Hy.Kiel builds H2 filling station + + + Mallorca starts H2 production + + + Lightsource / Dourogás invest in green hydrogen in Portugal + + + Nel gets an order for an alkaline electrolyzer + + + Hydrogen train project stopped in Thuringia + + + Enagás Renovable wants to operate a 30 MW electrolyzer in Aragon + + + Wiesbaden sends H2 buses into regular service + + + Nel is building H2 filling stations in the USA + + + Enagás / Snam / GRTgaz invest 100 million euros in H2 Infra Fund + + + Events
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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Green hydrogen is to be produced in Kiel for local public transport, trucks and cars from 2023. For this purpose it is built and operated Hy.Kiel GmbH & Co. KG initially an electrolysis plant with an output of two megawatts and a hydrogen filling station in Kiel-Moorsee. The founding shareholders are: GP Joule GmbH, the Kiel gas station company Anton Willer GmbH & Co. KG, the Schleswig-Holstein Road Transport Cooperative (SVG) from Neumünster, the Dr. Curt Heinrich Successor GmbH as well as, as a private individual, the Lübeck heart surgeon a.t. D Hans Hinrich Sievers. Initially, 260 tons of green hydrogen will be produced annually. This corresponds to the daily refueling of 15 trucks, eight buses and 28 cars, which can cover a cumulative distance of up to 26.500 kilometers per day, explains the company.
The first users are two fuel cell buses from DB subsidiary Autokraft, which are used in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district. Companies from Wellsee with truck freight transport have also stated that they want to use the gas station. In addition, hydrogen vehicles will also be purchased in the fleet of the shareholders of Hy.Kiel and the “Kieler Nachrichten”. According to JP Joule, this is the first hydrogen filling station in the state capital and the fifth in Schleswig-Holstein.
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Power to Green Hydrogen Mallorca, one of Acciona Energy and Enagás managed company, has partnered with CEMEX and Representative Plants for the production of green hydrogen went into operation in Lloseta, Mallorca. The electrolyser is powered by the output of two photovoltaic systems, one located in the municipality of Lloseta (8,5 MW) and the other in Petra (5,85 MW).
The plant will begin industrial-scale production in early 2022 and produce at least 300 tons of renewable hydrogen per year, part of which will be distributed via the pipeline built by Redexis. The hydrogen will be used on the island as fuel for buses and delivery trucks, to generate heat and electricity in fuel cells for commercial and public buildings, and to supply energy in port terminals. Power to Green Hydrogen Mallorca is the core of the project Green Hysland, which is supported with EU funds.
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The British solar project developer Lightsource BP and the Portuguese gas supplier Dourogas have a joint Venture for green hydrogen and want to invest together in the solar and hydrogen infrastructure in Portugal. The solar projects, with a capacity of 200 megawatts, will power Dourogás electrolyzers with a capacity of 130 megawatts. The green hydrogen will be fed directly into the country's gas network. At its peak, the new partnership could create more than 1.000 direct and indirect jobs. The EU is providing a grant of five million euros for the first project in the small town of Monforte.
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The Norwegian one Nel Hydrogen Electrolyzer AS, a division of Nel ASA, has an order for an alkaline from an unnamed European customer Electrolyzer system receive. The contract value is around three million euros. Delivery is scheduled to take place in 2022 and hydrogen production to begin in 2023. The electrolyzer will produce hydrogen, which will be mixed with natural gas for combustion in a rotary kiln.
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The Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure according to the “MDR“A procurement process for the operation of hydrogen trains in the Schwarzatal in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district was stopped. The operation would have cost 90 million euros, almost twice as much as estimated. The only applicant was the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Thuringian mountain railway. In addition, the delivery times for hydrogen trains have continued to shift. The reason for this is the high demand for the technology from the two providers Alstom and Siemens, said the broadcaster. The state now wants to examine how the operation of hydrogen trains in the Schwarzatal can be implemented and has commissioned an external expert office to do this. According to the article, the results are expected in mid-2022.
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Enagas Renovable, subsidiary of the Spanish gas transmission system operator Enagás, and the Compañía Energética Aragonesa de Renovables (CEAR) are collaborating on the development of a green hydrogen plant in Aragon, in northeastern Spain. The project envisages the construction of solar and wind turbines with an output of 103 megawatts. The proceeds are used to power an electrolyser with an output of 30 megawatts. CEAR is a company founded in 2014 that specializes in the development of renewable energy projects and in recent years has developed a portfolio with a capacity of more than 700 megawatts.
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The first two drive in Wiesbaden ESWE-Fuel cell buses in the public transport network. The cars from the Portuguese manufacturer, which belongs to Toyota Caetano Bus SA are refueled with green hydrogen from our own hydrogen filling station. The range is 350 to 400 kilometers. The third fuel cell bus currently in service with the transport company serves as a training vehicle. Four additional fuel cell buses are currently being prepared for regular service. The purchase of the vehicles is funded by the EU project “JIVE” (Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe) with 1,95 million euros and as part of the EU program “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking” (FCH JU). A further 1,685 million euros come from the National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP) of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI).
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Nel Hydrogen Fueling, a subsidiary of the Norwegian Nel ASA, has received an order from a fuel supplier to build several "H2Station“Hydrogen fueling stations received for a location in the United States. The systems consist of several modules and serve hydrogen-powered, light and heavy fuel cell commercial vehicles. Installations are scheduled for 2022 and 2023. According to the company, the contract value is over six million dollars (5,3 million euros).
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The European transmission system operators Enagás (Spain), Snam (Italy) and GRTgaz (France) are participating as anchor investors with a cumulative total of 100 million euros Clean H2 Infra Fund. The three companies are part of the European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative, which assumes that a Europe-wide hydrogen infrastructure can be based largely on the use of existing gas infrastructure. A study shows the development of a hydrogen pipeline network of almost 40.000 kilometers in length by 2040, connecting 19 EU member states as well as the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The Clean H2 Infra Fund is one of hy24 (a joint venture of Ardian and FiveT Hydrogen) managed fund designed to support the development of the clean hydrogen infrastructure sector. Industrial and financial investors have pledged investments of 1,5 and 1,8 billion euros, respectively.
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