miguel_pacheco

miguel_pacheco, 23 days ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Don't know how to build your green hydrogen plant; Danish Green Hydrogen Systems will sell you one in the 6 to 50MW range
-Colab with engineering firm BWSC to sell H2 plants, pre-engineered & optimized
-Based on GHS 6MW X-Series plant operating in Denmark

#hydrogen #supplychain
https://www.h2-view.com/story/ghs-and-bwsc-plan-to-offer-pre-engineered-mid-scale-green-hydrogen-plants/2109182.article/

miguel_pacheco, 26 days ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

New tech alert - Add Metal shavings and water, get hydrogen:
-Waste metal shavings have nano grooves that optimize catalyst coating
-Surface contact area with water increases, requiring less expensive catalyst use
-Industry produces millions of tons annually of metal shaving, allowing for quick & cheap upscaling of green H2 production

#hydrogen #recycling
https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/turning-industrial-waste-into-clean-hydrogen-fuel/

miguel_pacheco, 26 days ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Danish Topsoe goes Giga in the US after winning $136 million from IRA
-To build a 1GW plant in Chesterfield, Virginia
-Manufacturing electrolyzers with SOEC technology
-Total investment over $400 million

#hydrogen #electrolyzers
https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/topsoe-to-build-cutting-edge-us-electrolyzer-factory-for-clean-hydrogen-27456

miguel_pacheco, 26 days ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Norway goes big: company orders world's largest hydrogen ships:
-Two ferries carrying 120 cars & 599 pax each on NO's longest route
-6.4MW fuel cells, running on locally produced H2
-Deliveries on 2026

#hydrogen #transportation
https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/transport/ferry-company-orders-worlds-largest-hydrogen-fuelled-ships-each-capable-of-carrying-120-cars/2-1-1630271

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Chile's state-owned oil & gas company ENAP ordered a 1 MW hydrogen plant:
-German Neuman & Esser will supply PEM electrolyzer, compression, H2 storage & filling station, plus training
-Powered by ENAP's Vientos Patagonicos wind farm

#hydrogen
https://gascompressionmagazine.com/2024/04/17/neuman-esser-to-build-green-hydrogen-plant-in-chile/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Scientists achieve one atom thick gold leaf - hydrogen production is one application
-Named Goldene, it transforms gold into a semi-conductor
-Adapted ancient metalwork technique to produce it
-May reduce gold use in the future

#hydrogen #gold
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-atom-layer-gold-goldene.html#google_vignette

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Toyota to make new Lunar Rover for NASA:
-Named Luna Cruiser, powered by an H2 fuel cell with a 10,000 Km range
-Carries two astronauts for up to 30 days, pressurized cabin
-Deployed in 2031, in Artemis VII mission

#hydrogen #Space
https://www.ruetir.com/2024/04/16/toyota-will-make-nasas-new-moon-car-meet-the-luna-cruiser/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Polish bus maker Solaris gets orders for an additional 18 hydrogen buses from Frankfurt public transport operator:
-Frankfurt’s In-der-City-Bus had previously ordered 23 Urbino 12 Solaris buses between 2022 & 2024
-Solaris continues to grow its orders for H2 buses

#hydrogen #transportation
https://www.h2-view.com/story/frankfurt-operator-orders-a-further-nine-hydrogen-powered-buses-from-solaris/2108759.article/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

MOL Group inaugurates largest green hydrogen plant in Central & Eastern Europe
-€22m ($23.4m) investment, producing 1,600 tonnes H2/y
-Electrolyzers from Plug Power
-Located in Százhalombatta, Hungary

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen
https://www.gasworld.com/story/mol-launches-largest-green-hydrogen-plant-in-central-eastern-europe/2137167.article/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

MadoquaPower2X, triples land area to 60 hectares to produce green hydrogen and ammonia in Sines, Portugal:
-Danish, Dutch & Portuguese consortium with a €2.8 billion investment
-560 MW electrolyzer capacity to produce 50K tons of green H2, 300K tons of ammonia in the first phase
#hydrogen #ammonia #GreenHydrogen
https://www.radiom24.pt/madoqua-adquire-mais-60-hectares-para-produzir-hidrogenio-e-amoniaco-verdes-em-sines/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Scots turn to hydrogen to make Scotch whisky green:
-Scottish's Scotch producers pledge to go net-zero by 2040, 5 y before Scotland and 10 y before the UK's target
-Natural gas fuels the heating of stills, producers pivoting to H2

#hydrogen #scotch #whisky
https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/scotch-whisky-how-hydrogen-can-help-turn-the-amber-nectar-green-4586108

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Hysetco, a hydrogen mobility company, raises an extra €200 million from investor Hy24
-Hysetco supplies H2 and rents a turn-key fleet of H2 fuel cell vehicles
-Hy24 is an H2 investment fund, becomes the majority shareholder
-Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, Toyota France, & Kouros stay as minority shareholders

#hydrogen
https://www.hysetco.com/2024/04/10/hysetco-leve-pres-de-200-millions-avec-hy24/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Rotterdam Port to win a new hydrogen import hub:
-Hub will handle compressed H2 and ammonia
-Redeliveries via barges, rail, trucks & H2 grid
-Developed by Global Energy Storage & Provaris Energy

#hydrogen #ammonia
https://seanews.co.uk/shipping-news/new-hydrogen-import-facility-will-be-developed-at-the-port-of-rotterdam/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

I'm excited to share my latest article on Onboard Hydrogen Storage! A deep dive into compressed, liquid, and cryo-compressed hydrogen! Read it here:
https://miguel-pacheco.medium.com/onboard-hydrogen-storage-a-battle-between-gas-and-frost-60c308ee258d

#hydrogen #fcev #Transportation

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

The world record for the longest drone flight was hydrogen-powered: 12 hours, 7 min, and 22 sec:
-Korean Metavista drone with 6 Kg liquid H2 tank & Intelligent Energy 800W Fuel Cell Power Module
-Previous, battery powered, record: 2h 6m 7s
-Achieved in 2019

#hydrogen #UAV
https://dronemajor.net/editorials/metavista-breaks-guinness-world-record-of-multi-rotor-uav-flight-time-using-intelligent-energy-fuel-cell-power-module

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

CAF hydrogen train, after making 500 miles without refueling in Spain, now tests in Portugal
-CAF H2 train is part FCH2Rail, a H2 train consortium
-Adapted CAF Civia 463 electric hybrid train with Toyota fuel cells
-In Spain's test tank still had fuel after arrival - range beyond 500 miles

#hydrogen #trains

Portugal test:
https://www.portugalresident.com/hydrogen-powered-train-being-tested-on-northern-minho-line-this-week/
Spain test:
https://www.railway.supply/en/the-caf-hydrogen-train-traveled-804-km-without-refueling/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Canadian/UK First Hydrogen 1st Quarter update:
-Successful trials in cold weather of commercial vans with no performance loss
-Trials also proved the mobile green H2 refillers supplied by partners Protium Energy Solutions (Protium) and Hyppo Hydrogen Solutions
-Interest from fleet operators in Quebec in H2 due to performance in cold

#hydrogen #FCEV
https://www.investorsobserver.com/news/qm-pr/7496344579587340

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Don't drill for white/geologic hydrogen - make it yourself:
-UT Austin gets DoE $1.7 million grant to make hydrogen from iron-rich rocks through serpentinization
-Serpentinization is one of the causes of H2 underground deposits

#hydrogen #whitehydrogen
https://scitechdaily.com/turning-rocks-into-renewable-energy-with-hydrogen-breakthrough/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Kid you not - Company unveils a Flux Capacitor:
-US NOVAdev goes back to the future, naming its adsorbed solid-state hydrogen tank Flux Capacitor
-Aims aviation sector
-30% more density than liquid H2
-15 to 30 Psi

#hydrogen #aviation
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/699610784/novadev-unveils-hydrogen-flux-capacitor-for-decarbonizing-large-commercial-aircraft

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Japan gets its first hydrogen passenger vessel:
-33-metre long
-300 kW fuel cell
-Compressed H2
-Developed with Toyota, uses parts of Mirai

#hydrogen #naval
https://www.motorship.com/hydrogen/first-japanese-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vessel-delivered/1492465.article

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Alaka'i's works on liquid hydrogen eVTOL:
-Lower weight than batteries allows longer 4 hours range
-1000 ponds payload
-10 m refuel time
-Certification planned for 2026

#hydrogen #evtol
https://verticalmag.com/news/alakai-technologies-seeks-to-solve-the-riddle-of-liquid-hydrogen-fuel-in-aviation/

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to solar Portuguese

I just published my Friday Pickups - Week's Renewable Energy Highlights.

Three World Firsts:
-Germany innovates big with €23 billion for Carbon Contracts for Difference
-Prototype offshore solar farm gets go-ahead
-Refueling ships that make H2 at sea with its renewable power

#solar #hydrogen
https://miguel-pacheco.medium.com/clean-energy-friday-pickups-selected-week-highlights-5b887ccc14e6

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Farwind Energy works on a hydrogen energy ship concept:
-The ship will use offshore wind power to produce green hydrogen from seawater
-The ship then can sail to supply H2 to small island communities or refill ships at sea

#hydrogen #shipping #GreenHydrogen
https://farwind-energy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ponant-and-farwind-energy-partner-to-develop-green-hydrogen-refueling-solutions.pdf

miguel_pacheco, 1 month ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

🇬🇧 ⚡ 💧 🚧 🚜 ⛏️
UK gov wants hydrogen-powered farm and construction vehicles:
-Consultation opened today, 27 March
-Targets tractors, diggers & forklifts for use in the UK

#hydrogen #tractors #forklift #diggers
https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/plan-to-drive-adoption-of-hydrogen-farming-and-construction-vehicles