Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Hexagon Purus announced the signing of an exclusive long-term supply arrangement with a major European bus OEM. Hexagon Purus will provide hydrogen storage systems for the OEM’s next generation two-axle (12 meter) and articulated (18 meter) fuel cell buses. Hexagon Purus has been a long-standing customer of this OEM. Deliveries under the LTA will occur between 2021 and 2024 and are expected to generate around EUR 30 million in revenue (including some deliveries already made in 2021). The hydrogen storage systems will be manufactured at Hexagon Purus’ factory in Kassel, Germany, and will incorporate Hexagon Purus’ lightweight type 4 cylinders,…

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Neste has entered the execution phase of the MultiPLHY collaboration with its partners. The MultiPLHY project seeks to develop, integrate, and operate the world’s first multi-megawatt-scale (2.4 MW) high-temperature electrolyzer system at Neste’s renewable products refinery in Rotterdam in order to demonstrate the production of green hydrogen for refinery activities. Sunfire developed the high-temperature electrolyzer technology. The MultiPLHY project began in early 2020 and has since finished the conceptual design phase while finalizing the detailed engineering. Neste will then proceed with the construction phase. Along with Neste and Sunfire, the MultiPLHY consortium is comprised of the following partners: CEA, a…

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Ballard Power Systems has begun a three-year cooperation with Caterpillar Inc. and Microsoft to showcase a power system using large-format hydrogen fuel cells to generate reliable and sustainable backup power for data centers. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) H2@Scale effort supports and partially funds the project, which is endorsed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Caterpillar experts in advanced power technologies, controls, and system integration are collaborating with Microsoft experts in data center design and Ballard experts in fuel cell design to demonstrate a 1.5 MW backup power delivery and control system that meets or exceeds the high…

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