Author: Arnes Biogradlija

China just needs to enhance the pace of use of renewable energy sources while avoiding a drop in the amount of wind and solar energy resources utilized to develop a “new energy system.”

Brazil is leading the way in renewable energy with the commissioning of a solar production plant at the FURNAS-owned Itumbiara hydroelectric power project on the border between Minas Gerais and Goiás. The firm, which has a capacity of 1 MW, has two sets of photovoltaic plates, one on the ground and one floating over the reservoir water. The project, led by BASE Energia Sustentável in collaboration with FURNAS, has an electrolyzer that converts solar energy into green hydrogen, which is then stored in a special tank and utilized to generate electricity via a fuel cell.

Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Authority, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, Green Energy Research Institute, POSCO, SPG Hydrogen, and others are among the approximately 20 participants.

Enova has given USDM 25 (NOK 219 million) to Topeka, a zero-emission shipping firm that is part of the Wilhelmsen group, to build two zero-emission hydrogen-powered vessels. The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) authorized the award this week, indicating that all relevant funding clearances have been obtained. What remains is for hydrogen production to commence. “With ESA’s approval, our hydrogen powered zero-emission vessels are one step closer to reality. Now we are awaiting hydrogen to become available vessel fuel. We are excited for our Norwegian government and its ambition of investing in green infrastructure, focusing on hydrogen production, logistic hubs and supply chains to pave the way for commercial use of hydrogen.”, says Topeka CEO Steinar Madsen.  He feels that Norway’s recently released national budget demonstrates encouraging trends, particularly given the emphasis on Contracts…

It is predicted that green hydrogen production in Turkey can reach 3.4 million tons in 2050 and Turkey can export green hydrogen. It is calculated that the contribution of green hydrogen to the national economy will be 6-8 billion dollars annually in 2050.

Guangdong Province in southern China has attracted more than 300 hydrogen energy firms, with the industry’s total value exceeding 10 billion yuan (approximately 1.57 billion US dollars), local authorities announced Wednesday. According to data revealed Wednesday during the UNDP Hydrogen Industry Conference 2021 in Guangdong’s Foshan City, the province is leading China’s booming fuel cell-powered car industrial and has developed the country’s largest fuel cell vehicle industry cluster. The province is a key automobile manufacturing center in China and has made strenuous efforts over the years to build an eco-friendly fuel cell vehicle industry. Guangdong now has 39 hydrogenation stations…

Trafigura intends to make a final investment decision by the end of the year, with building set to begin in 2023. An engineering study for the project will be jointly funded by Trafigura and the SA state government.

Hydrogen Optimized, a subsidiary of Key DH Technologies Inc., has demonstrated the ability of their patent-pending RuggedCellTM high-current unipolar electrolysis device to ramp from 0 to 50,000 amperes in less than 10 seconds, a world-first for alkaline water electrolyzers.

Air Liquide, a French multinational, will begin supplying carbon-free hydrogen to a barge owned by transporter Future Proof Shipping (FPS), which moves containers between Rotterdam and Antwerp, starting next year. The barge, dubbed Maas, would no longer spew dangerous compounds as a result of this invention. This equates to a CO2 reduction of around 2,000 tons per year. The vessel is propelled by an all-electric system comprised of a fuel cell, hydrogen storage, and batteries. “This project represents a watershed moment in the effort to decarbonize inland waterways,” Air Liquide and FPS stated in a joint press release. “It enables…

The complimentary pilot initiatives will begin concurrently in the first quarter of 2022, with the first phase lasting several months, and will represent important breakthroughs in the use of a natural gas and hydrogen combination.