🔋 Introduction:
One year ago, Fenix inaugurated the first green hydrogen plant at a power plant in Chilca, Peru. Since then, it has achieved significant cost savings and emissions reductions, replacing gray hydrogen and generating a positive impact on the country’s sustainability.
1️⃣ Sustainability Achievements: The plant has generated more than 5200 m³ of green hydrogen since its start-up, replacing the gray hydrogen previously used in the plant’s generators. This change has led to a reduction of nearly 900 tons of CO₂ equivalent, in accordance with ISO 14064.
2️⃣ Economic Savings: The replacement of gray hydrogen with green hydrogen has represented a savings of USD 46,000 in its first year of operation. This economic benefit, together with the reduction in emissions, highlights the viability and efficiency of using green hydrogen in power generation.
3️⃣ Impact on the Energy Industry: The success of Fenix’s green hydrogen plant in Chilca underscores the potential of green hydrogen as a sustainable energy source. This plant not only contributes to Peru’s energy transition, but also serves as a model for future green hydrogen initiatives in the region.
📊 Reflection: How do you think the adoption of green hydrogen will impact the future of the energy industry in Peru and globally? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in the implementation of this technology? Share your ideas and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/3ECDZEg
GreenHydrogen #Fenix #Chilca #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #EmissionsReduction #CleanEnergy #Peru #EnergyIndustry #EconomicSavings
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FortisBC and Hazer Group are leading an innovative project to build a methane pyrolysis hydrogen plant in British Columbia. FortisBC recently completed successful testing of new turquoise hydrogen production equipment and is now looking to develop a commercial scale project.
1️⃣ Collaboration and Successful Testing: In 2022, FortisBC partnered with Suncor Energy and Hazer Group to build a methane pyrolysis pilot plant. This process produces hydrogen from natural gas, with synthetic graphite as a byproduct. Although Suncor withdrew in 2023, FortisBC and Hazer continued and built a new test platform in Kitchener, BC.
2️⃣ Methane Pyrolysis Technology: Methane pyrolysis is an advanced technique that allows the production of turquoise hydrogen without CO₂ emissions. This process, which breaks down methane into hydrogen and solid carbon (graphite), offers a sustainable solution for hydrogen generation.
3️⃣ Impact and Opportunities: Energy Efficiency: Methane pyrolysis technology improves efficiency and reduces emissions. Sustainability: Turquoise hydrogen is a clean and cost-effective alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Innovation: This project positions British Columbia as a leader in sustainable hydrogen production.
📊 Reflection: How do you think methane pyrolysis technology will impact the future of hydrogen production in British Columbia and globally? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in implementing this technology? Share your thoughts and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/40NZSrK
Hydrogen #FortisBC #HazerGroup #MethanePyrolysis #TurquoiseHydrogen #Sustainability #Innovation #BritishColumbia #CleanEnergy #SyntheticGraphite.
🔋 Introduction:
Scanning transmission electron microscopy experiments have revealed the structural changes that a ruthenium catalyst undergoes, increasing its activity during an ammonia cracking reaction. These findings may help to design better heterogeneous catalysts in the future.
1️⃣ Structural Changes in Ruthenium: Experiments have shown how ruthenium rearrangement improves catalyst efficiency. This high hydrogen content and the ease of liquefaction of ammonia are being explored by many research groups as a carbon neutral fuel.
2️⃣ Ammonia’s potential: Jesum Alves Fernandes of the University of Nottingham (UK) notes that ammonia has more hydrogen than molecular hydrogen. This characteristic makes it a valuable source of hydrogen for a variety of applications, from power generation to transportation.
3️⃣ Impact on Hydrogen Production: The decomposition of ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen can be a sustainable solution for large-scale hydrogen production. Advances in ruthenium rearrangement and improved catalysts may lead to more efficient and economical hydrogen production.
📊 Reflection: how do you think these advances in ruthenium rearrangement will impact hydrogen production from ammonia? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in the implementation of these catalysts? Share your thoughts and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/4jDyiX3
Hydrogen #Ruthenium #Amonia #Catalysts #ElectronMicroscopy #AmmoniaDecomposition #SustainableEnergy #Research #UniversityOfNottingham #JesumAlvesFernandes
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The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) aviation sector is vital to its economy and is expected to grow substantially in the coming decades, thereby increasing fuel consumption. At the same time, the country is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change. Liquid green hydrogen is expected to emerge as an important aviation fuel in the future.
1️⃣ Green Hydrogen Potential: The UAE can utilize its vast solar energy resources to produce hydrogen at scale at a competitive cost, thus securing its aviation fuel supply. However, this development needs several decades to materialize. The photovoltaic farms needed to produce the electricity for water electrolysis have yet to be built, and the infrastructure to produce, liquefy, store and transport hydrogen has yet to be developed.
2️⃣ Development and Evolution: Hydrogen-powered aircraft have yet to evolve from current small-scale demonstration projects to long-range commercial aircraft. Realistically, hydrogen will gain momentum as an aviation fuel by 2050 and, by 2070, will become a dominant fuel in the market. This paper details why and how liquid green hydrogen will find its way as an aviation fuel in the UAE and provides strategy and policy recommendations to facilitate this development.
3️⃣ Global Implications: Based on the lessons learned from this case study, the implications of the transition to liquid green hydrogen on a global scale are highlighted. The adoption of green hydrogen in aviation could mean a significant shift towards sustainability and decarbonization of the sector.
📊 Reflection: how do you think the adoption of liquid green hydrogen will impact the future of aviation in the UAE and globally? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in the implementation of this technology? Share your thoughts and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/40NYMfC
#Hydrogen #Aviation #UAE #Decarbonization #SolarEnergy #GreenHydrogen #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #Innovation #Aircrafts
🔋 Introduction:
Food waste, which is often considered rubbish, has untapped potential as a key resource for waste management and clean energy generation. Researchers at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) have developed an innovative method to produce biohydrogen (bioH₂) from these wastes, revealing new possibilities in sustainable energy.
1️⃣ Innovation in Biohydrogen Production: The team has successfully improved hydrogen production and minimised the environmental impact of biogas (methane and carbon dioxide) generation. Using an upflow reactor, food waste undergoes continuous fermentation to produce biohydrogen, a valuable source of clean energy.
2️⃣ Ethanol and Acetic Acid: The chief scientist also contributed to another innovative project that demonstrated an environmentally friendly, carbon-free gas electrofermentation process. This method improves the conversion of carbon dioxide into ethanol and acetic acid, which improves efficiency and reduces emissions. By transforming CO₂ into valuable chemicals, such as ethanol and acetic acid, the process supports carbon sequestration for sustainable energy systems. Acetic acid, a platform chemical, is used to produce solvents, polymers (VAM), food preservatives and pharmaceuticals.
3️⃣ Impact and Applications: Biohydrogen production from food waste can have a significant impact on a range of sectors, from electricity generation to transport. By harnessing an abundant and underutilised resource, this technology promises to be a viable and environmentally friendly solution to today’s energy challenges.
📊 Reflection: How do you think converting food waste into biohydrogen will impact the energy and environmental future? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in the implementation of this technology? Share your ideas and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/42GdvMh
Hydrogen #Biohydrogen #FoodWaste #CleanEnergy #CSIR #IndianInstituteofChemicalTechnology #Sustainability #Innovation #CircularEconomy #WasteManagement
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Research by POTECH’s interdisciplinary team, led by Professor Gunsu S. Yun, has shown that microwaves are not only for heating food, but can also drive chemical reactions. This breakthrough reduces the reduction temperature of Gd-doped cerium oxide (CeO₂), a reference material for hydrogen production, by more than 60% to below 600 degrees Celsius.
1️⃣ Technological innovation: The use of microwaves to reduce the reduction temperature of Gd-doped CeO₂ represents a breakthrough in the search for sustainable energy. This technique not only improves the efficiency of the process, but also opens up new possibilities for the production of hydrogen at lower cost and with lower energy consumption.
2️⃣ Study Details: The POTECH team, which included PhD candidate Jaemin Yoo (Department of Physics, Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering), Professor Hyungyu Jin and PhD candidate Dongkyu Lee (Department of Mechanical Engineering), has demonstrated that this technique can transform hydrogen production. The research has been recognised and published on the inside front cover of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
3️⃣ Benefits and Applications: Energy Efficiency: Lowering the reduction temperature of Gd-doped CeO₂ improves the efficiency of the hydrogen production process. Sustainability: This approach contributes to sustainability by using less energy and reducing costs. Innovation: The microwave technique can be applied to other materials and chemical processes, opening up new avenues for research and development in the field of energy.
Reflection: How do you think the use of microwaves for hydrogen production will impact the future of sustainable energy? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in the implementation of this technology? Share your ideas and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/3WMj6gt
Hydrogen #CeO₂ #Microwaves #Microwave #SustainableEnergy #TechnologicalInnovation #POTECH #EnergyResearch #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #Science
🔋 Introduction:
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) is planning a hydrogen plant integrated with a high-temperature gas reactor. This innovative project aims to provide a constant supply of hydrogen without CO₂ as a by-product, using the heat generated by the reactor.
1️⃣ JAEA plan: The facility will be built next to the high-temperature engineering test reactor (HTTR) in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, and will operate in an integrated manner with the reactor. If successful, it will be the first facility of its kind in the world.
2️⃣ Gas Reactor Technology: High temperature gas reactors are considered the next generation of nuclear reactors. Unlike conventional reactors that use water for cooling, gas reactors use helium and can generate temperatures above 800°C, ideal for hydrogen production.
3️⃣ Benefits and Applications: Decarbonisation: Producing hydrogen without CO₂ as a by-product is crucial for reducing emissions and combating climate change. Energy Efficiency: The high temperatures generated by gas reactors can be used to both produce hydrogen and generate electricity more efficiently. Innovation: This project positions Japan at the forefront of developing advanced nuclear technologies.
Reflection: How do you think the integration of high-temperature gas reactors will impact the future of hydrogen production? What other challenges and opportunities do you see in the implementation of this technology? Share your ideas and comments!
More info: https://bit.ly/4jLqXEA
#Hydrogen #GasReactors #JAEA #Oarai #Ibaraki #Decarbonisation #EnergyEfficiency #Innovation #NuclearEnergy #Technology