Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Morocco has continued during the year 2022 on its momentum in the development of green hydrogen, commonly known as Power-to-X, continuing to attract major investors, to the point of being considered by observers as a new Eldorado for it. Indeed, the Kingdom is today one of the best positioned countries in the revolution of this green energy, a technology for which it could offer the lowest production costs in the world. Moreover, Morocco, which enjoys a “significant” potential to develop this new sector of the energy transition, was in 2022 at the forefront of the deployment of large-scale solar and…

Korea Petroleum Corporation and Air Products signed a “MOU to promote Clean hydrogen/Clean Ammonia business” on the 29th, with officials including Kim Dong-sup, President of Korea Petroleum Corporation, Wilbur Mok, President of Air Products Asia, Kim Seung-rok, President of Air Products Korea, and Ahn Beom-hee, ESG Director of Korea Petroleum Corporation. In accordance with the Agreement, Korea Petroleum Corporation and Air Products will jointly review cooperation for the construction of clean ammonia acquisition bases and infrastructure in Korea, and participation in the development and business of clean hydrogen/ammonia at home and abroad. With more than 60 years of hydrogen production…

ETSU Oil announced on the 1st that it has signed a business agreement to build a R&D cooperation system with FCI, which provides clean energy solutions based on fuel cells. The two companies decided to gather strength for research and demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell fuel diversification, which is noted as a next-generation energy source, and for commercialization using it. To this end, we will conduct demonstration projects at home and abroad and international joint research to develop hydrogen production processes through ammonia decomposition, fuel custom solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) product technologies such as LNG, LPG, ammonia, and hydrogen, and…

For climate protection, it is necessary to replace fossil energy sources. In the case of natural gas, this is currently intensified by the Ukraine war and dependence on Russian natural gas. Therefore, the German government plans to deploy up to four floating terminals and to build two stationary LNG terminals in Brunsbüttel and in Stade. The VDI points out the inclusion of hydrogen use in the planning. Why this is important. In the current situation, the construction of LNG terminals is very urgent. Since these are long-term investments, VDI advocates that the terminals should also be able to be used…

According to a recent analysis, Texas could construct a $100 billion hydrogen economy and create 180,000 jobs along its Gulf coast by transforming its network of oil and petrochemical industrial complexes into a national H2 export superhub competitive with emerging global market players. A study, based on research by McKinsey & Company for a group of business advocacy organizations, cites the following advantages: abundant renewable power generation and low-cost natural gas, existing hydrogen production and transportation capacity, favorable geological formations for CO2 storage, and local demand drivers in the second largest state economy in the United States. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/boem-gulf-mexico-intergovernmental-renewable-energy-task-rattan-1e/

Solaris will produce and supply four hydrogen-powered buses to Dopravný  podnik Bratislava (DPB), a Slovakian transportation company. This is the initial purchase made under a framework agreement. Long-term, as many as 40 Urbino 12 hydrogen vehicles may make their way to the capital of Slovakia. The Bratislava public transportation operator inked a contract to acquire four Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. They will be the first hydrogen-powered buses in both Bratislava and Slovakia. According to a framework agreement between DPB and the bus manufacturer, the Slovak carrier may acquire up to 40 hydrogen buses in the future. In July of…

The first regular passenger service using hydrogen traction began on the regional rail line from Cuxhaven to Buxtehude through Bremervorde, west of Hamburg. In November 2017, the Lower Saxony Transport Authority (LNVG) secured a contract with Alstom for the supply of 14 two-car iLint trains. On the 100-kilometer line between Cuxhaven and Buxtehude, Elbe-Weser Transport Company (EVB) will initially run the trains, which have a maximum speed of 140 km/h, on behalf of LNVG. The state of Lower Saxony purchased the trains from Alstom’s Salzgitter factory in Germany and is leasing them to EVB, which is also controlled by the…

Simaba and Ultimate Seal announced an agreement to strengthen their relationship at UTIS in order to create sustainable initiatives relating to hydrogen production, continuous hydrogen combustion, and internal combustion optimization technologies. The two firms said in a joint statement that the first relationship between Ultimate Cell and the group was established in 2018 at its Secil subsidiary, but with the extension of the cooperation to Ultimate Power, the investment is now in Semapa. The process included UTIS’s acquisition of Ultimate Power’s assets, which “allowed for the development and manufacture of continuous combustion improvement systems already developed by UTIS to be…

The Kawas Gas blending project of the state-owned NTPC will combine hydrogen with piped natural gas (PNG) for home use. This is the first project of its sort in the country to combine hydrogen and PNG. Initially, 5 percent of the overall gas supply will be blended with hydrogen, and this percentage will progressively climb to 20 percent. The gas would be delivered to 200 homes in the Aditya Nagar residential colony of NTPC Kawas in Hazira, the public sector power giant said in a statement, adding that this will reduce NTPC’s annual carbon emissions by 200 kg. Moreover, the…

The president of the company says that Brazil has everything to be one of the main protagonists of this race and can come out ahead of neighboring countries due to large-scale production of renewable energy. Starting next year, Brazil may start competing in the global green hydrogen market and White Martins is preparing for this moment, says the company’s president for South America, Gilney Bastos. In an interview with Broadcast, the executive said that the country has everything to be one of the main players in this race and may come out ahead of neighboring countries due to large-scale production…