DISCOUNT promotion: Your ADVERTISING on the PtX portal + + + Passau: Construction begins for hydrogen filling station + + + India: Ballard Power supplies module for hydrogen trains + + + Stuttgart: Cellcentric and Mahle cooperate on components for fuel cells + + + Munich: H2 Mobility wants to purchase renewable hydrogen from Hy2B Hydrogen + + + Finland: P2X Solutions orders methane production plant from Q Power + + + USA: $4,7 million to improve the efficiency of H2 turbines + + + USA: Researchers investigate the efficiency of adding H2 to natural gas + + + Belgium: Cummins increases production capacity for electrolyzers to one gigawatt
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On the premises of the Paul Group Construction of a public hydrogen filling station begins in Passau, Bavaria. The local heating oil supplier and gas station operator 
Maier Korduletsch is building a station for hydrogen and electric vehicles there in combination with a conventional filling station. The opening is scheduled for mid-2023. The Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy is funding the project with two million euros. Two filling points with a pressure of 350 bar each are provided for hydrogen trucks. By using two compressors, five trucks can refuel twice per pump station. The hydrogen is delivered using several trailers, each with a capacity of 1.000 kilograms. Depending on the vehicle model, between 25 and 40 kilograms could be refueled in ten minutes, meaning up to ten hydrogen trucks per hour. All roof areas of the facility that are suitable for this will have photovoltaic systems. Their cumulative output is given as one megawatt. The Next Mobility consortium, consisting of the Paul Group, Maier Korduletsch and Shell, wants to implement a holistic concept for medium-duty, fuel cell-powered trucks at the site, from vehicle production to hydrogen production to logistics and refueling options. (Graphic: The future “H2 Mobility Hub” equipped with PV rooftop systems. © Next Mobility Konsortium)
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The US fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Inc. was commissioned by the Indian railway company Medha Servo Drives to develop fuel cell modules for India's first hydrogen-powered trains. Eight units of Ballard's 100-kilowatt “FCmove HD+” fuel cells will be installed in the two diesel-electric locomotives to be retrofitted. The modules are expected to be delivered in 2023 and the trains are scheduled to begin operations in 2024. The Indian Railways expects its fuel cell project to pay for itself in less than two years as the cost of hydrogen is now lower than that of diesel.
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Cellcentric GmbH & Co KG and the automotive supplier Mahle GmbH have signed a declaration of intent to cooperate in the field of fuel cell technology for use in heavy commercial vehicles. Focus on collaboration 
“The development and series production of the flat membrane humidifier system component” from Mahle, according to the companies, which, among other things, improves the durability of the fuel cell and ensures a longer service life. The flat membrane humidifier is intended to be used in commercial vehicles as well as in stationary systems, such as emergency power generators. Cellcentric is a joint venture between the Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG founded in March 2021. (Photo from left to right: Cellcentric Managing Director Matthias Jurytko and Mahle Sales Director Martin Wellhöffer. © Mahle GmbH)
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The H2 Mobility Deutschland GmbH & Co.KG wants to purchase renewable hydrogen from Hy2024B Hydrogen GmbH from 2. The two companies announced their intention to supply green hydrogen from Lower Bavaria in advance of the groundbreaking ceremony for the megawatt electrolysis project on the site of the future hydrogen center in Pfeffenhausen (Landshut district). The company announced that the hydrogen will be supplied to H2 Mobility filling stations primarily in Bavaria. The hydrogen production plant is part of the HyPerformer model region HyBayern, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). From the second half of 2023, the electrolyser will produce green hydrogen using electricity from a newly built open-air photovoltaic system and later also from wind turbines in the immediate area. According to its own information, H2 Mobility operates more than 90 hydrogen filling stations.
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The Finnish one P2X Solutions Oy has signed a supply contract with the Finnish company Q Power for Finland's first large-scale plant for the production of renewable synthetic methane. Methane production will be located in the Harjavalta Industrial Park, where P2X Solutions also has Finland's first plant 
Production of green hydrogen on an industrial scale will be established. Delivery and commissioning of both the hydrogen and methanation plants are scheduled to take place in 2024. As reported, the first plans for the 20 megawatt electrolyzer were announced in August 2021. A few weeks ago, P2X Solutions made the investment decision for Harjavalta and is continuing to examine other potential plant locations. The company's goal is to build an electrolysis capacity of 1.000 megawatts within ten years. (Photo sitting from left to right: The managing directors of P2X Solutions, Herkko Plit, and Q Power, Eero Paunonen, at the contract signing. © Q Power)
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In the US, six projects will receive $4,7 million in funding to develop materials to improve the efficiency of hydrogen-powered turbines in power plants. These will one day generate electricity from “clean” hydrogen, which is obtained from renewable sources but also from fossil fuels coupled with carbon capture and storage. Funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) (DONATE). According to the information, the selected projects focus on the research and development of components made of ceramic fiber composite materials (Ceramic Matrix Composite, CMC), “which enable the operation of hydrogen turbines at higher working temperatures and thus ultimately improve efficiency”. Specifically, this research and development will enable operation at 150 degrees Celsius higher temperature than current CMC technology and at 450 degrees Celsius higher temperature than existing nickel-based materials, the DOE said. Higher turbine efficiencies ultimately led to lower electricity costs.
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At the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), the possibilities for adding hydrogen to natural gas in the existing gas system are to be investigated. The utility has the proposal for such a demonstration project San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) 
submitted to the relevant regulatory authority, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). If approved, the project would study the feasibility of blending up to 20 percent hydrogen into plastic pipes, a material commonly used in U.S. natural gas infrastructure. An insulated section of gas line at UC San Diego would then use gas mixed with hydrogen for boilers and water heaters in the connected buildings. The hydrogen would be produced on site using an electrolyser connected to the grid, as well as a hydrogen storage facility and a hydrogen mixing plant. Construction work is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2, and the project itself will run until the beginning of 2024. (Photo: SDG&E headquarters in San Diego. © SDG&E)
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The US engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. wants to expand production capacity at its PEM electrolyser factory in Oevel, Belgium, to one gigawatt. This is made possible through financial support 
the EU by classifying the project as an “Important Project of Common European Interest” (IPCEI). The investment amount was not disclosed. The company already has a production facility in Mississauga, Canada, and is building two new electrolyzer factories in Spain and China, each with a production capacity of 500 megawatts. (Photo © Cummins Inc.)
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