Hydrogen

The Netherlands – A tender for four hydrogen trains, with an option for two more, has been published by ARRIVA Netherlands for use on regional lines in the northern Dutch provinces of Groningen and Friesland.

Sweden – Shell and Swedish Alfa Laval have a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a new gas combustion unit (GCU) for use on liquid hydrogen carriers.

Japan – ClassNK has granted approval in principle (AiP) for a dual-fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel for a 160,000 cubic meter (cbm) liquid hydrogen carrier developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).

United Kingdom – Manchester Airport has announced ambitions to become the first airport in the UK to have a direct supply of low carbon hydrogen fuel, as part of a cooperation with HyNet, one of the UK’s major Government-backed industrial decarbonization projects.

United Kingdom – With the world’s first run of a modern aircraft engine on hydrogen, Rolls-Royce and easyJet have set a new aviation milestone.

Finland – Wärtsilä has entered into a cooperative development agreement with Hycamite TCD Technologies, a privately held Finnish company that specializes in the creation of clean hydrogen and solid carbon from methane.