Morocco: John Cockerill announces the construction of an electrolyzer factory + + + Herzogenaurach: Lhyfe supplies green hydrogen to Schaeffler + + + Cyprus: EU funds the island state's first electrolyser + + + Belgium: Liebherr excavator converted from diesel to fuel cell + + + Netherlands: Vopak and Hydrogenious establish joint venture for LOHC hydrogen + + + DISCOUNT promotion: Your ADVERTISING on the PtX portal
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The Belgian machine and plant manufacturer and manufacturer of alkaline electrolyzers, John Cockerill Group, has announced a joint venture with a Moroccan company. The aim is to offer “integrated solutions for green hydrogen in Morocco”. In particular, a “gigafactory for the production of alkaline electrolyzers” with outputs of five megawatts or more should be built. The company did not mention the name of the cooperation partner, investment amounts or schedules.
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Schaeffler will in future purchase green hydrogen from Lhyfe (from left): Pascal Louvet, Country Sales Manager Germany (Lhyfe GmbH); Stephan Ziegler, Head of Plant Planning and Maintenance (Schaeffler); Andreas Schick, Board Member for Production, Supply Chain Management and Purchasing (Schaeffler); Kolja Andreas, Head of Technical Production Processes at the Herzogenaurach plant (Schaeffler); Stefan Gossens, Vice President Hydrogen Strategy (Schaeffler); Alexander Kageneck, Project Development Manager Green Hydrogen (Lhyfe). © Schaeffler / Thomas Welker
The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler AG has signed a letter of intent with the French hydrogen producer Lhyfe for the production and purchase of green hydrogen. An electrolyzer system operated by Lhyfe with a capacity of up to 15 megawatts will be built on the Schaeffler factory site in Herzogenaurach. From 2025, the Schaeffler plant and other regional customers will be supplied with around 3,7 tons of green hydrogen every day. By switching to this renewable energy source and using the waste heat from the electrolyzer to supply heat to the site, Schaeffler says it expects “significant savings in CO2 emissions”. The system will also be able to serve Schaeffler locations and potential customers in the region such as municipalities and hydrogen filling stations with green hydrogen. In addition to the purchase of green hydrogen, part of the agreement is a technology partnership to promote the use of Schaeffler electrolysis stacks.
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Green hydrogen will soon also be available in Cyprus. According to the portal “Balkan Energy NewsThe local companies GreenH2CY, A. Zorpas kai Yioi, Evergy and Wincono will receive EU funding for the construction of an electrolyzer with an output of two megawatts. Two German companies are also involved in the project. The plant will initially produce green hydrogen for light and heavy trucks. The so-called Future Fuels Pilot Project includes the installation and operation of a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer (PEM) in Larnaca. The plant is expected to produce 150 tonnes of green fuel for the transport sector annually, equivalent to 627 tonnes of diesel. The plan is to build a storage facility and a gas station.
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Two Liebherr excavators were converted to hydrogen-electric drive. © Zepp Solutions
The Dutch company Zepp Solutions BV has delivered two hydrogen storage and Y50 fuel cell systems to Terberg Techniek. The systems are used to convert two Liebherr 916 Litronic excavators from diesel to electric drive. The two machines from Dutch construction company Jos Scholman were tested for six months. The results showed that the vehicles performed reliably and as expected, providing an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional diesel-powered models. Terberg Techniek has developed a conversion kit for Zepp's fuel cell systems and plans to use this kit not only for this type of excavator, but also for converting other construction machines from diesel to hydrogen-electric drive.
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LOHC Logistix is building a hydrogen dehydrogenation factory in the port of Rotterdam. © Port of Rotterdam
The Dutch tank storage company Vopak NV and the German hydrogen company Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies establish the joint venture LOHC Logistix GmbH. The aim is to store, transport and deliver hydrogen based on LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier) technology. The thermal oil benzyltoluene (LOHC-BT) is used here as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier. According to the company, this is already established in industry as a heat transfer medium and has ideal properties for safe handling in ports. As a flame-retardant and non-explosive carrier with a high energy density, benzyltoluene can be handled like a fossil liquid fuel in existing infrastructure, tankers and vehicles at ambient pressure and temperature. This means it fits well into the existing port infrastructure and the fleet of ships, railway wagons and tankers. After releasing hydrogen (dehydrogenation), the LOHC can be reused “to bind hydrogen many hundreds of times.” LOHC Logistix is reportedly building a factory in Rotterdam, which can initially extract 1,5 tons of hydrogen per day from this carrier. A final investment decision has not yet been made and depends on the licensing process. In June 2022, Vopak announced that the company would invest one billion euros in new energy and sustainable raw materials by 2030. As a strategic investor, Vopak holds a ten percent stake in Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies.
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