Author: Arnes Biogradlija

The Norwegian government intends 30 GW of offshore wind capacity to be operational in its waters by 2040. This aim was announced on 11 May and is intended to promote hydrogen exports by Europe’s largest oil and natural gas producer as well as the electrification of Norway’s economy. In a speech on 11 May, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stre announced the target: “We need additional power for the planned industries in Norway, including battery manufacture, hydrogen generation, and investment in new aluminum developments.” “When we engage with Norwegian industry, everyone we see discusses replacing natural gas with hydrogen and decreasing…

The head of the government’s climate finance task force stated that South Africa will require $14 billion in investment in order to build a large green hydrogen economy. Bloomberg obtained a copy of Daniel Mminele’s speech in which he stated that an initial investment of $1 billion would be required to establish an industry capable of exporting 20,000 tons of the climate-friendly fuel annually, and an additional $13 billion would be required to reach a 270,000-ton goal. Mminele, a former central banker, was hired this year to negotiate the terms of an offer of $8.5 billion in climate funding from…

GAIL (India) Ltd plans to develop India’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, by the end of 2023. The PEM-based project will produce 4.3 tonnes of green hydrogen per day (about 10 MW capacity), which will be blended with natural gas for industrial supplies. Hydrogen is the newest energy boom. You can get hydrogen from coal gasification, methane in natural gas (blue hydrogen), or by utilizing renewable energy to split water in an electrolyzer (green hydrogen). Green hydrogen emits no carbon and is the cleanest. GAIL was granted a contract to build one of India’s largest…

Multiple subterranean gas reserves with the capacity to store green hydrogen have been discovered by the University of Canterbury. The analysis, commissioned by Firstgas, identified seven subterranean oil and gas deposits in Taranaki, New Zealand, as viable candidates for storing huge amounts of sustainable energy. According to Professor Andy Nicol, who led the study project, this conclusion is crucial since, in twenty years, hydrogen is expected to make up at least 10 percent of the worldwide energy system. “We are optimistic that with additional research and technical trials, these depleted oil and gas resources in Taranaki will be suitable for…

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…