Hydrogen heating tested in Dutch Lochem
This large-scale testing of hydrogen heating is being done for the first time ever in the eastern Dutch town of Lochem.
The boilers, which burn pure hydrogen with no carbon emissions, will be installed in each of the detached listed homes, all of which were constructed around 1900. At a nearby industrial area, the hydrogen is supplied into the already-existing gas grid.
Cryomotive building cryogas hydrogen tanks
In Lower Bavaria’s Pfeffenhausen, Cryomotive opened its hydrogen tank research and development facility. The business is currently designing, producing, and putting the first prototypes of cryogas hydrogen tanks for trucks, buses, and ships together here.
For the production of carbon fiber reinforced hydrogen pressure tanks appropriate for cryogenic temperatures, Cryomotive offers on-site coiling equipment and furnaces. Here, cryogenic refers to temperatures between -240 and around -100 degrees Celsius. Up to 400 bar are used to store the gas.
Cryogas is a cryogenic compressed gas with a very high density. It can be produced from either gaseous or liquid hydrogen. For commercial cars, the technology might be based on recently developed liquid hydrogen infrastructure or on currently existing gaseous hydrogen infrastructure.
As part of the Cryotruck project, Cryomotive is developing and testing a cryogas hydrogen storage system alongside MAN Truck and Bus and Clean Logistics. Additionally, the startup is supplying a test filling station with a newly created filling mechanism for operational testing.
The BMDV is providing funding for the cryotruck project as a part of the national fuel cell and hydrogen technology innovation initiative. The project management firm Jülich approves proposals, while NOW GmbH coordinates the funding guidelines.
WAB and Team Norway partner on wind and green hydrogen
The Norwegian Energy Partners-represented Team Norway has inked a collaboration agreement with the German wind energy and green hydrogen cluster WAB to work together on offshore wind development and green hydrogen.
The partners intend to promote communication and collaboration among the sector’s members at the 20th WINDFORCE, the annual conference for the global offshore wind industry, which will take place in Bremerhaven, Germany in June 2023.
Hynion runs the hydrogen station in Gothenburg
Hynion has finally received approval to run the hydrogen station in Gothenburg after a protracted period of reconstruction and inspection by the certifying agency and the Rescue Service in Gothenburg.
The Ruskvädersgatan station is already open for test fueling; the official opening is scheduled for December 20. The Gothenburg Hynion station will considerably improve hydrogen vehicle mobility in Scandinavia.
Hynion will build station no. 2 in the city as part of the GREATER4H initiative, which is partially funded by the EU, to ensure good development for the hydrogen users in Gothenburg. The station, which would enable the use of hydrogen in heavier vehicles, is anticipated to be operational by the first half of 2024. It will supply local and domestic traffic in addition to the anticipated growth in truck traffic on the Hamburg-Oslo route.
Hydrogen Europe and ACEA express worries about Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation
In a joint letter to EU member states, Hydrogen Europe and the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) voice their worries about the present status of discussions on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).
The two groups underlined their dissatisfaction with the EU Council’s lack of ambition in its deployment goals for stations for electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling in the road transportation sector.
Member states should support the minimal national targets set by the European Parliament and demonstrate the necessary ambition for the deployment of hydrogen refueling stations.
For the AFIR to enable the development of the essential hydrogen refueling infrastructure, it is now necessary to match the ambition level established by industry players for a rapid market penetration of hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Point Tupper green hydrogen plant environmental assessment filed
For the $1 billion first phase of its proposed green hydrogen/ammonia production facility at Point Tupper, EverWind Fuels filed for an environmental assessment on Friday.
After registering, a review will begin. Public comments will be taken until January 18 and a decision will be made about the project by February 7 on whether to approve, deny, or request further information.
In accordance with paperwork submitted to the Environment Department, if authorized, EverWind plans to start building a 300 megawatt electrolysis plant in the spring to separate water from the neighboring Landrie Lake into hydrogen and oxygen.
The hydrogen would be sent to a 600 tonnes per day ammonia production facility where the latter molecule, which is used extensively in fertilizer and as a less expensive means of transporting hydrogen, would be produced by tightly pressing together nitrogen and hydrogen atoms.
Ecopetrol invests in energy transition and hydrogen
Ecopetrol will invest up to $6.2 billion in Colombia in 2023 with a focus on the energy transition, which will include hydrogen.
The majority-state-owned oil corporation of Colombia, Ecopetrol, would invest up to 30 trillion pesos ($6.2 billion) in 2023, putting more of an emphasis on energy security than on energy transformation.
Profits for the corporation have skyrocketed in 2022 as a result of rising oil prices and a strong US dollar. Ecopetrol said last month that third-quarter net income more than doubled to 9.51 trillion pesos.
Other investments include between 3.6 and 4.1 trillion pesos to ensure Colombia’s gas self-sufficiency and between 5.9 and 6.8 trillion pesos to finance the company’s energy transition.
Bristol Airport may become hydrogen supply base
Bristol Airport said that it would create a “new relationship” with airline easyJet and aircraft manufacturer Airbus to examine how an airport may function as a supply base for hydrogen-based electricity.
The hydrogen-focused arm of French state-backed electricity company EDF, Hynamics, will join the group, according to the south-west England center. This innovative collaboration will aim to determine how hydrogen technology can be used most effectively in’real world’ situations.
