Helgoland: TÜV Süd invests in AquaVentus + + + Pakistan: Oracle Power wants to produce green hydrogen for two dollars per kilogram + + + Hamburg: HPA and Air Products cooperate + + + Kiel: HY.SH is funding the first hydrogen projects + + + India: GAIL Ltd. begins with the addition of hydrogen to the natural gas network + + + Canada: Ballard Power supplies modules for liquid hydrogen ferry to Norway + + + Events
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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TÜV Süd AG has joined the Heligoland hydrogen support association AquaVentus. The Initiative with more than 90 companies and organizations wants to advance the use of green hydrogen. By 2035, up to one million tons of green hydrogen will be produced in the German North Sea with an electrolysis capacity of ten gigawatts. A number of consortia are currently working on various projects. The transmission system operators Gascade and Gasunie as well as the energy companies RWE and Shell are planning as part of a “AquaDuctus“The project called for the construction of a pipeline in the North Sea to transport hydrogen directly to the continent. Another consortium consisting of RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor want to “AquaSector“show that in Germany, hydrogen production at sea is an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable option for producing green hydrogen.”
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British resource mining project developer Oracle Power PLC has published details of its first planned hydrogen project in the Pakistani province of Sindh. So that's what you want Company produce green hydrogen at a price of less than two US dollars (1,75 euros) per kilogram once the 400 megawatt plant is running at full load. The aim is to use wind and solar power to generate around 55.000 tons of hydrogen be produced with a purity of more than 99 percent. Oracle Power is working with the Chinese state-owned construction group Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) on this project.
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The US manufacturer of industrial gases Air Products & Chemicals Inc. and the port operator Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) want to explore the development of a hydrogen value chain in the port of Hamburg. The aim is to “accelerate the expansion of the production, supply chains and consumption of hydrogen in northern Germany and in the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg,” it says Message. The aim is to find ways to increase the demand for hydrogen and to promote the decarbonization of heavy-duty vehicles (including in port logistics) and industry.
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The Schleswig-Holstein State Competence Center for Hydrogen Research (HY.SH) has made the first funding commitments for hydrogen projects as part of the “H2Fonds – Time for Hydrogen” program. Accordingly, the jury approved first funding period three applications with a total sum of around 48.000 euros: The European University of Flensburg wants to bundle the knowledge on hydrogen collected in Schleswig-Holstein using practical examples and transfer it to export markets; the West Coast University of Applied Sciences will organize a symposium at which the networking of hydrogen research will be further intensified; The Christian Albrechts University of Kiel wants to cooperate with research institutions in Canada and France in the area of materials development (particularly in the areas of fuel cells, electrolyzers and hydrogen storage). The next deadline for submitting funding applications is June 1, 2022.
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The Indian state natural gas company GAIL (India) Ltd. has started adding hydrogen to the natural gas network in Indore in the state of Madhya Pradesh. According to the company, the gas will be sold to Avantika Gas Ltd. delivered, a joint venture by GAIL and the Indian oil company Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), which operates in Indore. As part of the pilot project, the technical and commercial feasibility of adding hydrogen to the urban gas distribution network should be examined in order to later replace gray hydrogen with green hydrogen.
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Ballard Power Systems has delivered two “FCwave” fuel cell modules with an output of 200 kilowatts to Norwegian ferry and speedboat operator Norled A/S. The world's first liquid hydrogen ferry is expected to launch later this year.MF Hydra" are driven. The vessel has been approved by the Norwegian Shipping Directorate, the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB) and DNV. It can carry 300 passengers and 80 cars and will operate on the Hjelmeland-Skipavik-Nesvik triangular route in Norway. The modules were designed, manufactured and tested at Ballard's Marine Center of Excellence in Hobro, Denmark. The liquid hydrogen is supplied by the British manufacturer of industrial gases Linde plc delivered and comes from the new 24-megawatt electrolyser, which the company plans to put into operation in the Leuna chemical complex in 2022.
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