Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Community of Communes of Haute-Saintonge, a positive energy district dedicated to the development of renewable energy, has picked BayWa r.e. to conduct an ambitious energy transition project in the department of Charente-Maritime in the South West of France. This flagship project will combine the production of solar energy with a battery storage system and community involvement. If local uptake and use potential are established, green hydrogen production will also be included. Thus, the project will apply a comprehensive strategy to the local energy transition and promote the region’s low-carbon transition. BayWa r.e. has been selected, along with Lhyfe, a…

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been awarded £454,000 to fund the acquisition of two hydrogen tube trailers that will contribute to an increase in Orkney’s hydrogen supply. Funding has been made available to secure a resilient supply of renewable hydrogen from Eday to the mainland and to promote future connections between burgeoning regional hydrogen hubs in northern Scotland and the islands. The money was announced by Net Zero and Energy Secretary Michael Matheson during a visit to Orkney, which included a tour of EMEC’s onshore facilities on Eday and Kirkwall Airport’s hydrogen-powered combined heat and power engine. Mr…

Fusion Fuel has obtained confirmation from the Portuguese government that it would receive a grant valued at approximately €10 million as part of Component 14 (“C-14”) of the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan to develop its 6.6MW HEVO-Industria green hydrogen plant in Sines, Portugal. The objective of C-14 is to expedite the energy transition by encouraging the production of hydrogen and other renewable gases. Commenting on the approval, Pedro Caçorino Dias, Head of Commercial for Portugal said, “This is a tremendous accomplishment for Fusion Fuel, one which further strengthens our partnership with, and commitment to, the country’s growing hydrogen ecosystem. Our €10 million…

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area is anticipated to be the world’s largest provider of green hydrogen, with the highest number of export-oriented low carbon hydrogen projects, according to research conducted by the Abu Dhabi-based Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC). The region has witnessed a substantial increase in green and blue hydrogen projects, from 11 percent in 2020 to 89 percent in 2021, according to the Hydrogen and Energy Storage Working Group’s research (HES). The UAE leads the green and blue hydrogen race in the region, with around 29 percent of energy projects in 2021, followed by Egypt…

Germany will sponsor four Power to X (PtX) pilot projects totaling €30 million in Namibia. James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Advisor and Green Hydrogen Commissioner, stated at the Namibia Green Hydrogen Conference 2022, jointly organized by The Economic Association of Namibia (EAN), Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), and Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), that the projects include a hydrogen dual fuel locomotive pilot, a refueling station at Walvis Bay, and agricultural and port applications for green hydrogen. In June, Zawya Projects announced that Namibia has received 25 submissions for pilot projects, from which it plans to select no more than…

Future Proof Shipping’s first inland barge has arrived at a shipyard in the Netherlands to begin its conversion from standard diesel power to become one of the first vessels powered by hydrogen and fuel cell technology. The business has revealed its intention to retrofit three ships with zero-emission technology. FPS Maas, built in 1993 and acquired by the business in 2020, made her final voyage from Belgium to Rotterdam using diesel and an internal combustion engine. On August 15, she landed at the Holland Shipyards Group facility in Werkendam, where she will undergo retrofitting to become a zero-emission vessel. When…

The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) and Cross River Infrastructure Partners have reached an agreement in principle for the development of a green hydrogen production facility at the northern New Brunswick port, which will help meet provincial, federal, and international goals for the transition to a clean energy future. This development agreement will aid the Port of Belledune in its quest to diversify its operations and establish new enterprises powered by renewable energy. The BPA and Cross River will attend the German-Canadian Atlantic Renewable Hydrogen Expo on August 23 in Stephenville, Newfoundland, the following week. The focus of the exhibition will…

Singapore-based cleantech business SunGreenH2 has raised $2 million in seed funding led by deeptech-focused venture capital firm SGInnovate. The investment is in addition to a recent award from the Energy Market Authority of Singapore. Established in 2020, SunGreenH2 is creating methods for cost-effective production of green hydrogen. Utilizing nanostructured electrodes, this method increases the water contact area during the hydrogen-oxygen splitting reaction. According to the business, its technology increases electric current density production by nearly twofold while decreasing precious metal consumption by “an order of magnitude.” It was also said that the technology is applicable to practically all commercially available…

Green hydrogen and P2X technology pioneer P2X Solutions and energy business Savon Voima are conducting preliminary studies for the building of a green hydrogen and electrofuels production facility in the Joensuu power plant area of Savon Voima. The facility would generate up to 15–20 percent of Joensuu’s district heating demands as a byproduct of producing green hydrogen using renewable electricity with a capacity of 30–50 MW. Green hydrogen is produced in a sustainable manner through the electrolysis of water using renewable electricity. On the other side, electrofuels such as methane, methanol, and ammonia can be refined from green hydrogen by…

In an advertising issued by South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), a division of the Department of Science and Innovation, a request for financing applications for the development of the hydrogen economy is made (DSI). Call for financing applications for the development of novel energy technologies, such as fuel cells for mobile and stationary applications, green hydrogen production, and infrastructure for the storage, distribution, and dispensing of hydrogen. South African startups, small, medium, and microenterprises, private people, science councils, higher education institutions, and other authorized entities are welcome to submit funding requests. The DSI/TIA advertisement in the most recent issue…