miguel_pacheco

miguel_pacheco, 3 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Australian, Japanese, and Korean companies join to research the design of a liquid #hydrogen carrier with 80,000 m3 tank capacity
-Who: AUS Energy company Woodside, Korean Shipbuilder HD KSOE and shipping Hyundai Glovis and Japanese MOL
-What: sign MOU, with intent to build tanker by 2030
-Why: Establish H2 supply chain in Asia

#greenhydrogen #shipping

https://www.mol.co.jp/en/pr/2024/24022.html

miguel_pacheco, 3 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Seoul grants $14 m for hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure:
-Targeting privates or business
-Grant comes with tax breaks, making half of the car price
-The only car eligible is Hyundai's Nexo

#hydrogen #hydrogencar #transportation
http://koreabizwire.com/seoul-boosts-green-mobility-with-14-million-investment-in-hydrogen-vehicles-and-infrastructure/272549

miguel_pacheco, 3 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

I just published my Energy Energy Pickups: Highlights from 4 to 11 February 2024
-A dive on gravity batteries
-White hydrogen progresses while some call it pie in the sky

#energystorage
#whitehydrogen #hydrogen #GeologicHydrogen

Read at:
https://miguel-pacheco.medium.com/energy-pickups-energy-renewable-highlights-cdc56f62993f

miguel_pacheco, 3 months ago to random Portuguese

One of France's two remaining coal plants to transition to green hydrogen production:
-Emile Huchet is a thermal power station with an electric capacity of 1,460 GW, 600 MW from coal (the rest from natural gas);
-Coal plant closed and will start to produce H2 by 2027
-It aims to produce 56,000 tonnes of H2 in 2030.
The first client is German steel maker Saarstahl Holding Saar

https://bnnbreaking.com/sustainability/emile-huchet-power-station-frances-coal-behemoth-transforms-into-a-green-hydrogen-hub

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Cognitive Dissonance of the day: 8 of February 2024

1. The CEO of US chemical company Air Products shuns white hydrogen, calling it "pie in the sky."

2. US DoE awards $20 m in grants for white hydrogen research for production and extraction

What's your take?

#hydrogen #whitehydrogen #GeologicHydrogen

https://www.gasworld.com/story/air-products-chair-says-opportunity-in-natural-hydrogen-is-pie-in-the-sky/2133879.article/
2)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2024/02/08/energy-department-awards-20-million-for-research-into-carbon-free-geologic-hydrogen/?sh=56ad70b51e1d

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Holland Shipyards Group delivers second H2 barge:
-Six PEM #fuelcell with a total capacity of 1.2 MW
-Cargo capacity of 190 TEU + push barge
-Will operate in the Rhine between Rotterdam – Duisburg
-First barge delivered in 2023.

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hydrogenpowered-vessel-h-barge-delivered-511408

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

First to be low-carbon hydrogen plant in the UK:
-Located in Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire
-In final talks with the government, FID by the end of 2024
-Spearheaded by EET Hydrogen

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2128405-low-carbon-hydrogen-plant-enters-final-stretch-in-talks-with-government

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

German-Czech partnership including Fraunhofer Institute works #hydrogen electric motorcycle
-Czechs will develop the bike platform
-Germans will work on #fuelcell and electric engine
-To be ready at the latest by 2025

https://motorcyclesports.net/the-hydrocycle-concept-seeks-to-reshape-the-future-of-two-wheeled-mobility/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

FedEx Express Europe starts trial of #hydrogen electric van in the Netherlands:
-Trial uses a Renault Master Van H2-TECH, built by HYVIA, a joint venture between Renault Group and Plug
-6 Kg H2 tank powers 30kW #fuelcell with 400 Km driving range

https://hydrogen-central.com/fedex-express-tests-hydrogen-powered-vehicle-technology-with-hyvia-van-pilot-in-utrecht/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Hyzon And New Way Trucks sign agreement to develop a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Refuse Truck
-Vehicle targets the North American Market

#hydrogen #fuelcell #trucks

https://hydrogen-central.com/hyzon-and-new-way-trucks-to-develop-hydrogen-fuel-cell-refuse-truck/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

German AEM #electrolyzer firm Enapter expects positive EBITDA for the first time ever:
-Doubled sales in 2023 to €31.5m ($33.8m) from €14.7m ($15.8m) in 2022
-Lower net losses in 2023 of -€7.1m (-$7.6m) to -€12.98m (-$13.9m) in 2022
-Numbers still not audited

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen

https://www.enapter.com/press-releases/enapter-achieves-positive-ebitda

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Lloyd's Register gives Estonian state fleet operator AIP for H2 ferry
-Agreement in Principal from Lloyd's to #hydrogen #fuelcell ferry
-Designed by Deltamarin, a Finnish ship design and engineering company

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/hydrogen-fuel-cell-ferry-wins-lrs-aip/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

FID on the 100 Km H2 pipeline between France and Germany out very soon
-Named MosaHYc will carry H2 from France, Moselle department, to steelmaker Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS) in the German state of Saarland
-Repurposed natural gas pipes make up the pipeline
-Decision comes after December 2023 EU approval of state aid of $2.85 billion (€2.6 billion) to SHS

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen

https://www.pipeline-journal.net/news/france-germany-reach-final-investment-decision-100km-hydrogen-pipeline-very-soon

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Toyota joins with Chiyoda Corporation to mass-produce H2 electrolyzers
-Five MW capacity, PEM, Toyota design
-Can produce 100kg of #hydrogen per hour
-For domestic and export market
-Based on Mirai's stacks

https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/electrolysers/toyota-to-mass-produce-hydrogen-electrolysers-in-partnership-with-chiyoda/2-1-1593648

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Aviation Portuguese

I just published last energy week's pickups, a selection of renewable energy highlights
-Electric #aviation goes vertical and then drives home
-#Hydrogen tank manufacturer says, please subscribe
-#GreenHydrogen offshore generation: unlocked

https://miguel-pacheco.medium.com/energy-pickups-energy-renewable-highlights-fdf2a110eec1

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Europe leads in H2 filling stations with 265:
-New 37 stations opened in the EU in 2023, 92% supply both passenger cars and heavy vehicles
-Japan: 166, South Korea: 174, China around 197
-New countries include Brazil, Namibia and Oman

#hydrogen #transport
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/europe-leads-the-charge-in-expanding-hydrogen-fuel-infrastructure-for-heavy-duty-transport/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Aviation Portuguese

Sirius Aviation, Swiss aviation start-up, unveils hydrogen-powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft:
-In collaboration with BMW’s Designworks and Sauber Group

#aviation #vtol #hydrogen

https://www.businessjetinteriorsinternational.com/news/parallel-industries/sirius-aviation-unveils-hydrogen-vtol-aircraft.html

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Metallica opts for hydrogen-powered trucks for its new tour.
-They will use electric #fuelcell Iveco trucks

#hydrogen #trucks

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/31/2024/metallica-and-baker-hughes-are-plotting-the-future-of-hydrogen-fuel

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Bioterran startup makes a bold claim about a breakthrough with "solid hydrogen" that has five times the energy density of gasoline.
-The press release is very emphatic but lacks details
-Solid hydrogen at 1 atm requires temperatures below 14 K (−259.14 °C; −434.45 °F)
-The company focuses on biodiesel, so more data is needed

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen

https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/bioterran-unveils-solid-green-hydrogen-unlocking-extraordinary-potential/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

German startup Flyv signs agreement with ZeroAvia to explore the use of its #hydrogen #fuelcell engines:
-Flyv is an on-demand flight startup focusing on regional flights between 600 to 900 Km
-ZeroAvia made similar previous deals with UK Ecojet, US Air Cahana, and ES Surcar seaplanes

https://zeroavia.com/zeroavia-and-flyv-partner-on-clean-on-demand-flight-across-europe/

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

🌬️ ⚡ 💧
Hydrogen Future claims 270% efficiency gains in one year test of new wind turbine design:
-One-meter turbine
-12 months test in Nevada
-The company aims to increase the efficiency of #GreenHydrogen and also works on its own electrolyzer tech

#windpower #hydrogen

https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1039825/hydrogen-future-highlights-extraordinary-strides-in-wind-turbine-prototype-testing-1039825.html

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

🇪🇺 🇮🇹 ⚡ 💧
European Commission clears €500 m Italian program to replace natural gas with hydrogen in industrial applications

#hydrogen #GreenHydrogen
https://www.montelnews.com/news/1536524/ec-clears-italys-eur-05bn-bid-to-boost-green-hydrogen-use

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

🇵🇱 ⚡ 💧 🚌
Solaris, the Polish bus manufacturer, has sold over 700 hydrogen buses since 2019

#hydrogen #fuelcell #GreenHydrogen #transportation
https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/transport/we-have-sold-more-than-700-hydrogen-powered-buses-since-2019/2-1-1591493

miguel_pacheco, 4 months ago to Hydrogen Portuguese

Irish port of Shannon Foynes signs agreement with Rotterdam port to create a Green Hydrogen supply chain:
-The Irish port aims to export #GreenHydrogen produced from taping abundant #Windpower resources in West Ireland
-Proof-of-concept deliveries by 2030

#hydrogen

https://www.clareecho.ie/shannon-foynes-port-strike-deal-with-port-of-rotterdam/