Southwest Research Institute is evaluating the durability of hydrogen-powered car fuel tank valves. In the transportation industry, hydrogen is increasingly being studied as a replacement to fossil fuels. As part of an endeavor with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to assess existing testing requirements for pressurized hydrogen tank valves, this study is being performed. Government and business demand for hydrogen research has surged in recent years as the sector explores for alternatives to fossil fuel combustion, which contributes to climate change. Hydrogen is being evaluated as a potential fuel source for autos, power generation, and possibly as a…
Author: Arnes Biogradlija
Green hydrogen is becoming a key energy carrier throughout Europe to achieve climate targets. IWB and Fritz Meyer AG were planning a pilot plant for green hydrogen at the Birsfelden power station. Due to a negative decision by the Building Appeals Commission of the Canton of Baselland, both partners are now pursuing other projects and initiatives to help CO2-neutral hydrogen achieve a breakthrough. Using surplus electricity from the Birsfelden power plant, the Basel-based energy supplier IWB and the mineral oil trader and filling station operator Fritz Meyer AG wanted to produce CO2-neutral green hydrogen. This was to be used for…
Typically, green waste and sewage sludge are composted or burned. However, researchers have since discovered several methods for extracting hydrogen from garbage. In contrast, methanol might be the key to shipping. A team of experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA examined whether methods for converting biomass to hydrogen are technically mature and can be economically run in the future. In recent years, numerous techniques have reportedly been created for this aim. In addition to the generation of hydrogen, methods for recapturing greenhouse gases from the utilized plants must be discovered. Generating and using hydrogen For…
Alpine is currently working on hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines. For the Dieppe-based brand, this could be a complementary proposal to the all-electric, reserved for niche vehicles. Alpine is currently developing a 100% electric range. This will consist of a sporty city car based on the future Renault 5 electric, the GT crossover and the A110 replacement developed with Lotus, which will arrive in 2026. But the brand of Dieppe could not abandon the thermal for all that. It would currently work on explosion engines using hydrogen as fuel, following the example of Toyota which tests a mechanics of this type…
Low-emission mobility zones (ZFE-m), instituted by the French law on mobility (LOM) of December 26, 2019, will help develop renewable hydrogen mobility. As part of the Paris Agreement and the French government’s Climate Plan, the LOM has a key objective: to achieve carbon neutrality for mobility by 2050. This law creates a regulatory and fiscal framework through several measures aimed at companies, citizens and local authorities. The first system, aimed at local authorities, aims to deploy low-emission mobility zones (ZFE-m), for which over 10 million Crit’Air stickers have already been issued. These stickers allow local authorities to limit access to…
Greening the mining industry and developing low-carbon mobility are two of the ambitions of New Caledonia’s future energy transition plan. The government also wants to move away from imported fossil fuels and move towards self-sufficiency in energy production. How can this be achieved? By positioning itself on the hydrogen market. Producing synthetic fuels The nickel sector is the first to be affected. The metallurgical and mining industry accounts for three quarters of New Caledonia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Although KNS still needs to be convinced, a framework agreement signed in May calls for the use of 70% renewable energy in the…
The As Pontes green hydrogen plant, one of the reference projects in the energy transition process, already has land on which to build. It will be in O Tesouro, in the space where the offices of the mine were formerly located, where Reganosa and EDPR will materialize a project that will be processed as a “strategic industrial project” and that, if the planned schedule is met, could already be operational in 2025 after an investment of 155 million. The first vice-president and Regional Minister of Economy, Francisco Conde, went this Tuesday, accompanied by the representatives of the driving companies and…
The Ile-de-France is to launch a tender to purchase 47 hydrogen cell buses, expected to be deployed by the end of 2023. It will be one of the largest fleets of its kind in the world. The acquisition requires an investment of 48 million euros. Currently seven hydrogen-powered buses are deployed in the region. The vehicles are to be used on e-BRT lines, i.e. electric bus corridors, with an innovative ground charging system. The region is aiming for low and zero-emission development with the goal of reaching 2025 with only fully electric or biogas-powered buses in the fleet (4,700 buses).…
Irving Oil intends to increase its hydrogen capacity at the Saint John refinery in order to offer hydrogen fuelling infrastructure in Atlantic Canada, so becoming the first firm to introduce hydrogen to the regional market. Irving Oil will become the first oil refinery in Canada and one of the first in North America to formalize a purchase deal for a hydrogen electrolyzer. The company’s initial investment in a 5-megawatt electrolyzer, developed by New York hydrogen technology firm Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2023, and will play a significant role in…
Ulsan Port Corporation (UPA)and Korea Petroleum Corporation (KNOC) held a Feasibility Service Business Agreement ceremony in the conference room on the 12th floor of Ulsan Port Marine Center on the 11th to build a clean hydrogen and ammonia terminal at Ulsan New Port. The main scope of the service is △Ammonia domestic demand analysis △Ammonia production and introduction △Domestic distribution method and strategic stockpiling scheme, etc. “Hydrogen will increase in the future, ” said Chung Chang-kyu, Director of Operations at UPA.In view of ammonia demand and import plans, the port terminal for hydrogen imports is a key infrastructure for the…