Denmark: Monjasa and HØST Ptx Esbjerg cooperate on green ammonia as marine fuel + + + Netherlands: Zepp gives details about the new hydrogen truck + + + USA / Norway: Teco 2030 and AVL List are planning to develop a fuel cell system for heavy trucks + + + Munich: Proton Motor receives further orders for HyModule S8 + + +DISCOUNT promotion: Your ADVERTISING on the PtX portal
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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Monjasa supply ship. © Monjasa Group
Monjasa A/S, Danish marine fuel supplier, is partnering with HØST PtX Esbjerg, a fund of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to improve the availability of green fuels in Northwest Europe. Both companies have signed a cooperation agreement for the purchase of green ammonia for the maritime sector. Accordingly, Monjasa will provide logistics services that enable the distribution of green ammonia from HØST PtX Esbjerg. In addition, part of the planned production from the power-to-ammonia project will be reserved for Monjasa. HØST PtX Esbjerg's production facility is located in southern Denmark, near the port of Esbjerg. The location offers access to major European ports such as Hamburg and Rotterdam, which ensures a favorable distribution route for green ammonia throughout Europe. The port is also considered Europe's largest base for the shipping of offshore wind turbines. The technology for fuel production from green ammonia is available, but the legal framework and infrastructure for distribution still need to be developed. New ammonia-powered engines are expected to hit the market in 2024. Both companies see their partnership “as a pull factor for the shipping industry” and will ultimately contribute to more ammonia-powered ships being built.
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Rendering of the new fuel cell semi-trailer from Zepp called “Europe”. © Zepp Solutions BV
The Dutch company Zepp Solutions BV has announced further specifications of its new hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck called “Europe”. The vehicle is based on the chassis of an unnamed truck manufacturer and offers the same ease of use and the same payload capacity as a 40-ton diesel counterpart. The first vehicles would go into operation in the fourth quarter of 4 as 2023×4 tractor units with 2 bar hydrogen storage. With more than 350 kilograms of usable hydrogen on board, the vehicles would have a range of more than 50 kilometers. At the end of 700, the truck is also scheduled to come onto the market in a version with a 2024 bar hydrogen storage (700 kilograms). The company says the range is more than 80 kilometers. However, the infrastructure for 1.000 bar refueling of heavy goods vehicles in Europe still needs to be improved, so that the 700 bar version is initially more interesting for the first customers. The drive train can also be used in other vehicle configurations such as panel vans, other axle configurations and cabs.
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Cooperation agreed (from left to right): Hans-Peter Klein, Director of Project Operations and Tore Enger, Group CEO at Teco 2030, Falko Berg, Manager PEM Systems and Alexander Schenk, Lead Engineer PEM Fuel Cell System Architecture at AVL List. © Teco 2030
The Norwegian manufacturer of fuel cells Teco 2030 ASA and the drive developer AVL List GmbH, based in Graz, Austria, are planning a fuel cell system for heavy trucks (HD). A feasibility study is expected to be completed in two months. The heavy-duty fuel cell system will then be produced at the Teco innovation center in Narvik, Norway. The market for HD trucks is “huge,” the companies said. Teco 2030 estimates that around one million new zero-emission HD trucks would need to be deployed in Europe and the US alone by 2030, in addition to existing trucks that could be retrofitted with a fuel cell system. The fuel cell module can also be used in other on- and off-road applications, such as mining trucks, rail vehicles and buses.
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A consortium wants to produce ammonia in Pecém, Brazil, and export it to Europe. © Casa dos Ventos
House of the Winds, a Brazilian project developer in the field of renewable energies, and the Brazilian technology company Comerc Eficiência, want to build supply chains for the energy transition in European countries together with the Transhydrogen Alliance (THA).. The aim of the agreement is to enable the export of green ammonia produced in the industrial and port complex of Pecém, in the state of Ceará. The plant will be built on a 60-hectare site with an electrolysis capacity of up to 2,4 gigawatts and produce 960 tons of hydrogen per day. When all phases are implemented, this will enable the production of 2,2 million tonnes of ammonia per year. The plan is to export to Europe via the port of Rotterdam in 2026. THA was founded in early 2021 by Proton Ventures, GES, Trammo DMCC and the Swiss energy company Varo Energy. Proton Ventures has engineering expertise to develop environmentally friendly hydrogen and ammonia storage facilities, Global Energy Storage (GES) is developing a new ammonia import terminal in Rotterdam to be integrated into Pecém's supply chain, and Trammo DMCC is a global player Commodity traders.
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The HyModule S8 from Proton Motor. © Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH
The Munich-based fuel cell expert Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH reports new orders for the hydrogen fuel cell system “HyModule S8”. The product is designed for stationary applications to provide energy and heat. According to the information, GKN Hydrogen Italy Srl has ordered an additional 15 systems, bringing the total to 48 of GKN's modules. The company is integrating the technology into its green, sustainable power plants “HY2”. In addition, UMSTRO GmbH has ordered 18 “HyModule S8” for integration into various projects for use in emergency power and combined heat and power applications. Two of these, each with an output of 8,4 kilowatts, are intended for the municipal housing company Euskirchener Baugesellschaft mbH, with which UMSTRO is developing an energy-self-sufficient apartment building.
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