But many aspects of the burgeoning green hydrogen market have yet to be established, including the benchmark currency and universal volume in which green hydrogen is traded internationally. According to the IRENA report, the currencies and pricing mechanisms established are likely to have considerable geopolitical effects.
Green Hydrogen: A Currency for the Energy Transition
Publish Date: 4/6/2022
GM is commercializing its fuel cell business. Here's a look behind the scenes
Publish Date: 5/8/2022
GM has been working on fuel cells for decades, and has done demonstrations, but now those fuel cells, developed with Honda Motor Co., will be sent into real-world applications. The automaker foresees both technologies as avenues to a zero-emissions future as it continues to make internal-combustion vehicles for at least the next decade.
And what's developed and tested in this lab will go directly into what's built at the manufacturing joint venture operation, Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC, GM operates with Honda in Brownstown Township.
Last year, Hydrotec said its fuel cells would be used on a fleet of Navistar Inc. manufactured trucks that will be piloted this year by J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. Wabtec Corp. then announced it would use fuel cell systems in its locomotives and Hydrotec signed a joint development agreement with Liebherr-Aerospace to work on a hydrogen fuel cell-based electrical power generation system for aircraft.
Stanford University launches research initiative on hydrogen as a climate solution
Publish Date: 5/6/2022
The Dakar Hydrogen Racer Comes To The ACT Expo In Long Beach
Publish Date: 5/6/2022
Telia Norway provides 7 more mobile base stations with hydrogen-powered back-up cells
Publish Date: 5/5/2022
Hauling freight trains with electric locomotives is now starting to happen; CN tests battery-electric locomotive, while CP and Southern Railway of B.C. look to hydrogen
Publish Date: 5/5/2022
Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility present new hydrogen train and hydrogen storage tank trailer
Publish Date: 5/5/2022
The “H2goesRail” project is being funded as part of the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NOW GmbH) with €13.74 million by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by project lead Jülich.
“In its coalition agreement, the federal government agreed to electrify 75% of the country’s rail network by 2030,” said Michael Theurer, Parliamentary State Secretary in the BMDV. “Here, alternative drives can help reduce emissions from diesel rail transport. This way, we’ll be able to operate virtually climate-neutral on rail routes where full electrification is not possible. The H2goesRail project will not only test the use of hydrogen for rail, but substantially advance the technology.”
PG&E Launches the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Study on Hydrogen’s Feasibility Within Gas Pipelines
Publish Date: 5/2/2022
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced that it is launching the nation’s most comprehensive end-to-end hydrogen study and demonstration facility, which will examine the future potential of the zero-carbon fuel hydrogen as a renewable energy source for not only PG&E customers but the entire global natural gas industry.
The centerpiece of the study, known as Hydrogen to Infinity (H2∞), is a large-scale project that will blend hydrogen and natural gas in a stand-alone transmission pipeline system. H2∞ will enable PG&E and its partners (Northern California Power Agency [NCPA], Siemens Energy, the City of Lodi, GHD Inc., and University of California at Riverside) to conduct a complete study of different levels of hydrogen blends in a multi-feed, multi-directional natural gas pipeline system that is independent from its current natural gas transmission system.
Hydrogen substitution for natural gas in turbines: Opportunities, issues, and challenges
Publish Date: 6/18/2021
To summarize, this paper has shown, first, that hydrogen is certainly an acceptable, very clean fuel. Second, it has shown that it can be used at low levels in existing fielded systems, and some low NOx gas turbines exist in the field today that can operate with H2 levels of up to 50% , cofired with natural gas. Furthermore, systems have been developed to operate with pure hydrogen. The key development challenge for the future is low NOx, fuel flexible systems, that can be readily operated with a range of fuel compositions, ranging from pure H2 to pure natural gas. Figure 3 below summarizes the hydrogen readiness, R&D needs, and NOx compliance of these various technologies. All of these will enable the combustion technology of the future — low NOx, wide operability range, fuel flexible combustion systems capable of operating up to 100% hydrogen.
Hydroplane Secures Second Air Force Contract to Fund Development of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powerplant for Aviation and Mobile Energy Storage
Publish Date: 5/4/2022
Hydroplane today announced it signed its second U.S. Air Force (USAF) Small Business Technology Transfer contract, marking the close of the innovative hydrogen powerplant technology start up’s seed round. This contract allows the company, in partnership with the University of Houston, to demonstrate an engineering model hydrogen fuel cell based powerplant in a ground and flight demonstration.
Canada: Burnaby company that just hired 60 new workers gets $10M from the feds
Publish Date: 5/2/2022
Loop Energy in Burnaby has had a big growth spurt, adding 60 workers to its Production Way facility in a year to push the employee total to 100.
Now it’s announced that it has been awarded $9.75 million over three years from the Government of Canada through Pacific Economic Development Canada’s (PacifiCan) Jobs and Growth Fund.
Hydrogen will be ‘pivotal element’ in future economy, says EU climate chief
Publish Date: 5/1/2022
Toyota Motor Europe to supply Toyota Fuel Cell Module to second bus OEM
Publish Date: 5/2/2022
The TFCM2-F-60 is a second generation flat-type module that produces 60kW power and can be easily integrated into the roof of the bus, alongside the battery and hydrogen tanks. A major benefit of Toyota’s fuel cell technology is that the range of the all-electric bus can be extended in urban traffic to around 400km for the solo bus and up to 350km for the articulated version of the bus. The combination of the battery and the fuel cell as a range extender eliminates the need for intermediate charging on-the-go.
Germany, Japan tap hydrogen to reduce Russia dependence Scholz and Kishida agree to launch intergovernmental consultations next year
Publish Date: 4/28/2022
India to develop and build first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell vessel
Publish Date: 4/30/2022
Governor doubles down on hydrogen in speech before U.S. Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Publish Date: 4/28/2022
Alaska: $1.2B hydrogen facility proposed in Fort Nelson
Publish Date: 4/26/2022
U.S. Earmarks $504 Million to Back World’s Largest Hydrogen Hub; Developers for Utah project gain DOE conditional commitment, Hub to provide over 300 gigawatt-hours of clean energy a year
Publish Date: 4/26/2022
Russia’s Invasion Supercharges Push to Make a New Green Fuel
Publish Date: 4/26/2022
Looking to start a hydrogen hub in your state? Here’s what experts say it’s going to take
Publish Date: 4/26/2022
Texas hydrogen ‘proto-hub’ leads the US in technical potential for DOE-funded regional hubs: GTI
Publish Date: 4/25/2022
Hydrogen taxis could be the next big thing
Publish Date: 4/25/2022
On top of adopting a national strategy for decarbonised hydrogen, France recently passed a law making it mandatory to renew fleets of more than 100 units with a quota of low-emission vehicles. This equates to 10% of the fleet by 2025 and 35% by 2029 – whether electric or hydrogen. Taxi and chauffeur-driven vehicles are particularly targeted.
Could a ‘hydrogen hub’ energize Utah and the West to a cleaner future?
Publish Date: 4/22/2022
Meet ‘Chase Zero,’ the Hydrogen-Powered, High-Speed Foiling Cat That’s Transforming the America’s Cup
Publish Date: 4/22/2022
IPCC Report Highlights Hydrogen's Critical Role in Fight Against Climate Change
Publish Date: 4/22/2022
The IPCC highlights low-emission hydrogen as one of the key technologies that the world must urgently invest in to address the effects of climate change. It also underlines the critical importance of cutting emissions in sectors that aren’t easily electrified, such as industrial manufacturing and related processes. "This sector accounts for about a quarter of global emissions,” the report says. "Achieving net zero will be challenging and will require new production processes, low and zero emissions electricity, hydrogen, and, where necessary, carbon capture and storage.”