PG&E to launch hydrogen study

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is launching the nation’s most comprehensive hydrogen study and demonstration facility in the US. The initiative, called Hydrogen to Infinity, will examine the potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as a renewable energy source for not only PG&E customers but the entire natural gas industry. The centerpiece of the

Collaborative project on heavy-duty hydrogen transportation

Air Products, Schenk Tanktransport and TNO are collaborating on the Clean Hydrogen and Road Transport Project (CH2aRT), focused on developing heavy-duty hydrogen trucks and a public hydrogen refueling station. Subsidized by the Demonstration Scheme for Climate Technologies and Innovations in Transport of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the project will create the

Veritas, Vinssen and EcoLabs join hands for the development of marine propulsion technology

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), South Korean boat manufacturer Vinssen, and the EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy (EcoLabs) at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commercialise of eco-friendly marine propulsion system technology and products. Under the agreement, the group will develop a pilot project in

Firstgas partners with Australian energy group FFI for green hydrogen

 New Zealand’s biggest gas pipelines operator, Firstgas, and Australian energy group Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), are looking at hydrogen production and distribution. The two companies have agreed to investigate making green hydrogen, which could be initially blended with natural gas and in time to replace it for domestic and business users. Last year, Firstgas outlined

Gasunie joins hands with Vopak for hydrogen terminal infrastructure

Dutch state-owned energy network operator Gasunie and tank storage specialist Vopak have joined forces to develop future terminal infrastructure projects that will facilitate the necessary imports of hydrogen into Northwest Europe via Dutch and German ports. The cooperation agreement includes import projects for hydrogen through green ammonia, liquid organic hydrogen carriers, and liquid hydrogen technologies.

First hydrogen-powered car in India makes entry into Kerala

India’s first hydrogen- powered car by Toyota made its way in to State of Keral. The Regional Transport Office in Thiruvananthapuram gave registration to a red coloured Toyota Mirai. The registration was done online without any vehicle tax.  The car bearing registration number KL 1 CU 7610 comes with a green number plate similar to

Air Liquide sets up hydrogen joint venture with Lotte Chemical

Air Liquide, a French supplier of industrial gases and services, set up a joint venture with Lotte Chemical, a major chemical company based in South Korea, to establish a supply chain by utilizing by-product hydrogen for hydrogen vehicles. It is the first step of cooperation following an agreement on their strategic alliance in May 2021.

H2-Industries to develop $1.4B waste-to-hydrogen plant

In Oman, H2-Industries and Public Establishment For Industrial Estates – Madayan signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a waste-to-hydrogen plant in conjunction with PV solar power plants with base-load capacity in the Sultanate of Oman. The facility will initially convert up to one million tons of municipal solid waste each year. The proposed US

Fertilizer subsidy burden in India can be reduced by switching over to green ammonia

A shift to green ammonia would significantly reduce the Indian government’s massive fertilizer subsidy burden and boost energy self-reliance by cutting dependence on imports of expensive liquified natural gas (LNG) for fertilizer manufacturing, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). India’s fertilizer subsidy is budgeted at Rs1.05

US company to build $1.4bn hydrogen-from-waste plant in Oman

New York-based hydrogen developer H2-Industries has signed an agreement in principle with the government of Oman to develop a $1.4bn solar-powered waste-to-hydrogen plant. The memorandum of understanding envisages a facility built on a 200,000-sq-m coastal site that will be able to convert up to 1 million tonnes of municipal waste a year, later expanding to