Germany eyes hydrogen bunkering

The municipality of Helgoland has commissioned HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to carry out a concept study for the construction of a hydrogen bunker station on the deepsea island, which lies around 155 km northwest from Hamburg. The study will require HPC to investigate the commercial and infrastructural suitability of the island as a potential

Vast Solar, Solar Methanol Consortium receive funding from HyGATE

Vast Solar, and the Solar Methanol Consortium have been selected to receive $19.48 million (EUR13.2 million) from an Australian-German collaboration fund, HyGATE, to develop a world-first green methanol demonstration plant, SM1 in Port Augusta in South Australia. Methanol is the most versatile hydrogen derivative which, if produced using clean energy, has the potential to decarbonise

Nel bags contract for the largest green hydrogen plant

HH2E AG has agreed to buy 120MW of hydrogen capacity from Norway’s Nel ASA, in the form of two 60 MW electrolyser plants to be built in Germany, a contract which is reported to be worth over €30mln (£26.5mln). The German green energy company said the two plants using Nel electrolysers and experience will be

RWE and Equinor agree for development of hydrogen projects

German power producer RWE (RWEOY) and Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor on announced plans to build hydrogen-fueled power plants in Germany over the next few years, as well as a major pipeline between the two countries to feed them. The agreement — which is not yet legally binding — is part of Germany’s efforts to

IR to roll out hydrogen-powered trains on narrow-gauge routes

Indian Railways (IR) to roll out hydrogen powered trains on heritage routes by dec 2023 on its narrow-gauge heritage routes, making them “completely green”. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the trains will be on the lines of those running in China and Germany. As a pilot project, the railways is manufacturing a prototype of hydrogen

Hydrogen lorries to hit roads in Germany in 2023

GP Joule in Reußenköge in Schleswig-Holstein is aiming to put the first of 5,000 hydrogen-powered lorries on roads across Germany by mid-2023. Hydrogen can prove a viable alternative to costly batteries for heavy-duty lorries as the fuel can be filled quickly into high-pressure tanks and converted into electric power. This comes as subsidies of up

Germany provides funding for construction of LNG bunkering ships

The German government will provide around 62 million euros ($65.8 million) for three LNG bunkering vessels which will be built by shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). According to a statement by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), minister Robert Habeck handed over the grant during a ceremony at FSG to a group

Germany to open first LNG terminal

Germany will inaugurate its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, built in record time, as the country scrambles to adapt to life without Russian energy. The rig in the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven will be opened by Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a ceremony on board a specialist vessel known as an FSRU, named the

Germany approves withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty

Germany is exiting the Energy Charter Treaty, Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced. The treaty has been criticized for hampering efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels, allowing companies to sue for compensation. The agreement binds its members to its provisions for 20 years. Germany’s coalition government announced plans to leave the treaty in November.

Uthörn, Germany’s first methanol-powered research vessel

Germany’s first methanol-fuelled seagoing research vessel was named during a ceremony on 1 November at Fassmer Shipyards in Berne. Christened Uthörn by the German Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, the 35-m vessel is being built for the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI). After a two-year construction phase, the €15.0M (US$14.9M) research vessel is