Energy News brings you the most popular stories from 2021.
Hydrogen bus catches fire in the Netherlands
A fire broke out in an Arriva transport business depot in Doetinchem, the Netherlands, on Thursday afternoon. A bus fuelled by hydrogen caught fire. The local fire department stated on Twitter that no one was hurt. Arriva bought ten Urbino 12 fuel cell buses from the Polish manufacturer Solaris this year.
Hynion starts Gothenburg hydrogen station
Hynion currently operates three hydrogen filling stations in Norway, in addition to the one in Gothenburg. There will be two stations in Oslo, one in Porsgrunn, and a newly acquired bus filling station outside of Oslo that will be relocated and renovated to serve trucks, cars, and taxis.
Japan’s Kobe port eyeing hydrogen potential
Under a government plan to become a carbon-neutral port by 2050, Japan’s Kobe port is looking into the use of hydrogen and ammonia. Mitsui OSK Lines (Mol) and Mitsui E&S Machinery, both of Japan, have agreed to jointly investigate the possibility of installing hydrogen-powered port cargo handling machines at Kobe port in Hyogo prefecture.
H3-KOREA and Nexon Star to sell green hydrogen generators to Malaysia’s islands
Due to a shortage of power transmission infrastructure, H3-KOREA teamed with Nexon Star, a domestic trade company, to sell small green hydrogen generators to Malaysia’s island people who have consumed electricity by turning their own generators using fossil fuels. The two businesses plan to ship 800 units totaling 200 billion won ($170 million) by 2023.
Ørsted and HOFOR enter agreement for groundbreaking hydrogen project
Ørsted and HOFOR have agreed to obtain green energy for a portion of the possible 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark initiative to develop sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. As part of the deal, Ørsted and HOFOR will collaborate to enable Ørsted to purchase power generated from HOFOR’s 250 MW Aflandshage offshore wind farm in the Oresund Strait.
