Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Governors, businessmen and women, ambassadors of imperialist powers and executives of global capital meet with an eye on hydrogen generation. What transition do they plan and what do we need? “We do not want to be a sacrifice zone for other regions to live better”. The one who uttered the phrase is not an activist against mega-mining in Chubut, but the governor of Río Negro, Arabela Carreras. And among those listening to her were not anti-extractivist activists, but rather representatives of mega-mining giants such as Fortescue or oil companies such as France’s Total (among other multinationals such as Toyota, CWP…

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CEOs from major organizations across the value chain, top EU decision-makers, and hundreds of stakeholders gathered at the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition’s (RHC) Renewable Hydrogen Summit to discuss the policy guidelines to speed up the renewable hydrogen uptake in Europe and deliver the European Commission’s (EC) REPowerEU plan to cut our continent’s reliance on fossil imports. According to the European Commission, scaling up renewable hydrogen and its derivatives would speed decarbonization and reduce the EU’s dependency on Russian natural gas by around 27 bcm. Energy Commissioner K. Simson stressed “We have to diversify away from Russian fossil fuels. This means speeding…

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Patriot Hydrogen has made substantial progress toward its aim of manufacturing modular, off-the-shelf pyrolysis systems that transform waste biomass into clean energy. The company has already produced its first proof-of-concept device, which will shortly be commissioned at Kilto Ranch, a Kimberley cattle station in Western Australia. Kilto Staton has a small abattoir that serves the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. The first project is a collaboration with Kimberley Clean Energy, who have signed a memorandum of understanding for the provision of 75 units throughout the region. While pyrolysis technology is not new, the capacity to design smaller systems that can be…

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Caterpillar Inc. has launched a project with District Energy St. Paul to test a 2.0 MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant fueled by different mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas. The project, supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), will be headed by Caterpillar in partnership with District Energy St. Paul of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). With preparations started in the second quarter of this year and operations commencing in 2023, participants will design and demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled power distribution…

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Thanks to $2 million in State Government financing, the Goondiwindi region of Queensland is one step closer to creating a regional hydrogen economy, fueled by local sunshine and recycled water. Steven Miles, Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, stated that the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Goondiwindi is likely to be one of the first in Australia to expand into hydrogen production. “The funding from the second phase of the $35 million Hydrogen Industry Development Fund (HIDF) will support this novel method to kickstarting a localized renewable hydrogen economy,” he explained. “The solar energy and wastewater from a 2.5…

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