Wind power and solar energy is expected to provide the largest contribution to the EU renewable energy targets for 2030 and beyond. At least 32 per cent of total energy consumption in the sectors of electricity, heat and transport shall be covered by renewable energy – in ten years’ time. Since renewable energy faces some … Continue reading Hydrogen, an important step towards independence from fossil fuels
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Unprecedented momentum for green hydrogen
Hydrogen from renewable energy could play a central role in the global energy transformation, the latest report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. ‘Hydrogen: a renewable energy perspective’ estimates that hydrogen from renewable power, so called green hydrogen, could translate into 8 per cent of global energy consumption by 2050. 16 per cent … Continue reading Unprecedented momentum for green hydrogen
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SEK 200 million invested in pilot plant for storage of fossil-free hydrogen in Luleå
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, the owners behind the HYBRIT initiative, are investing SEK 150 million and the Swedish Energy Agency is contributing almost SEK 50 million towards the construction of a storage facility for hydrogen at the HYBRIT pilot plant for fossil-free steel. The investment is an important step towards the goal of fossil-free iron … Continue reading SEK 200 million invested in pilot plant for storage of fossil-free hydrogen in Luleå
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IRENA Explores Potential of Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen from renewables like wind energy and solar power can help tackle various critical energy challenges. It could particularly offer ways to decarbonise a range of sectors where it is proving difficult to meaningfully reduce CO2 emissions, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Hydrogen: a renewable energy perspective finds. As … Continue reading IRENA Explores Potential of Green Hydrogen
Continue readingGermany turns to hydrogen to push energy transition
The northern German states aim to rely on hydrogen technology alongside wind power during the country’s energy transition (Energiewende), a conference of experts on green hydrogen was told here on Monday. “The north has a huge chance with its wind farms,” emphasized Enak Ferlemann, parliamentary state secretary of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport. Excess electricity … Continue reading Germany turns to hydrogen to push energy transition
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Goldwind joins 20GW hydrogen plan in China
Goldwind has signed up as one of the first partners in a wind-to-hydrogen project in northeast China that eventually wants 20 GW of wind turbines producing green fuel for a new-look clean transportation system. The project in the city of Baicheng, Jilin province – which also aims to eventually harness 15 GW of solar PV … Continue reading Goldwind joins 20GW hydrogen plan in China
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Concentrated Solar Power to Produce H2
Since spring, the sun has been shining in Jülich at the push of a button and 10,000 times brighter than normal. It is in this town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia that the German Aerospace Center, DLR, inaugurated its Synlight system comprised of 149 high-output lights that can simulate concentrated solar power. The … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power to Produce H2
Continue readingElectrification and clean hydrogen key to decarbonising economies
Wind energy together with clean hydrogen can play a vital role in decarbonising economies, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson will tell delegates at the Gas Infrastructure Europe conference today in Prague. Wind power is now 154 GW capacity and accounts for 10.4% of power demand in the EU. And it now supports the wider energy system … Continue reading Electrification and clean hydrogen key to decarbonising economies
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WindEurope explores synergies between wind and hydrogen energy
On March 22nd, WindEurope joined forces with the hydrogen community to hold a joint technical workshop exploring synergies between wind power and hydrogen energy. The large sector-coupling potential of such a synergy could expand the use of wind energy far beyond the power sector and lead to significant emission reductions throughout the whole economy. Because … Continue reading WindEurope explores synergies between wind and hydrogen energy
Continue readingSiemens to open plant to turn electricity from wind energy into hydrogen
Siemens will on Thursday start an energy project to convert wind power into hydrogen for re-use as a general fuel or in natural gas pipelines. Siemens’ electrolysis plant in Mainz is based on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) technology, which allows the capture and storage of electricity into hydrogen. It said the plant can process … Continue reading Siemens to open plant to turn electricity from wind energy into hydrogen
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Integrated hydrogen system for tidal energy storage
EMEC has procured an electrolyser to convert power generated at its tidal test site in Orkney to hydrogen fuel. The ground-breaking new project will pilot the storage of electricity from different forms of renewables, overcoming island grid constraints. ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, has won a competitive tender to supply … Continue reading Integrated hydrogen system for tidal energy storage
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Toyota (TM) to Allow Royalty-Free Usage of FCV Patents
Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to share nearly 5,680 of its fuel cell vehicle (FCVs) related patented technologies (including those with pending applications) royalty-free, in an effort to make FCVs more popular. These include 1,970 patent licenses related to fuel cell stacks, 290 patent licenses related to high-pressure hydrogen tanks and 3,350 patent licenses related … Continue reading Toyota (TM) to Allow Royalty-Free Usage of FCV Patents
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Toyota Motor Corporation today revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel-cell sedan
First unveiled as a concept at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show, the car will launch in Japan before April next year, and preparations are underway for launches in the US and Europe during their summer of 2015. In Japan, the fuel-cell sedan will go on sale at Toyota and Toyopet dealerships, priced at approximately 7 … Continue reading Toyota Motor Corporation today revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel-cell sedan
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3 Strong Trends in the Electric Vehicle Market
Springtime is the time of year where we start to see the first signs of growth; the green shoots of what will turn into a verdant garden or a bountiful harvest. As the first quarter of 2014 comes to a close, we are seeing some encouraging signs that both electric sales, and their benefits, will … Continue reading 3 Strong Trends in the Electric Vehicle Market
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Researchers Harness Solar Energy During Day for Use at Night
Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest. Now researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have … Continue reading Researchers Harness Solar Energy During Day for Use at Night
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Toyota hydrogen vehicle debuts at 2014 CES
Toyota unveiled a hydrogen powered “Car of the Future” that emits only water vapor, at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday. Toyota said the prototype would have a driving range of about 300 miles (483 km) and accelerate from zero to 60 miles (96 km) per hour in about … Continue reading Toyota hydrogen vehicle debuts at 2014 CES
Continue readingE.ON inaugurates power-to-gas unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany using wind energy
E.ON inaugurated a power-to-gas (P2G) unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany today. The unit uses wind power to run electrolysis equipment that transforms water into hydrogen which is injected into the regional gas transmission system. The hydrogen becomes part of the natural gas mix and can be used in a variety of applications, including space … Continue reading E.ON inaugurates power-to-gas unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany using wind energy
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Batteries and hydrogen have immense potential as energy storage media
Energy storage media are to help compensate for fluctuations in the power grid. From 30 September to 2 October 2013, industry experts will be presenting a variety of solutions at the f-cell, BATTERY+STORAGE, e-mobil BW TECHNOLOGIETAG and Solar Energy Solutions conferences in Stuttgart, Germany. Meeting the demand for energy from renewable energy sources and thus … Continue reading Batteries and hydrogen have immense potential as energy storage media
Continue readingHydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany
A power-to-gas (P2G) unit installed by E.ON in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany today injected hydrogen into the natural gas system for the first time as part of a function test. During the test, which lasted three hours, the unit produced 160 cubic meters of hydrogen, which was injected into the gas pipeline system. It marks … Continue reading Hydrogen plant starts storing wind energy in Germany
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Hyundai to make world’s first mass production of fuel cell cars
Hyundai Motor will mass produce fuel cell cars powered by hydrogen for the first time across the globe. The ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle, the hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle (SUV), will be mass produced starting Friday, according to an e-mailed statement. By rolling off the assembly line at its plant in the … Continue reading Hyundai to make world’s first mass production of fuel cell cars
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