Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Universal Hydrogen, co-founded in California in 2020 by the former technical director of Airbus, Paul Eremenko, has just inaugurated a 3,000-square-meter workshop and its European headquarters adjacent to the runways at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Since its establishment in Toulouse in October, the company has recruited former Airbus executives to design removable gaseous or liquid hydrogen tanks for the Dash 8 from Bombardier, ATR 72 from Airbus and Leonardo, and the ATR 72 from Airbus and Leonardo. These propeller aircraft with 45 to 78 seats will have their turboprops replaced with electric motors fueled by fuel cells. The small firm has already…

A expert in organic waste from Hull is among the businesses receiving funds to advance a clean fuels initiative. As part of the government’s Hydrogen Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Program, Biowise will earn up to £250,000. It is investigating how non-biodegradable twigs, branches, and sticks might be combined with food and garden waste to provide a feedstock for hydrogen gasifiers. It will scope and construct a realistic prototype demonstration concept for the second phase of the £5 million phase one competition, for which it was one of 22 selected.

Caterpillar Motoren has released a new alternative fuel option that allows Cat G20CM34 engines to use up to 25 percent hydrogen mixed with natural gas. Prior to this update, G20CM34 gas engines ran with up to 10% hydrogen. The engine control method reacts automatically to fluctuating hydrogen levels in the fuel gas supply, ensuring safe operation with varying admixture rates. With the addition of hydrogen, the performance of the G20CM34 is maintained, and a considerable reduction in emissions of carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons has been proven. Thus, replacing natural gas with hydrogen greatly reduces the Caterpillar G20CM34’s CO2 emissions.…

Hygenco India, headquartered in Haryana, has signed India’s first long-term green hydrogen off-take agreement with Jindal Stainless Ltd, one of the country’s largest stainless-steel companies. For twenty years, Hygenco will construct, own, and operate a multi-megawatt green hydrogen facility. In addition, the facility will reportedly be the first multi-megawatt plant in Asia with a long-term offtake to be commissioned within the next 12 months. The green hydrogen plant will assist Jindal Stainless Ltd in reducing its annual carbon emissions by approximately 2,700 metric tons. The totally autonomous, state-of-the-art facility will be managed by a sophisticated energy management and control system.…

What if it were possible to construct a cheaper and more efficient hydrogen fuel cell? Now, a Hong Kong-based research team has created a new hydrogen fuel cell that has not only established a new record for durability, but is also more cost-effective. Hydrogen fuel cells create power from hydrogen and oxygen. Carbon dioxide, suspended particles, and other air pollutants that can lead to pollution and health issues are not produced during the generation of electricity. The only emission is water, hence it was once considered a cleaner source of energy. Hydrogen fuel cells have not yet been commercialized on…

Charbone announces the execution of a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Charbone USA, and Northwoods, pursuant to which the parties will enter into discussions and negotiations regarding the acquisition by Charbone USA of the Wolf River Hydro Limited Partnership, which owns a 700 kW operating hydropower plant in Shawano, Wisconsin. Charbone USA will complete and update its due diligence on the Tower Kleber Limited Partnership and the Black River Limited Partnership (collectively with the Wolf River Hydro Limited Partnership, the “Limited Partnerships”), consisting of a total 2,760 kW portfolio of three operating hydropower plants located in…

Hy Stor Energy is the first firm on the continent to commit to the manufacturing of the fuel. Hy Stor Energy LP is the first North American company to commit to a worldwide standard for green hydrogen. According to a recent release, the corporation has also committed to producing this gasoline using 100 percent or almost 100 percent renewable energy. In order to fulfill this pledge, the corporation partnered with the Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2). Hy Stor Energy is the first pledge member in North America to advocate for the GH2 Green Hydrogen Standard as a result of this relationship.…

A new assessment of a large-scale solar-powered hydrogen project in Western Australia reveals that Frontier Energy has the ability to create commercial quantities of green hydrogen at costs far below industry projections. Frontier’s efforts are concentrated on its Bristol Springs project, located around 120 kilometers south of Perth, where it wants to construct a 114MW solar farm and a 36.6MW alkaline electrolyser to produce green hydrogen. A fresh research considered incorporating wind into the project, but concluded that it would not be cost-effective. Prior to a longer-term plan to raise the project to one gigawatt, it was determined that increasing…

Sibanye-Stillwater and Heraeus Precious Metals have committed to collaborate on the research and development of innovative Platinum Group Metals (PGM)-containing electrocatalysts with high activity and stability for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysers, amongst other applications. The parties will fund the project evenly over a three-year period. The results will be mutually commercialized, and the parties will work together to promote the unique catalyst. Platinum and iridium are currently crucial electrocatalyst components for the production of green hydrogen via PEM electrolysis. Iridium, however, is one of the rarest PGMs, and its limited availability may impede the broad adoption of PGM PEM…

Generating electricity and heat from water in an environmentally friendly way – that is technically possible. Experts are convinced that hydrogen could also play an important role in the building sector in the future. But the price is still very high. How can energy from renewable sources be used flexibly in terms of time and space? Satisfactory answers to this question are still being sought in the context of the energy and heat transition. Environmentally friendly electricity can be stored in batteries. However, they are expensive, have limited capacities and are problematic to dispose of. In addition, they only make…