Hy.Kiel builds H2 filling station +++ Mallorca starts H2 production +++ Lightsource / Dourogás invest in green hydrogen in Portugal +++ Nel receives order for alkaline electrolyzer +++ Project for hydrogen train in Thuringia stopped +++ Enagás Renovable plans to operate a 30 MW electrolyzer in Aragon +++ Wiesbaden puts H2 buses into regular service +++ Nel builds H2 filling stations in the USA +++ Enagás / Snam / GRTgaz invest €100 million in H2 Infra Fund +++ Dates
A selection of PtX topics summarized at the end of the week
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Starting in 2023, green hydrogen for public transport, trucks, and cars will be produced in Kiel. Hy.Kiel GmbH & Co. KG will initially build and operate a two-megawatt electrolysis plant and a hydrogen filling station in Kiel-Moorsee. The founding partners are GP Joule GmbH , the Kiel-based filling station company Anton Willer GmbH & Co. KG , the Schleswig-Holstein Road Transport Cooperative (SVG) from Neumünster, Dr. Curt Heinrich Nachfolger GmbH , and Hans-Hinrich Sievers , a retired heart surgeon from Lübeck, who is also a private individual. Initially, 260 tons of green hydrogen are to be produced annually. This corresponds to the daily refueling of 15 trucks, eight buses, and 28 cars, which together can travel up to 26.500 kilometers per day, the company explains.
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 , a company led by Acciona Energía and Enagás , in partnership with CEMEX and IDAE , has commissioned green hydrogen production facilities in Lloseta, Mallorca. The electrolyzer is powered by the output of two photovoltaic plants, 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, some of which will be distributed via the pipeline built by Redexis. The hydrogen will be used on the island as fuel for buses and vans, for generating heat and electricity in fuel cells for commercial and public buildings, and for powering port terminals. Power to Green Hydrogen Mallorca is the centerpiece of the Green Hysland project , which is supported by EU funding.
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British solar project developer Lightsource BP and Portuguese gas supplier Dourogás have agreed on a joint venture for green hydrogen and plan to jointly invest in solar and hydrogen infrastructure in Portugal. The 200-megawatt solar projects will power Dourogás' 130-megawatt electrolyzers. 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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Norwegian company Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS , a division of Nel ASA, has received an order for an alkaline electrolyzer system from an unnamed European customer . The order is worth approximately three million euros. Delivery is scheduled for 2022, with hydrogen production starting in 2023. The electrolyzer will produce hydrogen, which will be mixed with natural gas for combustion in a rotary kiln.
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According to MDR, the Thuringian Ministry of Infrastructure has halted a tender process for the operation of hydrogen trains in the Schwarzatal valley in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district. The project was projected to cost almost twice as much as estimated, at €90 million. The sole bidder was Thüringer Bergbahn, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn . Furthermore, delivery times for the hydrogen trains had been repeatedly delayed. This was due to high demand for the technology from the two suppliers, Alstom and Siemens , the broadcaster reported. The state now intends to examine the feasibility of operating hydrogen trains in the Schwarzatal valley and has commissioned an external consulting firm to conduct this study. The results are expected by mid-2022, according to the report.
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Enagás Renovable , a subsidiary of the Spanish gas transmission system operator Enagás , and Compañía Energética Aragonesa de Renovables (CEAR) are collaborating on the development of a green hydrogen plant in Aragon , in northeastern Spain. The project envisions the construction of 103 megawatts of solar and wind power plants. The generated energy will power a 30-megawatt electrolyzer. CEAR, founded in 2014, specializes in developing renewable energy projects and has built a portfolio with a capacity of over 700 megawatts in recent years.
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The first two ESWE fuel cell buses are now operating on the public transport network in Wiesbaden. The vehicles, manufactured by the Portuguese company Caetano Bus SA (part of Toyota) , are fueled with green hydrogen from the company's own hydrogen refueling station. They have a range of 350 to 400 kilometers. The third fuel cell bus currently in service with the transport company serves as a training vehicle. Four more fuel cell buses are currently being prepared for regular service. The acquisition of the vehicles is being funded by the EU project "JIVE" (Joint Initiative for Hydrogen Vehicles across Europe) with €1,95 million, as well as by the EU program "Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking" (FCH JU). An additional €1,685 million comes 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 company Nel ASA, has received an order from a fuel supplier to build several " H2Station " hydrogen refueling stations for a site in the United States. The stations consist of multiple modules and will serve hydrogen-powered light and heavy fuel cell commercial vehicles. Installation is scheduled for 2022 and 2023. According to the company, the contract is worth over six million dollars (5,3 million euros).
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European transmission system operators Enagás (Spain), Snam (Italy), and GRTgaz (France) are participating as anchor investors in the Clean H2 Infra Fund with a combined investment of €100 million . The three companies are part of the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative , which assumes that a Europe-wide hydrogen infrastructure can be largely based on the use of existing gas infrastructure. A study projects the development of a hydrogen pipeline network of almost 40.000 kilometers by 2040, connecting 19 EU member states as well as the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The Clean H2 Infra Fund is managed by Hy24 (a joint venture between Ardian and FiveT Hydrogen ) and aims to support the development of the clean hydrogen infrastructure sector. Industrial and financial investors have pledged investments of €1,5 billion and €1,8 billion, respectively.
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