Author: Arnes Biogradlija

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…

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…