Friday 31 January 2020

Sun, wind, and hydrogen: New Arctic station will do without diesel fuel | EurekAlert! Science News

Sun, wind, and hydrogen: New Arctic station will do without diesel fuel | EurekAlert! Science News: Yury Vasiliev gives a speech at Arctic Frontiers about a year-round fully autonomous International Arctic Station (IAS) in the Land of Hope, in the foothills of the Polar Urals. The station will have a modular structure and be powered by renewable energy sources and hydrogen fuel, and will not use diesel fuel. The station is scheduled to begin operation in 2022.

Energia Group to provide renewable hydrogen for NI public transport

Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia intensify cooperation and launch cross-border hydrogen projects

Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia intensify cooperation and launch cross-border hydrogen projects: North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands have agreed to intensify cooperation in the field of hydrogen economy. Economics and Energy Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart and his Dutch counterpart Eric Wiebes signed corresponding declarations of inte...

Oman Hydrogen Centre Opens at GUtech

Oman Hydrogen Centre Opens at GUtech: Barka, Jan 27 (ONA) --- Oman Hydrogen Centre was opened at the premises of German University of Technology, Oman, under the auspices of Eng. Azza bint Sulaiman al-Isma'eeli, Minister of Technology and Communications.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Salmi, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad al-Rumhi, Minister of Oil and Gas and a number of academicians, company chairmen, dignitaries,...

The Kirchhoff Group Starts Manufacturing the World's First Refuse and Sweeper Vehicles with Hydrogen Fuel Cells - FuelCellsWorks

The Kirchhoff Group Starts Manufacturing the World's First Refuse and Sweeper Vehicles with Hydrogen Fuel Cells - FuelCellsWorks: The Kirchhoff subsidiary Faun produces the world's first refuse and sweeper vehicles with fuel cell drives.

What does the decade hold for hydrogen in Australia? | Energetics

What does the decade hold for hydrogen in Australia? | Energetics: We consider the features of the Strategy: the outlook for hydrogen over the coming decade, and the developments that business should watch as milestones in the commercial application of this fuel source

Hyundai Motor To Produce Hydrogen Commercial Cars In China - UrduPoint

Hyundai Motor To Produce Hydrogen Commercial Cars In China - UrduPoint: Hyundai Motor To Produce Hydrogen Commercial Cars In Chin

Wednesday 29 January 2020

Report: Hydrogen can immediately reduce emissions for heavy industry

Report: Hydrogen can immediately reduce emissions for heavy industry: Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has today launched a new report highlighting the immediate emissions reduction potential of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels...

Tuesday 28 January 2020

DOE sets technical targets for hydrogen fuel-cell long-haul Class 8 trucks - Green Car Congress

DOE sets technical targets for hydrogen fuel-cell long-haul Class 8 trucks - Green Car Congress: The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office, in collaboration with the DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, has established technical targets for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in long-haul tractor-trailer Class 8 truck applications. These targets will help guide early stage R&D and serve as benchmarks for tracking technology....

Ballard Powers Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles For Unprecedented 30 Million Kilometers – Enough to Circle the Globe 750 Times

Ballard Powers Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles For Unprecedented 30 Million Kilometers – Enough to Circle the Globe 750 Times: Browse through our press release archives to stay up to date on the latest Ballard Power news. Learn more about Ballard Power events, initiatives and more.

Tokyo 2020 to Utilise Hydrogen for Games Cauldron and Torch | The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020 to Utilise Hydrogen for Games Cauldron and Torch | The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: The official website for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, providing the latest news, event information, Games Vision, and venue plans.

Galp joins the Hydrogen Council and mulls projects to promote hydrogen economy in Portugal

Galp joins the Hydrogen Council and mulls projects to promote hydrogen economy in Portugal: Galp enters global network that brings together Energy, Transportation, Industrial and Finance multinationals with a common vision on hydrogen. Specific projects include hydrogen service-station and green hydrogen production for industry, mobility and grid injection.

Monday 27 January 2020

LADWP Helps Launch New Organization to Focus on Green Hydrogen | 8minutenergy

LADWP Helps Launch New Organization to Focus on Green Hydrogen | 8minutenergy: January 21, 2020– Los Angeles – Today marks the official launch of the Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC), an educational non-profit dedicated to facilitating policies and practices to advance green hydrogen…

HYPORT®: green hydrogen plant in Ostend | DEME Group

INSPIRE Project Features Dana's Metallic Bipolar Plate, Receives FCH Award for Fuel Cell Technology

INSPIRE Project Features Dana's Metallic Bipolar Plate, Receives FCH Award for Fuel Cell Technology: We deliver real-time business and markets news to the world covering FDA approvals, merger & acquisitions, earnings, dividends, SEC filings and more.

AFC Energy PLC inks deal with green tech firm HiiROC to extract hydrogen from natural gas

AFC Energy PLC inks deal with green tech firm HiiROC to extract hydrogen from natural gas: AFC will be granted exclusive rights in the UK, Europe and Australia to use HiiROC’s technology, which extracts hydrogen from methane without emitting CO2

Sunday 26 January 2020

Hydrogen Cost to Fall Sharply and Sooner than Expected - Hydrogen Council

Hydrogen Cost to Fall Sharply and Sooner than Expected - Hydrogen Council: Up to 50% cost reduction appears achievable within this decade as scale up accelerates Brussels, 20 January 2020 – A new report published today by the Hydrogen Council, Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective, shows that the cost of hydrogen solutions will fall sharply within the next decade, sooner…

Saturday 25 January 2020

Europe's hydrogen revolution: the promise of power without pollution | Euronews

Europe's hydrogen revolution: the promise of power without pollution | Euronews: Business Planet travels to Gothenburg to see how one firm’s cutting edge technology is powering Europe’s growing hydrogen economy.

KRRI to Deploy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train, Powered by Horizon - PR.com

KRRI to Deploy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train, Powered by Horizon - PR.com: KRRI will unveil their next-generation hydrogen powered electric trains using the latest Horizon PEM Fuel Cell systems.

Dutch-Belgian truck company orders five Proton HyRange hydrogen fuel-cell systems for refuse trucks; EU project REVIVE - Green Car Congress

Dutch-Belgian truck company orders five Proton HyRange hydrogen fuel-cell systems for refuse trucks; EU project REVIVE - Green Car Congress: E-Trucks Europe, a manufacturer of electric-hydrogen hybrid commercial vehicles, has ordered five HyRange fuel cell systems from Proton Motor. The five hydrogen fuel cell systems will be used to outfit electric refuse trucks as part of the EU project REVIVE (Refuse Vehicle Innovation and Validation in Europe). The tender, which...

Curtin green hydrogen research supported with ARC funding - News and Events | Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

Curtin green hydrogen research supported with ARC funding - News and Events | Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia: Curtin University research that aims to develop a new way of producing, storing and exporting green hydrogen from Australian resources has been awarded more than $580,000 by the Federal Government.

ITM Power PLC heads higher after Linde AG takes 20% stake

ITM Power PLC heads higher after Linde AG takes 20% stake: Linde will appoint a non-executive director to the board once the fundraising has been completed

Equinor to run ship fitted with ammonia fuel cells

Equinor to run ship fitted with ammonia fuel cells: The announcement comes during a time of significant change in the shipping industry.

Wednesday 22 January 2020

The world's first hydrogen-powered superyacht was unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show. Here's a look inside the game-changing 367-foot vessel concept.

The world's first hydrogen-powered superyacht was unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show. Here's a look inside the game-changing 367-foot vessel concept.: The potentially monumental 367-foot superyacht with state-of-the-art technology and design was presented as a 6.5-foot model at the Monaco Yacht Show.

Hydrogen-powered Drone Developed in Hungary - Hungary Today

Hydrogen-powered Drone Developed in Hungary - Hungary Today: Read here the latest news about Hungary

Green Hydrogen: H2 V Energies takes another step forward and announces the opening of its order book

Green Hydrogen: H2 V Energies takes another step forward and announces the opening of its order book: MONTRÉAL, Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A massive green hydrogen production project will soon be unveiled in Bécancour, Québec. H2 V Energies’ Alpha plant will be a launch pad for bringing full green hydrogen to the North American scene, becoming a global showcase with a zero environmental footprint

Industrial hydrogen: a 20 MW project in the Netherlands | MarketScreener

Industrial hydrogen: a 20 MW project in the Netherlands | MarketScreener: This reflects our constant innovation policy as well as our expertise in large-scale platforms electrolysis.


Germany: First Taxi Company in Hesse to Use Fuel Cell Vehicles - Zefer

Germany: First Taxi Company in Hesse to Use Fuel Cell Vehicles - Zefer: The company ” ECT Eco Taxi Deutschland GmbH” , founded in 2014, uses environmentally friendly vehicles for taxi operations in Wiesbaden.  The managing directors Conrad…

Tuesday 21 January 2020

Hydrogen Cost to Fall Sharply and Sooner than Expected - Hydrogen Council

Hydrogen Cost to Fall Sharply and Sooner than Expected - Hydrogen Council: Up to 50% cost reduction appears achievable within this decade as scale up accelerates Brussels, 20 January 2020 – A new report published today by the Hydrogen Council, Path to Hydrogen Competitiveness: A Cost Perspective, shows that the cost of hydrogen solutions will fall sharply within the next decade, sooner…

MANN+HUMMEL joins Hydrogen Council | MANN+HUMMEL

MANN+HUMMEL joins Hydrogen Council | MANN+HUMMEL: MANN+HUMMEL, the global leading filtration expert, has joined the Hydrogen Council.

Canada: Macquarie Capital to Finance New $200-plus Million Renewable Hydrogen Plant in Chetwynd - FuelCellsWorks

Canada: Macquarie Capital to Finance New $200-plus Million Renewable Hydrogen Plant in Chetwynd - FuelCellsWorks: The green energy investment arm of Macquarie Capital will finance a new $200-plus million renewable hydrogen plant in Chetwynd, says project developer Juergen Puetter of Renewable Hydrogen Canada (RH2C). Macquarie...

Why Elon Musk is Wrong About Fuel Cells

Why Elon Musk is Wrong About Fuel Cells: 2020 will be the biggest year in the history of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. Learn why the performance, cost, and sustainability of fuel cells makes them the most viable, effective zero-emission motive solution for commercial vehicles.

Bloom Energy and SK E&C Announce New Projects With KT Corporation and Korea Midland Power Company - MarketWatch

Bloom Energy and SK E&C Announce New Projects With KT Corporation and Korea Midland Power Company - MarketWatch: SK E&C, the Engineering & Construction arm of SK Group, the third largest conglomerate in Korea, and Bloom Energy Corporation BE today announced they...

Chevron Joins Hydrogen Council - Bloomberg

The Hydrogen Council Announces Significant Membership Growth Covering New Geographies and Financial Sector Ahead of 3rd Anniversary CEO Event - Hydrogen Council

The Hydrogen Council Announces Significant Membership Growth Covering New Geographies and Financial Sector Ahead of 3rd Anniversary CEO Event - Hydrogen Council: New geographies represented, including Australia and the Middle East New Investor Group established to connect investor community with industry in view of massive global scale-up of hydrogen solutions Brussels, 15 January 2020 – The Hydrogen Council today announces a wave of new members to include for the first time both…

2021 Toyota Mirai - First Look

200 hydrogen-powered buses roll off assembly line in Yunnan - China.org.cn

Honda, Isuzu power up fuel cell partnership for heavy-duty trucks - Reuters

Honda, Isuzu power up fuel cell partnership for heavy-duty trucks - Reuters: Japan's Honda Motor Co <7267.T> and Isuzu Motors Ltd <7202.T> on Wednesday said they would jointly research the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power heavy-duty trucks, looking to expand fuel cell use by applying the zero-emission technology to larger vehicles.

Small fuel cell aircraft in development in Germany - electrive.com

Small fuel cell aircraft in development in Germany - electrive.com: The electric vehicle retrofitter eCap Mobility and the microlight aircraft manufacturer Breezer Aircraft want to develop a fuel cell drive that can be retrofitted to single-engine aircraft. However, the focus is more on single-seat sports aircraft than on the electrification of commercial planes. The two companies signed a corresponding cooperation agreement a few days ago …

Germany: Landkreis-Stade District Administrator Thrilled After Test Drive with Hydrogen Mercedes GLC F-Cell Vehicle - "Technology of the future" - FuelCellsWorks

Germany: Landkreis-Stade District Administrator Thrilled After Test Drive with Hydrogen Mercedes GLC F-Cell Vehicle - "Technology of the future" - FuelCellsWorks: “A unique driving experience – I’m thrilled” – District Administrator Michael Roesberg had the opportunity on Friday to cover at least a short distance with a hydrogen hybrid sedan, which...

Akasol to supply innovations for Alstom hydrogen train

Akasol to supply innovations for Alstom hydrogen train: Akasol, a German manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, will supply its battery systems for Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen powered trains.

Green hydrogen – The Potential Energy Transition Gamechanger

Green hydrogen – The Potential Energy Transition Gamechanger: Green hydrogen is projected to grow rapidly in the coming years. As energy leaders from around the world meet for the 10th Assembly of IRENA, participants of a ministerial roundtable on hydrogen have identified hydrogen produced by renewable energy as potential key accelerator of the energy transition and enabler for a wider global decarbonization.

Preparing for the hydrogen economy - The University of Sydney

Preparing for the hydrogen economy - The University of Sydney: The researchers also found the first direct evidence that clusters of niobium carbide within the steel trap hydrogen in such a way that it cannot readily move to the dislocations and crystal boundaries to cause embrittlement. This effect has the potential to be used to design steels that can resist embrittlement.

The researchers also found the first direct evidence that clusters of niobium carbide within the steel trap hydrogen in such a way that it cannot readily move to the dislocations and crystal boundaries to cause embrittlement. This effect has the potential to be used to design steels that can resist embrittlement.

Plans unveiled to fuel 2020 Olympic flame with hydrogen

Plans unveiled to fuel 2020 Olympic flame with hydrogen: Hydrogen could be used to fuel the Olympic flame cauldron at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – marking the first time in the international sporting event’s...

Fuel cell market breaks the 1GW barrier | News | gasworld

Fuel cell market breaks the 1GW barrier | News | gasworld: Energy consultancy E4tech has today launched a new report which highlights that 2019 saw the global hydrogen fuel sector add more than 1GW of new capacity for the first time.

Snam: hydrogen blend doubled to 10% in Contursi trial

Snam: hydrogen blend doubled to 10% in Contursi trial: On 16th December, Snam doubled the volume of the hydrogen blend, which was experimentally introduced into its natural gas transmission network in Contursi Terme (Salerno), to 10%.

Toyota's Woven City: a Prototype City of the Future

Toyota plans 175-acre Woven City in Japan as living tech test bed

Toyota plans 175-acre Woven City in Japan as living tech test bed: The project, at the base of Mount Fuji, is being championed by CEO Akio Toyoda. Groundbreaking is planned for 2021.

Korean Gov’t Announces its Selection of World’s First Hydrogen Cities | News Break

Korean Gov’t Announces its Selection of World’s First Hydrogen Cities | News Break: On Sunday, December 29th, 2019 The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced that it chose Ansan, Ulsan, Wanju, and Jeonju as ‘candidate cities for the hydrogen economy,’ and Samcheok as a city that will specialize in research and development (R&D) of hydrogen technology.