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voda 23 augustus 2022 08:01

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Heliogen & Dimensional Energy to Produce SAF from Hydrogen

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23 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology, Heliogen has entered into a letter of intent with sustainable fuels company Dimensional Energy to jointly produce sustainable aviation fuel at Heliogen’s concentrated solar thermal demonstration facility in Lancaster in California. This first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to create a reserve of jet fuel created from sunlight and air to enable the rapid decarbonization of the aviation industry.

The companies will work to deploy Heliogen’s proprietary, artificial intelligence powered HelioHeat technology to convert sunlight directly into thermal energy in the form of high temperature steam and air that will be used to produce green hydrogen for Dimensional Energy’s Reactor platform. The hydrogen will be produced leveraging the previously announced successful demonstration of Heliogen’s concentrated solar technology. As part of the collaboration between Heliogen and Dimensional Energy, the LOI includes a goal of building a fully integrated 1 barrel per day drop-in ready SAF demonstration. The parties expect the demonstration project to be a first step to develop a pipeline for approximately 3 million barrels of fuel over the next ten years.

As previously announced, Dimensional Energy has signed a commercial agreement to supply United Airlines with 300 million gallons of SAF over 20 years.

voda 23 augustus 2022 08:01

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HydrogenOne Invests in Hydrogen Pipeline Company Strohm

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23 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

HydrogenOne Capital Growth has signed definitive agreements for an investment of GBP 8.4 millionin Strohm Holding. HydrogenOne is investing alongside Strohm’s existing investors Shell Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and Evonik Venture Capital, in the first close of a funding round totalling GBP 11.8 million. HydrogenOne may also invest up to a further GBP 1.7 millionin the second close of this funding round, which is anticipated to be at least GBP 5.1 million in aggregate in addition, expected later in 2022. Following the investment in Strohm, HydrogenOne will have the right to a board seat.

Strohm is a private supply chain company, focused on the offshore wind-to-hydrogen sector and supporting a reliable, faster and cheaper green energy transition around the world. The company is developing safe and dependable pipeline solutions, whereby green hydrogen generated at offshore wind turbines can be transported to shore via Strohm’s subsea pipe infrastructure.

From its base near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Strohm is a global market leader in design and manufacturing of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe. TCP is more cost effective than steel pipe and has 50% less manufacturing greenhouse gas emissions. As TCP is a flexible pipe, it can be installed offshore easily and quickly, using the same methods as currently used for array cables. The technology can be used to safely transport hydrogen, CO2, ammonia and water, where steel solutions suffer from embrittlement and corrosion.

HydrogenOne was launched in 2021 with an investment objective to deliver an attractive level of capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of hydrogen and complementary hydrogen focussed assets. INEOS Energy is a strategic investor in HydrogenOne.

voda 23 augustus 2022 08:02

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Hyundai’s XCIENT Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Trucks to Hit German Roads

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23 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Hyundai Motor has announced the export of its XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks to Germany, the biggest commercial vehicle market in Europe. Seven German companies in logistics, manufacturing and retail will put 27 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks into fleet service with funding for eco-friendly commercial vehicles from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport BMDV.

In August 2021, BMDV rolled out its funding guidelines for commercial vehicles with alternative drive systems upon approval by the European Commission. The funding is available for battery, fuel cell and (overhead line) hybrid electric vehicles, corresponding to refueling/charging infrastructure and related feasibility studies. BMDV will have a budget of 1.6 billion euros available until 2024 to purchase eco-friendly commercial vehicles. The aforementioned seven German companies initially applied for the funding with Hyundai’s XCIENT Fuel Cells and successfully received approval from BMDV, again proving XCIENT Fuel Cell’s product competitiveness.

Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Swiss company H2 Energy, has also established Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility Germany to actively expand its entry into the hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle market in Germany. In order to establish a hydrogen ecosystem in the country, HHMG will operate local market sales and customer service as well as upfitter management in the market. HHMG also plans to actively participate in the second funding program.

The XCIENT Fuel Cell to be delivered is equipped with a 180-kW hydrogen fuel cell system with two 90-kW fuel cell stacks. The system’s durability and the vehicle’s overall fuel efficiency are tailored to the demands of commercial fleet customers. The 350-kW e-motor with maximum torque of 2,237 Nm enables dynamic driving performance. XCIENT Fuel Cell’s seven large hydrogen tanks offer a combined storage capacity of around 31 kg of fuel, while a 72-kWh-powered set of three batteries provides an additional source of power. The maximum driving range is 400 km per charge. Refueling a full tank of hydrogen takes about 8 to 20 minutes, depending on the ambient temperature.

Launched in 2020 by Hyundai Motor, XCIENT Fuel Cell is the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen electric heavy-duty truck. The company has already deployed 47 units in Switzerland where they have accumulated more than four million kilometers in driving as of July 2022. The trucks are servicing 23 different customers in Switzerland.

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voda 23 augustus 2022 08:04

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Hexagon Purus to Deliver Hydrogen Distribution Systems

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23 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Hexagon Purus subsidiary Wystrach has received an order for hydrogen distribution systems from a long-standing customer, a German industrial gas company. Wystrach’s hydrogen transport systems with Hexagon Purus’ type 4 cylinders will be used to deliver hydrogen for industrial applications in Germany. The value of the order is approximately EUR 5.2 million.

The industrial sector is accountable for close to 30% of annual carbon emissions globally, and hydrogen has a significant role to play in reducing these emissions, particularly in “hard to abate” sectors. Making green hydrogen available for use in industrial processes is critical to reduce carbon emissions.

As hydrogen, a key contributor to the energy transition, continues to build momentum globally, more than 30 countries have released hydrogen roadmaps, over USD 70 billion in government funding is committed to hydrogen investments, more than 500 large-scale hydrogen projects have been announced by the industry to date and green hydrogen is projected to supply up to 25% of the world's energy needs by 2050.

Hexagon Purus, a Hexagon Composites company, enables zero emission mobility for a cleaner energy future. The company is a world leading provider of hydrogen Type 4 high-pressure cylinders and systems, battery systems and vehicle integration solutions for fuel cell electric and battery electric vehicles. Hexagon Purus' products are used in a variety of applications including light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, buses, ground storage, distribution, refueling, maritime, rail and aerospace.

voda 23 augustus 2022 08:04

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Babcock & Wilcox to Provide Hydrogen Technology to Newpoint Gas

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23 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Babcock & Wilcox has signed a teaming agreement with Newpoint Gas to serve as a foundational technology partner, and provide advanced hydrogen generation, decarbonization and combustion technologies for the redevelopment of the former US Department of Energy Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site near Piketon in Ohio. B&W will supply its BrightLoopTM technology to produce hydrogen and isolate carbon dioxide for storage and will supply a steam generator utilizing the company’s BrightGenTM hydrogen combustion technology to produce clean, near-zero emissions energy. Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC will provide construction and installation services.

When complete, the USD 1.51 billion h2Trillium Energy and Manufacturing h2TEAM complex will operate as an integrated energy decarbonized hydrogen and closed-loop manufacturing facility, generating clean hydrogen and capturing carbon dioxide for long-term storage or beneficial use.

Newpoint launched the ATH2 Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub initiative in March 2022. B&W, Newpoint and other technical partners also intend to pursue an $8 billion Department of Energy Hydrogen Hub grant (H2Hubs) to fund the project and additional development.

B&W's flexible BrightLoop technology is part of its ClimateBrightTM suite of clean energy technologies and can accommodate a wide range of usable feedstocks, product outputs and applications. It can convert a wide range of fuels, including natural gas, coal, petcoke, methane, biomass, biogas, and other industrial process off-gases and materials, into multiple products. The BrightLoop system is highly scalable with benefits that can be applied to a wide array of industrial processes to produce hydrogen, syngas, and steam for power, processes and heating.

B&W’s proven and reliable BrightGen hydrogen combustion technology produces no CO2 and has already been supplied to more than 60 industrial water-tube boilers firing hydrogen and hydrogen-blended fuels. BrightGen technology is applicable to new installations or can be retrofit to existing equipment to fire hydrogen efficiently and safely.

voda 24 augustus 2022 06:54

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Shell Quits Port Kembla Steelworks Hydrogen Project of BlueScope

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24 Aug, 2022, 6:50 am

Latest media reports suggest that global oil & gas giant Shell has stepped back in the green hydrogen project at Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales’ Illawarra region, in which it had previously intended to participate with BlueScope Steel following its December 2021 memorandum of understanding, after having completed a detailed scoping and assessment of its initiatives. Media reports have quoted a Shell spokesperson as saying that “Shell evaluates projects such as these based on commercial and strategic considerations. As part of this process, Shell concluded the proposed projects were not a strategic fit. Shell intends to keep up its pursuit of opportunities in hydrogen fuel both located in Australia as well as in other locations around the world.”

BlueScope & Shell Energy Operations Pty had signed a MoU in December 2021 to work together to explore and develop renewable hydrogen projects at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in the Illawarra region of New South Wales in Australia. This initial project was to investigate designing, building and operating a pilot-scale 10MW renewable hydrogen electrolyzer to explore and test the use of green hydrogen in the blast furnace at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks. The ambition is to demonstrate hydrogen as a pathway towards low emissions steelmaking. The hydrogen could also potentially be used for other purposes, such as to feed a pilot direct reduced iron plant.

The MoU had also provided for BlueScope and Shell to collaborate with other organizations to develop a hydrogen hub in the Illawarra. This project was to explore options for hydrogen supply and offtake, renewable energy supply and hydrogen and electricity infrastructure. The project was to also examine the logistics infrastructure required for a commercially viable hydrogen supply chain in the Illawarra.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:01

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Advent & DEPA to Collaborate on Hydrogen Projects in Greece

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Leader in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology Advent Technologies Holdings has signed Memorandum of Understanding with leading importer of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas in Greece DEPA Commercial to enter into a strategic collaboration on hydrogen projects of common interest. The MoU sets out the framework for a forthcoming mutually binding agreement.

The parties have preliminarily agreed to the following actions:

Collaborate on the production of environmentally friendly hydrogen as a fuel with the participation of other major industrial partners.

Co-develop a proprietary and highly differentiated CHP system ready for mass production with efficiency approaching 90% and with multi-fuel operating capabilities (hydrogen, natural gas, efuels) that can address the key current, future, and on-grid, off-grid operation modes and business cases.

Create an innovation hub for the Greek hydrogen and fuel cell industry and develop synergies for promoting hydrogen and related technologies.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:02

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University of Aberdeen Gets Grant for Hydrogen Research

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

The University of Aberdeen's School of Engineering has been awarded GBP 220,000 in funding from the UK Government for a project that aims to create a new process to obtain hydrogen from organic waste as part of the energy transition. The funding, from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio under the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will enable research that could see the organic matter in food waste, manure, wastewaters and other biodegradable wastes converted to hydrogen and used to power homes and businesses on a commercial scale.

Led by Professor Davide Dionisi from the School of Engineering, the project involves several leading academics, including from the University’s Department of Chemistry. The team also includes Cranfield University in England and the University of Verona in Italy as partners. The project will use a sequence of biological, thermochemical and electrochemical stages to maximise the conversion of organic matter into hydrogen.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:07

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Scottish Power Plans Hydrogen Plant at Port of Felixstowe

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Scottish Power has announced plans to build a 100-MW green hydrogen production facility at the Port of Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast in UK. It will be used to power vehicles and machinery used at the port, in addition to shipping and rail freight supplying it. Electricity to power the electrolysis at the plants is to be supplied by Scottish Power’s UK-based wind farms.

The utility estimates the costs of the project as between GBP 100-150 million and it has applied to the UK government’s Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, which has set aside up to GBP 240 million to fund hydrogen production. It will provide enough fuel to power 1300 hydrogen trucks from 2026, in current plans.

Roughly 6,000 heavy good vehicles per year use the port, which is owned by Hutchison Ports, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison. Demand from the port itself, and associated logistics, distribution and rail freight companies, is said to have provided the impetus for the development. The utility said demand for hydrogen increased last year following the increase in petrol and diesel prices.

Scottish Power is working on other green hydrogen production facilities at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow, where a 20-MW electrolyser is scheduled to begin working in 2023, making up to 8 tonnes of green hydrogen per day, and at the Port of Cromarty Firth. A feasibility study has looked at adding electrolysers to the latter site, with a final investment decision expected by 2023.

Parent firm Iberdrola, a €63bn Spanish energy utility, already operates Europe’s largest green hydrogen production facility for industrial use, at Puertollano in Spain.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:07

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Nippon Express Italia Using Hydrogen- Boats in Venice

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Nippon Express Italia has launched an eco-friendly delivery service in Venice in Italy that uses hydrogen-powered boats. NX Italy has launched a last-mile delivery service that cuts truck transport CO2 emissions by using hydrogen-powered boats for deliveries primarily to luxury fashion shops. These hydrogen-powered boats are equipped with removable hydrogen generators, and they emit far less CO2 than gasoline and diesel engines.

The Nippon Express Group will continue actively working to bring about a sustainable society by striving to reduce the environmental impact of logistics and building a resource-saving and recycling-oriented society.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:08

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Nel to Supply Multiple H2Station Units to European Client

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Nel Hydrogen has received a purchase order from an undisclosed European client for the delivery of several H2Station units for fueling of light and heavy duty fuel cell electric vehicles. The contract has a total value of approximately EUR 8 million and includes service & maintenance.

The delivery of the H2Station units is planned in early 2023.

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voda 24 augustus 2022 07:10

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SoCalGas Breaks Ground to Produce Hydrogen for SunLine Buses

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Southern California Gas has announced the official groundbreaking on construction of a first-of-its-kind advanced hydrogen generation system at SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms in California. The project, called H2 SilverSTARS, will produce hydrogen from renewable natural gas and help fuel SunLine's fleet of 17 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses. At scale, this demonstration project has the potential to provide clean hydrogen at any location adjacent to a natural gas pipeline, which will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate California's climate and clean air goals.

The demonstration will test STARS' technology, which was developed at the Pacific Northwest National Lab. The technology uses a combustion free process, so that it produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to a conventional steam methane reforming process. Since the compact system is based on low-cost 12x1-inch, 3D-printed reactor disks and heat exchangers, it can be easily installed at fueling stations to help meet the demand while advancing climate and clean air goals. After its installation, the first STARS system will produce up to 80 kilograms of clean hydrogen a day, that's enough to fuel three of SunLine's zero-emission buses per day.

Earlier this year, SoCalGas announced a proposal to develop Angeles Link, a dedicated green hydrogen energy infrastructure system that could deliver clean, reliable energy to the Los Angeles basin to provide a path to decarbonize hard-to electrify sectors such as electric generation, industries that require clean fuels and cannot currently be electrified, and heavy-duty transportation.

Clean fuel vehicles are expected to play an important role in meeting the state's climate and clean air goals. In California, Governor Newsom's executive order requires that all new cars sold in the state be zero-emissions by 2035. Californians having access to clean hydrogen generation systems, like H2 SilverSTARS, could be part of the clean energy transition.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:10

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Brooge Energy Engages E&Y for Hydrogen Study in UAE

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Cayman Islands-based energy infrastructure service provider, which is currently engaged in clean petroleum products, biofuels, crude oil storage and related services, Brooge Energy announced that it has engaged Ernst & Young to provide consulting services with respect to its planned Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia plant.

The study aims to provide market assessment of the green hydrogen and green ammonia business, which will include a market outlook with expected future prices and an overview of the competitive landscape expected. The study scope covers the green hydrogen and green ammonia projects technical and cost assessment in addition to a financial and feasibility report. The study will facilitate Brooge Energy’s transition journey by providing the outlook for market demand and economic profitability. The Company plans to commence the study in August 2022 with the final report expected to be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2022.

As previously announced on 28 June 2022, the Company established Brooge Renewable Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brooge Energy, to focus on green energy related infrastructure activities. At the same time the Company announced that BRE, as a first step, planned a Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia plant in Abu Dhabi that is targeted to produce up to 300,000 tonnes green Ammonia per annum and has signed a preliminary land lease agreement for a 150,000 square meter plot that will accommodate the project.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:11

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First Hydrogen to Expand in North America

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Vancouver British Columbia based First Hydrogen has announced the expansion of its Green Hydrogen production plans to the North American market. The initial focus will be on Canada with its enormous resources of renewable energy hydropower, solar and wind that can be used to produce green hydrogen yielding no carbon emissions.

First Hydrogen is working on plans to provide customers with a Hydrogen as-a-Service model consisting of clean green hydrogen fuel, technologically advanced refueling stations and zero emission commercial vehicles in order to accelerate the creation of zero-emission eco-system solutions.

First Hydrogen Energy is now commencing the development of four key green hydrogen production facilities in the UK following positive progress to date. The North American expansion is part of First Hydrogen’s strategy to develop green hydrogen production in regions with strong policy support for green hydrogen and/or abundant renewable energy sources. The green hydrogen produced will be distributed nearby the production sites thereby minimizing distribution costs and also providing climate change, pollution reduction and energy resiliency benefits within the green hydrogen site’s region.

The Company has retained Arup to provide engineering consulting services in relation to projects the Company is developing in Canada.

On 11 July 2022, the Government of Canada announced its first incentive funding for Medium-and-Heavy-Duty Zero. Emission Vehicles, the iMHZEV program will provide CAD 547.5 million of funding over four years. This new policy commitment will aid in creating new demand for commercial vehicles using green hydrogen.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:11

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Provaris Energy to Advances Hydrogen Project on Tiwi Islands

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Sydney based Provaris Energy has completed a Concept Design Study for its proposed Tiwi H2 project on the Tiwi Islands in Northern Territory, with targeted export volumes of 100,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen, beginning 2027. Completion of the positive Tiwi H2 Project Concept Design Study establishes a clear pathway for Provaris to progress the project forward to Pre-FEED and FEED level technical, commercial, and economic studies and consideration of potential financing options. The Study reinforced several observations and outcomes from the 2021 Compressed Hydrogen Chain Scoping Study undertaken by Provaris.

Study highlights for the Tiwi H2 project include

Confirmation that the Tiwi H2 project is technically feasible for an integrated compressed hydrogen production and export project and utilises and proven technologies.

First hydrogen production and export targeted for 2027, for an assumed 30-year project life.

Total project capital cost estimate during construction is expected to be in the range of USD 4.5-5.2 billion, with ~70% of the project capital cost being non-compression related.

Solar intensity on Tiwi is competitive to produce green hydrogen.

Load following reduced additional requirement for battery and hydrogen storage.

Compression required only 1.0 kWh per kg, this represents only a 2.0% loss in hydrogen for export

Desalination had a minor impact on the cost of hydrogen with <1% in terms of capex, opex and energy use or a 0.2% loss in hydrogen for export.

Small footprint of 2 hectare required for compression facilities.

Proximity to markets benefited the delivered cost with respect to South-East Asian energy markets.

Existing port and land access to save development time and capital.

The Tiwi H2 project will utilise a fleet of Provaris' proprietary H2Neo GH2 carriers for distribution into South-East Asian energy markets, with the engineering and final Class approvals on track for 2023.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:12

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Astilleros Armon Launches Hydrogen Tug for Port of Antwerp-Bruges

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

The first hydrogen-powered tug worldwide is equipped with SCHOTTEL propulsion systems. The vessel, which will be among the cleanest of the fleet of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, has recently been launched by the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon and will enter operations at the Belgian port in early 2023. Following its delivery, the tug will execute harbour operations in Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

The main propulsion system of the tug consists of two SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type SRP 460 of 2,000 kW each featuring propeller diameters of 2.4 metres. With this thruster configuration, the 31-metre long and 12.5-metre wide vessel will achieve a bollard pull of about 65 tonnes.

The SRP units are driven by combustion engines that burn hydrogen in combination with diesel. Combustion of hydrogen does not emit any CO2, and the particle filter combined with the catalyser will result in minimal emissions of NOx and particulates.

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is one of the biggest ports in the world and the second-largest seaport in Europe, after Rotterdam. Thanks to its location, it offers direct access to the rest of Europe over roads and rail.

Astilleros Armon, founded in 1963, is a group of six companies. To date, the Spanish-based group has built more than 950 vessels, which are in service throughout all the world’s seas and oceans. Armon builds ships with lengths up to 180 metres and is specialized in the construction of a wide range of vessel types, such as fishery vessels, tugs, offshore support vessels.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:12

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Inpex & AGL to Cooperate on Australian Hydrogen Hub

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

Japan’s Oil & Gas leader Inpex and Australian utility AGL Energy have signed a deal to conduct a feasibility study for AGL’s Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales in Australia. Under the MoU, Inpex will study the feasibility of the hub in cooperation with AGL and other partners.

The project mainly envisages hydrogen production from renewable energy sources and the export of hydrogen and hydrogen-derived products. It seeks to introduce a hydrogen industry to the Hunter region of New South Wales by using the site of the AGL-owned Liddell power station as well as existing infrastructure located in its vicinity.

The Port of Newcastle has been identified as a potential offloading location. This raised possibilities for the hub to facilitate hydrogen exports to Japan and other countries in the future, given Newcastle’s relative proximity to key markets.

The Hunter Energy Hub is the second hydrogen hub study that Iinpex is pursuing with AGL, following the partnership on the Torrens Hydrogen Hub in South Australia.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:13

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Ken Gen to Conduct Study for Hydrogen in Kenya

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company has requested for proposals for consultancy services to undertake a feasibility study for green hydrogen, ammonia & fertilizer production and its’ pilot plant at Olkaria & Naivasha in Kenya.

A firm will be selected under Quality and Cost Based Selection method and in a format as described in this RIF, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:14

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Hyundai, SK, POSCO & Hyosung to Set Up Hydrogen Council

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

South Korea’s four major conglomerates Hyundai Motor, SK, POSCO and Hyosung will team up to launch a consultation body for the local hydrogen economy and carbon neutrality. In response to Hyundai Motor Chairman Mr Chung Euisun’s proposal, SK Group Chairman Mr Chey Tae-won and POSCO Chairman Mr Choi Jeong-woo showed support creating so-called the K-hydrogen alliance, in which Hyosung Chairman Mr Cho Hyun-joon joined later. The four conglomerates will launch the consultative body in September to encourage corporate investments and expand the hydrogen industry’s value chain.

Hyundai Motor Group, SK Group and POSCO Group will serve as co-chairs of the new consultative body. Hyosung and the other three conglomerates will encourage additional participation of companies that are either operating or planning hydrogen-related projects and investments. They plan to officially launch the consultative body in September after finalizing participating companies by July. The consultative body will play a key role in realizing the hydrogen society by encouraging corporate investments and expanding the hydrogen industry’s value chain.

The four conglomerates that led the consultative body have worked hard to expand the base of the local hydrogen industry. Hyundai Motor Group is leading the global market by mass-producing the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles in 2013. The group plans to annually produce 0.5 million hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles and 0.7 million hydrogen-based fuel cell system.

SK Group last year set up an in-house unit dedicated to hydrogen business projects. By 2025, the group plans to establish a value chain covering hydrogen production, distribution and consumption in order to become the world’s No. 1 hydrogen energy company. It plans to increase its hydrogen production to 280,000 tons, from 30,000 tons in 2023.

POSCO Group aims to expand its annual hydrogen production capacity to 5 million tons by 2050, while achieving 30 trillion won in annual sales by then. By 2050, it aims to reduce carbon emissions to zero by developing an eco-friendly hydrogen-reducing steelmaking method.

Hyosung Group has also been promoting the establishment of a value chain covering from hydrogen production to supply. It will secure facilities in Ulsan, which can annually produce 13,000 tons of liquefied hydrogen, while building hydrogen stations in 30 regions across the country.

voda 24 augustus 2022 07:14

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Idaho National Lab & Bloom Energy Produce Hydrogen Efficiently

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24 Aug, 2022, 5:30 am

San Jose California based Bloom Energy has announced the initial results of its ongoing demonstration with Idaho National Laboratory. With nearly 500 hours of full load operation completed at the laboratory, Bloom’s high-temperature electrolyzer is producing hydrogen more efficiently than other commercially available electrolyzers, including PEM and alkaline.

Researchers at INL have been conducting a variety of tests on Bloom Energy’s solid oxide electrolyzer at the Dynamic Energy Testing and Integration Laboratory, including steam and load simulations that replicate nuclear power station conditions, an important step in validating full compatibility with a nuclear facility. Running at high temperatures and high availability, the pilot results reveal the Bloom Electrolyzer is producing hydrogen at 37.7 kWh per kilogram of hydrogen and with 88.5 percent LHV (Lower Heating Value) to DC. Dynamic testing has also been conducted and included ramping the system from 100 percent of rated power to 5 percent in less than 10 minutes without adverse system impacts.

Operating continuously and providing high-quality steam input, nuclear plants are well positioned to utilize electrolyzers to efficiently produce substantial quantities of clean hydrogen with minimal disruption to ongoing operations. Global demand for hydrogen and its emerging applications are projected to increase tenfold or more by 2050, surpassing the current infrastructure for producing and delivering hydrogen. As hydrogen usage expands from traditional industrial uses to the fuel of a clean future, the need to produce it in larger quantities and from low- and zero-carbon sources is clear.

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