Metacon provides containerized hydrogen production facility for Romanian project
Romania’s Ground Investment Corp SRL has ordered a 10-MW containerized hydrogen production facility from Metacon.
The master supply agreement is worth approximately 16.1 million euros. In accordance with its terms, Metacon will deliver an integrated system made up of a fuel-cell facility, a hydrogen compression and storage unit, and an electrolysis-based hydrogen production unit. As part of the award, a hydrogen refueling station will also be built.
A total of 4.3 tonnes of green hydrogen will be produced per day as a result of the initiative. The plant’s initial output will be 1.3 tonnes per day, and a 30-MW wind farm will power the manufacturing process.
Launch of Slingerlands fuel cell facility by Plug Power
Plug Power is starting up its new fuel cell facility in Slingerlands.
In order to assist Plug Power in breaking ground on their $55 million fuel cell manufacturing campus, Governor Kathy Hochul went to an already bustling building site at the Vista Technology Park in Slingerlands.
Nine months later, the 470,000-square-foot location at the Vista tech park is fully operating with dozens of people working there alongside contractors who are still putting the finishing touches on what the firm calls its “landmark” building. It is hidden behind the ShopRite supermarket.
Just eight months following Hochul’s visit, the town of Bethlehem issued Plug Power a certificate of occupancy.
And work has already shifted from Plug’s claustrophobic Latham offices near the airport to Slingerlands, where production of the company’s GenDrive hydrogen fuel cells, which power fork lift vehicles, has already started.
UK-based businesses introducing new fleet of hydrogen-powered hovercraft
The UK government has granted a consortium of UK-based businesses £569,067 in funding to help reduce the maritime industry’s carbon emissions by introducing a new fleet of hydrogen-powered hovercraft that will be used to transport passengers. The consortium is headed by technology expert Blue Bear Systems Research.
An eight-month feasibility study called Project ZEHPHyr (Zero Emission Hydrogen Powered Hovercraft) aims to reduce the risks associated with the main obstacles to zero-emission hovercraft operations. Operational, technical, and infrastructure barriers for hydrogen are some of these obstacles.
The project’s main objective is to determine whether it is feasible to switch the current hovercraft’s diesel engines for a hydrogen propulsion system that emits no emissions. The hydrogen propulsion technology will next be tested on 12-seat and 80-seat hovercraft in further rounds of research. After 2025, according to the project’s partners, these vessels will be put into commercial operation.
Generac invests in WATT Fuel Cell
Generac Power Systems, a $2 billion American producer of home backup generator systems, has invested in WATT Fuel Cell, a Pennsylvania-based producer of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) stacks made using additive manufacturing (AM). A Generac executive will join WATT’s board of directors in addition to the investment.
For more than ten years, WATT has been perfecting its unique process for manufacturing AM-centered SOFC stacks. This year has been particularly significant for the business because WATT has made progress in further reducing the carbon emissions footprint of its production method. WATT has also partnered with natural gas supplier EQT to develop gas-powered electric grid solutions for utilities company Peoples Gas.
The largest generator based on WATT’s unique fuel cell stack, the 1500W Imperium SOFC System, has also received ETL certification. WATT has achieved a significant milestone on the road to scaling up the production capacity of its most powerful systems because ETL certification is one of the most widely-used equipment safety certification standards.
FEMTO Green Hydrogen trials FEMTO device
A division of Indo Thai Securities Limited called FEMTO Green Hydrogen announced the completion of a successful Femto device trial.
In order to compare the emission concentration before and after FEMTO devices were installed on gasoline vehicles in Dubai, UAE, the world’s top testing, inspection, and certification organization SGS GULF performed vehicle emission testing.
Based on a EURO STD-6 Car, the SGS analysis’s findings have been verified and confirmed. Carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrous oxide, and sulfur oxide were among the polluting gases that were found to have decreased by an impressive percentage of more than 90%.
Long-term offtake deals for Texas Gulf Coast’s green ammonia plant by Avina
The first phase of the green ammonia plant being built in the Texas Gulf Coast has signed long-term offtake agreements for 100% of its production output, according to Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc., a leader in the clean hydrogen industry.
The green ammonia plant will be entirely powered by renewable energy and have an annual capacity of 700,000 metric tons. Once it is up and running, this facility will be crucial in assisting the United States in shifting from being a net importer of ammonia to a significant exporter of green ammonia to foreign markets like South America, Europe, and Asia. Avina intends to ramp up this factory in two stages; the first phase, with an annual capacity of 100,000 metric tons, is anticipated to start operating in 2025.
AES Andes invites bids on green hydrogen in Chile
AES Andes, a Chilean utility company, opened a bidding procedure to sell green hydrogen from a 2.5-MW electrolysis plant it would build to corporate clients, primarily those using the fuel for mobility.
In 2024, the Adelaida electrolysis facility will produce 1,000 kg/day of green hydrogen.
Adelaida will be next to the company’s Antofagasta thermal power plant. Angamos’ desalinated water and renewable energy will make electrolytic hydrogen, the company said. Two fuel-cell vehicle hydrogen refueling stations are also installed. Facilities construction will begin mid-2023.
Bidders can submit offers in April 2023 after consultations in the Green Hydrogen Open Season.
Johnson Matthey invests in Infor to scale up hydrogen fuel cells production
To digitize manufacturing processes, increase efficiency and traceability, and support aggressive growth plans for its hydrogen technologies business unit, Johnson Matthey has chosen the Infor MES manufacturing execution system.
At its hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility in Swindon, UK, Johnson Matthey will use Infor MES.
Hydrogen technologies are a critical area of business for Johnson Matthey and are anticipated to be crucial in the decarbonization of mobility. The company is now investing in order to expand its production skills to fulfill demand and spur expansion after years of research and development work.
Johnson Matthey made the decision to invest in Infor MES to expand up its production of hydrogen fuel cells after carefully analyzing the market and conducting a competitive bid process. Infor MES will provide real-time control over operations by integrating machinery and plant equipment with business systems, assisting operators with every task they must complete.
