United Kingdom – VNG Innovation and Wintershall Dea Technology Ventures have acquired shares in the British startup HiiROC. HiiROC is creating transformational technology for low-cost, zero-emission hydrogen generation from natural gas or bio-natural gas for power generation, industry, and transport including aviation. HiiROC potential VNG Innovation sees a lot of potential at HiiROC. “We are […]
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Sweden – SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have started building a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas on a pilot scale. This is an important step in the development of a fossil-free value chain for fossil-free steel. The investment cost of just over SEK 250 million is divided equally across the holding companies and […]
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Germany – Uniper, an energy company based in Düsseldorf, is working intensively decarbonize its portfolio. For example, the Wilhelmshaven coal-fired power station (757 megawatts) is already set to cease electricity generation and to be shut down for good until 8 December 2021. This is provided for in the schedule set out by the German Law […]
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Australia – Queensland University of Technology (QUT) scientists have developed a process to capture carbon dioxide from the air into water and store it as non-toxic calcium carbonate (chalk), all potentially powered by solar or wind. “This can be done using a simple calcium source in water. To further improve efficiency, we added a low-toxicity, […]
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All over the world, researchers are developing new technologies to achieve eco-friendly flying. One focus of developments is the idea of using hydrogen-powered engines for aircraft in the future. The biggest challenge that the aircraft companies face is storing of this energy source. Joint solution Hydrogen turns liquid when cooled to minus 253 degrees Celsius, […]
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The Netherlands – Royal IHC’s design of a hydrogen-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) has received Bureau Veritas ‘approval in principle’ (AiP). Royal IHC, together with the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat, is exploring a new type of vessel referred to as the ‘LEAF’ (low energy adaptive fuel) hopper. Acceptable vessel design The AiP from Bureau Veritas means […]
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USA/United Kingdom – ZeroAvia is launching a research program for a 2MW hydrogen-electric powertrain for full-size regional aircraft as part of their goal to provide airlines with zero-carbon, hydrogen-fueled travel.
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The Netherlands/Belgium – Ørsted is developing one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants, SeaH2Land, to be linked to industrial demand in the Netherlands and Belgium. SeaH2Land is linking GW-scale electrolysis to the large industrial demand in the Dutch-Flemish North Sea Port cluster through a regional cross-border pipeline. The green electricity required to produce the […]
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United Kingdom – UK Government has handed out £30 million in funding for the research into battery technology, the electric vehicle supply chain and hydrogen vehicles. Twenty two studies will receive a share of £9.4 million, including proposals to build a plant in Cornwall that will extract lithium for use in electric vehicle batteries, a […]
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Germany – Chemical group BASF wants to be CO2 neutral by 2050. By 2030, the group wants to reduce its global greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent compared to 2018. And this while growth continues and BASF is currently building a large chemical complex in southern China. In total, BASF plans to invest up to […]
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