The State Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia in Brussels recently hosted a Belgian-German event that focused on the green energy transformation for the industry in the European context, particularly on the use of hydrogen.
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The adoption of clean energy sources and the pursuit of carbon neutrality has prompted Europe to seek alternative fuels, including hydrogen, as an alternative to fossil fuels.
“The holy grail” of the energy future – hydrogen may soon have a very serious problem, which, if not solved quickly, will bring the whole “hydrogen revolution” to a halt for us. This is caused by the already absolute certainty that hydrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere reacts with tropospheric hydroxyl (OH) radicals. Therefore, its uncontrolled emission into the atmosphere disturbs the distribution and holds dangerously the decomposition of methane, ozone or water vapour, which can lead us, in the short term, to a possible climate cataclysm.
Germany has long been known for its ambitious plans to transition away from fossil fuels, and green hydrogen has been a critical element in this strategy. However, the country can only meet 30% of its own needs for this clean fuel, according to German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. This shortfall has led the country to search for trade partners to deliver the remaining 70% of its green hydrogen needs.
A new report prepared by the South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP) estimates India will reach an annual green hydrogen demand of 2.85 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030 if existing momentum in the public and private sectors for green hydrogen continues and announced projects get implemented. The report highlights that the fertilizer and export sectors will account for nearly 37% and 29% of the total 2.85 MMT green hydrogen demand, respectively.
Spanish engineering company, Antropia, claims to have developed a breakthrough technology that can significantly reduce the production costs of green hydrogen.
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz visited Kenya to strengthen ties between the two countries and discuss plans for cooperation in promoting the production of green hydrogen as part of efforts to combat climate change.
Kenworth, a division of PACCAR Inc., has announced the launch of its Class 8 zero emissions T680 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), in collaboration with Toyota Motor North America.
The Government of Paraná is set to sanction a bill during the 1st Forum of Renewable Hydrogen (H2) in Curitiba that provides for the increased use of hydrogen as an energy matrix in the State.
A group of students from Eco-Runner Team Delft in the Netherlands is working on developing the world’s most efficient hydrogen car, with the goal of driving at least 2056 kilometres on less than one kilogram of hydrogen. The team of engineers has been building more efficient hydrogen cars every year, but this latest prototype must be sturdier to cover the long distance, comparable to a ride from the north of the Netherlands to southern Spain.
