Saturday 28 March 2020

Hyundai receives biggest delivery of its NEXO

Hyundai receives biggest delivery of its NEXO: Hyundai Motor Company Australia has today received the biggest delivery of its NEXO since the hydrogen-powered SUV received full design certification and a five-star ANCAP...

Expert consortium develops carbon-neutral fuel for sustainable transport

Expert consortium develops carbon-neutral fuel for sustainable transport: The Power-to-Fuel project, led by Liquid Wind, will establish commercial-scale renewable fuel facilities. The consortium (consisting of Axpo, COWI, Carbon Clean Solutions, Haldor Topsoe, Nel Hydrogen and Siemens) will combine its expertise and technology to produce liquid, carbon-neutral fuel from captured carbon dioxide (CCU) and green hydrogen (from renewable electricity). As an alternative to fossil-based fuel, this new fuel will play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions.

Iberdrola to add hydrogen production to 100-MW Puertollano solar project

Iberdrola to add hydrogen production to 100-MW Puertollano solar project: March 17 (Renewables Now) - Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) is joining the renewable hydrogen race with the construction of a 100-MW solar farm that will power the

Toyota and Hino to Jointly Develop Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Truck | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

Toyota and Hino to Jointly Develop Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Truck | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website: Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) have agreed to jointly develop a heavy-duty fuel cell truck, and to proceed with initiatives toward its practical use through verification tests and other means.

Industry Comes Together to Promote Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks | Hydrogen

Orkney: This small island chain is leading the way on hydrogen power - CNN

Orkney: This small island chain is leading the way on hydrogen power - CNN: Too much clean energy. It's an unusual problem to have, and one that's spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to become an unlikely pioneer in hydrogen power.

Enapter reveals new electrolyser EL 2.1 | Enapter

Enapter reveals new electrolyser EL 2.1 | Enapter: “We are very close to METI’s efficiency goal for 2030 – 10 years ahead of time: today we only need 4.4 kilowatt hours of electricity to produce one cubic metre of hydrogen gas”, announces Sebastian- Justus Schmidt, Chairman at Enapter, and continues: “Demand for hydrogen is expected to grow by a factor of 1000 or more by 2030 – decentralized systems producing hydrogen on-site with no transportation cost will make a huge difference.

North West set to deliver £7bn investment into low-carbon skills - Business Live

North West set to deliver £7bn investment into low-carbon skills - Business Live: This could be huge in the fight to become carbon-neutral by 2050

Wave electric bus launch set for Euro Bus Expo - routeone news

Wave electric bus launch set for Euro Bus Expo - routeone news: Wave Industries will launch a new electric bus at Euro Bus Expo after agreeing a joint venture to build vehicles in Coventry.

Friday 20 March 2020

Hydrogen fuel cells and Cummins: A universe of possibilities

SAIC’s RMB500 million worth of fuel cell project launched in Jiading - Gasgoo

SAIC’s RMB500 million worth of fuel cell project launched in Jiading - Gasgoo: Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Shanghai Hydrogen Propulsion Technology Co., Ltd. (SHPT), a subsidiary of SAIC Motor, launched on March 16 a new fuel cell project at Jiadin

About H2Ref | H2Ref

About H2Ref | H2Ref: Find out more about the H2Ref project uses hydrogen as a fuel source, from the key objectives to the basic concept and how it works.

Hyundai Construction Equipment to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Excavators | Electric Vehicles Research

Hyundai Construction Equipment to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Excavators | Electric Vehicles Research: Hyundai Construction Equipment recently decided to join forces with Hyundai Motor Group to develop the world's first hydrogen-powered construction equipment.

Hyzon Motors: New fuel cell commercial vehicle maker - electrive.com

Hyzon Motors: New fuel cell commercial vehicle maker - electrive.com: The Horizon Fuel Cell Group has launched Hyzon Motors, a hydrogen vehicle company focused on heavy-duty FCEVs and specifically fuel cell stacks exceeding 100kW. Hyzon’s vehicle line due to launch this year is to include trucks from 15-40 tonnes. Next year, the company based in New York wants to add other light commercial vehicles and …

Beijing Jingneng Plans to Build 5GW Clean Energy & Storage Plant - Bloomberg

Beijing Jingneng Plans to Build 5GW Clean Energy & Storage Plant - Bloomberg: Beijing Jingneng Power Co., a Chinese state-owned utility, plans to invest 23 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) in a project that will combine wind and solar power generation, hydrogen production and energy storage.

Mining giants BHP, Anglo and Fortescue join forces for "green hydrogen" | RenewEconomy

Mining giants BHP, Anglo and Fortescue join forces for "green hydrogen" | RenewEconomy: Anglo American, BHP, Fortescue and Hatch join forces to “de-risk and accelerate” production of renewable hydrogen, in bid to help decarbonise mining sector operations.

NSW emissions plan includes hydrogen – The Australian Pipeliner

NSW emissions plan includes hydrogen – The Australian Pipeliner: The state government released its Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020-2030 last week, detailing how NSW plan

BayoTech targets South Korea hydrogen market

BayoTech targets South Korea hydrogen market: On-site hydrogen generation specialist BayoTech has appointed international business development consultancy Intralink to spearhead its push into the rapidly growing South Korean hydrogen energy market.

First Australian plant to deliver hydrogen blended gas across a city - News - The Chemical Engineer

First Australian plant to deliver hydrogen blended gas across a city - News - The Chemical Engineer: First Australian plant to deliver hydrogen blended gas across a city

Thursday 19 March 2020

Japan opens the largest hydrogen production unit on the globe

Japan opens the largest hydrogen production unit on the globe: A consortium in the country has launched the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field. A Japanese consortium has now launched a renewable energy-powered 10 MW-

Friday 13 March 2020

Green Hydrogen for Renewable Products Refinery in Rotterdam Green Hydrogen for Renewable Products Refinery in Rotterdam - Ocean Energy Resources Ocean Energy Resources

Green Hydrogen for Renewable Products Refinery in Rotterdam Green Hydrogen for Renewable Products Refinery in Rotterdam - Ocean Energy Resources Ocean Energy Resources: CEA, Neste, Paul Wurth, ENGIE and Sunfire announce a project-partnership to build and operate the world’s first multi-megawatt scale high-temperature electrolyser for highly efficient hydrogen production.

L.A. Aims to be First to Power U.S. City With Green Hydrogen - Bloomberg

L.A. Aims to be First to Power U.S. City With Green Hydrogen - Bloomberg: Los Angeles is aiming to become the first city in the nation to use renewable hydrogen to produce electricity, with the goal of ending the use of carbon-based natural gas entirely.

Towards a cleaner Baltic Sea using Kemira’s hydrogen - Kemira.com

Towards a cleaner Baltic Sea using Kemira’s hydrogen - Kemira.com: This summer, Aranda, a research vessel of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) operating in the Baltic Sea, will start the experimental use of a fuel cell system fueled by excess hydrogen from Kemira’s Äetsä plant in a pilot project coordinated by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

Intermountain Power Agency orders MHPS JAC Gas Turbine technology for renewable-hydrogen energy hub, operated by LA DWP - Green Car Congress

Intermountain Power Agency orders MHPS JAC Gas Turbine technology for renewable-hydrogen energy hub, operated by LA DWP - Green Car Congress: The Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) has awarded Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) a contract for two M501JAC power trains for the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP) in Delta, Utah. (Earlier post.) This award marks the first Advanced Class Gas Turbines in the industry specifically designed and purchased as part of a...

Launch of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Hydrogen Club | McPhy

Launch of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Hydrogen Club | McPhy: The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region (France) launches its hydrogen club

Alstom’s world first hydrogen train completes tests in the Netherlands

Fukushima powers up one of world's biggest hydrogen plants - Nikkei Asian Review

Fukushima powers up one of world's biggest hydrogen plants - Nikkei Asian Review: TOKYO -- One of the world's largest facilities for producing clean-burning hydrogen marked its opening on Saturday, in a demonstration of no

Nedstack Joins HyNed-China Program | Nedstack

First double-decker hydrogen buses to hit Aberdeen streets in summer - Evening Express

First double-decker hydrogen buses to hit Aberdeen streets in summer - Evening Express: A new fleet of hydrogen double-decker buses will be rolled out across Aberdeen in the summer.

Development of the FuelCell Energy Project at Toyota’s Port of Long Beach Facility to Proceed; California Public Utilities - Bloomberg

DEME and partners present HYPORT®Duqm, a large-scale green hydrogen project in Oman | DEME Group

2021 Toyota Mirai - First Look

Nel and Kvaerner enters into strategic collaboration agreement - Kvaerner

Nel and Kvaerner enters into strategic collaboration agreement - Kvaerner: Nel and Kvaerner has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement. The companies will collaborate on specific green hydrogen projects and standardisation of solutions for large scale hydrogen production plants.

Toray subsidiary Greenerity breaks ground for new plant producing fuel-cell components - Chemical Engineering | Page 1

Toray subsidiary Greenerity breaks ground for new plant producing fuel-cell components - Chemical Engineering | Page 1: (Page 1) Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; www.toray.com) announced that its German subsidiary, Greenerity GmbH, held a groundbreaking ceremony a day earlier for its s

Energy Observer sets sail from France on an entirely self-sufficient 4-year voyage around the world

Energy Observer sets sail from France on an entirely self-sufficient 4-year voyage around the world: ENERGY OBSERVER, the first hydrogen vessel around the world. An Odyssey for the Future.

Nikola Corp | Nikola Corporation, a Global Leader in Zero Emissions Transportation Solutions, to Be Listed on NASDAQ Through a Merger With VectoIQ

Nikola Corp | Nikola Corporation, a Global Leader in Zero Emissions Transportation Solutions, to Be Listed on NASDAQ Through a Merger With VectoIQ: Nikola Motor Company designs and manufactures electric components, drivetrains and vehicles including the Nikola One and Nikola Two electric semi-trucks.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Snowmobile Unveiled by Rotax/BRP | SnowGoer

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Snowmobile Unveiled by Rotax/BRP | SnowGoer: Bombardier Recreational Products' Rotax division today unveil a zero-emissions snowmobile powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.

Tasmanian Hydrogen Plan: Good for Tasmania and Good for the Planet | The Australia Institute

UK Hydrogen Taskforce launched | News | gasworld

UK Hydrogen Taskforce launched | News | gasworld: Earlier this week a cross-industry coalition was launched in UK Parliament with a goal of promoting large-scale deployment of hydrogen across the UK.