Author: Arnes Biogradlija

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…

The train is a Renfe commuter unit in which a new electric generation system has been installed based on the hybridization of energy from hydrogen cells and batteries, integrating in turn with the traction system already existing in the vehicle. Thus, it is one of the first railway demonstrators of a bimode vehicle that will be able to run in electric mode on electrified infrastructure and in hybrid mode on sections without catenary. After the static tests of the train at the CAF Zaragoza plant, the dynamic tests of the train will be carried out at the CAF Zaragoza plant.…

Carburos Metálicos has successfully concluded its participation in a pioneering initiative to accompany the ceramic and glass manufacturing industry on its path towards decarbonization, in line with the national and European objectives that set the year 2050 as the deadline for achieving an economy with a neutral balance in CO2 emissions. One of the alternatives available to the ceramics sector to move towards this goal is the transition to natural gas and hydrogen mixtures in ceramic tile firing kilns, as well as in frit melting kilns. The Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC-AICE) of Castellón, a reference in this field in…

Changan is launching the first hydrogen-powered car to go into mass production in China. Marketed under the Deep Blue brand, it promises up to 700 kilometers of autonomy. Already known for their appetite for electric cars, Chinese carmakers are gradually moving into hydrogen. Based in Chongqing, in the southwest of the country, Changan is one of the first Chinese manufacturers to present a hydrogen car ready for mass production. Called the SL03 and marketed under the Deep Blue brand, the mid-size sedan is 4.82 m long, 1.89 m wide and 1.48 m high (with a 2.9 m wheelbase). Up to…

Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do, held an appointment ceremony for the ‘Gwangyang City Hydrogen Industry Promotion Committee’ and an interim report on ‘Gwangyang City Hydrogen Industry Promotion Basic Plan Establishment Research Service’. According to the city of Gwangyang on the 29th, the Hydrogen Industry Promotion Committee, held on the 27th in the City Hall Situation Room with Gwangyang Mayor Jeong In-hwa in attendance, was composed of 15 members, including 11 members, including 11 professors and hydrogen experts, and 4 ex officio members from related institutions including Gwangyang City Council member Choi Dae-won Choi. was commissioned as Gwangyang City Deputy Mayor Joo Sun-sun…