Author: Arnes Biogradlija

After entering into a binding exclusivity agreement with the Industrial Park at TransAlta (IPAT) in Washington, United States, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) will investigate the viability of transforming the former Centralia coal mine into a green hydrogen production facility. Green hydrogen is a zero-carbon and zero-methane fuel that, unlike other forms of hydrogen, does not require the combustion of fossil fuels during its creation. The planned FFI green hydrogen production plant would enable the decarbonization of difficult-to-control sectors of the North American economy, encourage the creation of a green hydrogen hub in the Pacific Northwest, and potentially generate hundreds of…

A group of scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) investigated a water-splitting technique known as solar thermochemical hydrogen (STCH), which may be more energy-efficient than the conventional electrolysis procedure for hydrogen production. Hydrogen is a potential alternative for fossil fuels in transportation, ammonia manufacturing, and other industrial applications because of its ability to retain energy derived from renewable resources. The new research, titled System and Techno-economic Analysis of Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production, is published in the journal Renewable Energy. Photovoltaics are used in conventional electrolysis to turn sunlight into electricity. However, the PV cells now in use collect…

LONGi Hydrogen wins the Sinopec Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project to supply world-leading large-scale ALK electrolysis equipment only one year after its founding. The project is the world’s largest green hydrogen project to date and China’s first to exceed 10,000 tons. This project will invest up to RMB 3 billion to construct a new 300MW photovoltaic power plant and an electrolytic water hydrogen production facility in order to generate 618 million kWh of green electricity and 20,000 tons of green hydrogen annually. The project is expected to be completed and put into operation in June 2023, which will lower annual CO2…

After successful completion of trials and bunkering, Windcat Workboats and CMB.TECH have announced that the first hydrogen-powered CTV is immediately operational. This groundbreaking innovation for the marine and offshore wind industries is the first CTV that employs renewable fuels to minimize its traditional fuel consumption and associated emissions by up to 80 percent. The Hydrocat 48 is a further green evolution, incorporating clean fuel technology into the design of the Windcat MK 3.5, which was already extremely fuel efficient and high performing. Dual fuel technology has been incorporated into the MK3.5 series without sacrificing performance or the vessel’s traditional dependability.…

The Spanish Government sent a letter to the European Commission in which it demands that its imminent plan to accelerate the energy disconnection from Russia prioritize projects based on sustainable hydrogen that are developed in Spain and financed with EU funds. The letter, dated May 6 and signed by the Vice-President for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, was sent to the Vice-President of the Community Executive for the Green Pact, Frans Timmermans, and the Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, just a week before Brussels presents its RePower EU strategy. In the text, advanced by El País and accessed by EFE, Ribera…

Of the 84 jobs in the industry, 17 are currently under pressure, according to the France Hydrogen Association. Three recruiters in the sector – Lhyfe, McPhy and H2V – talk about the difficulties they face and their tactics to overcome them. Electro-mechanics, welders, mechatronics engineers, truck drivers, pipefitters: all these jobs and a dozen more are under pressure in the hydrogen industry. According to a report by France Hydrogène in April 2021, this represents 20% of the positions being recruited. For the industry association, this situation is explained by a “lack of availability of skills and associated profiles in the…

Turkey is among the prominent countries in the transportation of hydrogen, which Europe needs in steel production, through pipelines. It is important for the environment that the energy needed in heavy industry is met from hydrogen instead of fossil fuels. According to the report titled “Steel from Solar Energy” prepared as part of the Intersolar European Solar Energy Conference and Fair, it is aimed that European countries move away from fossil fuel energy sources to be used in heavy industries and reach much cleaner sources. The European Union (EU) aims to produce 5.6 million tons of green hydrogen by 2030,…

Green hydrogen, which is generated decentrally with the help of regenerative energy sources, has the potential to cover the energy needs of industry and heavy traffic regionally. This is the result of a study by Fraunhofer IPA that has now been published. “The use of green hydrogen makes ecological and economic sense,” Dr. Jürgen Henke is convincing: “Hydrogen, which is obtained with the help of regenerative energies, can be used for various industrial processes, the production is climate-neutral and reduces the dependence on gas imports.” In the recently published study “Industrial Hydrogen Hubs in Baden-Württemberg”, or I-H2-Hub-BW for short, Henke…

The port administrations of Duisburg and Rotterdam have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to renew and enhance existing 2020-dated cooperation agreements. In addition to existing agreements concerning the efficiency of logistical linkages, the cooperation will be broadened to encompass efforts in the fields of digitalization and energy transition. Markus Bangen, CEO of duisport, and Allard Castelein, CEO of Port of Rotterdam, inked the deal. duisport and the Port of Rotterdam have been longtime commercial partners. More than one million TEU of containers are traded annually between the two logistics centers, for instance. Nearly one-third of them are already transported…

The new federal infrastructure law has allocated $10 billion for the deployment of hydrogen as a cleaner substitute fuel for natural gas and diesel in difficult-to-decarbonize industrial and transportation sectors, including $8 billion to build at least four “hydrogen hubs” in the United States. The U.S. Energy Dept. is moving swiftly to unveil the program’s “roadmap” this summer and demonstration projects shortly thereafter, as states, utilities, lawmakers, businesses, and others vie for federal funding for ongoing or planned local projects. Regional hubs are envisioned as a network of producers of clean hydrogen, with customers and infrastructure linking them. The objective…