H2 from scrap wood and banana peels

Biomass – an underestimated source of green hydrogen Researchers want to produce hydrogen from regional wood waste in the future. Green waste and sewage sludge can help produce green hydrogen for the energy and transport transition. If chipboard or MDF panels are used, they must first be freed from adhesives. Then, however, the regenerative energy … Read more

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Green hydrogen for decarbonization

Travel report from India by Sven Jösting The Green Hydrogen in India congress took place in New Delhi on April 18 and 19, 2023. The occasion prompted an invitation for me to travel from Mumbai via Surat to New Delhi and then through Ahmedabad back to Mumbai. Scheduled along the way was a host of … Read more

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HyCentA becomes COMET K1 center

Austria focuses on pioneering hydrogen research Austria’s first and leading hydrogen research center HyCentA began life in 2005. Now promoted to become part of the COMET funding program (Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies), it is continuing its research on the campus of Graz University of Technology as a K1 center of excellence. The Hydrogen Research … Read more

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Hydrogen emergency response

EU projects reveal need for new safety measures The results of the European Union’s HyResponder and HyTunnel-CS projects have been awaited with great anticipation. Numerous experts from industry, the fire service and research institutes been involved in these initiatives over the past few years, tasked with tackling the issue of fires and accidents connected with … Read more

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New production facilities for mass manufacturing

Fuel cells poised for scale-up Driven by the demands for zero-emission heavy-duty road transportation, truck manufacturers are investing heavily in battery electric and fuel cell electric propulsion systems. Significant efforts have been made to use fuel cells in buses, trains, ships and airplanes. What’s more, carmakers primarily in Asia, but also in Germany, are continuing … Read more

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Safe refilling of hydrogen tanks

ZBT tests 500-bar trailer tank Filling and emptying large tanks for hydrogen transportation is a highly complex process. To ensure these activities are safe, they have to be carried out within permitted pressure and temperature windows. A global energy corporation undertook analyses and thermodynamic modeling for its vessels and asked the fuel cell technology center … Read more

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Infrastructure for long-distance hydrogen trucks

Current state of development and prospects Electric transportation Germany’s Climate Change Act of 2021 tasked the country’s transport sector with reducing carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 85 million metric tons by 2030. The target means approximately halving emissions in 10 years. Around 35 percent of transport emissions originate from commercial vehicles, more than half of which is caused … Read more

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Moving away from gas

FC forklifts offer potentials to warehouses Since mid-May 2023, a factory fleet of 21 fuel cell-powered forklifts have been doing their jobs at Linde Material Handling (MH) in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Around 2.8 million euros went into the design and construction of an innovative on-site H2 infrastructure. The hydrogen production plant stood on 280 m2 (3010 ft2) of … Read more

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The Havelland wants to become even greener

Hydrogen Regions series: HyExpert Havelland Green hydrogen is an important building block of the energy transition. With its help, regenerative energy can be stored and used as needed in a wide variety of sectors. But how will the generation, storage, distribution and use of hydrogen come together? An answer to this question is the goal … Read more

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Field test with 20 percent H2 appears successful

In Erftstadt, a city near Cologne, grid energy provider GVG Rhein-Erft and distribution operator RNG are currently testing the effects of blending 20 volume percent hydrogen in the natural gas network there. The interim results of the field test running since October 2022 are thoroughly positive. All of the connected gas consuming installations, according to … Read more

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Electrolysis calculator online

The technical university TH Köln has programmed a free online calculator intended to make the construction as well as design of electrolysis stations easier. Prof. Peter Stenzel from the Cologne Institute for Renewable Energy explained: “In one of my lectures, the question came up of how to support construction planning agencies or industrial companies in the … Read more

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Coal seams as H2 storage sites

In recent years, one coal mine after another has been closed down. Although remaining quantities of this fossil fuel are still stored there, it is quiet in many mining regions. An approach of Pennsylvania State University could, however, give former mine operators hope that their seams are yet good for something – for the storage … Read more

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