HPS debuts grid-friendly solar-hydrogen house
In Schöneiche, close to Berlin, HPS Home Power Solutions AG officially opened the first grid-supporting solar-hydrogen home with complete heat and electrical supplies. The system was formally launched by Dr. Claudia Herok, department leader for the Brandenburg Ministry of Energy. The residence was constructed as a component of the “FlexEhome” research project, which is supported by money from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. Along with HPS, other participants include the Technical University of Berlin, Albert Haus, a producer of houses, and Vaillant, a producer of heat pumps.
The “FlexEhome” project is unique in that it also evaluates grid-related services. Most buildings with photovoltaic systems and batteries currently produce too much electricity in the summer and not enough in the winter for their own requirements. This necessitates the use of fossil fuel backup power plants and puts increasing demand on the distribution grids. Electricity is only added to or subtracted from the grid in the “FlexEhome” initiative when it is necessary for the grid. This is only achievable because of a system’s vastly increased storage capacity compared to batteries and longer periods of loss-free storage. The decentralized distribution networks don’t need to be expanded as much thanks to this flexibility, which also increases grid stability.
Profas Energy Consult and Energy Exemplar use PLEXOS to model the hydrogen value chain
Energy Exemplar and Profas Energy Consult have teamed up to use their PLEXOS software to show the most recent requirements of the hydrogen value chain.
According to the deal, the two businesses will collaborate to develop the “market-leading” modeling software platform PLEXOS and to improve projects involving hydrogen and power-to-X.
Final investment decisions (FID) will be easier to make as a result of the combination of Profas and Energy Exemplar’s modeling and hydrogen expertise as well as the introduction of transparency to hydrogen project value flows. The alliance will make sure that money is invested in endeavors that have the best possibility of succeeding and create cutting-edge project and asset models that simulate hydrogen initiatives and their financial effects on the energy market.
PLEXOS can be used in optimal power purchase agreements (PPA), trading effects on the energy market, cost-minimized power supply from volatile renewable energy sources, and as the value of ancillary services.
Hydrogen-electric turboprops to be retrofitted by environmental airline startup
The goal of UK environmental entrepreneurs is to launch a Scottish-based airline that will fly turboprops with hydrogen-electric engines.
Early in the next year, Ecojet plans to launch domestic flights out of Edinburgh before expanding to European locations.
However, the retrofitting procedure won’t begin until 2025, or approximately a year after the airline begins operations. Ecojet will run on ordinary fuel up until that time.
GenComm’s positive response to the new Irish National Hydrogen Strategy
The Irish National Hydrogen Strategy, which was unveiled last week, has been welcomed by GenComm, an EU hydrogen project run by Belfast Met.
The idea of creating a plan for converting Ireland’s gas network to hydrogen with a timeframe of 2023–26 is one of the 21 short-term initiatives in the strategy to facilitate the development of the hydrogen sector in Ireland.
The approach also seeks to advance efforts to locate and aid in the growth of strategic hydrogen clusters. The Galway Hydrogen Hub with GenComm Partner and the University of Galway as a stakeholder is one of the case studies mentioned in the document.
Additional research will be done to evaluate the potential contribution integrated energy parks could make to our future energy system, including any potential advantages and potential drawbacks in the years 2023–2025.
European OEM orders mobile 700 bar hydrogen refueling station from Hexagon Purus
A significant European OEM has ordered the next-generation mobile hydrogen filling station for 700 bar commercial vehicles from Hexagon Purus, a global leader in zero emission mobility and infrastructure solutions.
To test and confirm hydrogen energy supply to commercial cars, the OEM plans to integrate the Hexagon Purus mobile hydrogen refueling station. The order is worth almost three million euros.
University of Exeter to lead groundbreaking research Hub
In a ground-breaking new research hub created to support and contribute to the UK’s vision for the integration of the hydrogen economy, the University of Exeter will play a significant role.
The hub, which will address the systems integration obstacles to the expanded use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels in the UK, includes a diverse team of researchers from Exeter.
In order to provide connectivity and flexibility throughout the energy system, the Hub will concentrate on the role that these fuels play in the transition to net zero.
Through comprehensive, multidisciplinary research that addresses integration issues, the research hub, Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions (HI-ACT), will ensure that hydrogen is properly incorporated in a future just energy system. In order to do this, HI-ACT will make a significant change in the way that alternative liquid fuels and hydrogen are critically analyzed in relation to the broader energy landscape.
In order to accelerate the integration of hydrogen into the entire energy system, HI-ACT will create a sustainable national hub of excellence. This hub will bring together top-tier academic research, industry innovators, regulators, communities, and government organizations.
