Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Keele University is leading a new initiative aimed at promoting and facilitating the development of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands. ‘HyDEX’ brings together university partners in the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA), multinational corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and other partners to accelerate hydrogen innovation, develop markets and supply chains, and support the development of the skills necessary for the new hydrogen economy and ecosystem. HyDEX’s mission is to face the challenge of establishing a vibrant new economic, industrial, and manufacturing sector in hydrogen, where there is currently very little. The plan will enable firms to speed the…

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“We will shortly establish a hydrogen diplomacy bureau in Kyiv to expedite the start of actual initiatives,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated during a joint news conference in Kyiv with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, a Ukrinform correspondent writes. The spokesperson stated that during her present tour, she expected to meet with Ukrainian officials and hydrogen experts. As previously said, energy cooperation between the two countries is unique and critical to attaining the Paris climate goals, increasing energy efficiency, bolstering energy sovereignty, and achieving energy independence. Both countries will need to invest heavily in renewable energy and the usage…

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Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced a deal with Siemens to create hydrogen. The ministry stated in a statement that it is in discussions with Siemens about ways to begin depending on renewable energy, particularly hydrogen production, which would pave the way for the country to achieve its objective of 100% green energy. According to the statement, the German corporation will supply innovative equipment and techniques to the Iraqi energy sector, as well as host workshops to brainstorm solutions to the country’s energy crisis. The Ministry highlighted that it ran a thorough workshop on hydrogen generation today in collaboration with Siemens.…

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Centrale Nantes has recently been awarded €2.8 million in CPER financing (French state/regional infrastructure planning and investment program) to establish the GENIUS project, a demonstration platform for the production, storage, and use of green hydrogen. Launched at the end of 2021, the GENIUS project is directly related to the Pays de la Loire region’s hydrogen plan and is a component of Centrale Nantes’ hydrogen strategy. Professor Malek Ghanes of the Laboratory of Digital Sciences of Nantes (LS2N) and leader of the Renault Centrale Nantes chair on electric cars is leading the GENIUS effort at Centrale Nantes. This initiative, which will…

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Equinor and SSE Thermal have awarded two significant contracts for work on the Aldbrough hydrogen storage project. The contracts were won by engineering firm Atkins and sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management (ERM). It is a “important milestone and advancement” in the intended creation of one of the world’s largest hydrogen storage facilities. Equinor and SSE Thermal are collaborating on the Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage project, which aims to store low-carbon hydrogen. It will either be located within the existing natural gas storage facility or close to the East Yorkshire facility at a new hydrogen storage site. Aldbrough could be operational by…

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On the Tiwi Islands, off the coast of the Northern Territory, Global Energy Ventures has announced it has begun the development program for a large 2.8 GW green hydrogen production and export project. Green Energy Ventures (GEV), a Perth-based ‘energy transition firm’, says it will focus on environmental permitting as it wants to build a 2.8 GW solar farm on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory as part of a major green hydrogen export hub to Asia. An environmental referral submission to the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) is expected in the first half of 2022, according to…

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Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), an Australian-based global green energy and green industry company, and Covestro, a world-leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials headquartered in Germany, intend to enter into a long-term supply agreement for green hydrogen and its derivatives, including green ammonia. FFI and Covestro will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which FFI will supply Covestro with the equivalent of up to 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen (GH2) per year. By substituting GH2 for grey hydrogen and its derivatives, Covestro will be able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 900,000 tonnes per year. The deliveries…

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