Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Advent Technologies Holdings stated that its Green HiPo project under the context of the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) Hydrogen – Technology, has officially been ratified by the European Commission of the European Union. The certification of Green HiPo was one of 41 projects prepared and announced under the banner of “IPCEI Hy2Tech” by fifteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain. The Member States will pay up to €5.4 billion in public finance, which is estimated to stimulate private investments totaling €8.8 billion. Participating in these…

The European Commission has approved 5.4 billion euros of public funding for the Important Project of Common Interest (IPCEI) Hy2Tech, involving 15 Member States, including Portugal, which will be present in the technologies of hydrogen production and “fuel cells” (fuel cells), with the SME 1s1Energy. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Action had already revealed Portugal’s candidacy for the status of Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in Hydrogen, with the European Commission, with three green hydrogen production projects: Bondalti, Fusion Fuel and 1s1Energy. These were the companies selected to integrate with their projects first IPCEI round (Industry and…

Neste is the first Finnish company to receive IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) classification from the European Commission, allowing Neste’s clean hydrogen initiatives at Porvoo refinery to receive national public funding. The approval by the Commission is part of the EU’s first wave of IPCEIs on hydrogen, which aims to develop and expedite the production and use of clean hydrogen in Europe. On 15 July 2022, the European Commission granted IPCEI certification for public support of clean hydrogen research and innovation initiatives to 35 enterprises in 15 EU Member States. Neste was the first Finnish firm selected in…

Rolls-Royce is the latest engine builder to begin testing liquid hydrogen combustion and wants to use many of its current powerplants in a project that might lead to the flight of a hydrogen-powered Pearl 15 business jet engine. As a first step, ground runs of an AE 2100 turboshaft driven by liquid hydrogen – the same engine previously used to test its PGS1 turbogenerator system – will begin in the United Kingdom later this year. Alan Newby, director of aerospace technology and future programmes at Rolls-Royce, explains that this “early concept feasibility” phase will provide a “really good early indication…

Meed, citing an industry source, said that the solar and wind power projects targeted at supplying electricity to the planned $6.5 billion green hydrogen-based ammonia plant in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM will be located in northwest Saudi Arabia near to the Jordanian border. Contract for EPC in one tranche According to the report, the contract for engineering, procurement, and construction, or EPC, will be granted in a single tranche. The tranche involves the building of solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of 4,000 MW, a 190-kilometer-long power transmission network, and a battery energy storage system. According to the…

ZeroAvia has signed a memorandum of understanding with PowerCell Sweden AB for the joint development and annual series delivery of at least 5,000 aviation-optimized Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell stacks. In accordance with the MOU, PowerCell wants to create a presence in the United Kingdom for the first time, constructing a production team alongside ZeroAvia’s production facilities. The parties anticipate reaching an agreement by the end of the third quarter of 2022. Both parties will continue to collaborate to optimize the performance of existing PowerCell stacks within ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric, zero-emission aircraft powertrains. PowerCell wants to assemble the modified stacks…

Elogen reports that the European Commission has picked its “gigafactory” and R&D strengthening project as part of the Hydrogen IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest). The European Commission approved the 15 Member States involved in the “Hy2Tech” IPCEI to provide up to 5,4 billion euros in public funding on July 15, 2022. Elogen is one of the 41 concepts selected for the “Hydrogen production technology” category of the Hy2Tech IPCEI. Elogen’s project involves, on the one hand, increasing the intensity of its research and development in order to develop innovative stacks of electrolysers with proton exchange membranes, and, on…

Desert Mountain Energy and Beam Earth Ltd. have entered into an agreement to determine the economic viability of the company’s sulphur-free hydrogen discovery. Beam Earth Ltd. possesses expertise in creative and cost-effective techniques for producing hydrogen-related products, which complement the company’s revolutionary helium processing facilities. This agreement embraces not only Desert Mountain Energy’s current properties in Arizona, but also other jurisdictions. “We look forward to working with a like-minded company that, by design, is also seeking to follow innovative design and ESG policies,” says Robert Rohlfing, CEO of Desert Mountain Energy Corp. “Beam Earth Ltd. has extensive expertise in the…

EPRO Advance Technology (EAT) – has revealed a breakthrough in green hydrogen energy generation and energy storage, unveiling what is thought to be the world’s simplest and least expensive method for delivering hydrogen. This breakthrough method has the potential to accelerate the hydrogen economy by decades, turning hydrogen from the fuel of the future into the fuel of the present. Si+ is an innovative porous silicon material created by EAT that can manufacture ultra-pure hydrogen on demand from a water source. Si+ can also function as a solid-state hydrogen generator that is compact, durable, and transportable. It has the ability…

Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has announced plans to construct an £80 million gigafactory at its existing facility in Royston, United Kingdom, to increase production of hydrogen fuel cell components. JM announced a revised strategy earlier this year, aiming to be the “global leader in performance components for fuel cells and electrolysers” by 2024/25, with Hydrogen Technologies revenues exceeding £200 million. The gigafactory will initially be capable of producing 3GW of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell components annually for hydrogen vehicles. The UK government’s Automotive Transformation Fund will assist the project (ATF). The APC predicts…