In Switzerland, engineers at the Laboratory for Applied Mechanical Design have devised a method to improve the efficiency of domestic solid oxide fuel cells. Solid oxide fuel cells are devices that produce both electricity and heat by oxidizing a fuel such as natural gas or biogas. The engineers added a steam turbine fan that recirculates […]
In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced $1.28 million in grant funding to the Australian Gas Networks in order to establish the Australian Hydrogen Center in Adelaide— which is in part supported by ENGIE. The center will investigate the blending of 10% hydrogen into existing natural gas pipelines in South Australia and Victoria, […]
In London, ERM has been awarded £3.12m from the UK Government to further develop its ERM-Dolphyn project which will study the production of green hydrogen at scale from a first-of-its-kind floating offshore wind turbine. The development plan for the project has a target date for the start-up of the 2MW facility by 2024. A 10MW […]
In Australia, Providence Asset Group and Nedstack have signed a strategic partnership agreement to co-develop and deliver hydrogen-based power-to-power solutions for the Australia and Pacific regions. Providence’s hydrogen storage technology and Nedstack’s PEM fuel cell will combine to deliver a hybrid energy storage system that will utilize both hydrogen and lithium battery technology. Their method […]
In Russia, The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, alongside its Russian foreign partners, have agreed to undertake the construction of a year-round fully autonomous International Arctic Station—equipped with solar and wind generation that will be supplemented by hydrogen storage technology. The station, dubbed Snowflake, is scheduled to begin operation in 2022 at a total […]
In Korea, an MOU has been signed between the Hydrogen Convergence Alliance and Hydrogen Europe to develop the hydrogen economy and improve international hydrogen industry cooperation. The two parties will make efforts to ensure the successful exchange of information and cooperation among hydrogen industry companies in the European Union and the Republic of Korea. As […]
In London, WolrdEnergy reported that Arup— an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, and consultants— has officially joined the Hydrogen Global community, where Arup will draw on its global technical expertise to support the evaluation and deployment of effective hydrogen-based solutions to help promote clean hydrogen worldwide. The Chair of the Arup Group noted […]
In Singapore, several renewable energy executives have come together to form the Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Association. The Singapore based association will coordinate international policy, communications, research, and analysis, and will provide services to support members’ requirements and needs to help their development. One of the founders of the association stated that their “mission is to establish […]
In China, Xinhuanet reports that two hydrogen fuel-cell buses— made from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics— have passed an extream cold test in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The busses successfully started after being parked for eight hours at minus 30 degrees Celcius. After the engine started, the onboard temperature climbed to 12 degrees Celcius […]
In Sweden, Statkraft and Everfuel join Hyundai, Toyota, and Hydrogen Sweden to explore hydrogen road transport in the country. Hydrogen Sweden is taking over the project management for the Nordic Hydrogen Corridor (NHC) initiative, which aims to provide zero-emission transport solutions based on the hydrogen market in Sweden. The NHC partners with the most promising […]
