Hamburg: WFO wants to advance the production of offshore hydrogen + + + India: Jakson Green launches $2,7 billion hydrogen project + + + USA: Nikola and Keystate cooperate on hydrogen production + + + Hamburg: New interest group wants to test hydrogen-powered devices in port logistics + + + USA: Consortium plans to invest $7,5 billion in ammonia production + + + Hamburg: Clean Logistics receives millions for the development of a range extender + + + Norway: AVL commissions Teco 2030 to supply fuel cell stacks for 30 trucks + + + Hamburg: Hydrogen Council with four new members + + + Namibia: BAM promotes the development of hydrogen production + + + Berlin: BMDV launches call for German-Chinese R&D cooperation projects + + + DISCOUNT promotion: Your ADVERTISING on the PtX portal
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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The Industry Association World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) establishes an “Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Committee”. The chairman is Magnus Killingland, head of the hydrogen segment at the consulting firm DNV. “WFO considers the production of green hydrogen from offshore wind energy to be an integral part of the offshore wind industry,” it said in a statement. The new initiative promotes the acceleration of the global deployment of offshore wind turbines for hydrogen production on a commercial scale. The main areas of work mentioned are: optimization of the PtX value chain for offshore wind turbines, financing, business models and regulation as well as safety and risks. The first meeting of the committee was held in the first week of November. WFO is registered as a non-profit organization in Germany and has offices in Hamburg, Taipei, New York and Tokyo.
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© Jakson Group
Jakson Green, part of the Indian infrastructure company Jakson Group wants to invest around 224 billion rupees (2,7 billion euros) in the Indian state of Rajasthan to build a green hydrogen and green ammonia project in several phases. According to the information, the capacity is 365.000 tons. There is also a renewable energy complex to generate green electricity. The project is expected to create more than 2023 direct and indirect employment opportunities in the various expansion phases between 2028 and 32.000. The Government of Rajasthan will, among other things, assist Jakson Green in obtaining necessary registrations, approvals and clearances. Both parties signed a corresponding agreement in October.
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Nikola Tre FCEV. © Nikola Corp.
The US manufacturer of electric and hydrogen vehicles Nicholas Corporation and Keystate Natural Gas Synthesis (KSNGS) aim to jointly create a low-carbon hydrogen production chain in Pennsylvania, USA, that includes full integration of commercial carbon capture and storage. The parties are working toward an agreement that includes hydrogen supply for Nikola's fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs). Keystate Natural Gas Synthesis is a joint project between Keystate Energy (project developer) and Frontier Natural Resources Inc. (natural gas and geological storage) in partnership with OGCI Climate Investments. KSNGS will produce low-carbon hydrogen, urea for vehicles and ammonia from natural gas, integrating carbon capture and storage into a closed carbon cycle. Nikola's participation in this project is intended to secure the company "sufficient amounts of hydrogen to support and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission trucks," said Carey Mendes, president of energy at Nikola. This is “key to our supply strategy” and will “help expand our filling station network on a large scale”. Keystate is expected to supply Nikola with up to 100 tons of low-carbon hydrogen per day, which can be used to fuel up to 2.500 Tre FCEV vehicles. This would replace over 51.000.000 gallons (193.000.000 liters) of diesel fuel per year. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned in 2026.
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Logo of the new corporate initiative. © CPL / HHLA
The Hamburg Port and Logistics AG (HHLA) has launched Clean Port & Logistics (CPL), an international network to test hydrogen-powered devices in port logistics. The aim of the project is to investigate how hydrogen can be reliably used to supply port technology and logistics, according to the company. The aim is to “develop solutions to bring hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles and terminal devices to market maturity in a short time and to prepare the measures necessary for use.” The developed concepts for operation, safety, repair, maintenance, refueling and supply would be tested and optimized in practical operation. In addition to theoretical studies, the CPL Innovation Cluster also carries out tests and develops training and education concepts. The members include manufacturers and users of trucks, vehicles for port handling and filling stations, as well as suppliers of hydrogen and other fossil-free drive energies as well as infrastructure companies such as port operators. Those involved so far come from Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Estonia and the USA. The cluster is publicly funded by the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport as part of the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. However, the amount was not mentioned.
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The Singapore-based operator of the world's largest oil and chemical tanker fleet, Hafnia, together with Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW), wants to explore setting up an ammonia production facility on the west bank of the Mississippi in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA. The project will also explore technologies “that could lead to carbon-free or even carbon-negative hydrogen ammonia production,” the company said. The expected investments amount to 7,5 billion dollars (7,59 billion euros). If the decision is positive, 350 permanent full-time jobs will be created. Other project participants include CO2 pipeline operator Denbury Carbon Solutions, a subsidiary of Denbury, Inc. Production is currently scheduled to begin at the end of 2027, with delivery expected to begin in 2028.
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Environment Minister Olaf Lies, second from left, hands over the funding notice. © Clean Logistics SE
The Hamburg truck supplier Clean Logistics SE wants to develop an electrically powered truck with fuel cells as a “range extender” by 2025. The “BETH2REX” (Battery Electric Truck with H2 Range Extender) project is funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Building and Climate Protection with 7,6 million euros. The subsidiaries Clean Logistics Technology GmbH (CLT) and The total costs are estimated at 13,1 million euros. The implementation of the project and the approval decision are subject to the condition that Clean Logistics SE finances the further 50 percent of the project costs with equity or debt capital.
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The Norwegian one Teco 2030 ASA is to deliver fuel cell stacks for 30 trucks to the Austrian AVL List GmbH. According to the information, an unnamed AVL customer wants to equip the trucks with fuel cell systems based on the AVL HyTruck platform. Each of these systems would require two stacks with an output of 100 kilowatts each. Delivery will begin in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to Teco, the technical details and conditions still need to be determined.
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The Hydrogen Council has acquired four new members. The Japanese conglomerate Asahi Kasei Corp., the Japanese mechanical engineering company IHI Corporation and the Canadian energy infrastructure company TC Energy will join the corporate initiative as steering members in the future. The new supporting member is the specialist for (cryogenic) liquid and gas storage systems Advario BV, headquartered in Rotterdam, a spin-off from Hamburg-based Oiltanking GmbH. This brings the number of members to 145. The Hydrogen Council is a global lobby organization that aims to bring together companies from the entire hydrogen value chain at managing director level.
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Marius Kudumo, Kai Holtappels, Anica Peters, Kenneth Matengu, all UNAM; Ulrich Panne, Zivayi Chiguvare, both NGHR, and Thomas Böllinghaus from BAM. © BAM
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) promotes Green Hydrogen Research in collaboration with the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute (NGHR) is developing hydrogen production in Namibia. To this end, five doctoral positions are to be created. BAM also participates in the training of young scientists in the South African country. BAM also supports the two partner organizations with research projects and applications. Another focus of the collaboration is on building laboratory capacities as well as a quality and standardization infrastructure for green hydrogen technologies in Namibia. In August last year, the federal government agreed to set up a hydrogen partnership with Namibia.
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As part of the “Sino German Electro Mobility Innovation and Support Center” (SGEC) project, the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) has launched a call for R&D projects in the area of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles. The project outlines for German-Chinese research and development cooperation can be submitted by 31 December 2022 must be submitted to the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP). The SGEC's projects are supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (MoST). It coordinates the activities of the German-Chinese projects on electromobility with both battery and fuel cell technology that exist between the BMDV and the Chinese MoST. Further information is available in Funding portal of the federal government.
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