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A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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The government of the Australian state of Western Australia wants to set targets for the market ramp-up of green hydrogen by the end of this year. This supports the industry, promotes hydrogen production and stimulates local demand. Among other things, users of the regional power grid (South West Interconnected System) want to be required to produce and feed in a certain percentage of electricity from renewable hydrogen. This could support new hydrogen projects and help improve network stability. The Concept is expected to be completed at the end of 2022 with the participation of all stakeholders and is expected to come into force by 2024.
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The Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) and the Ruhr Business Metropolis have opened an office in Essen for their “Hydrogen Metropole Ruhr” (HyMR) project, thereby creating a contact point for hydrogen activities. Goal of HyMR According to the information, the aim is to “advance the industrial and climate-friendly renewal of the Ruhr area”. The aim is to bring together the players in the region, market them under the umbrella of the Ruhr Metropolis and network economic and research activities. At the end of 2021, the RVR association meeting decided to set up a regional coordination point for hydrogen in the Ruhr metropolis.
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As part of a pilot project in Rhineland-Palatinate, three hydrogen-powered trains are to be purchased that will run between Limburg, Koblenz, Mayen and Kaisersesch. A report from Southwest Broadcasting According to him, a large part of the route there is not electrified. In addition, the local rail passenger transport association (SPNV-Nord) is planning to build a filling station for green hydrogen on the railway line in Diez, near Limburg. However, it is not yet clear when the new hydrogen trains will run on the Lahn and Nette, according to the SWR.
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Robert Bosch GmbH sees business potential in the development of components for electrolysers and wants to invest 500 million euros in this by the end of the decade. Stefan Hartung, Chairman of the Bosch Management Board, announced this on the occasion of the presentation of the annual balance sheet. The business area will be part of the corporate division Mobility Solutions settled. Bosch expects a total business volume of around 2030 billion euros for the electrolyzer components market by 14. The company wants to concentrate on “stacks”, i.e. stacks of several hundred individual cells that are part of the fuel cell. Bosch combines the stack with control unit, power electronics and sensors to form a “Smart Module”. The combination of compact modules should be used in small systems with an output of up to ten megawatts as well as in large gigawatt systems in the onshore and offshore sectors and will be delivered to manufacturers of electrolysis systems and industrial service providers from 2025. The first pilot plants went into operation next year.
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The Sultanate of Oman plans to establish a national energy company that will focus on green hydrogen projects. According to the Saudi newspaper “Arab News“Hydrogen Development Oman” will be launched as a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman (EDO), a state-owned holding company that also includes Petroleum Development Oman. Other potential shareholders include the Oman Oil and Orpic Group, the Oman Investment Authority, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment Promotion and the Authority of Public Services Regulation, the post said. Hydrogen Development Oman aims to advance the implementation of green hydrogen projects with domestic and international partners.
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The Norwegian company Hyon, which specializes in hydrogen storage, enters into a cooperation agreement with the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui and Co. Pte Ltd. The aim is “a large-scale development of hydrogen refueling solutions”, starting with a joint project lasting three to six months feasibility study in the second half of 2022. Together they want to develop business opportunities in Europe, Asia or other regions with potential hydrogen demand. The agreement also provides for Mitsui's financial and strategic commitment to Hyon. Hyon was founded in 2017 with the aim of accelerating the energy transition in the maritime sector. The company is focused on quickly and safely bunkering hydrogen for ships. After a restructuring, the main owners have been Saga Pure, Norwegian Hydrogen and Nel ASA since 2021.
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