Fraunhofer IFAM, Sunfire, and Canadian materials partner Ionomr Innovations have launched the Integrate research project to apply anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysis to an industrial scale.
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Hydrogen has long been considered a potential key player in the transition to a low-carbon future. Australia, with its abundant renewable energy resources, has the potential to become a major player in the global hydrogen market.
Engineers at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have built and tested a solar reactor that can generate hydrogen gas from sunlight and water with high efficiency. The system also captures the “waste” products of oxygen and heat, putting them to use as well.
A conversation with Jason Hoyle, a Principal Energy Policy Analyst. He specializes in energy and carbon markets, analysis of clean…
A conversation with Jason Hoyle, a Principal Energy Policy Analyst. He specializes in energy and carbon markets, analysis of clean energy policies and regulations, and utility rate design.
The new patent proposes a simple and safe structure for the transport and storage of hydrogen and its mixtures, especially from renewable energy sources, which can be used by various producers, end users/consumers.
The Association of Municipal Companies (VKU) in Germany has raised concerns over the feasibility of the government’s plans to switch to hydrogen gas networks in 2024. VKU Managing Director Ingbert Liebing has warned that the “rigid specifications” in the current draft of the Building Energy Act (GEG) could lead to a failure of the heat transition plans of the Federal Government. Liebing criticized the “rigid requirements” for around 500 municipal utilities with regard to gas and district heating, which he believes are counterproductive and have the opposite effect.
Europe’s largest steel group, ArcelorMittal, is planning to construct a pilot plant for climate-neutral steel production in Hamburg. The company is relying on the expansion of the Hanseatic city into a hydrogen metropolis, without which CEO Uwe Braun says the plan will not work. According to Braun, the company needs “affordable and available” green hydrogen, which is currently not readily accessible.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has given instructions for the development of a “Morocco Offer” in the green hydrogen sector, with the aim of accelerating the process of decarbonization of the Moroccan economy.
Calabria, a region in southern Italy, had ambitious plans to lead the experimentation of new hydrogen trains, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to restart the economy after Covid-19. However, a recent setback has put a significant dent in those plans, as the tender for the supply of eight hydrogen trains, worth a total of 109.6 million euros, has gone unawarded.
