Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Hyzon Motors (Hyzon) plans to build the largest fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production line for commercial vehicles in the United States at its new Hyzon Innovation Center located in Bolingbrook, Illinois. Hyzon plans to go public through a merger with Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corporation (DCRB, DCRBW, DCRBU), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The combination is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. The MEA is the critical component of a fuel cell and accounts for about 70% of the cost of a fuel cell stack. MEAs are currently produced in Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea…

Mitsubishi Power has started development of a 40-megawatt (MW) class gas turbine that is fueled by 100% ammonia (NH3). The project was started in response to the increasing global focus on decarbonization. As firing of ammonia produces no carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon-free power generation is achieved. Going forward, after combustion and other testing, Mitsubishi Power is targeting commercialization in or around 2025. When achieved, it will mark the world’s first commercialized gas turbine to make exclusive use of ammonia as fuel in a system of this scale, and will aid in the promotion of decarbonization of small to medium-scale power…

The committee calls for a “great transformation” of the entire finance sector that includes public and private actors and lays the financial groundwork for achieving a climate-neutral economy.

Battery storage, green hydrogen and flexible coal-fired power plants can help India integrate renewable energy into the grid

Air Liquide and Itochu Corporation (Itochu) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on the growth of hydrogen mobility markets in Japan. Air Liquide Japan and Itochu will initially concentrate on the growth of Japan’s hydrogen retail system, both for passenger cars and modern fleets of commercial vehicles (trucks, busses). The goal is to extend this retail infrastructure and to establish a competitive supply of hydrogen for both passengers and commercial end-users, in cooperation with public authorities, to enable a rapid increase in hydrogen mobility in Japan. In favor of the Japan Government Hydrogen Roadmap, the two firms…

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has built a model that bundles a fuel cell (FC) system into a compact module and plans to start marketing it in the spring of 2021 or later. The new module can be conveniently used by industries designing and producing FC goods for a wide range of applications, including mobility such as trucks, buses, trains and ships, as well as stationary generators. In addition to its attempts to popularize FCEVs, Toyota will continue to enhance its programs as a provider of the FC system to encourage the use of hydrogen through the popularization of FC products…

AFC Energy has opened its dedicated Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) Fuel Cell test facility in Surrey, United Kingdom. AFC Energy continued to take positive measures along its path to unleash the pre-commercial version of its new high-powered HydroX-Cell(S)TM fuel cell system. After the June 2020 update, the Company has built and is opening its latest HydroX-Cell(S)TM Fuel Cell Research Facility to facilitate the accelerated work planned to fulfill their growth plans. The original design work on the ‘S’ AEM fuel cell series stack design was concluded on the basis of their scaled-up MEA. The final installation of this unit will be…

Plug Power is widening its green hydrogen footprint in New York with the construction of a new green hydrogen processing plant and an electric substation in New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP). As the largest green hydrogen production facility in North America, the plant will manufacture 45 metric tons of green liquid hydrogen per day in the Northeast area. The plant will use 120 MW of Plug’s PEM electrolyzers to generate hydrogen using renewable NY hydropower. The New York plant joins our current Tennessee plant in a network that intends to deliver 500 tons of green hydrogen per…

According to the American Clean Power Association, more than 60,000 wind turbines were in operation across the United States at the end of 2020, providing 7.4% of the nation’s electricity, more than any other renewable energy source. Some of the most vital and heavily used components—which account for as much as 11% of overall wind turbine cost—are gearboxes. Gearboxes convert low-speed blade rotations to the high speeds required by most generators for electricity generation. Keeping these gearboxes in operating condition is essential to efficient and cost-effective wind power plant operation. New tools from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National…

Meridian Energy will shortly launch development of a new $395 million wind farm in Hawke’s Bay, enhancing New Zealand’s willingness to take action on climate change and promoting the transition of the economy into renewable energy sources. The Harapaki Wind Farm will be New Zealand’s second-largest wind farm with 41 turbines generating 176 MW of renewable energy, enough to fuel more than 70,000 average households. Construction will take about three years and is projected to generate 260 new jobs. “Renewable generation is an engine of economic growth for New Zealand. There’s a massive clean energy transformation underway in the New…