Converting ammonia into green hydrogen
Converting ammonia into green hydrogen
Spain’s Tecnalia is developing a facility that will provide clean fuel for a hydrogen bus fleet in Birmingham, England.
The Tyseley Ammonia to Green Hydrogen initiative was led by H2SITE in Birmingham, England. Its objective is to create the most efficient ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion unit in the world. The pilot plant will produce 200 kg of hydrogen per day to feed an existing hydrogen refueling station.
Major oil companies are planning large-scale investments
Will green hydrogen be the future of energy?
Major oil companies are finally planning the kind of large-scale investments that would make green hydrogen a serious business
"The oil majors have been building multibillion-dollar projects since forever," said Julien Rolland, head of power and renewables at commodities trader Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. "This green hydrogen, green ammonia stuff will be the new energy industry."
Australian powerhouses in the run for hydrogen project in New Zealand
Australian powerhouses in the run for hydrogen project in New Zealand
Two Australian hydrogen powerhouses have entered final negotiations to become the lead developer of the ‘world’s largest’ green hydrogen plant in Southland, New Zealand.
Woodside Energy and Fortescue Future Industries are set to provide detailed proposals to decide the selection of lead developer for the Southern Green Hydrogen project, a joint venture between Contact Energy and Meridian Energy.
€38 Million investment in green hydrogen project in Portugal
€38 Million investment in green hydrogen project in Portugal
Spanish group Orfeón will invest around 38 million euros in the Tocha industrial zone, in Cantanhede, in a project that includes the creation of a logistics platform and a renewable hydrogen filling station.
Orfeón, which already has a warehouse in Cantanhede, recently closed a deal for the purchase of two lots in the industrial area of Tocha, district of Coimbra, with a total area of 220,000 square meters.
Project to produce hydrogen from waste plastic
Project to produce hydrogen from waste plastic
UK researchers developed an artificial leaf device made from bismuth oxyiodide that is able to harvest sunlight to produce hydrogen fuels.
Peel NRE, part of UK-based Peel L&P, has received approval from the West Dunbartonshire Council in the United Kingdom for its planned GBP 20 million ($24.8 million) facility in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, that will turn waste plastic into hydrogen.
The plant will be the second of its kind in the UK. The 13,500-ton facility will use Powerhouse Energy’s technology to produce hydrogen from non-recyclable plastics destined for landfill, incineration or export overseas. “The hydrogen will be used as a clean fuel for heavy good vehicles, buses and cars, with plans for a linked hydrogen refueling station on the site,” said Peel L&P.
Plug Power is to build a 100MW green hydrogen plant in the Belgian port of Antwerp-Bruges
Plug Power is to build a 100MW green hydrogen plant in the Belgian port of Antwerp-Bruges
Port of Antwerp-Bruges makes a play to be Europe’s green H2 hotspot, but plans to source grid electricity for the project risk falling foul of the EU’s renewable H2 regulations.
US electrolyser manufacturer Plug Power is to build a 100MW green hydrogen plant in the Belgian port of Antwerp-Bruges — likely becoming one of Northern Europe’s largest when it comes on line in 2025 — and forming the opening play of the port’s plan to become a hydrogen hub for Europe.
The facility will produce 12,500 tonnes of green hydrogen per year at full capacity, supplying hydrogen for “multiple clients” at the port, Plug Power said, noting that Antwerp-Bruges sits at the centre of the largest chemical industry cluster in Europe.
Iberdrola has commissioned Europe's largest green hydrogen production plant
Iberdrola has commissioned Europe's largest green hydrogen production plant
The project developed in Puertollano, Spain, produces green hydrogen with a 20 MW electrolyzer, for Fertiberia.
It includes a 100 MW solar array and four fully integrated 40-foot battery containers, as part of a 1.25 MW/5 MWh battery system supplied by Ingeteam.
Elsewhere in the world, India and Brazil are preparing rules and laws to promote green hydrogen, while research activities continue to increase hydrogen fuel cell’s efficiency and hydrogen’s use in the aviation sector.
Green hydrogen projects in desert regions could enhance clean water for local people
Green hydrogen projects in desert regions could enhance clean water for local people
The desalination processes required to provide water to green hydrogen projects in arid regions could be used to supply H2O to local people at a minimal cost, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).
Nations such as Mauritania, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Chile and Australia are all planning multi-gigawatt green hydrogen projects in desert regions — which would utilise the long hours of bright sunshine to produce cheap solar electricity that would in turn power electrolysers to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
Australian startup develops mine shaft gravity storage
Australian startup develops mine shaft gravity storage
Green Gravity, a startup proposing to use old mine shafts for gravitational energy storage, has secured AUD 1.4 million ($990,000) in its first formal capital raise.
Green Gravity is turning to the former cornerstone of Australia’s wealth, coal mining, to remove the final hurdle for a fully renewable electricity system. It is proposing to lift and release ultra-heavy weights in legacy mine shafts, in a reimagining of how the universal force of attraction, gravity, can be used to store renewable energy.
Can marine hydrogen fuel be the answer to net-zero shipping?
Marine hydrogen fuel technology could generate energy on board all vessels.
This would make it possible for the fuel to be produced with reduced carbon emissions. When the fuel itself is used, it will not produce any carbon emissions. According to Antonis Trakakis – RINA Hellas Classification Society Technical Director Marine – the use of H2 in this way will help the marine industry to be able to meet its 2050 emissions reduction target.
Full article hereNew researches push for ammonia in aviation
Simulation tools offered to NASA funded project researching ammonia in aviation.
American company Ansys will support research led by the University of Central Florida and funded by a $10 million NASA University Leadership Initiative five-year grant to accelerate aviation sustainability. The company revealed its simulation tools will be used in the five-year University of Central Florida study to analyse, test and qualify the use of ammonia as an alternative fuel to power zero-carbon jet engines.
Full article hereHydrogen fuel transportation and storage are getting safer
A scientific breakthrough will make it possible to produce large amounts of ultra-pure green hydrogen fuel on demand.
Researchers recently announced a breakthrough that involves the use of a porous silicon material which is known as Si+. The silicon-based powder acts as a solid-state H2 making it safer to both store and transport. Si+ can be used as the anode of lithium-ion batteries to increase the battery capacity. However, it is not widely used due to poor performance under the constraints of current technology.
Full article hereWhy isn’t natural hydrogen used as fuel?
Natural hydrogen is found in underground deposits released via fracking, and in the air.
Natural hydrogen is usually combined with other atoms to create other molecules. Very little white hydrogen occurs in the air around us, meaning that it is not simply waiting to be captured and used as a clean fuel source. Natural hydrogen found on the earth is produced by a range of different sources, but the majority isn’t available in the atmosphere as much as it is found in difficult – or impossible or unfeasible – locations.
Full article hereHow green ammonia went from toxic chemical to fuel of the future
Like hydrogen, green ammonia can play a key role in decarbonizing Europe’s heavy industry and transport.
Ammonia has been the bet of the naval industry as one of the best fuels to achieve a cleaner energy mix, given its versatility and abundance, as well as ease of storage and transport. However, although the characteristics are favorable, it will still be a while before maritime transport can be powered by ammonia and leave a smaller footprint on the planet. Currently, the shipping industry is responsible for around 3% of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Full article hereGreen hydrogen breakthrough sees water turned to energy at room temperature
Scientists say they have found a new way to generate green hydrogen from water at room temperature.
Researchers at UCSC have found a way to complete the water electrolysis process at room temperature, without the requirement of the electric input. They have done so through the development of a special aluminum composite that causes a reaction with the water at room temperature. Aluminum is naturally a reactive material that will cause the oxygen to split away from water molecules, allowing the H2 to remain.
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