COP26: H2 Energy and Trafigura publish white paper for hydrogen trucks +++ COP26: CIP invests €100 billion in green energy +++ COP26: Solaria and Enagás plan plant for green hydrogen production +++ COP26: US Department of Energy supports "H2 Twin Cities" +++ "German Renewable Award" for H2 innovation by the Apex Group +++ German Foreign Office opens hydrogen office in Nigeria +++ Dates
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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Green hydrogen developer H2 Energy and Dutch commodity trader Trafigura Group Pte Ltd published a white paper at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow . The paper urges governments to swiftly implement policies to incentivize private sector investment and establish a zero-emission ecosystem for hydrogen trucks across Europe. "Heavy-duty transport is an ideal sector for the adoption of low-carbon hydrogen," the paper states. Converting ten percent of the European truck fleet from diesel to fuel cell propulsion could prevent up to 40 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. Developing a low-carbon hydrogen supply network for truck transport would act as a catalyst for accelerating the growth of the entire hydrogen economy.
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On the very first day of the UN Climate Change Conference, representatives of the Danish fund manager CIP announced plans to invest €100 billion in green energy over the next few years. This would involve acquiring an average of $10 billion annually between 2022 and 2030. Approximately one-third of CIP's investment pipeline by 2030 will be allocated to offshore wind power. Other key technologies include power-to-X, photovoltaics, and onshore wind power, as well as energy storage and, in particular, "energy islands," such as those currently being developed in Denmark. These are floating wind turbines combined with on-site hydrogen production facilities. The roadmap to 2030 includes investments in 30 GW of offshore wind power and 20 GW of onshore wind, solar, and power-to-X projects.
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At COP26, the two Spanish companies Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA and Enagás SA announced their collaboration to explore the development of a green hydrogen production plant . The electricity will be generated by a 200-megawatt solar power plant. Enagás, headquartered in Madrid, is a natural gas transmission system operator and manages, among other things, a pipeline network of approximately 10.000 kilometers in Spain. Solaria develops and operates photovoltaic projects and plants.
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The US Energy Secretary David Turk announced the start of in Glasgow “H2 Twin Cities”. The initiative aims to accelerate hydrogen adoption by creating “global partnerships between cities and communities” around the world to collaborate locally, share ideas, accelerate innovation and deploy clean hydrogen at scale. 
Under H2 Twin Cities, any city in any country with a proven commitment to advancing hydrogen and fuel cell technology can express its interest in partnering and joining forces with another city. Pairs of cities from different countries are conceivable “that are already playing a pioneering role in the introduction of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and have extensive experience in the acceptance of end consumers, the development of infrastructure and raising awareness among the population (“sibling cities”). It is also possible to bring together cities “that are at very different levels when it comes to introducing hydrogen technologies” (“mentor-mentee cities”).
The working group of the H2 Twin Cities Initiative currently includes the United States, the European Commission, Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and the Netherlands, as well as the International Energy Agency and the Clean Energy Ministerial Hydrogen Initiative (CEM H2I), a consortium of numerous countries at the ministerial level. Interested parties can register for the initiative until December 29, 2021.
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The one through the Apex Group realized green Rostock Laage hydrogen hub was with the “German Renewables Award 2021” considered. According to the jury, the project offers a complex infrastructure that reflects all technical aspects as well as the economic framework for the future development and operation of corresponding hydrogen energy solutions. The hydrogen hub covers the entire spectrum of hydrogen use: production from green electricity, storage, reconversion of electricity through a combined heat and power plant and fuel cell, refueling infrastructure for buses, trucks and cars, but also filling into 300 bar trailers for transport to regional users.
The award ceremony took place on November 11th in Hamburg. For the first time in ten years, a “Hydrogen Innovation of the Year” category was introduced.
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The German government's National Hydrogen Strategy, published in June 2020, aims to promote international cooperation alongside the creation of a domestic hydrogen market. In this context, the Federal Foreign Office is establishing hydrogen offices in strategically important countries. The German-Nigerian Hydrogen Office in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, has now been opened with a Power-to-X training course for Nigerian decision-makers. This training focused on processes for converting electricity into fuels, including those for industrial applications. The office's mission is to connect decision-makers, experts, and companies from both countries and to offer professional advice on the opportunities and challenges of the hydrogen economy. The project is being carried out in cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH.
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