Biden officials celebrate infrastructure deal in fuel-cell big rig
Publish Date: 8/5/2021
Tags: Trucks

'Nearly everything doubled this year in clean hydrogen': BNEF report
Publish Date: 8/5/2021

“Nearly everything has doubled already this year in the world of clean hydrogen, and we expect the momentum to continue in the months ahead,” said Martin Tengler, lead hydrogen analyst at BNEF.

“More than 40 countries have now published a hydrogen strategy or are developing one. More than 90 projects are being planned worldwide to use hydrogen in industry. Electricity generators have almost doubled their planned hydrogen-fired turbine capacity since January.”

Tags: Hydrogen

Sneak peek: Microsoft on powering its data centres with hydrogen fuel cells
Publish Date: 8/5/2021
Tags: Fuel Cells

Eager To Become Hydrogen-Ready, Power Plants Turn To Dual-Fuel Turbines
Publish Date: 8/4/2021
Tags: Fuel Cells

Cities in Japan, Southern California showing the world that hydrogen is the future
Publish Date: 8/4/2021
Tags: Cars, Stations

5 things to know about Lancaster becoming the nation's first hydrogen city
Publish Date: 8/3/2021
Tags: Hydrogen

California Fuel Cell Partnership Envisions 70,000 Heavy-Duty Fuel Cell Electric Trucks Supported by 200 Hydrogen Stations in-State by 2035
Publish Date: 8/3/2021

"Getting to a zero-emission future requires the partnership of government and industry, and the utilization of every tool at our disposal," said Jerome Gregeois, Director Commercial Vehicles Development at Hyundai-Kia and chair of the CaFCP board of directors. "At Hyundai-Kia, we know that battery and fuel cell electric technologies are needed to meet the diverse needs of our customers."

"The successful rollout of heavy-duty, zero-emission trucks requires the interplay of several key elements. In the case of FCETs, that includes synchronizing vehicle rollout with hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and renewable and zero-carbon hydrogen production," said Joe Cappello, CEO of Iwatani Corporation of America and vice chair of CaFCP.

"California has set aggressive goals to achieve zero-emission fleets across vehicle categories, including cars, buses, and trucks," said Bill Elrick, executive director of CaFCP.  "We can only achieve these goals through collaboration between government and private industry, and policies that promote and attract investment. The time to act – and invest – is now, if we intend to transition quickly and successfully to a self-sustaining market."

Tags: Trucks

Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Electric Sign MOU to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Package for Power Generation
Publish Date: 7/30/2021
Tags: Fuel Cells

Air Liquide transforms its network in Germany by connecting a large electrolyzer producing renewable hydrogen
Publish Date: 7/29/2021
Tags: Hydrogen

CTE Wins Grant to Complete Largest Commercial Deployment of Class 8 Fuel Cell Electric Trucks in North America
Publish Date: 7/26/2021

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) was recently awarded a grant to support the deployment of 30 Hyundai XCIENT Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks (FCET) in northern California.

Tags: Trucks

UC San Diego Receives $35 Million in State Funding for New California Coastal Research Vessel; First-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid vessel will be vital to education and research
Publish Date: 7/23/2021
Tags: Heavy Duty

Secretary Granholm Announces New Goal to Cut Costs of Long Duration Energy Storage by 90 Percent
Publish Date: 7/23/2021

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s new goal to reduce the cost of grid-scale, long duration energy storage by 90% within the decade.

Tags: Hydrogen

Bloom Energy and Heliogen Join Forces to Harness the Power of the Sun to Produce Low-Cost Green Hydrogen
Publish Date: 7/22/2021
Tags: Hydrogen

Linde Starts Up New Liquid Hydrogen Plant in Texas
Publish Date: 7/21/2021
Tags: Hydrogen

Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn says hydrogen could be future fuel
Publish Date: 7/20/2021
Tags: Cars

How to Leverage Regional Wind and Solar Power for the Entire U.S.
Publish Date: 7/20/2021

Waiting to invest in this technology is not a viable solution as delay will be expensive and risks putting the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage globally.

Success requires coordinated federal government action. …

Tags: Hydrogen

Hydrogen fuel cell buses achieve highest fleet mileage in AC Transit’s new ZETBTA study
Publish Date: 7/20/2021
Tags: Buses

Namie, Japan and Lancaster, California ink historic agreement to be ‘world’s first’ hydrogen municipalities
Publish Date: 7/20/2021
Tags: Hydrogen

AC Transit Publishes the Groundbreaking Zero-Emission Transit Bus Technology Analysis (ZETBTA): An unprecedented test of fuel cell electric, battery electric, diesel hybrid, and conventional diesel bus technologies; a guide for ZEB transition worldwide
Publish Date: 7/19/2021

The ZETBTA is a robust side-by-side evaluation of the predominant engine technologies in use at transit agencies worldwide: fuel-cell electric bus (FCEB), battery electric bus (BEB), diesel hybrid, and conventional diesel bus propulsion systems.

“AC Transit currently operates all five propulsion technologies and is uniquely positioned to support this rigorous study,” says General Manager Michael Hursh. “For Long Range Planners, this is an unrivaled collection of years of research, transit planning, and design; made stronger because the propulsion metrics are not cobbled from several sources but instead one agency, with roadway testing on the same routes, and in the same service environment.”

The study launched in July 2020 and integrated lessons learned and best practices gleaned from our extensive experience deploying ZEB technologies, including the development of innovative workforce training programs, data integration and management, and transit deployment viability.

This initial iteration of the ZETBTA will help transit agency leaders understand step-by-step the capital cost, performance, and operating cost between ZEB types when comparing performance to conventional diesel bus technologies. The study is also a collection of energy data to develop metrics for costs, mileage, reliability, and availability.

Tags: Buses

Plug Power to Bring Wind-Powered Hydrogen Plant to Fort Worth
Publish Date: 7/19/2021
Tags: Hydrogen

Position paper – Heavy‐duty vehicles: Charging and refuelling infrastructure requirements
Publish Date: 7/18/2021

In addition, a target of around 300 truck‐suitable hydrogen refuelling stations by 2025, and at least 1,000 no later than 2030 should be set. Moreover, one hydrogen refuelling site should be available every 200 km on the TEN‐T core network by 2030. A hydrogen refuelling station for trucks should have a minimum daily capacity of at least six tonnes of H2 with at least two dispensers per stations.

Tags: Trucks

Honda ready for quicker shift to all-electrified lineup, CEO hints
Publish Date: 7/18/2021

Honda has decided to retire the Clarity, its sole mass production fuel cell vehicle, by year-end. But it will continue developing fuel cell vehicles, according to Mibe.

"We'll definitely put out the next vehicle," he said.

Tags: Cars

Ballard Receives Order for Fuel Cell Modules to Power Trial Operation of Siemens Mireo Plus H Train
Publish Date: 7/18/2021
Tags: Heavy Duty

Repurposing existing gas infrastructure to pure hydrogen: ACER finds divergent visions of the future
Publish Date: 7/16/2021

In order to assess these options, ACER reviewed more than 20 studies focusing on the technical and the cost aspects of repurposing existing gas infrastructure to pure hydrogen. The analysed studies range across various sources and stakeholders, including the gas industry, multi-partner hydrogen initiatives, industry partnerships, academia, think tanks, and others. As a result, ACER developed a summary paper on the technical possibilities for repurposing, based on these available studies. The paper also offers a reflection on the technical and hydrogen market conditions that could trigger the repurposing of natural gas pipelines to pure hydrogen.

Tags: Hydrogen, Research

AT TOKYO 2020, HYDROGEN SHOWS PROMISE OF A CARBON-FREE FUTURE
Publish Date: 7/18/2021

Home to thousands of athletes for several weeks, the Olympic Village is one demonstration of how this technology can be used in practice. Built as a miniature hydrogen city, it shows the potential of a first full-scale hydrogen infrastructure. The hydrogen will also fuel athlete buses and heat water in the cafeterias, dormitories and training facilities. After the Games, underground pipes will take hydrogen from a production station to residential blocks. Organisers hope the Olympic Village, as Japan’s first full-scale hydrogen infrastructure, will leave an impression on future generations.
 

Worldwide Olympic Partner Toyota, which also produced the world’s first hydrogen-powered cars in 2014, will supply approximately 500 Mirai fuel cell vehicles to the Games to help transport staff and officials. Toyota will also deliver 100 hydrogen fuel cell buses (FCBs) to ferry athletes around. Each bus has 10 hydrogen tanks to carry a total of 600 litres.

Tags: Cars, Buses, Stations, Hydrogen, Fuel Cells

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