H2 NEWS MAY 2024
🌍🔋 TE H2 plans to produce green hydrogen in Tunisia on a large scale and export it to Central Europe.
🔗 #GreenHydrogen #RenewableEnergies #Export #Tunisia #CentralEurope
📝 TE H2, a company formed by TotalEnergies and the EREN group together with the Austrian electricity company Verbund, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Tunisia to study the implementation of the H2 Notos green hydrogen project and the large-scale export of the gas to Central Europe by pipeline.
H2 Notos aims to produce green hydrogen by electrolysis of desalinated seawater, using renewable electricity generated by onshore solar and wind farms. The project aims to produce 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year during the initial phase, with potential to reach 1 million tonnes per year, reports TotalEnergies. The initiative will benefit from privileged access to the European market, thanks to the SoutH2 Corridor, a dedicated gas pipeline linking North Africa with Italy, Austria and Germany, which is scheduled to come on stream around 2030.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3V5LrMK
🌞⚡ Iberdrola’s Coldham photovoltaic plant, which hybridises a wind farm in the UK, comes into operation.
🔗 #Hybridisation #RenewableEnergy #Photovoltaic #Wind #UK
🇬🇧 In the UK, Iberdrola plans to hybridise the Carland Cross and Coal Clough wind farms with 10 MW photovoltaic plants, and is developing the Whitelee Solar project, which adds hydrogen and battery storage (BESS) to the existing wind plant.
The company is also developing the Whitelee Solar project in Scotland, which includes hydrogen and battery storage (BESS). The solar farm and green hydrogen production plant will be located about 5 km west of Lochgoin reservoir. The BESS will be adjacent to the existing Whitelee Extension substation, within the boundaries of the Whitelee Extension wind farm. The Battery Energy Solar and Storage System (BESS) will have a total capacity of up to 70 MW.
🌱 ‘The solar farm to the north of the site will provide 20 MW of renewable solar generation through 62,000 individual solar cells, which will power the hydrogen production facility,’ the company explains. The intention is to produce up to 10 tonnes of green hydrogen per day. ‘We envisage that this hydrogen will be used to power public transport and heavy-duty vehicles as diesel engines are phased out over the next few years,’ adds ScottishPower Renewables. The project is not yet under construction.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4aE9g49
🔧🚗 Economy/Motor.- They develop a project to generate hydrogen from natural gas without CO2 emissions.
🔗 #Hydrogen #AutomotiveIndustry #ActiveTechnology #Innovation #CleanEnergy
🛠️ This is the H2oMe project, which has created a highly energy-efficient inductive reactor, manufactured with additive technology, focused on the automotive industry.
According to Ciac, ‘work is already underway on a new phase of the project’ to involve an industrial manufacturer so that it can exploit the hydrogen developed by this reactor in its factory.
In addition to Ciac, the Advanced Materials Cluster (MAV Cluster), the sintered components manufacturer Ames, the Barcelona Microelectronics Institute of the Csic, the energy engineering company Aesa and the product developer Equilab have participated in the project.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4e07jC4
💶🚀 Brussels approves 1.4 billion in state aid in Spain and six other countries for hydrogen refuelling.
🔗 #Hydrogen #StateAid #IPCEI #SustainableMobility #Infrastructure #Europe
🏛️ The IPCEI ‘Hy2Move’ complements the three previous EC-approved hydrogen value chain projects.
🇪🇺 The European Commission (EC) has approved state aid worth up to €1.4 billion granted by Spain and six other Member States for the fourth Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure in the mobility and transport sectors.
🌍 The project, called ‘Hy2Move’, involves Spain, Germany, Slovakia, Estonia, France, Italy and the Netherlands, which will provide up to €1.4 billion in public funding, which is expected to unlock a further €3.3 billion in private investment.
🏢 A total of 11 companies with activities in one or more Member States are involved in this project, including small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups, which will undertake 13 innovative projects.
⚡ This is how Brussels wants to accelerate the ‘permitting’ of renewable, grid, storage and hydrogen projects in the EU.
🔋 ‘Hy2Move’ will cover the development of hydrogen production technologies for mobility and transport applications, in particular to supply refuelling stations with pressurised hydrogen with 99.99% purity.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4bNHdQS
🚛💨 Fortescue’s Liebherr T264 mining haulage truck runs on hydrogen for the first time.
🔗 #Hydrogen #MiningTransport #Sustainability #Fortescue #Decarbonisation
🌟 A Revolutionary Prototype
🚚 The transport truck, nicknamed ‘Europa’, is equipped with a 1.6 MWh battery (developed by Fortescue WAE) and 500 kilowatt fuel cells. 🚛 This truck has the capacity to store more than 380 kilograms of liquid hydrogen, allowing it to operate without emitting polluting gases. 🌍 The incorporation of this technology is not only a breakthrough in the field of sustainable mining, but also underlines Fortescue’s commitment to the decarbonisation of heavy industry.
🛠️ Testing and Future of the Fleet
🔍 Fortescue plans to transport the Europa truck to its mining operations in the coming weeks, where it will undergo additional testing and commissioning on site. 📈 The results of these tests will be instrumental in informing the future fleet of emission-free trucks that Fortescue is developing in partnership with Liebherr. 🤝 According to Dino Otranto, CEO of Fortescue Metals, these results will influence the final configuration of the fleet and the integration of heavy mobile support equipment from a variety of suppliers, most equipped with Fortescue WAE power systems.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3WWjCJD
💼🌍 Europe approves measures on gas and hydrogen market and Portugal launches an auction for 140 million.
🔗 #GreenHydrogen #GreenHydrogen #Biomethane #RenewableEnergy #Auction #Europe #Portugal
📢 Portugal’s auction will be open to green hydrogen and biomethane projects. Meanwhile, the European Council has also approved the Zero Emissions Industry Act.
🗣️ The Minister of Energy and Environment, Maria da Graça Carvalho, announced on Monday during her speech at the opening of the Lisbon Energy Summit & Exhibition 2024 that the Government will launch a new renewable gas auction today, with a budget of 140 million euros. It will be open to green hydrogen and biomethane projects. 🌱 ‘Today we are launching a renewable gas auction, in which we will inject €140 million over a ten-year period, financed by the Environment Fund. This amount should compensate investors for price fluctuations,’ said the minister.
🏛️ Meanwhile, the European Council has approved the gas and hydrogen market package, which sets out rules for the phase-out of fossil gases and the introduction of low-carbon gases.
📜 The package, which aims to enable the integration of low-carbon gases into the bloc’s energy system, sets out rules for the organisation of the natural gas market, while establishing a framework for the development of a future hydrogen market.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3KhK7BL
🚀🌍 ‘Getting to net zero will require almost a quarter less clean hydrogen than we initially predicted’: BNEF.
🔗 #NetZero #CleanHydrogen #EnergyTransition #BNEF #Electrolysis.
📉 Research house BloombergNEF (BNEF) has downgraded the amount of clean hydrogen it will take for the world to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
In its latest New Energy Outlook for 2024, BNEF anticipates that 390 million tonnes of H2 will be needed, compared to the 502 million tonnes projected in its previous New Energy Outlook published at the end of 2022.
🔋 BNEF projects that electrolysis will produce 367 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2050 to reach net zero, which would require 3.8 TW of electrolyser capacity. ⚡ This would represent one-fifth of total electricity demand by that year, tapping into a quarter of the 31 TW of wind and solar capacity that the research firm projects will need to be installed in its net zero emissions scenario.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3KhFMhU
🚛🔋 The H2Ref-Demo project: A promising step towards high-capacity hydrogen refuelling for heavy transport.
🔗 #Hydrogen #CleanTransport #Innovation #SustainableMobility #Europe
🌍 As a hydrogen expert, I am excited about the H2Ref-Demo project, a European initiative that aims to revolutionise hydrogen refuelling for heavy-duty vehicles. 🚚 This project addresses a crucial challenge in the transition to clean transport: enabling efficient refuelling of large vehicles such as buses and trucks.
🔋 The current limitations of battery technology for high-energy storage make hydrogen a compelling solution for heavy transport. 🌱 The H2Ref-Demo project builds on the success of the previous H2Ref project, which introduced a new hydrogen refuelling concept using hydropneumatic accumulators. This new approach offers significant advantages for high-capacity refuelling, perfectly adapted to the needs of heavy-duty vehicles.
⚙️ The main innovation of the project lies in the development and testing of a high-capacity compression module. This module has the capacity to compress hydrogen for storage at a rate of 1.2 tonnes per day or for direct distribution at 350 bar (a rate of 150 kg/hour). ⏱️ After a thorough optimisation process, the system will undergo a one-year test at a commercial refuelling station. 🛣️ This critical phase will pave the way for the commercialisation of the H2REF compression system, coinciding with the expected growth of hydrogen truck fleets (and potentially also buses and trains).
🤝 The consortium behind H2Ref-Demo brings together leading European players in their respective fields, including HRS for hydrogen refuelling solutions, Hydac for hydraulic systems and Faber for pressure vessels. 🌐 This collaboration signifies Europe’s commitment to pioneering advances in hydrogen refuelling technology.
🌟 Overall, the H2Ref-Demo project has enormous potential to accelerate the widespread adoption of hydrogen mobility. 🏭 By overcoming a major technological hurdle, this project paves the way towards a decarbonised transport sector, especially for applications where battery limitations hinder the transition to clean energy.
🔍 Importantly, the article mentions the achievement of TRL 7 at the end of the project. 📊 TRL stands for Technology Readiness Level, and a score of 7 means a demonstrated system in a relevant environment.
👀 I am following the progress of the project with great interest, and I believe H2Ref-Demo represents a significant milestone in the future of clean transport.
🚀🔋 GAIL’s 10 MW green hydrogen plant inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh.
🔗 #GreenHydrogen #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation #India
It uses electricity produced from renewable sources, such as solar energy from the sun, to split water and produce green hydrogen.
The 10-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyser for the green hydrogen production unit at the Vijaipur complex has been imported from Canada. The first green hydrogen plant of state-owned GAIL (India) Ltd in Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh, has been commissioned, marking a major step in the country’s largest natural gas transmission and distribution company’s foray into new and alternative energy, the company said.
The plant was inaugurated by Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Pankaj Jain, at a function organised where GAIL Chairman and Managing Director Sandeep Gupta, Director (Projects) Deepak Gupta, Director (Human Resources) Ayush Gupta and other senior officials were also present.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3WWpt1k
🚍💥 A bus crashed into a hydrogen lorry on the A2.
🔗 #Accident #Hydrogen #Safety #Security #Transport #Emergency.
On Friday night, a coach with 42 occupants crashed into a hydrogen-powered dangerous goods transport. Miraculously, all involved escaped with minor injuries.
The highly sensitive cargo was not damaged, although the wagon was severely damaged by the impact. Three of the occupants were also slightly injured and a nine-year-old boy was taken to hospital for clearance. The rest of the group was driven from the motorway to the armoury by the fire brigade from Hartberg, Bad Waltersdorf and Unterlungitz.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3yEz6YI
🚀✈️ NASA designs new hybrid-electric jet engine for more fuel-efficient, lower-emission aircraft.
🔗 #NASA #HybridElectric #SustainableAircraft #Innovation #EnergyEfficiency
What is the HyTEC Project?
Project HyTEC is a NASA initiative that is part of the Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) programme. The main objective of HyTEC is to design and develop a hybrid-electric engine that combines advanced electric propulsion technologies with thermally efficient components. This hybrid approach aims to optimise engine performance, significantly reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption.
🛠️ Hybrid-Electric Technology
The engine developed under Project HyTEC integrates two key technologies:
- Electric Propulsion: Uses electric motors to drive the aircraft propellers. Electric motors are known for their high efficiency and their ability to operate without producing direct emissions of polluting gases.
- Thermally Efficient Components: Employs advanced thermal management systems to maximise engine efficiency, reducing energy losses and optimising fuel use when needed.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4dSXG8b
🔗 H2SAREA: A step forward towards the safe distribution of green hydrogen in the natural gas grid.
🌍 #Safe integration #Green hydrogen: As a hydrogen expert, I am excited about the H2SAREA project, a Spanish initiative led by Nortegas that is developing key technological solutions for the safe distribution of green hydrogen in the existing natural gas grid.
The integration of green hydrogen into existing infrastructures is essential to accelerate the energy transition and meet decarbonisation targets.** The H2SAREA project addresses this challenge by developing innovative solutions to ensure the safety and efficiency of this integration.
🔧 A comprehensive approach to safe hydrogen distribution.
One of the key elements of the project is the H2Loop platform, a unique test bed that simulates the real conditions of a future hydrogen distribution network. This platform allows evaluating the behaviour of critical materials, components and systems, such as valves, pipelines, meters and sensors, when exposed to different mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas under different operating conditions.
🚀 Promising progress in the first phase
The first results of the H2SAREA project are very positive. Nortegas has successfully completed tests on the H2Loop platform, evaluating hydrogen blends with natural gas up to 20%. These tests are in addition to those previously conducted with concentrations of 5%, 10% and 15%.
🔋 A project with great potential
The conclusions obtained so far provide valuable information for the safe integration of green hydrogen into the natural gas distribution network. All in all, the H2SAREA project is a major step towards a sustainable and efficient energy future. By ensuring the safety and adaptation of existing infrastructures, this project opens the door to further penetration of green hydrogen into the natural gas grid, thus driving the decarbonisation of multiple sectors.
👨🔬 My opinion as a hydrogen expert:
I am particularly enthusiastic about the H2SAREA project for the following reasons:
- It addresses a crucial challenge: The safe distribution of green hydrogen in the existing natural gas grid is essential for the energy transition.
- It takes a holistic approach: The project does not only focus on the development of individual technologies, but also considers the interaction between all system components.
- It has a strong team:** The project is led by Nortegas, a company with extensive experience in the natural gas sector, with the participation of Tecnalia, a renowned research centre.
I am convinced that the H2SAREA project has the potential to be a resounding success and to contribute significantly to the development of a sustainable hydrogen economy.
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🌱✈️ Airbus wants to land hydrogen in Canada.
🔗 #Hydrogen #SustainableAviation #Innovation #GreenEnergy #Aerospace.
🌍 Airbus wants to take off a hydrogen-powered plane, but could it refuel in Canada? The aircraft manufacturer should know soon if three of the country’s busiest airports, including Montreal-Trudeau, could offer such a service.
💼 The multinational has signed agreements with Montreal Airport, as well as Pearson (Toronto) and Vancouver airports to study the feasibility of deploying hydrogen infrastructure.
We will study the end-to-end chain, from the point of production to the airport,’ explains Karine Guenan, vice-president of the Airbus ZEROe ecosystem. At airports, we will also look at how we can identify potential spaces [for infrastructure].’
📅 Airbus will announce its trio of deals this Tuesday, on the first day of the Aéro Montréal International Aerospace Innovation Forum, a gathering of decision-makers in the country’s aerospace sector. The aviation sector is responsible for between 2% and 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
🚀 The European manufacturer wants to put a hydrogen-powered aircraft into service around 2030. It studied three scenarios: an aircraft that could carry up to 200 passengers with turbojet engines under the wings, a turboprop aircraft (propeller engines) with around 100 seats and one with an integrated fuselage. Airbus still has a lot of work to do in terms of research and development as well as design.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4bMV5L1
🌱💰 The Junta de Andalucía addresses safety in hydrogen production with industry.
🔗 #Hydrogen #Innovation #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #IndustrialSafety
🌍 There are currently a total of 23 green hydrogen projects identified in the region, with a total investment of around €5.5 billion and the creation of around 18,000 jobs, which would provide 3.7 gigawatts of electrolysis, i.e. a third of the targets set by the Spanish Government in the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC).
During the conference, success stories were presented on hydrogen production and storage facilities, on the implementation of hydrogenerators, as well as on the handling of liquid hydrogen. In addition, the Hydrogen Safety Guide drawn up by Bequinor as a reference document for the sector was presented in detail, and the new regulations on this energy vector were analysed.
Details: https://bit.ly/3KfcNeB
🌱💰 UNEF holds its II Storage and Hydrogen Summit in Madrid.
🔗 #Hydrogen #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #EnergyStorage #Decarbonization
🌍 On 22 and 23 May, the main public and private players in the storage and hydrogen sector in Spain will meet to discuss the role of hydrogen in reindustrialisation, the barriers to storage and how hydrogen can help to decarbonise society.
This second edition will be inaugurated by the president of UNEF, Rafael Benjumea, and will also be attended by a large number of private companies and representatives of institutions such as Redeia, Wattkraft and Huawei, among others.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4dPRgGQ
🌱💰 The future of hydrogen depends on accurate measurements: THOTH2 paves the way
🔗 #Hydrogen #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Decarbonisation #Technology
🌍 As a hydrogen expert, I am excited about the THOTH2 project, a key initiative for the development of the hydrogen industry. This project focuses on ensuring the accuracy of hydrogen mixed natural gas (H2NG) and pure hydrogen measurements in existing infrastructures.
The injection of hydrogen into natural gas networks is a key strategy for the decarbonisation of the energy sector. However, to ensure its success, reliable and accurate metering systems are essential.
THOTH2 is developing new methods, protocols and facilities to assess the performance of metering devices used in gas transmission and distribution networks. These methods will focus on testing the performance of flow meters, gas quality analysers, pressure and temperature transmitters, among others, when operating with mixtures of H2NG up to 30% by volume and pure hydrogen.
The project will be carried out in three stages:
1. validation tests: traceability of measurements and uncertainty fit for purpose will be ensured.
2. Limit tests: Thresholds affecting the accuracy of the measurements will be determined.
3. Ageing tests: The durability of the measuring devices in the presence of hydrogen shall be evaluated.
The results of THOTH2 will not only allow the definition of new test protocols, but will also contribute to the update of existing regulations and standards for the measurement of H2NG and pure hydrogen.
This will have a positive impact on the development of the green hydrogen market, as it will allow:
– The creation of green gas markets.
– Accurate measurement of the flow of hydrogen injected into the grid.
– Accurate calibration of metering devices.
– More accurate billing.
🌍 Ultimately, THOTH2 is a crucial project that will help unlock the potential of gas networks for hydrogen transport. By ensuring accurate measurements, this project will accelerate the adoption of green hydrogen and the decarbonisation of various sectors.
🌱💰 Superyacht: Sanlorenzo launches the world’s first 50-metre hydrogen-powered yacht.
🔗 #Hydrogen #LuxuryYachts #Innovation #CleanEnergy
🌍 La Spezia – More than seven hundred guests attended the launch of Sanlorenzo’s ‘50Steel’ superyacht, the first 50-metre yacht equipped with a methanol and hydrogen reformer system to power the fuel cell that will generate energy for on-board services. The group will introduce to the market the green methanol fuel cell system for zero impact energy production.
💼 Sanlorenzo thus reaches a new important milestone on its path of radical technological innovation for carbon neutrality. The launch took place on the occasion of Elite Days 2024, the event that the Italian luxury yacht maison, the second largest superyacht manufacturer in the world according to the latest Boat International Order Book, dedicates to its owner clients. The green methanol fuel cell reformer system is capable of powering the onboard hotel system with zero emissions.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3yzhsVU
🌱💰 Intelligent Energy introduces a new hydrogen fuel cell to unlock an emission-free future for passenger cars.
🔗 #Hydrogen #SustainableTransport #Innovation #CleanTech.
🌍 Intelligent Energy has launched a revolutionary hydrogen fuel cell designed for passenger cars, offering a significant breakthrough towards an emission-free future.
💼 More power: This fuel cell has a gross electrical output of 157 kW, more than any other single cell application for passenger cars available today.
🔄 Less: Intelligent Energy’s patented direct water injection technology allows DRIVE’s heat exchanger to be up to 30% smaller than its competitors.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3V5R8vx
🌱💰 Hydrogen trucks in Italy by Holthausen Clean Technology
🔗 #Hydrogen #SustainableTransport #Innovation #CleanTechnology
🌍 Holthausen’s hydrogen-powered vehicles, presented on Friday 17 May at the Holdim Group and GreenForce headquarters in Serralunga di Crea (AL), are also available in Italy.
💼 The presentation featured hydrogen fuel cell trucks produced by Holthausen Clean Technology, with the complete hydrogen tractor unit on display at the GreenForce stand at the Transpotec Show in Milan, which arrived in Italy after a zero-emission journey from the Netherlands.
🔄 It is a three-axle tractor unit, equipped with a 200 kW hydrogen fuel cell package that provides power to a 450 kW electric motor. At the rear of the cab are hydrogen tanks with a total capacity of 50 kg. In this configuration, the average range of the vehicle is around 650 km.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4bEEJVr
🌱💰 The future of the Sun: what will happen when its hydrogen runs out?
🔗 #Hydrogen #Astronomy #StellarEvolution #Science
🌍 WHEN HYDROGEN RUNS OUT
As the hydrogen runs out and fusion becomes weaker and weaker, this equilibrium will tend to break down, triggering a series of transformations that completely change the structure and composition of the star. However, this is not a process that happens overnight: the decline in the rate of nuclear fusion will be spread out over millions of years, as the Sun continues to slowly burn the remaining hydrogen in its core.
💼 Thus, the decrease in fusion will alter the delicate balance between the gravitational force and the pressure generated by the release of energy. As that release decreases, gravity will begin to exert a stronger influence, causing the Sun’s core to gradually shrink. What is curious, however, is that with this contraction, the pressure in the core will be reduced, leading in turn to a massive expansion of the outer layers, which will swell to form a structure known as a red giant.
🔗 Details: https://bit.ly/4av3SQG
🌱💰 Improving the LCOE of photovoltaic hydrogen using reciprocating engines
🔗 #Hydrogen #Innovation #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Research
🌍 Scientists at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have suggested using dual-fuel reciprocating engines to add gas-to-energy operations to large-scale photovoltaic-based hydrogen production. Preliminary results of their research show that the proposed system still achieves a levelised cost of energy (LCOE) that is too high for commercial maturity.
💼 However, decreasing electrolyser costs, policy interventions and changing energy market dynamics could more than halve LCOE values in the future.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3wDDl60
🌱💰 Acciona, first Spanish company to acquire a hydrogen-based zero-emission genset to decarbonise its works.
🔗 #Hydrogen #Decarbonisation #Innovation #CleanEnergy #Sustainability
🌍 Acciona has become the first Spanish company to acquire a hydrogen-based zero-emissions genset, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to decarbonising its construction projects.
💼 This innovative genset will enable Acciona to significantly reduce carbon emissions on its construction sites, aligning with its sustainability goals and contributing to a cleaner environment.
🔄 The acquisition of this hydrogen equipment underlines Acciona’s leadership in the implementation of green technologies and its dedication to the transition to a low-carbon economy.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3UHGfyA
🌱💰 Fokker partners with airBaltic to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft.
🔗 #Hydrogen #SustainableAviation #Innovation #Decarbonization
🌍 Aircraft manufacturer Fokker Next Gen N.V. and Latvia’s national airline, Air Baltic Corporation AS, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that lays the groundwork for future aviation collaboration.
💼 The MoU will enable Air Baltic to contribute to the development of Fokker’s Next Gen liquid hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft.
🗣️ ‘We are pleased to see these innovative developments taking place in the Baltic region. We are proud to have one of the youngest aircraft fleets in Europe and are committed to the industry’s decarbonisation initiatives,’ said Martin Gauss, president and CEO of Air Baltic. He added that the signing of the MoU and the collaboration with Fokker Next Gen represents an important step towards the future of aviation.
✈️ Fokker Next Gen, with its expertise in aircraft design, certification and assembly, is developing a liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft that aims to revolutionise the industry. The aircraft will be designed with a dual fuel tank system, so it can also fly on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or paraffin when liquid hydrogen is not available.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/44HMcQA
🌱💰 2nd Hydrogen and Storage Summit.
🔗 #Hydrogen #EnergyStorage #Photovoltaics #Innovation
🌍 We invite you to participate in the second edition of the Storage and Hydrogen Summit ‘The Future of Photovoltaic Energy’ organised by UNEF on 22 and 23 May 2024.
📍 Location:
Novotel Madrid Center, Calle de O’Donnell, 53, Salamanca, 28009 Madrid.
🏨 Accommodation:
Pending agreement on accommodation rates.
📅 Date:
22 and 23 May 2024
💼 Price:
- Members: 365€ + VAT
- Non-members: 495€ + VAT
- For every 3 people registered, a fourth person registers free of charge
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4bGsPcY
🚚💨 Revolutionising hydrogen refuelling for heavy trucks! An expert talks about the RHeaDHy project.
#Hydrogen #Innovation #SustainableTransport #HeavyTrucks #Decarbonisation.
🌍 As a hydrogen expert, I follow with great interest the RHeaDHy project, a European initiative that is developing high-performance hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy trucks.
💼 Freight transport is a major challenge in the decarbonisation of the transport sector. The RHeaDHy project proposes an innovative refuelling protocol that will make it possible to fill the hydrogen tanks of a 100 kg heavy truck in just 10 minutes.
🔄 In order to meet this objective, new key components for refuelling stations will be developed and tested:
- high flow components: hoses, nozzles and cutting systems will be designed to withstand flow peaks of up to 300 grams per second, while ensuring safety and efficiency.
Advanced communication: An advanced two-way communication system shall be implemented between the truck and the station. This communication will optimise the refuelling process and ensure safety.
3.3. Accurate flow measurement: A flow meter will be developed that is capable of accurately recording high flow rates, averaging more than 170 grams per second.
Efficient cooling system: A cooling system will be designed to maintain the hydrogen at a temperature of – 20 °C or lower during refuelling, which optimises the performance.
Reliable pressure regulator: A pressure regulator valve will be developed that is able to adapt to new refuelling protocols and to ensure flow stability.
All these components will be integrated into a dispenser specifically designed for heavy trucks, following the relevant ISO standards.
The RHeaDHy project will not only develop the necessary technology, but will also contribute to the definition of new safety and communication standards for high flow hydrogen refuelling.
This project is a major step towards more sustainable and efficient freight transport: the future of heavy-duty transport is clean and powered by hydrogen!
🌱💰 Australian electrolyser startup receives major global backing in the largest clean tech fundraiser in the country’s history.
🔗 #Hydrogen #Innovation #GreenEnergy #CleanTech #Investment.
🌍 Startup Hysata has secured significant backing from big global names in energy and fund management during an investment round that exceeded expectations. This financial backing aims to further the development of its promising low-cost electrolyser technology.
💼 Record funding to drive innovation: The company announced that its Series B funding round, led by Hong Kong-based bp oil and Templewater, was not only oversubscribed, but also raised a total of A$172 million, about €116 million, making it the largest Series B fundraising in Australian cleantech history.
Advances in electrolyser technology: Hysata, which opened its new headquarters and ‘gigafactory’ in Wollongong last August, claims to have developed the world’s most efficient electrolyser technology. According to the company, its alkaline electrolysers require only 41.5 kilowatt hours for every kilogram of green hydrogen produced, representing an efficiency of 95 per cent and outperforming existing technologies by 20 per cent.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4bsYC14
🌱💰 Hydrogen Mercedes unveiled in Krakow. It surprises with its range.
🔗 #Hydrogen #Innovation #GreenEnergy #SustainableTransport #Mercedes
🌍 The eCitaro Fuel Cell is the first Citaro equipped with fuel cells, which use hydrogen and oxygen from the air to generate electricity for the electric motors while driving. Daimler Buses decided to use a unit with a high-capacity battery and a compact fuel cell, so the hydrogen cell is not the main source of energy, but increases the range.
💼 In addition, the eCitaro Fuel Cell, unlike pure hydrogen vehicles with a small backup battery, is able to store the recovered energy much better for recovery in its large batteries. This is especially useful in urban traffic and in areas with difficult topography, contributing significantly to the savings achieved by the eCitaro Fuel Cell.
🔄 The large battery capacity allows the high propulsion power to be used over longer distances, such as on hills in mountainous areas, without the need for the fuel cell to operate in the higher, inefficient power range.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3UEDZIo
🌱💰 Andalucía muestra en Rotterdam sus capacidades para descarbonizar la industria europea a través del hidrógeno verde.
🔗 #Hidrógeno #Descarbonización #Innovación #EnergíaVerde #Andalucía
🌍 En el marco de la Cumbre Mundial del Hidrógeno, que se celebra en Rotterdam desde este lunes y hasta el próximo miércoles, Andalucía ha mostrado sus capacidades competitivas para ser «uno de los actores principales» en el reto de la descarbonización de la industria que está asumiendo Europa.
Así lo puso de manifiesto este lunes el consejero de Industria, Energía y Minas de la Junta de Andalucía, Jorge Paradela, en un encuentro entre empresas españolas y holandesas al inicio de esta cumbre mundial.
🌐 Detalles: https://bit.ly/4aiSCXJ
🌱💰 New Hydrogen Production Method Reduces Iridium Use by 95%.
🔗 #Hydrogen #Innovation #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #Research.
🌍 Researchers at the RIKEN Sustainable Resources Science Center in Japan reduced the iridium needed for the reaction by 95 percent without changing the rate at which hydrogen is produced, according to a study published May 10 in the journal Science. This breakthrough could help improve the ability to produce ‘green hydrogen’.
💼 The production of ‘green hydrogen’ requires an extremely rare metal, iridium, but the scarcity of iridium resources is a major problem.
🔄 The research team tried to avoid this ‘bottleneck’. They wanted to find a way to produce ‘green hydrogen’ at high rates over a long period of time. This time, they successfully used a manganese oxide as a catalyst to stabilise the production of ‘green hydrogen’ at a relatively high level.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/3UXiS5C
🌱💰 Green Injection! The Man Who Circled the World in a ‘Solar Plane’ Now Wants to Repeat the Feat Using Hydrogen.
🔗 #Hydrogen #Innovation #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #SustainableDevelopment
🌍 On 26 July 2016, Swiss duo Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, taking over from each other, completed the feat of circumnavigating the globe in a lightweight plane called Solar Impulse, powered solely by solar energy. It was a 504-day, 17-stage adventure, which began on 9 March 2015.
Piccard, the leader of the project, flew the last leg, from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, for more than 23 hours. Disruptores El Español spoke to him in Brussels about a new challenge he is taking on, as he joins, together with the non-profit foundation Solar Impulse, the European Solar Academy initiative, launched by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
Piccard is never satisfied with just one challenge. In 1999, he was the first to circumnavigate the globe in a hot-air balloon. In 2016 he did it in his solar-powered plane, as mentioned above. And in 2028 he intends to repeat the feat with a hydrogen-powered plane (green, of course), while acting as an activist for innovation as a general cause.
🌐 Details: https://bit.ly/4bwGtPS
🚗 The first hydrogen refuelling station in the Balkans was launched in Bulgaria.
#Hydrogen #Balkans #Decarbonisation #SustainableMobility
The six-kilogram tank of the first car in Bulgaria was charged with about one kilogram of hydrogen at the first charging station not only in the country but also in the Balkans on Friday. About 800 grams can travel 100 kilometres. The car can therefore travel more than 500 kilometres on a full tank.
With this, a dream not only of scientists, but also of business enthusiasts has come true. Extremely fast and quiet charging, but also slow emptying. ‘I had to drive until one o’clock in the morning to empty part of the reserve to charge today at this demonstration,’ he said. So commented on the main advantage of the hydrogen electric vehicle Blagoy Bourdin, Director of the Integrated Energy Systems Field Laboratory of the HITMOBILE Competence Centre of the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems Acad. Evgeni Budevski’ – BAS. The total project for the construction of national and regional infrastructure for the development, testing and industrial implementation of modern mobility systems is 21 million. It is under the Science and Education for Smart Growth Programme.
🔗 For more details, you can visit: https://bit.ly/3wtYv6D
🚗 Alpine Showcases Hydrogen-Powered Alpenglow Prototype
#Alpine #Hydrogen #Decarbonisation #Innovation
Alpine Alpine Alpenglow Hy4 has evolved from a simple concept to a racing model with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine and carbon monocoque developing an output of 340bhp. This evolution demonstrates Alpine’s commitment to decarbonising motorsport and exploring innovative solutions.
🏎️ In an active approach to the decarbonisation of motoring, Alpine considers hydrogen internal combustion engine technology to be highly promising. It is recognised that hydrogen will play a key role in the decarbonisation of the next generations of endurance vehicles, and could even make its way into Formula 1. The Alpenglow prototype serves as a technology laboratory on wheels for the development of the hydrogen engines of the future.
💡 Renault Group, to which Alpine belongs, is looking at various ways of using hydrogen to achieve its carbon neutrality goals. Through HYVIA, a joint venture with Plug, Renault Group offers a complete ecosystem including light commercial fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen refuelling stations and fleet financing and maintenance services.
🔗 For more details, you can visit: https://bit.ly/3JWiu0X
🌊 The Catalina project calls for 5.4 hectometres of water in Andorra.
#GreenHydrogen #IndustrialDevelopment #Sustainability #Andorra #Water.
💧 The green hydrogen plant of the Catalina project is in search of a water reserve in Andorra. This plant would require the entire water reserve of 5 hectometres that the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO) had reserved for the mining village.
💡 In view of this situation, Andorra Town Council plans to reapply to the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation (CHE) for an extension of this water reserve. The mining town requires a considerable amount of water to guarantee the operation of projects such as Catalina, as well as others that are being planned in the region.
In addition, it has been identified that Endesa had a concession of 18 cubic hectometres reserved for a power plant that is no longer in operation. The City Council seeks to secure at least half of this reserve for the industrial development of Andorra.
Water is a crucial resource for the industrial development of Andorra. The consistory hopes that the CHE will show its commitment in this aspect and be willing to collaborate to guarantee the water supply necessary for the economic and sustainable growth of the region.
🔗 For more information: https://bit.ly/4b9Snzz
🌱 The future largest French power plant soon to be operational.
#GreenHydrogen #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #France.
💡 With an investment of €60 million, largely funded by the Occitania region and the Agency for Energy Transition, the Hyd’occ project in Port-la-Nouvelle, in the Aude region, is preparing to produce green hydrogen, becoming the largest factory of its kind in France.
🏭 Construction of France’s largest green hydrogen production plant is already underway in Port-la-Nouvelle. By 2025, this facility is expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.
🚛 Pierre-Brice Valerio, Qair’s director of hydrogen engineering, says: ‘If we reinject these 30,000 tonnes into heavy mobility vehicles, it will be 30,000 tonnes of CO2 that will not be in the atmosphere. That’s the advantage of clean energy.’
🔗 For more information: https://bit.ly/3JTTG9x
🌍 Inauguration ceremony of the world’s largest liquid hydrogen plant.
#Hydrogen #RenewableEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability #SKES
🎉 May 8, 2024 marks the inauguration of the world’s largest liquid hydrogen plant, located in Incheon, 27 km west of Seoul.
🏭 The SK E&S plant will produce 30,000 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per year, with the capacity to fuel 4,100 buses daily.
🔍 More information at: https://bit.ly/3WzQXKc
💰 More than 1 billion zlotys of co-financing for hydrogen solutions.
#Hydrogen #Transport #Innovation #Financing #Environment.
🌐 The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management will soon launch a call under the ‘Hydrosation of the Economy’ programme.
🚛 The call will focus on supporting innovative hydrogen-powered transport units.
📅 The call will be open for three months, from 3 June 2024 to 2 September 2024.
🎯 The objective of the programme is to support research, development and commercialisation of innovative solutions and technologies related to various types of hydrogen powered transport units.
💼 The programme’s budget amounts to PLN 1.1 billion.
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/4dowIFj
🏡 A model for powering homes exclusively with hydrogen, solar energy and batteries is being developed in Spain.
#Hydrogen #SolarEnergy #Batteries #Self-EnergyEfficiency
🔬 Researchers at the University of Cantabria have created a model that allows the self-sufficiency of a home by combining photovoltaic generation with fuel cells and battery storage.
📊 For their simulation, the scientists collected data from January 2022 to December 2023 from an 80 m2 social housing in Novales (Cantabria).
💡 Electricity bills before renewable electrification showed an annual consumption of 2,513 kWh/year, with a daily average of 6.88 kWh.
🌞 The average consumption in winter and autumn was over 7.3 kWh, while in summer it was 5.88 kWh/day.
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/3WBgrqF
🚚 Hydrogen and fuel cell trucks as an option for emission-free transport, and who will take care of the infrastructure?
#Hydrogen #SustainableTransport #Infrastructure
🌱 A reliable supply of hydrogen in combination with openness to technology and a network of hydrogen refuelling stations is the basic prerequisite for sustainable long-distance heavy goods transport.
💼 Find out how Air Products is helping companies make the transition to sustainable transport and provide the necessary infrastructure.
📅 Date: 10.06.2024
📍 Location: Online
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/3UQhwbF
🔧 Bosch Rexroth’s commitment to the hydrogen industry
BoschRexroth #hydrogen #technology #compressors
🚗 As is well known, to refuel vehicles quickly and regularly, the hydrogen extracted by electrolysis must be compressed in situ at a pressure that can reach 900 bar, a complex process, highly available and efficient.
🔌 In this context, Bosch Rexroth electro-hydraulic drive solutions, which can be used in piston compressors and cryogenic pumps, guarantee high performance and ensure high power density, precise control, durability and reliability.
🏭 The Bosch Group company also offers the market compact servohydraulic drives for small hydrogen plants with daily production quantities of up to 10 kg H2/h, as well as customized drive solutions.
🔄 Thanks to its expertise in the field of digital twins, Bosch Rexroth can also support customers even more effectively during the commissioning phase and throughout the entire life cycle of their drive solutions. compressors.
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/3UgvzGQ
🇪🇺 The EU intends to reduce the maximum price of the next hydrogen auction to €3.5/kg
#EU #hydrogen #auction #hydrogeneeconomy
📉 This price reduction is accompanied by a reduction in the execution period of the projects, going from 5 to only 3 years.
🛠️ Bosch Rexroth makes an important contribution to the creation of a hydrogen economy with a view to achieving climate neutrality.
💼 Thanks in part to the experience gained in the field of internal combustion engines converted to hydrogen, Bosch Rexroth’s portfolio currently ranges from individual components to complete systems that take advantage of this new technology.
🔋 Currently, the company is dedicated to the development of fuel cells for mobile and stationary applications and to equipping the compressors of hydrogen filling stations with its own drive solutions.
📄 Among the new provisional terms and conditions of the document made public by the General Directorate of Climate Action of the Commission, the reduction of the maximum price of subsidies from 4.50 euros to 3.50 euros per kilogram stands out. This measure, aimed at making green hydrogen more competitive, is accompanied by a reduction in the deadline for launching projects, going from 5 years to only 3 after signing the subsidy agreement.
⛴️ Another of the most notable developments is the introduction of new specific financing for projects with buyers in the maritime sector, while other projects will be included in a “general basket”. This measure seeks to address the specific challenges faced by the maritime sector in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
📈 The document also highlights changes to the “completion guarantee” required of developers, with an increase from 4% to 10% of the maximum grant amount for each project.
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/3QrB2ty
🏎️💨 Nakajima, Vice President of Toyota Gazoo Racing: ‘Hydrogen to keep the internal combustion engine alive.’
#Toyota #hydrogen #internalcombustion #ToyotaGazooRacing
🎙️ As part of the 6 Hours of Imola, we had the honour of interviewing Kazuki Nakajima, former driver and now Vice President of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe. The 2018-19 world champion and three-time Le Mans winner spoke to us about the possible future the Japanese see for internal combustion engines, with hydrogen replacing petrol.
🗣️ FT: What are your plans for the future with hydrogen, also in terms of transferring knowledge from the track to the road, and what plans are you pursuing at the moment?
👨💼 Kazuki Nakajima: ‘At Toyota, from 2021, we have started racing a hydrogen car, the Corolla GR. This project was basically initiated by Morizo, as we call him, Akio Toyoda, who as a driver of the same car initiated the work. At Toyota, we have done a lot of research and development on hydrogen internal combustion engines. We started with gaseous H2, running a few laps at a time, and there was less power than running with the normal petrol engine. Since then we’ve made great strides in terms of range and power, and now we’ve come up with a little bit more power than with normal petrol, using the same engine, and I don’t have the exact figure, but I think at this point, even in terms of mileage, we’re almost at the level of petrol.’
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/3y3HTTG
🚗🔋 Toyota creates H2HQ, a hydrogen headquarters to accelerate fuel cell technology.
#Toyota #H2HQ #hydrogen #fuel cells
🔍 Reaffirming its commitment to support fuel cells and other hydrogen-related products and technologies towards a hydrogen economy, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced that it will rename TMNA’s Research and Development office in California as its new Hydrogen Headquarters North America (H2HQ). The office workspace at the new H2HQ has been newly redesigned for its teams working on everything from research and development to marketing and sales planning for hydrogen-related products and technologies. In the future, key elements are planned to be added to the H2HQ campus, such as a flexible microgrid, a sustainable customer training centre and more.
👨💼 ‘Toyota has been developing hydrogen fuel cell electric solutions for more than three decades and we will continue to advance this scalable, zero-emission technology as part of our electrified portfolio,’ said Ted Ogawa, president and CEO of Toyota Motor North America. ‘Changing the name of this facility to North American Hydrogen Headquarters represents our leadership in fuel cell development, creating real-world products to help reduce carbon emissions.’
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/4baWtXI
🚗 The first hydrogen heat engine, built: two litres and a pressure never seen before.
#hydrogen #technology #engine
🔧 A number of companies are already committed to this type of technology. Toyota is the one that has stood out the most so far, given that it even has prototypes participating in competitions with this type of engine.
🚀 However, there is another brand that is seeking to attract attention: Hyundai-Kia Motor Company (HMC), which together with the Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) has created a two-litre engine with direct hydrogen injection that runs exclusively on this fuel.
💡 The basis of the engine is a block that the company already had in its standard models, but which has been modified to burn hydrogen, which is injected directly into the combustion chamber at a pressure of more than 30 bar.
🔗 Source: https://www.ecoticias.com/movilidad-electrica/motor-termico-de-hidrogeno
🌊🔋 The most powerful installation for the production of fuel from water in the Balkans is located in Bulgaria.
#Bulgaria #fuel #production #hydrogen #hydrogen #hydrogen production
💪 The electrolyser has a production capacity of 423 kilograms of hydrogen per day. The company calculates that this covers the needs of 536 households or allows a car to travel 56,000 kilometres.
It is also equivalent to 2,150 kilograms of coal, 1,484 litres of petrol and 1,346 litres of diesel, and the combustion of each of these fuels would generate tonnes of emissions. The company points out that the energy efficiency in this case is several times higher than that of solar panels.
👨🔧 Hydrogenera has 30 engineers who design, build and assemble 90% of the nearly 7,000 components of the hydrolyser.
🔗 Source: https://bit.ly/4dxEnkP
