We are proud that the first of many turbines at Kriegers Flak is now in place and ready to produce electricity. We expect that households and industry one of the coming days will receive the first fossil-free electricity from the turbine. It is an…

Tekmar Energy has secured a contract from cable manufacturer Prysmian Group to supply its Generation 10 TekTube Cable Protection System (CPS) for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the UK. The 450MW NnG project, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, is located in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Once complete the project has the potential to generate enough renewable energy to supply power to around 375,000 Scottish homes. The latest generation of Tekmar Energy’s TekTube CPS will protect NnG’s subsea export cables as they transition from the seabed through the dynamic zone. The systems will be…

Through a recently closed investment, OneH2 has made strategic additions to its investor group whose collective interest is in continuing the build-out of OneH2’s existing hydrogen system, creating a national fuel production and distribution network to serve transportation markets with full service solutions of competitively priced hydrogen. Led by Houston based Buckeye Partners, the investment round also includes Trafigura, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, Navistar International Corporation, and the Papé Group to add to existing investors such as Wheeler Material Handling. The company draws extensively on its relationships with investors, whose wealth of capability includes ownership, management and trading of energy…

Aemetis’ “Carbon Zero” biofuels production plants are designed to produce biofuels, including renewable jet fuel utilizing renewable hydrogen and non-edible vegetable oils sourced from existing Aemetis biofuels plants and other sources. The Aemetis “Carbon Zero 1” plant in Riverbank, California is expected to utilize hydroelectric and other renewable power available onsite to produce 25 million gallons per year of jet fuel, renewable diesel, and other byproducts. The plant is expected to supply the aviation and truck markets with ultra-low carbon renewable fuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other pollutants associated with conventional petroleum-based fuels. Aemetis Carbon Zero production…

The H24All project, led by a consortium of fifteen partners, has presented an application for European Green Deal funding to develop Europe’s first 100 megawatt (MW) alkaline electrolyzer plant which will be connected to a Repsol industrial site. The consortium aims to pave the way for a new and competitive hydrogen industry based on European know-how through innovation by developing, building, operating, and demonstrating the sustainability of a 100 MW high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer. The technology will be demonstrated in real operation according to end-users’ needs, meeting market requirements for competitive low-carbon hydrogen production. Partners in the consortium represent the whole…

KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the expansion and operation of the gas transport pipeline network of the German operator Nowega GmbH. It will provide debt capital of around EUR 40 million, with a further EUR 40 million contributed by DekaBank. The Münster-based company Nowega GmbH is the transmission system operator of an approximately 1,500-km-long gas network located in the federal states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. The financing provided by KfW IPEX-Bank will enable investments to secure the gas supply during peak load periods and to increase efficiency during network operation. “For the energy transition to be successful in the…

Air Liquide has completed the construction of the PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer. Supplied with renewable energy, this unit is now producing up to 8.2 tonnes per day of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec. With this large-scale investment, the group confirms its long-term commitment to the hydrogen energy markets and its ambition to be a major player in the supply of low-carbon hydrogen. The new 20 MW PEM electrolyser, equipped with Cummins technology, is the largest operating unit of its kind in the world and will help meet the growing demand for low-carbon hydrogen in North America. Bécancour’s proximity to…