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Back TO HOMEWestern Switzerland’s First H2 Plant Seeks to Decarbonize Freight Mobility
(H-TEC SYSTEMS/NGV Journal) H-TEC SYSTEMS and Groupe E will implement the first hydrogen project in Western Switzerland. For this project, two H-TEC SYSTEMS ME450/1400 PEM electrolyzers will produce green hydrogen from hydropower at the Schiffenen Dam. Starting in 2023, approximately 300
April 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Spain: EIB and ICO sign first joint financing for green hydrogen development with Iberdrola
(Electric Energy Online/European Investment Bank) -The green financing from the EIB and ICO will help Iberdrola to build a large-scale green hydrogen production plant, one of the largest for industrial use in Europe. -The Puertollano, Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) plant has a
April 12, 2022 Read Full Article
New GordonBush Project Steps Up SSE's Green Hydrogen Push
(SSE) Leading low-carbon energy company SSE has taken the next step in its green hydrogen push with SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy today unveiling plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen through electrolysis, using renewable energy from SSE’s 100MW-plus Gordonbush
April 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Porsche Invests $75 Million Into Synthetic Fuel Start-Up
by Erin Marquis (Jalopnik) Gas made from carbon captured out of the atmosphere possibly coming to a fuel pump near you -- ... Porsche already put up $22 million into the Chilean startup HIF Global. The Haru Oni is in the
April 08, 2022 Read Full Article
The Race to Upcycle CO2 into Fuels, Concrete and More
by Mark Peplow (Nature) Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change? -- Tongyezhen is a town with coal in its bones. ... But later this year, a chemical plant
April 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Heats up with Green Hydrogen Ships, Grocery Stores, Power Plants and More
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Hot hydrogen news hit the past few days with grocery store chain Lidl opening the first logistics platform in Europe to use renewable green hydrogen, thanks to its partners Lhyfe and Plug Power. Plus news
April 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Lidl Opens Europe’s First Logistics Platform to Use Renewable Hydrogen
(Lidl/Lhyfe/Plug Power/NGV Journal) As part of its energy transition, the grocery store chain Lidl has opened its new logistics platform in Carquefou (Loire-Atlantique, France). Working in association with expert firms such as Lhyfe and Plug Power, Lidl has introduced a fleet
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Possibility to Produce Ethanol on a Financially Competitive and Technically Efficient Basis: Fuel from Waste Wood
(Technical University of Munich) ... Producing fuel from renewable sources such as waste wood and straw or renewable electricity would be one way to reduce carbon emissions from the area of transportation. This is an area which is being addressed
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
How Biomass Can Enable a Hydrogen Economy
(Drax) Building a collaborative net zero future through negative emissions and zero-carbon fuel -- -Hydrogen as a fuel offers a carbon-free alternative for hard-to-abate sectors such as heavy road transport, domestic heating, and industries like steel and cement. -There are several
March 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Next Hydrogen, 40 Partners Sign on to Support Proposed Northeast Hydrogen Hub
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Hydrogen electrolyzer designer and manufacturer Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc.’s fully owned subsidiary, Next Hydrogen Corp., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), along with an initial total
March 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Six Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Production Nominated for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022”
(nova-Institute) Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) Innovations of the Year 2022: A lot of technologies are in place and in development to face the challenges of a sustainable chemicals and fuels production based on the utilisation of captured CO2 from industrial off-gases
March 25, 2022 Read Full Article
New, Nature-Inspired Concepts for Turning CO2 into Clean Fuels
(University of Cambridge) Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste. -- Instead of capturing and storing CO2, which is incredibly energy-intensive, we have demonstrated a new concept
March 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Energy Helped U.S. Rebound in 2021: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Sustainable Energy in America
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Sustainable Energy in America Factbook is produced annually for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by BloombergNEF and provides year-over-year data and insights on the American energy transformation and progress of energy efficiency, natural
March 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Duque Unveils First Car Fueled by Green Hydrogen Produced in Colombia
(Colombian Presidency/NGV Journal) Six months after the announcement of the Hydrogen Roadmap, Colombia launched the first electrolyzer in the country, located in Ecopetrol’s Cartagena Refinery, and which strengthens the energy transition developed by the national government. There, President Iván Duque refuel
March 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Low Cost Green Hydrogen: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Omni Conversion Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Producing low-cost hydrogenwith negative CO2 footprint from minimally prepared waste or biomass is what Omni Conversion Technologies is all about. Take a look at this illuminating slide guide on how waste is the new frontier
March 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Spain’s First Industrial Renewable Hydrogen Plant Opens in Mallorca
(Enagás/NGV Journal) The Third Vice President of the Government of Spain and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Teresa Ribera has opened in Lloseta (Mallorca) the first industrial renewable hydrogen plant in Spain, as part of the Power to Green
March 15, 2022 Read Full Article
What Is eSAF, Why the Buzz and What’s Stopping It from Being Produced at Scale Today?
by Andreea Moyes and Peter Nowobilski (AIR bp and bp/Biofuels Digest) With the aviation industry committed to curtailing lifecycle carbon emissions, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has an important role to play. Air bp is already working alongside airlines and airports around
March 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Fusion Fuel Signs Cooperation Agreement with KEME Energy to Develop Solar-to-Green Hydrogen Farm in Sines, Portugal
(Fusion Fuel Green/Electric Energy Online) Fusion Fuel Green plc (NASDAQ: HTOO), an emerging leader in the green hydrogen sector, announced today (Feb 22) that it has entered into an agreement with KEME Energy to install a green hydrogen production facility
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Worley, ABB, and IBM to Collaborate to Create an End-to-End Green Hydrogen Solution
(IBM) Worley (ASX: WOR), ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on helping energy companies build and operate green hydrogen facilities more efficiently and at scale. The planned three-party collaboration aims to develop
February 24, 2022 Read Full Article
SoCalGas Shares Plans for Largest Green Hydrogen System in US
(Renewables Now) Gas distribution utility Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas) plans to build for the Los Angeles region what it says would be the nation’s largest green hydrogen energy infrastructure system. The project named Angeles Link is currently in its initial stage
February 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Fuel Bridges Bipartisan Divide during Senate Hearing
by Jorja Siemons (Medill News Service/Planet Forward) Clean hydrogen fuel’s versatility and flexibility makes it foundational to a clean energy transition, experts told lawmakers, including clean hydrogen enthusiast Joe Manchin, at a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing
February 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Heliogen Awarded Exclusive Right to Lease Brenda Solar Energy Zone for Green Hydrogen Production
(Heliogen) Heliogen, Inc. (“Heliogen” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HLGN), a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, today announced that the United States Bureau of Land Management has awarded the Company the exclusive right to lease land in the Brenda Solar
February 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins Introduces Destination Zero to Its Employees and Other Stakeholders
by Katie Zarich (Cummins) ... Developing and growing the hydrogen economy also is essential. Hydrogen can be used as a fuel source to decarbonize transportation as it becomes more available and less expensive. (Cummins’ electrolzyers are helping customers produce green
February 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Electrofuels Innovator Infinium™ Announces Strategic Partnership with Industry Leader ENGIE for One of the Largest Announced Commercial Scale E-fuels Facilities in Europe
(Infinium™/PR Newswire) New 'Reuze' project will convert more than 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide waste annually into e-fuels for shipping and aviation in Europe; French utilities provider ENGIE reinforces commitment to ultra-low carbon electrofuels technology from Infinium -- Infinium, a
February 08, 2022 Read Full Article
From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?
by Nicola Jones (Yale Environment 360) Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using renewable energy and a new method for making ammonia, researchers and entrepreneurs believe “green” ammonia can become a significant clean
February 07, 2022 Read Full Article
Reganosa to Test New Green Hydrogen Production and Storage Technologies
(Reganosa/NGV Journal) Reganosa will test new technologies for the production and storage of green hydrogen in Spain. Together with the Technological Institute of Industrial Mathematics (Itmati) and within a consortium of leading companies in the sector, the Galician energy multinational will
February 04, 2022 Read Full Article
BioLNG, Renewable Synthetic LNG: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to SEA-LNG
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) 2021 brought significant progress on increasing production of bioLNG and renewable synthetic LNG and leading the move to a cleaner future for the deep-sea maritime industry. BioLNG from sustainable biomass resources is increasingly available
January 31, 2022 Read Full Article
United Arab Emirates: TotalEnergies Joins Masdar and Siemens Energy in Initiative to Drive Green Hydrogen Development and Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(TotalEnergies) TotalEnergies, Masdar and Siemens Energy sign collaboration agreement at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2022 to act as co-developers on green hydrogen project; Project aims to establish demonstrator plant at Masdar City for green hydrogen production to convert carbon dioxide
January 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Hydro Production, Policies and Promise: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to IRENA’s Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) IRENA’s latest report considers whether and how hydrogen may disrupt future energy systems, offers insights into how countries and stakeholders can navigate and shape hydrogen markets, and outlines policy considerations to help mitigate the geopolitical
January 21, 2022 Read Full Article
UD and LSU Collaborate to Advance Manufacturing Technologies that Employ Carbon Dioxide and Renewable Energy
by Karen B. Roberts (University of Delaware) ... One hurdle that keeps promising CO2 electrolyzer technologies in academic laboratories rather than being scaled for industrial use — where they could make a dent in our carbon dioxide emission problem — is
January 20, 2022 Read Full Article
thyssenkrupp to Install 200 MW Green Hydrogen Facility for Shell in Port of Rotterdam
(thyssenkrupp) thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for the large-scale project ‘Hydrogen Holland I’ in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Under the contract, thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers will engineer, procure and fabricate a 200 MW
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
CSIC Builds Spain’s First Public Green Hydrogen Station Using Solar Energy
(CSIC/NGV Journal) A team of researchers from the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) develops the first public hydrogen station in Spain that will use green hydrogen generated in situ with solar energy. Hydrogen will be obtained by electrolyzers powered by
January 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Plug Power and Lhyfe Announce Commercial Arrangement to Develop Green Hydrogen Plants throughout Europe
(Lhyfe) Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ : PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Lhyfe, a pioneer producer and supplier of renewable and ecological hydrogen, today announced an partnership to jointly pursue and
January 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Liquid Wind Partners with Ørsted to Produce Green Electro-Fuel in Large-Scale eMethanol Project in Sweden
(Liquid Wind) Ørsted and Liquid Wind AB have reached an agreement, under which Ørsted will acquire a 45 % ownership share of Liquid Wind AB’s FlagshipONE eMethanol project. FlagshipONE is a late-stage development project and could become the world’s first
January 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Johnson Matthey Launches HyCOgen, an Enabling Technology to Efficiently Convert CO2 and Green Hydrogen into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Johnson Matthey/PR Newswire) - Launch of HyCOgen will play a key role in enabling captured CO2 and green hydrogen to be converted into sustainable aviation fuel; - In combination with FT CANSTM technology, Johnson Matthey delivers an integrated, scalable solution Johnson Matthey, a global leader in sustainable technologies, has launched
January 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Cummins, Sinopec, Oberon Fuels and More – The Latest Green Hydrogen Initiatives from Power-to-Hydrogen, Methane, DME
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... What about the different routes to get that lovely green hydrogen? From splitting water via excess green power (power-to-hydrogen), to stripping hydrogen out of renewable methane or out of DME, here’s a look at
January 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Preem Accelerates Climate Neutrality Target
(Biofuels International) Preem has shared plans to become climate neutral by 2035 - 10 years earlier than its previous target. The Swedish fuel company announced that by 2035, it will have a climate-neutral business with net-zero emissions throughout its value
December 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Hungry for Value: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to The Wolfpack on Green Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the ABLC Wolfpack’s take on 5 key Green Hydrogen companies, then check out this slide guide that covers FuelCell Energy, Ballard Power Systems, Plug Power, Bloom Energy and Air Products & Chemicals
December 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen Could Compete with Traditional Hydrogen by 2030, Natural Gas by 2050: Report
by Emma Penrod (Utility Dive) • Green hydrogen remains too expensive to compete against conventional sources of hydrogen and other fuels, but the number of hydrogen projects underway has grown seven-fold in the past year as investors bank on the
December 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Reinventing the Battery Can Save Us From Climate Disaster
by Thor Benson (Daily Beast/Yahoo!) ... Hydrogen fuel cells—which aren’t electric batteries themselves but can work in lieu of them without the need to recharge—are another potential solution to the intermittency problem. These types of fuel cells, according to Sadoway (Donald Sadoway,
December 13, 2021 Read Full Article
4.25 Barrels of SAF per Biomass Ton: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to DG Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Converting 850,000 tons of dry cellulosic biomass to 3,613,000 barrels of zero CO2 life cycle emissions fuel is what DG Fuels is all about and their proposed 21 sites at 10,000 barrels per day each
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Competitive Edge: Nzyme2HC’s Hydrogen Tech
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... There was no existing way to produce Hydrogen that was simultaneously renewable (no CO2 emissions) and price-competitive with fossil (Steam Methane Reforming of Nat Gas). If one wants demand for FCVs (Fuel Cell Vehicles)
December 03, 2021 Read Full Article
ARENA to Lead Australia-Germany’s HyGATE Initiative
(Australian Renewable Energy Agency) The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today (November 23, 2021) announced that it will play a key role in the development and delivery of the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator known as HyGATE. ARENA will team
November 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Innovative Cities Funding New Clean Fuel Stations
(ACT News/Trillium) ... The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) in Illinois, recently unveiled two hydrogen fuel cell buses and fueling stations. ... Champaign-Urbana Buses are ‘Riding on Sunshine’ -- MTD is the first transit agency in the nation with a hydrogen
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
First Wave of Ships Explore Green Hydrogen as Route to Net Zero
by Jonathan Saul, Nina Chestney (Reuters) Developers across the world are for the first time testing the use of hydrogen to power ships as the maritime industry races to find technologies to cut emissions and confidence grows the fuel is
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste Proceeds into Execution Phase with Partners in the MultiPLHY Project, Aiming to Demonstrate Production of Green Hydrogen at its Rotterdam Refinery
(Neste) Neste is entering into execution phase with its partners in the MultiPLHY consortium. The MultiPLHY project aims at installing, integrating and operating the world's first high-temperature electrolyzer system in multi-megawatt-scale (~2.4 MW) at Neste’s renewable products refinery in Rotterdam to
November 23, 2021 Read Full Article
DiviGas, Neste, Toyota, Ballard, COP26 Pledges, PNNL, NREL, Others Are Hot on Hydrogen
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s been a hot week for hydrogen with DiviGas securing $3.6 million in seed funding for the commercialization of a new next-generation polymeric hydrogen separation membrane that is a filter at a molecular level that
November 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Siemens Gamesa Reaches Milestone Delivering Green Hydrogen to Zero-Emission Vehicles
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Earlier this summer, Danish authorities granted Siemens Gamesa’s Brande Hydrogen test site status as an official regulatory test zone, allowing activities here to operate outside the existing electricity regulations and enabling research into how to develop an
November 11, 2021 Read Full Article
SEA-LNG Supports Global Methane Pledge
(SEA-LNG) ... Looking to the future, bioLNG then renewable synthetic LNG will drive decarbonization. Hydrogen, manufactured through the electrolysis of water using renewable electricity, when available at scale, will deliver a net-zero fuel for LNG powered vessels through the use of
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. DOE Announces $199 Million to Reduce Emissions from Cars & Trucks
(U.S. Department of Energy/Clean Technica) 25 Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects Will Advance Electrification of Freight Trucks, Reduce Vehicle Emissions and Improve Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure -- Vice President Kamala Harris joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in New
November 04, 2021 Read Full Article
SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to Explore Synthetic Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(Vattenfall/CISION) Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech will together investigate the production of the world's first synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the LanzaJetTM "Alcohol to Jet" technology on a large scale in Sweden. Instead of using virgin fossil material in the production process, the synthetic SAF will be
November 03, 2021 Read Full Article
NREL, Electric Hydrogen Partner on Renewable Hydrogen Technology
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and clean hydrogen company Electric Hydrogen have signed an agreement to develop high-performance electrolyzer components, helping to scale clean hydrogen and invent new opportunities for decarbonization. The three-year, $3.6 million collaboration will diagnose
October 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Vault Announces Energy Storage Agreement with DG Fuels to Provide 1.6 GWh of Energy Storage Capacity In Support of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects
(North American Clean Energy) Energy Vault, Inc. (“Energy Vault”), the company developing sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, announced that it has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels LLC (“DG Fuels”), an emerging leader in renewable hydrogen
October 29, 2021 Read Full Article
The Dutch Government Is Gambling Billions on Green Hydrogen
(Oilprice.com/Yahoo!) ... Realism and economics, however, seem to be lacking when it comes to planning new green hydrogen projects in NW Europe, the USA, and Australia. At the same time, blue hydrogen, potentially an important bridge fuel, is being largely overlooked. The
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Plug Power Breaks Ground on USD-290m Green Hydrogen Project in New York
(Renewables Now) Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) is initiating building works on a USD-290-million (EUR 249m) project in New York that includes the construction of a green hydrogen plant and a 450-MW electricity substation. The project will be realised at the Western
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Xebec Receives EU Research Grant to Design and Build 1 MW Electrolyser System for Production of Sustainable Liquid Fuels
(Xebec Adsorption/Globe Newswire) Grant to design and build a worldwide first low temperature electrochemical CO2 conversion system -- Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSX: XBC)(“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions, is pleased to announce today that it has received a research
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Twelve Produces First Batch of E-Jet® Fuel from Carbon Dioxide Through Partnership with the U.S. Air Force
(Twelve) Demonstrated for the first time, this electrochemical process enables a path to fossil-free commercial aviation fuel from CO2 from the air or industrial sources -- — Carbon transformation company Twelve announced today it has produced the first fossil-free jet fuel
October 19, 2021 Read Full Article
NREL, Electric Hydrogen Partner on Renewable Hydrogen Technology
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and clean hydrogen company Electric Hydrogen have signed an agreement to develop high-performance electrolyzer components, helping to scale clean hydrogen and invent new opportunities for decarbonization. The three-year, $3.6 million collaboration will diagnose
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF – Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo Agree on Exclusive Partnership to Promote CO2-Neutral Power-to-liquid Fuel
(Kuehne+Nagel) SAF – Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo agree on exclusive partnership to promote CO2-neutral power-to-liquid fuel. -- Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of synthetic crude oil from NGO atmosfair based in Berlin.
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
LSU, Delaware to Develop Chemical Manufacturing Processes Using CO2 Feedstocks and Renewable Energy
(LSU College of Engineering/Globe Newswire/Associated Press) Each day, many of the products we use, whether we know it or not, are produced from natural gas or crude oil using carbon- and energy-intensive processes. But what if we could make those same
October 07, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces Nearly $8 Million for National Laboratory H2@Scale Projects to Help Reach Hydrogen Shot Goals
(U.S. Department of Energy) Tthe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $8 million for nine cooperative projects that will complement existing H2@Scale efforts and support DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal to drive down the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% within the decade. The
October 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol Produces Renewable Hydrogen with Biomethane for the First Time
(Repsol) • Renewable hydrogen has been used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, and kerosene for aviation, thus avoiding the emission of about 90 t of CO2. The biomethane used as raw material was
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
State of Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed the recent HydrogenConnect session, here’s your chance to check out the exclusive Digest State of Hydrogen presentation — who’s doing what, where, how and with whom in hydrogen. In today’s Digest, from the why
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Is Hydrogen the New Oil?
by Fred Pearce (China Dialogue) Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry -- ... Japan, once a passionate advocate of
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Crossbridge Energy Heading for a Greener Future
(Crossbridge Energy Partners) Crossbridge Energy Partners (“Crossbridge”) announces it has acquired the former Shell Refinery in Fredericia, Denmark, with the associated Trading & Supply activities, effective as of July 1, 2021. Crossbridge seeks to acquire, manage, and transform traditional energy assets
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects Are Building Big in Louisiana, as SAFtember Continues
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But, an unusual suspect became more visible earlier this month when word arrived that DG Fuels was invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the U.S. Department of Energy
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Plug Power to Build Largest Green Hydrogen Production Facility on the West Coast
(Plug Power) The Fresno County plant will produce 30 metric tons of liquid green hydrogen per day -- Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, is expanding its green hydrogen ecosystem
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Tech: The Promise and Peril of Hydrogen
(American Energy Society/Energy Today) ... Hydrogen is in the second bucket -- there is a pathway to get to lower costs, but it will require more deployment in the marketplace because that is where and when the most effective lessons are
September 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Turning Carbon into Solar Fuel – Closing the Loop on CO2 Emissions
by Scarlett Evans (Bio Market Insights) ... Finding technologies to curb our carbon is essential, and attention is turning to projects that make carbon cutting a priority. One such project is that of Swinburne University of Technology’s Associate professor Tianyi Ma, who
September 14, 2021 Read Full Article
The World’s First Offshore Green Hydrogen Plant
by Bea Howarth (AZoCleantech) The world’s first offshore green hydrogen plant, powered by floating wind turbines, is on track to go into operation in 2022 in France. This project will pave the way to achieving large-scale, industrial hydrogen as part
September 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Breakthrough Methods Help Integrate Renewable Hydrogen with Waste Carbon Dioxide to Produce Clean Fuels, Chemicals, and More
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) ... NREL is validating utility-scale hydrogen-production processes that could provide tomorrow’s clean fuels and chemical feedstocks to produce low-carbon, high-value products. New IP To Simplify Renewable Hydrogen Reactions Renewable hydrogen could fit into future low-carbon energy systems like
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Jet Fuel from Smokestacks
by Keith Button (Aerospace America) The air transport industry lacks enough suppliers of sustainable aviation fuel to meet the anticipated demand as airlines become more aggressive about reining in their carbon footprints and more travelers take to the air. Keith Button
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
The Oil Industry’s Bright Green Energy Future
by Mike Newman (Parhelion Underwriting) The Oil industry is under pressure on many fronts in the climate change era and faces an existential threat from alternative, renewable sources of energy – but the industry is also best-positioned to win the
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
One if by Sea, Two if by Sky: The Search for Affordable CO2 Capture Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... So, a UCLA team has come up with an interesting angle. Why extract the CO2 from the sky if you can extract it from the sea? Goes the theory, if you pull CO2 from the
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
The University Team Making Ships Carbon Neutral
(Bio Market Insights) A team of researchers from Northwestern University, Illinois have developed a novel means of decarbonising the shipping industry, using CO2-capturing solid oxide fuel cells to make vessels carbon neutral – or even carbon negative. These fuel cells
August 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen: EW Höfe, Alpiq and SOCAR Energy Switzerland Mark a New Milestone
(Alpiq/Electric Energy Online) Alpiq, EW Höfe and SOCAR Energy Switzerland are planning to build an electrolysis plant with a capacity of up to 10 MW in Freienbach (SZ). The commissioning of the plant is scheduled to start at the end
August 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Pathways, Projects, Policy: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hydrogen demand keeps going up. It is essential to many processes, like biofuels production, chemical processes and oil refining and is one of the most carbon-intensive molecules as it is produced today. But what about
August 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Secures Green E-Methanol for the World’s First Container Vessel Operating on Carbon Neutral Fuel
(Maersk) European Energy will establish a new e-methanol facility in Denmark and provide renewable energy to fuel it. -- A.P. Moller - Maersk has identified its partners to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon neutral methanol:
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
The Government Supports 79 Innovative Renewable Energy Projects in the Industrial Fabric
(Government of Spain/Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE)) Linked to an investment of 162 million, they will accelerate the energy transition in the production of beer, milk, cheese, meat, fertilizers, fuels or the air conditioning of greenhouses -- The beneficiaries are
August 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Giving up on Climate Change? EU Says No Way – Invests $140M in Decarbonizing Projects
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... The good news is for the first time since the creation of the Innovation Fund, the EU’s latest investment of €118 million (about $140 million) into 32 small innovative projects located in 14 EU Member
August 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Electrolysis with Ben Wiley
(Climate Now) Declining renewable energy costs have sparked a renewed interest in green hydrogen, which has the potential to decarbonize sectors in which electricity cannot. Because hydrogen doesn’t occur by itself on Earth, it must be separated from other elements, such as
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Big Oil Companies Push Hydrogen as Green Alternative, but Obstacles Remain
by Sarah McFarlane (Wall Street Journal) BP, Shell want to make the gas using renewable energy, but doing so remains expensive -- Big oil companies have long touted hydrogen energy as a way to reduce carbon emissions. Now they are grappling with how to
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen: What’s Really Real in a Gathering of Haters, Hypers, Pettifoggers, Filibusters, and Transformative Technologies Like You’ve Never Ever Seen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) On June 7, 2021, the US Department of Energy launched the Hydrogen Shot, which got kinda mixed up with the Moderna and Pfizer shots in the Battle for The Nation’s Attention that erupts on Facebook each
July 26, 2021 Read Full Article
IOC to Build India's First Green Hydrogen Plant at Mathura Refinery
(PTI/Economic Times) Hydrogen is the latest buzz for meeting the world's energy needs. Hydrogen, in itself, is a clean fuel but manufacturing it is energy-intensive and has carbon byproducts. -- India's largest oil firm IOC will build the nation's first
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to Nanoplazz’s Green Hydrogen, Syngas Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Nanoplazz Technologies has developed cutting-edge plasma reactor technology to convert greenhouse gases into value-added fuels and chemicals and to produce carbon nanoparticles with diamond cores to enhance the performance and sustainability of industrial and consumer
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Cummins Tests Hydrogen Fueled Internal Combustion Engine
(HDT Trucking Info) Following the proof-of-concept testing, the company plans to evaluate the hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine in a variety of on- and off-highway applications. -- Cummins began testing a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine.The proof-of-concept test is building on Cummins’
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: France
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between now and Friday. Today: France. READ MORE
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Spain: Repsol and Talgo Will Develop Renewable Hydrogen-Powered Train
(Repsol/NGV Journal) Repsol and Talgo will jointly develop projects to promote the creation of renewable hydrogen-powered trains and promote emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula. The agreement has been signed by Repsol’s Executive Director of Industrial Transformation and Circular Economy
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Vattenfall and Preem Take Their Fossil-Free Hydrogen Biofuel Collaboration to the Next Level
(Preem) According to a study conducted in the spring, the Preem Lysekil plant is very well suited for an electrolysis plant for hydrogen biofuel production. Carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by at least 80 percent for hydrogen that is produced
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
HYVIA: Renault’s New Path to Green Hydrogen-Powered Mobility
(Renault/NGV Journal) Renault and Plug Power have revealed plans for its HYVIA project. ‘HY’ for hydrogen, ‘VIA’ for road, HYVIA builds on the expertise of Plug Power and a network of more than 100 refueling stations that dispense over 40 tons of
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals --- March 23-24, 2022 --- hybrid event – ONLINE and Cologne, Germany

The conference is one of the most established worldwide and has developed into a unique meeting and networking place for the entire Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X industry and its customers. The first day will focus on green
July 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Avangrid Outlines US Green Hydrogen Vision
(ReNewsBiz) Avangrid has submitted green hydrogen project concepts on the US east and west coasts in response to the Department of Energy’s request for information (RfI). The green hydrogen project concepts are in the states of Connecticut, New York, Maine, Oregon and
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $52.5 Million to Accelerate Progress in Clean Hydrogen
(U.S. Department of Energy) Projects Support DOE’s Recently Announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot to Lower Cost, Advance Breakthroughs for Clean Hydrogen Technology -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52.5 million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen
July 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Danish Partnership Receives Support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) for World’s First Industrial Dynamic Green Ammonia Demonstration Plant
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) -The Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) awards 81 million. DKK (app. 11 million EUR) to the green ammonia project managed by the three partners Skovgaard Invest, Vestas, and Haldor Topsoe. -The project
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
German Industry Warns on Electrolysis Restrictions
(Argus Media) German industries federation BDI has criticised government plans to limit the exemptions applicable for renewable power used in the electrolysis process for producing hydrogen. The federal government last month proposed rules on exempting the renewable power used by electrolysis sites for producing
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
US Energy Secretary Launches Call to Slash Green Hydrogen Costs by 80% RFI DEADLINE: July 7, 2021
by Edith Hancock (PV Tech) The US Department of Energy (DOE) aims to bring the cost of making clean hydrogen down 80% in 10 years as part of a wider call for new developments in the energy sector. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe Establishes Focused Green Hydrogen Organization to Accelerate Electrolysis Business
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) - The new green hydrogen organization is fully dedicated to accelerating all aspects of Topsoe’s business within electrolysis, including development of high-performance electrolysis technology, sales, and partnerships. -The organization will leverage Topsoe’s unique insights into
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Ørsted and HOFOR Enters into Agreement on Green Power for Groundbreaking Hydrogen Project
(Electric Energy Online/Ørsted) Today (May 31), Ørsted and HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility) entered into an agreement that will secure green power for part of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. Avedøre
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Development of a Green Hydrogen Production Plant from Renewables via Electrolysis in Italy
(NextChem) Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary NextChem and MYTILINEOS’ Renewable and Storage Development Business Unit (RSD BU) have signed an agreement today to develop engineering activities for the implementation of a green hydrogen plant via electrolysis in Italy. NextChem is Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary operating in
May 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Enzyme System for the Hydrogen Economy
(Ruhr University in Bochum) An enzyme could make a dream of the energy industry come true: it can efficiently generate hydrogen from electricity as well as convert hydrogen into electricity. Both fuel cells, which convert hydrogen into electricity, and electrolysers, which
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Roadmap Lays out Path to Renewable Hydrogen Growth in the Pacific Northwest
by David Wagman (PV Magazine) The plan calls to “lead with projects” that produce renewable hydrogen and deliver it to customers. -- The Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) and the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance released what they are calling the Pacific Northwest
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
VoltH2 and Virya Energy Sign Agreement for Hydrogen Plant
(Vision Hydrogen/Globe Newswire) Vision Hydrogen Corporation (OTCQB:VIHD) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that VoltH2, a Europe-based developer of green hydrogen production infrastructure projects that is 17.5% owned by the Company, has signed a cooperation agreement to prepare for the construction
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Green Hydrogen: Can It Power a Carbon-Free Economy?
by Jim Robbins (Energy Today) Saudi Arabia is constructing a futuristic city in the desert on the Red Sea called Neom. The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Over $100 Million to Build Australia's First Large-Scale Hydrogen Plants
(Australian Renewable Energy Agency/Electric Energy Online) On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today (May 5) announced that it has conditionally approved $103.3 million towards three commercial-scale renewable hydrogen projects, as part of its Renewable
May 14, 2021 Read Full Article
The 10 Biggest WOWs from Day 4 of ABLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, day 4 of ABLC is now complete, with 26 more speakers completing their trips to the digital stage. Thursday’s agenda included some of the hottest topics — The Department of Energy Horizons, the future
May 07, 2021 Read Full Article
New Technology to Make Green Hydrogen Enters Next Phase
(Southern California Gas) New technology being tested by H2U Technologies and SoCalGas to make green hydrogen from water and renewable electricity -- Hydrogen continues to gain traction as a viable and important tool to address climate change in California. Now, thanks
May 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Shchekinoazot and Haldor Topsoe Sign an MoU to Jointly Discover Opportunities for CO2 Emission Reduction
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) Haldor Topsoe and Shchekinoazot have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the objective to reduce the carbon footprint of Shchekinoazot’s existing and future plants in Tula region, Russia. Shchekinoazot aims to establish production of
May 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewables Push Will Pave Way for Green Hydrogen: Lower Production Costs and Net Zero Policies Will Also Be Factors S&P Global Ratings Reports Find
(ReNewsBiz) Supportive net zero policies, a steep decline in production costs from electrolysis as well as a broad push towards renewables will pave the way for the widespread adoption of green hydrogen, according to S&P Global Ratings. S&P Global Ratings found, in
April 29, 2021 Read Full Article
bp, Iberdrola and Enagás Study the Development of the Largest Green Hydrogen Project in the Valencian Community
(Iberdrola (Google translation)) This project would be located at the bp refinery in Castellón, where a 20 megawatt (MW) electrolyzer would be built, powered by renewable energy produced, among other generation sources, by a 40 MW photovoltaic plant. In later
April 29, 2021 Read Full Article
US Ammonia Producer Unveils Green Hydrogen Project
(ReNewsBiz) When completed in 2023 the 20MW electrolyser in Louisiana will be the largest in North America -- The largest producer of ammonia in the US, CF Industries Holdings, has signed a contract with Thyssenkrupp for a 20MW green hydrogen project
April 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Waste-to-Hydrogen Tokyo Facility Ready to Rock – Is 2021 the Year of Hydrogen?
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) News comes from the Land of the Rising Sun that a first-of-its-kind Tokyo facility will convert sewage sludge into renewable hydrogen fuel is now complete. Ways2H Inc. and its shareholder and technical partner Japan Blue
April 05, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Could Make up 5.5% of 2030 EU Jet Fuel Demand with Targeted Support, Estimates ICCT Feedstock Study
(GreenAir Online) Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows there are sufficient sources of sustainable feedstock to support the production of 3.4 million tonnes (Mt) of advanced sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) annually in the EU by 2030, around
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Brookfield Renewable, Plug Power Partner on Hydropower-Fueled Hydrogen Plant
by Elizabeth Ingram (Hydro Review) Plug Power Inc. and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. announced plans to build a green hydrogen production plant, which would use 100% renewable energy from Brookfield Renewable’s 252-MW Holtwood hydroelectric facility. Green hydrogen from this facility will support
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Will Green Hydrogen Fulfill High Hopes for Trucking and Shipping Emissions?
by Angeli Mehta (Reuters Events) While there's debate over whether the technology stacks up against batteries for long-distance trucking, the case in maritime usage seems more clear-cut. Angeli Mehta reports “Everyone loves hydrogen,” observed Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy
March 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Petronor and SENER Formalize the Agreement for the Start-up of the First Electrolyzer Plant
(Petronor) -With an investment of 120 million euros, it is expected to come into operation in 2022 in its first phase. -This factory, located in Bizkaia, is the first to be set up in all of Spain linked to the production of
March 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Fusion Fuel Green, Zolio Rios Sign MoU to Develop Green Hydrogen
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) Fusion Fuel Green, a green hydrogen technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Grupo Zoilo Ríos to jointly develop a hydrogen production facility in Spain. “Delivering green hydrogen and reducing the carbon intensity of the
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
5 Key Tech Takeaways: Highlights from Tech Presented at ABLC 2020
by Iacovos Vasalos (Center for Research and Technology-Hellas/Biofuels Digest) This report summarizes highlights from the ABLC 2020 Biofuels Digest Virtual Conference, which took place in July 7-10, 2020. (And if you haven’t already registered for this year’s ABLC Digital on May 3-7,
March 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell Plans to Produce SAF in Köln, Germany, by Late 2025
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Shell announced in late February that it intends to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Wesseling section of its Rhineland refinery in Köln, Germany. The company said it plans to set up a commercial
March 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Spanish Service Station Operators Plan to Sell Zero Emission Hydrogen
(Spanish Confederation of Service Station Entrepreneurs/NGV Journal) The Spanish Confederation of Service Station Entrepreneurs (CEEES) signed a memorandum of understanding with Fusion Fuel Green, a technology company dedicated to the production of green hydrogen. The alliance seeks to jointly develop the
March 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Haldor Topsoe to Build Large-Scale SOEC Electrolyzer Manufacturing Facility to Meet Customer Needs for Green Hydrogen Production
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Haldor Topsoe) Topsoe will invest in a manufacturing facility producing highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC) with a total capacity of 500 megawatt per year with the option to expand to 5 gigawatt per year. With efficiencies
March 08, 2021 Read Full Article
LCRI Looks at Hydrogen, Biofuels, Synthetic Fuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Low-Carbon Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, and biofuels can provide greenhouse gas emissions reduction for difficult-to-decarbonize sectors when produced via low-carbon means—from clean electricity, renewable feedstocks, or fossil resources with carbon capture, utilization, and storage, says
March 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Enegix Energy to Build US$5.4 Billion Green Hydrogen Facility in Brazil
(Enegix Energy/Electric Energy Online) ENEGIX ENERGY PTE LTD ("Enegix") has unveiled the Base One green hydrogen project in cooperation with the State Government of Ceará, an investment of US$5.4 billion. Under the terms of the MoU signed on the 19th of February
March 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell Wants to Produce Synthetic Kerosene in the Rhineland Refinery
(Shell) Shell would like to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels in the Wesseling section of the Rheinland refinery. To this end, the company wants to set up a first commercial Bio-PTL (Power-to-Liquid) plant. The synthetically produced kerosene is intended to help
March 02, 2021 Read Full Article
European Collaboration Projects Plan a Circular Route to Producing Synthetic Aviation Fuels
(GreenAir Online) A recent high-level conference hosted by the Dutch government focused on the potential of synthetic aviation fuels, also called power-to-liquid (PtL) or e-fuels, to significantly lower the aviation sector’s carbon footprint (see article). The Minister of Infrastructure and Water
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
How to Utilise CO2? The Nominees for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2021” Have the Answers!
(nova-Institute) Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is one of the most obvious solutions to further reduce CO2 emissions, but it is yet still hardly exploited. However, these six nominated technologies turn CO2 into value: ethanol, methanol, polyols, surfactants or syngas – the
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Enel Green Power and Saras Team up to Develop Green Hydrogen
(Enel Group) A memorandum of intent has been signed to develop a project to supply green hydrogen to the Sarroch refinery; The project involves using an electrolyzer of around 20 MW powered exclusively by renewable energy -- Enel Green Power and
February 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Global Spending in Hydrogen Projects to Reach $300bn by 2030
(EnergyMarketPrice.com) Global hydrogen project pipeline will see strong growth in the next ten years as investments in the sector are predicted to reach $300 billion (£215bn) in total. That’s according to a new report by the Hydrogen Council and McKinsey &
February 19, 2021 Read Full Article
VTT, Neste et al in Search for E-Fuels Breakthrough
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Finland, a partnership led by VTT and Neste aimed at using sustainable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide to make fuels received €3.3M (about $4 million USD) in funding from Business Finland. Altogether, EUR 6
February 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Arizona Company Uses the Sun and Zero_Point Energy to Reduce the Cost of Making Green Hydrogen from Water
(United Energies Development Corporation/PR Newswire) United Energies Development Corporation, a wholesale industrial retail gas producer and alternative energy company, today announced it has finally broken the cost barrier to making "Green" Hydrogen from electrolyzing water. This will be the only Hydrogen
February 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Is Hot! 584 Hydrogen Fueling Stations in 33 Countries, Ways2H Expansion, Preem, Siemens and More
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... What is making hydrogen so hot right now is the news that hydrogen fueling stations are having a dramatic acceleration in growth with 584 hydrogen stations deployed in 33 countries by the end
February 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Governor Cuomo Announces Hydrogen Fuel Cell Energy Provider Plug Power To Build New Innovation Center in Monroe County
(Office of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)$125 Million Project Will Create Almost 380 New Jobs; Company Will Build State-of-the-Art Facility in the Town of Henrietta Due to State Support -- NYS Investment Complements "Finger Lakes Forward" - The Region's Comprehensive
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Quebec Inks Contract for One of the World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Plants
by Jeff Lagerquist (Yahoo! Finance) Investment in green hydrogen production is expected to exceed US$1 billion annually by 2023. -- Quebec is a step closer to building one of the world’s largest green hydrogen plants, as the province looks to
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Vattenfall and Preem Look into Large-Scale Production of Fossil-Free Hydrogen
(Vattenfall) The collaboration between Vattenfall and Swedish fuel company Preem, aimed at producing fossil-free hydrogen for biofuel production, is entering the next phase. A study is now being conducted to examine opportunities for building a large-scale production facility at the
January 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Siemens Energy to Drive the Development of Green Hydrogen Economy in the Middle East
(Siemens/ElectricEnergyOnline) Siemens Energy and Mubadala join strategic partnership to accelerate green hydrogen capabilities in Abu Dhabi; Siemens Energy to collaborate with Masdar and partners on developing clean hydrogen fuels Siemens Energy is advancing the development of green hydrogen ecosystems in the
January 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Germany Announces Three Green Hydrogen Projects
by Chloe Jardine (Argus Media) Germany's research ministry today presented three large-scale research projects on green hydrogen, with a focus on the production of large electrolysers, on combining offshore wind farms and hydrogen production, and on the transport of hydrogen. Federal research minister
January 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Total and Engie Partner to Develop France's Largest Site for the Production of Green Hydrogen from 100% Renewable Electricity
(Total) Total and Engie have signed a cooperation agreement to design, develop, build and operate the Masshylia project, France's largest renewable hydrogen production site at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur South region. Located at the heart of Total's La Mède biorefinery and
January 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Where Do Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Fit into Our Future?
by Mike Roeth (Advanced Clean Tech News) ... Industrial use of hydrogen must increase for end-users like energy power plants, chemical industries, steelmakers, and others if hydrogen is to scale quickly, and realistically. And the scaling of hydrogen is not
January 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Iberdrola to Supply Green Hydrogen for Buses in Barcelona in 2021
(Electric Energy Online) TMB has selected the company to build a hydrogen plant on the Zona Franca industrial area, the first public facility of its kind in the country, and to operate it for the next ten years; The company
January 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Production Is Set to Increase 5000% in Just 5 Years
by Alex Kimani (OilPrice.com) After decades of stagnation and multiple false dawns, the hydrogen economy appears primed for a major takeoff. A growing number of countries and industries are proactively investing in hydrogen technologies, with hydrogen being touted as the ‘fuel of the future.’ Meanwhile, industry
December 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Yara’s Green Ammonia Behemoth: The 500,000 Tonner that Will De-fossilize Agriculture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Yara announces plans to fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway with the potential to cut 800,000 tons of CO2 per annum, equivalent to the emissions from 300,000 passenger cars. ... Yara’s the world’s
December 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Energy Department Announces $33 Million to Advance Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D and the H2@Scale Vision DEADLINE January 15, 2021
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $33 million in funding to support innovative hydrogen and fuel cell research & development (R&D), infrastructure supply chain development and validation, and cost analysis activities. This funding opportunity announcement
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Enel Green Power and Maire Tecnimont Group’s NextChem Sign MoU for a Green Hydrogen Production Plant in the United States
(Enel Green Power) The MoU is related to a project for the production of green hydrogen via electrolysis using renewable energy from an Enel Green Power solar plant in the United States; The project, which is expected to be operational
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
The Green Hydrogen Catapult Aims for $2/kg H2 and Needs $110 Billion, If You’ve Any to Spare
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From Europe comes news that major hydrogen project developers including ACWA Power, CWP Renewables, Envision, Iberdrola, Ørsted, Snam, and Yara have joined hands to scale-up green hydrogen production 50-fold in 6 years in a bid to
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Enerkem, Shell, Suncor, Proman’s New $669 Million Biofuels Baby
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Quebec, Enerkem, Shell, Suncor and Proman have proposed the construction of an $669 million biofuel plant in Varennes, Québec, in partnership with the Québec and Canadian governments. The project would use more than 200,000 tonnes
December 09, 2020 Read Full Article
Porsche and Siemens Energy, with Partners, Advance Climate-Neutral eFuels Development
(Porsche) Porsche, Siemens Energy and a lineup of international companies are developing and implementing a pilot project in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). In the pilot phase,
December 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Mixed Renewable Gas Unit: Galician Project Will Now Investigate Creation of Green Hydrogen and Synthetic Gas
(Edar Bens / Naturgy / EnergyLab / NGV Journal) The research project Mixed Renewable Gas Unit, funded by the Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) and developed by Naturgy, EnergyLab and Edar Bens, continues its R&D&I work after receiving additional funding for its
December 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Shipping and Transportation: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to BioLNG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) There are concrete benefits of using BioLNG to decarbonize hard to abate transport sectors like heavy-duty transport and shipping, according to the latest European Biogas Association, Gas Infrastructure Europe, the Natural & Bio Gas Vehicle
December 02, 2020 Read Full Article
MHI to Invest in Green Hydrogen & Green Ammonia in South Australia
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd./Electric Energy Online) To Deliver Project Engineering, Hydrogen Gas Turbines and Compressors to Decarbonize Local Industries, Targeting Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Exports to Japan and Other Countries Going Forward -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has agreed to
November 27, 2020 Read Full Article
How to Build a Green Hydrogen Economy for the US West
by Jeff St. John (GreenTechMedia) The Intermountain and ACES projects may be the start of a regionwide green hydrogen generation and transmission network. -- Out in Utah, a coal-fired power plant supplying electricity to Los Angeles is being outfitted with natural-gas-fired