Author: Arnes Biogradlija

AKKA unveiled Green&Fly, a wholly electric, hydrogen-powered concept aircraft with a novel rhombohedral wing shape. It is a zero-emission idea for regional flights, capable of carrying up to 30 passengers over a 500-kilometer range. Green&Fly is a regional mode of transport that intends to improve mobility in mid-sized cities without significant hubs. Capable of operating on runways of any length (Short Take Off Landing- STOL), it can leverage existing networks of aerodromes. This design integrates cutting-edge technologies and investigates numerous configurations in order to maximize the aircraft’s aerodynamic performance and energy consumption, hence increasing its electrification potential. Green&Fly is a…

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Essar Oil (UK) Ltd stated that it had submitted a planning application to Cheshire West and Chester Council seeking authority to build hydrogen production plants at its Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port. The projected hydrogen plants will be a critical component of the ground-breaking ‘HyNet North West’ effort, a ground-breaking low-carbon energy initiative that will position the region at the forefront of the UK’s net-zero energy transition. The creation of two blue hydrogen production centres at Stanlow will attract £750 million in total investment and will help North West England and North East Wales develop a hydrogen economy. If permitted,…

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Repsol and EDP, through its subsidiary EDP Renewables (EDPR) are partnering to assess new investment opportunities in renewable hydrogen projects across the Iberian Peninsula. The memorandum of understanding, which was signed this week at the Spanish Embassy in Lisbon by the Chief Executive Officers of the two companies, Josu Jon Imaz and Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, marks the start of negotiations between the two parties to implement renewable energy projects in the Iberian Peninsula. The agreement identifies three further possible projects for evaluation, two in Spain and one in Portugal. One of the two EDP-led initiatives in Spain is the Aboo…

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Gazprom Neft and Rusatom Overseas (RAOS PJSC, a subsidiary of the Rostatom state organization) have signed an agreement on cooperation in hydrogen energy and carbon dioxide emissions reduction. The agreement was signed during the 10th Anniversary St Petersburg International Gas Forum by Vadim Yakovlev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Gazprom Neft, and Evgeny Pakermanov, President, RAOS PJSC. The two firms have agreed to collaborate on exploring alternatives for transporting and storing carbon dioxide created during the manufacture of hydrogen as part of Rosatom’s Sakhalin Island initiatives. Gazprom Neft will conduct technical and commercial research on carbon dioxide recycling. The…

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