Fraunhofer ISE and IEE prepare study for the heating market + + + German-Chinese research projects + + + Plug Power buys ACT + + + Ariadne study on climate neutrality 2045 + + + NREL / Electric Hydrogen is researching electrolyzer components + + + Hydrogen study commissioned for South Africa + + + BMBF / BMWi promote international hydrogen projects + + + Octopus / Innova / Novus plan H2 production at PV sites in Great Britain + + + Cellcentric is planning an FC factory in the Esslingen district + + + Reform of green electricity labeling + + + Hydrogen manifesto + + + new studies
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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The National Hydrogen Council (NWR) has that Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) as well Energy industry and energy system technology (IEE) commissioned to carry out an analysis and evaluation of different decarbonization paths for the heating market. The NWR recommends that no fundamental decisions be made for or against the use of green gases or hydrogen in the heating market until the results are available. The study should be completed by spring 2022 and will form the basis for recommendations in the form of a roadmap with options for a decarbonized heating market in 2045.
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Project outlines for German-Chinese research and cooperation projects in the area of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles must be submitted to the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP). The virtual one “Sino German Electro Mobility Innovation and Support Center” (SGEC) combines and coordinates the activities and projects of the German-Chinese cooperation on electromobility with both battery and hydrogen fuel cell technology.
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The US manufacturer of fuel cells Plug Power Inc. effect Applied Cryo Technologies, Inc. (ACT). ACT provides technologies, equipment and services for the transportation, storage and distribution of liquefied hydrogen, oxygen, argon, nitrogen and other cryogenic gases. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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How structural change leads to Climate neutrality 2045 can be successful across all sectors, one examines Ariadne study as part of the Copernicus projects. In politics, it is often underestimated how profound the necessary transformation to climate neutrality in 2045 is. Renewable electricity, green hydrogen, green e-fuels and sustainably produced biomass are increasingly replacing fossil fuels. However, this is offset by long-lasting existing infrastructure, buildings or vehicles and industrial facilities. Ten models are compared, six scenarios are calculated and findings on transformation paths, scope and bottlenecks are presented. Among other things, electricity generation from wind and solar must be around 2030 percent larger by 50 than previously targeted. The annual renovation rate in existing buildings would have to rise to 2030 to 1,5 percent by 2 and electrification in passenger transport would have to be around 40 percent higher.
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Part of the US Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will work together with the US company specializing in clean hydrogen Electric Hydrogen research into the development of high-performance electrolyzer components. The three-year, $3,6 million collaboration aims to diagnose the causes of electrolytic cell degradation and validate advanced designs that use higher stack currents.
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The South African petroleum and chemical company sasol announces a feasibility study for the “Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen”project. It has been classified as a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) in South Africa's National Development Plan and is located in the Namakwa Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Over the next 24 months, Sasol will explore Boegoebaai's potential as an export hub for green hydrogen and ammonia.
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The Federal Ministry of Economics and the Federal Ministry of Research have one Funding Policy for financial support of international hydrogen projects. This means that projects for the production and further processing of green hydrogen as well as the storage, transport and use of hydrogen in countries outside the EU are supported through an investment grant for the systems. Companies and research institutions can also submit funding applications for accompanying research projects, studies and training measures. A total of 2024 million euros will be available by the end of 350.
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The British Octopus Hydrogen Ltd. is a strategic partnership with Innova Renewables and Novus Renewables Services Ltd. to build a series of green hydrogen production facilities. Octopus will therefore install electrolyzers in the range of two to 20 megawatts at several Innova locations, as well as compressors and mobile hydrogen storage. Novus and Innova are currently developing solar and wind turbines with a cumulative output of four gigawatts. Innova wants to produce green hydrogen at several of its solar and battery storage locations through Octopus Hydrogen and supply it to local companies.
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The fuel cell manufacturer Cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG is apparently considering opening a fuel cell factory in Weilheim an der Teck (Esslingen district, Stuttgart region). The joint venture founded in March 2021 by Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have loud “Stuttgarter Zeitung” announced “the intention to build one of the largest fuel cell factories in Europe in the Esslingen district”. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023. Series production could not begin until 2025 at the earliest.
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Bavaria's Economics and Energy Minister Hubert Aiwanger has as chairman of the Energy ministers meeting a reform of green electricity labeling was suggested. Due to a ban on double marketing, electricity from EEG-subsidized systems is currently considered gray and not green electricity. Among other things, this also means that a large proportion of PV and wind turbines, for example, cannot be used to produce green hydrogen. Anyone who produces hydrogen from their renewable energy system should also be allowed to use or sell it as green hydrogen, said Aiwanger. This is now being checked.
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As part of the conference fair “The Smarter E Europe Restart 2021“was introduced in Munich “Green Hydrogen Manifesto” was presented. The initiators from industry and associations want to “set an example for decarbonization and a sustainable circular economy” and are aimed at decision-makers in the European Union, as well as national governments and politicians.
The text contains twelve demands that have already been made or heard in one way or another and are not entirely new. Among other things, the paper calls for the “certification of hydrogen as a global commodity”, the appointment of an EU special representative for hydrogen and an EU legal framework for the regulation of hydrogen networks, as well as time-limited exceptions to EU regulations, such as a relaxation or reform of the state aid, “economic incentives” and the formation of “hydrogen valleys” and “hydrogen backbones”, but also the “development of an infrastructure for alternative fuels”. Shortly after publication, 54 companies and organizations had already signed the “Green Hydrogen Manifesto”.
The “manifesto” is laid out quite generously with four pages – the text itself fits on one page.
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