Nuremberg: Hydrogen roadmap for Bavaria presented +++ India: Cochin Shipyards is developing a ship with fuel cell propulsion + + + USA: MMEX Resources acquires additional land for solar, hydrogen and refinery projects + + + Nordhausen: Maximator Hydrogen expands its fleet with ten Toyota Mirai + + + South Africa: Sasol is examining production of e-fuel for aviation + + + Denmark: Everfuel is building a hydrogen filling station at the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel + + + USA: PG&E wants to explore the potential of hydrogen for the natural gas industry + + + Colombia: Offshore wind farm will in future supply electricity for green ammonia + + + USA: Plug Power and Olin form hydrogen joint venture + + + Appointments
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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The Hydrogen.Bayern Center (H2.B) has published a roadmap for ramping up the hydrogen economy in the Free State. The cumulative annual demand for hydrogen 
and synthetic products are estimated to be between 2040 and 33 terawatt hours by 75. In 2020 the demand was five terawatt hours. “In order to be able to cover the rapidly increasing demand for hydrogen, Bavaria will be dependent on the import of hydrogen and H2 derivatives in the medium term,” it said in a statement. It is important that Bavaria is quickly connected to the international hydrogen infrastructure. Initially this was only planned around 2035. Meanwhile, an accelerated connection is required by 2030. In the event of a connection by 2030, an annual electrolysis output to produce hydrogen in Bavaria with an output of 0,3 to 1,7 gigawatts would be necessary. If the connection doesn't come until 2035, three to ten gigawatts will be required, according to the calculations. At least 2025 megawatts of electrolysis capacity are to be installed in the state by 300 and one gigawatt by 2030. According to the roadmap, around 2025 hydrogen buses could be in Bavaria's local public transport by 500, as well as 500 hydrogen-powered trucks. In addition, "a widespread establishment of hydrogen filling stations is aimed for by 2025" and by 2030 "a widespread use of hydrogen to provide process heat in Bavarian industry" expected. (Graphic: Front page of the roadmap, © Center Hydrogen.Bayern, H2.B)
“Hydrogen Roadmap Bavaria. Perspectives and recommendations for action on the ramp-up of the Bavarian hydrogen economy”. Free as PDF (32 pages).
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India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has announced that Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) will develop and build the country's first hydrogen-powered ship. According to the Indian newspaper “The Economic TimesShipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said this plan for a Fuel Cell Electric Vessel (FCEV) is "part of India's drive towards innovative and new technologies in green energy and sustainable, cost-effective alternative fuels." Low-temperature proton exchange membrane technology is used. The cost is estimated at around 1,75 billion rupees (216 million euros).
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MMEX Resources Corp. has acquired additional properties in Texas. The area now available in Pecos County An area of 4,3 square kilometers will be available for several projects. A solar power plant, a production plant for green hydrogen and a refinery for sustainable fuels are planned. The properties have access to the Texas Pacifico Railroad and highway access to Interstate 10, which runs from coast to coast through eight states.
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Maximator Hydrogen GmbH is expanding its fleet with ten Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicles. Currently, almost ten percent of company vehicles are powered by hydrogen. The company is active in the planning, construction and operation of hydrogen infrastructure for road, rail and shipping transport. Since 2018, the Nordhausen-based company says it has manufactured almost 50 complete hydrogen filling stations. By 2030, a total of 4.000 of them are expected Maximator Hydrogen systems are in operation.
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Sasol ecoFT, a recently founded division of the South African oil and chemicals group Sasol Ltd., wants to explore the possibility of setting up an industrial production facility for sustainable aviation fuel together with the South African municipality of Sollefteå and the Swedish energy company Uniper SE. As part of the joint venture SkyFuelH2 The fuel is to be produced based on green hydrogen and carbon from biomass using the Fischer-Tropsch process.
At the beginning of April it was announced that Sasol was participating in the joint venture “Concrete Chemicals GmbH“involved in Dauerthal, Brandenburg. Together with the electricity producer Enertrag SE, the aim is to convert carbon dioxide into a synthesis gas (CO/H2) using green hydrogen in a power-to-liquid process (PtL) at the site of the cement manufacturer CEMEX SAB de CV. This in turn is used to produce e-kerosene, which is to be certified as “Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) for use in aircraft.
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The Danish manufacturer of electrolyzers Everfuel A/S is building a hydrogen filling station in the Danish port city of Vordingborg at the future Fehmarnbelt Tunnel. 
A Location near the highway is secured. As soon as the Fehmarnbelt connects road traffic between Denmark and Germany, many heavy goods transports would roll through Vordingborg, the company says. The filling station should meet the need for emission-free and quick refueling. The city is part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), which connects the most important hubs in the European Union. (Graphic: Everfuel A/S)
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The US utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) wants to examine the future potential of hydrogen as a renewable energy source not only for PG&E customers, but for the entire natural gas industry, as part of a study entitled “Hydrogen to Infinity”. The core is a Major project, in which hydrogen and natural gas are combined in an independent pipeline system. H2 Infinity will allow PG&E and its partners Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), Siemens Energy, the City of Lodi, GHD Inc. and the University of California at Riverside to explore different levels of multi-feed, multi-direction hydrogen blends. The NCPA Lodi Energy Center power plant is located in close proximity to this particular facility and will use a hydrogen-natural gas mixture to generate electricity in the Siemens Energy 5000F4 gas turbine.
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The Colombian companies Alumbrado Público de Barranquilla and Monómeros SA want to build a plant to produce green ammonia. The location is the port city Barranquilla. The aim is to gradually replace imported gray ammonia. 
The electricity comes from an offshore wind farm that is being built off the coast by Monómeros and will go into operation in 2026. According to the information, the investments for the construction of the green ammonia plant amount to around 300 million dollars, the wind farm costs one billion dollars. Colombia wants to cover around 2030 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 35. Monómeros, manufacturers and traders of fertilizers, agricultural inputs and industrial products, currently imports 50.000 tons of ammonia per year. The new plant will not only make it possible to replace imports, but also to produce an additional 50.000 tons of ammonia. (Photo: Monómeros SA)
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The US fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc. and Olin Corp., a manufacturer and marketer of chlor-alkalis, want to produce green hydrogen as part of a joint venture. The first joint facility is scheduled to open in 2023 St Gabriel, Louisiana, will be built with a capacity of 15 tons per day. Olin is responsible for hydrogen production and Plug Power for its marketing, according to a statement. Plug Power is aiming for a capacity of 70 tonnes per day by the end of this year, 2025 tonnes in 500 and a production capacity of 2028 tonnes of green hydrogen per day by 1.000.
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