Author: Arnes Biogradlija

SVEVIND Energy has signed a contract with ILF to procure, in collaboration with a partner, a concept design study for a 20 GW green hydrogen facility in Western Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region. SVEVIND plans to build a 30 GW wind and solar photovoltaic farm in the Mangystau region that will power a 20 GW water electrolysis industrial complex that will produce approximately 2 million tons of green hydrogen per year starting in 2030 to supply the Eurasian and Kazakh domestic markets. The creation of the concept design is an additional critical step in the project’s development. The Mangystau region is the…

FlyZero, the UK-based study into zero-carbon commercial air travel, has released its vision for a new generation of liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft. The report “Our Vision for Zero-Carbon Air Travel” concludes a 12-month study that examined the feasibility of zero-carbon aircraft. Aviation can achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the project concludes, through the development of both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green liquid hydrogen technologies. To maintain a competitive edge in the market for new hydrogen-powered aircraft, UK firms must be prepared to demonstrate technologies by 2025. This timeframe is critical for new zero-carbon aircraft to enter service by 2035…

GAUSSIN unveils the world’s first hydrogen-fueled Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV H2) for seaports. Following the introduction of the hydrogen-powered fuel cell ATM and APM, these new vehicles expand GAUSSIN’s line of hydrogen-powered vehicles. The AGV is capable of operating autonomously in no-infrastructure and mixed-traffic environments. It will assist port operators in immediately transitioning to zero-emission operations, allowing for extended operating hours, shorter and less frequent refueling, as well as quiet and efficient transportation. GAUSSIN’s supplementary solution for port operators is state-of-the-art. Historically, ports have relied on diesel-powered trucks and tractors operating in cluster environments to transport cargo to and from…

A hydrogen railcar will go into operation on the Augsburg-Füssen line next year. The aim is to test an alternative to diesel. The use of a hydrogen-powered train in the Augsburg region is drawing closer: A two-car railcar from Siemens is to be unveiled in the spring, and the train is scheduled to go into test operation on the line operated by Bayerische Regiobahn between Augsburg and Füssen from mid-2023. Passengers will probably be able to ride the train from January 2024. Siemens and BRB have now signed a leasing agreement to this effect. The plans became known last summer.…

While more and more consumers are moving from internal combustion engines to electric cars, there is another side of the story that remains unknown to the general public. These are hydrogen cars, which reported modest but quite interesting figures last year. Data compiled by JATO Dynamics shows that global sales of hydrogen-powered cars total 15,500 units worldwide in 2021. This result is very small compared to registrations of vehicles with other fuel types, but demand has increased significantly – by as much as 84% compared to 2020, when total sales were 8,400. Even more impressive is the growth from pre-pandemic…

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a hydrogen storage module for automobiles that includes multiple resin high-pressure hydrogen tanks operating at 70 MPa, as well as safety features such as a hydrogen detector and an automatic shut-off switch, as demonstrated in the “Mirai” fuel cell vehicle (FCEV). From March 16 to 18, Toyota will display a conceptual model of this module at the FC Expo (International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo) in Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku, Tokyo). Toyota will continue to verify transportation safety and hydrogen storage quantity using the agile development site of a race, etc. in conjunction with this…

The Sultanate of Oman and bp recently inked a deal to collect data to analyze renewable resource potential, emphasizing the relevance of location in green hydrogen project economics.

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, all in the United States, have formed bipartisan three-state cooperation to research, produce, and use clean hydrogen as a fuel and manufacturing feedstock.

The BNP Paribas Easy ECPI Global ESG Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETF tracks the ECPI Global ESG Hydrogen Economy Index, which comprises developed market equities with market capitalizations above €500 million and average daily trading volumes over €5 million. Companies with business operations linked to tobacco, controversial weapons, conventional weapons, oil & gas, thermal coal, and coal-based electricity generation are first removed from the methodology, as are companies with very low ESG ratings and companies with business operations linked to tobacco, controversial weapons, conventional weapons, oil & gas, thermal coal, and coal-based electricity generation. The index then looks for businesses that…

Germany’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has committed to expanding the country’s gas and coal storage facilities in order to mitigate any Russian supply interruptions.