Finland: P2X Solutions builds first hydrogen filling station in the greater Helsinki area + + + Thailand: Enapter initiates training center for green hydrogen + + + Potsdam: Advent Technologies supplies additional fuel cell systems + + + Study: Hydrogen network in Brandenburg + + + Switzerland: Varo Energy and Lufthansa are researching sustainable aviation fuel + + + DISCOUNT promotion: Your ADVERTISING on the PtX portal
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The plant in Harjavalta is expected to supply green hydrogen from 2024. © P2X Solutions
The Finnish company P2X Solutions Oy will build the first hydrogen filling station in the greater Helsinki area in Järvenpää. The system is scheduled to go into operation in autumn 2024. The Finnish Energy Authority is funding the construction with 790.000 euros. “The filling station is a significant step towards promoting hydrogen-powered mobility in Finland, as it is the first of its kind in the busy Helsinki metropolitan area,” says Herkko Plit, CEO of P2X Solutions. The station also serves “the busy heavy goods traffic in southern Finland”. The systems could be operated with different pressure levels, which would enable different types of vehicles to be refueled. P2X Solutions is currently building a hydrogen filling station in Harjavalta. The foundation stone for the production of green hydrogen and methane was laid there in January.
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The energy self-sufficient “Phi Suea House” residential complex in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is operated with a clean energy system based on hydrogen storage. © Enapter AG
The Enapter AG has started a project for a training center for green hydrogen in the Thai city of Chiang Mai together with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Chiang Mai University. According to the information, the training center offers “a practice-oriented course offering with the latest technology and a demonstration system for the production of green hydrogen”. The expansion of the infrastructure in the region is supported by the further training of project developers, system integrators and energy experts. The implementation takes place as part of the “International Hydrogen Ramp-up Program” (H2Uppp), an initiative by GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK). The “Phi Suea House”, an energy self-sufficient apartment building with a clean energy system based on hydrogen energy storage, has been in the city since 2015, according to information developed by Enapter managing director Sebastian-Justus Schmidt. The European Commission named it one of the 2021 “Hydrogen Valley” flagship projects in 32.
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The US-American Advent Technologies Holdings Inc. has received a new order from the state of Brandenburg to supply methanol-powered fuel cells as part of the three-year contract announced in September 2022. The company estimates the total value of the “Serene” type systems sold to the state to be a cumulative 1,6 million dollars (1,5 million euros). As reported, the systems were selected to provide emergency power for the BOS digital radio network in the state of Brandenburg. The fuel cells replace diesel-powered units at several locations. The systems from the first order last year would be put into operation within the next three months; The full commissioning of all systems is planned for 2023. The BOS radio standard covers 99,2 percent of Germany and serves as a non-public communications service in Germany and Austria for “authorities and organizations with security tasks” (BOS), for example emergency services, disaster control and the military.
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The feasibility study “Development and expansion of an efficient hydrogen transport network in Brandenburg” is available free of charge as a PDF (53 pages).
The federal state of Brandenburg has significant potential for the production of green electricity and hydrogen and its utilization. In the long term, regional hydrogen production could increase to over 20 terawatt hours with a potential regional hydrogen demand of around 40 terawatt hours, more than two thirds of which comes from industry. This is the result of a feasibility study on the “development and expansion of an efficient hydrogen transport network in Brandenburg”. Under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Energy IEG, a consortium has developed a concept “for a Brandenburg hydrogen start-up network including specific routes in different time periods”. Within this framework, a comprehensive analysis was carried out to predict future hydrogen consumption and production potential up to 2045. The network designed by the study authors has a total length of around 1.100 kilometers. Of these, around 600 kilometers are converted natural gas pipelines and around 500 kilometers are new lines. The possibilities of using existing natural gas infrastructure and bundling routes show that around 55 percent of the necessary investment costs could be saved compared to purely building new routes, according to the researchers. The aim is to develop a higher-level hydrogen network that connects regional hydrogen producers, storage facilities and end consumers and fits into a Germany-wide hydrogen infrastructure. The client was the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy of the State of Brandenburg.
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The Swiss energy company VaroEnergy and Deutsche Lufthansa AG want to jointly research the production and delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This also includes the use of biogenic raw materials to produce green hydrogen, which could be used for the production of SAF at a later date. Varo is aiming for biofuel production of more than 2026 tons per year by 260.000, and in the long term it should be more than 500.000 tons per year. According to the information, Varo could deliver large quantities of SAF to Lufthansa as early as 2026. Both companies intend to scale up the production of hydrogen from biogenic raw materials such as sewage sludge and classify it as green hydrogen in Germany. This could then be used for the production of e-SAF. SAF can be mixed with up to 50 percent of conventional kerosene and is compatible with the existing aircraft fleet and airport infrastructure.
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