FuelCellsWorks

JANUARY 24, 2024

Lingen (Ems), Germany– The ROSEN Group developed a research report commissioned by the Energy Institute to identify current knowledge gaps regarding repurposing natural gas infrastructure for hydrogen. The report is.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

ENERTRAG’s ‘Electrolysis Corridor’ Fuels Hydrogen Infrastructure Growth The horizon for renewable energy in Europe is brightening as the European Commission approves a significant infrastructure initiative within the framework of the Important Projects of Common European Interest or referred to as IPCEI.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A major undertaking is currently underway to develop a 3,300 km hydrogen pipeline that will connect North Africa to Europe as part of the SoutH2 Corridor project. The planned hydrogen pipeline will originate in Algeria’s Hassi R’mel region, which is already a major producer of natural gas in Africa.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

Few energy-related topics are getting as much attention at the moment as green hydrogen. Europe's biggest natural-gas infrastructure firm recently launched a new hydrogen business. A hydrogen economy in the U.S. A hydrogen economy in the U.S. Replacing existing hydrogen feedstocks.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 7, 2024

The penetration rate of smart gas meters in Europe reached 45% in 2023 and is set to increase to about 62% by 2028, Berg Insight has reported. In 2023 the installed base of smart gas meters amounted to 55.9 million units and at a CAGR of 6.8% is projected to reach 77.6 million units by 2028, Berg Insight’s data indicates.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 1, 2020

Green hydrogen may get all the headlines, but the prospect of it fueling Europe's future hydrogen economy on its own looks increasingly questionable. Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology scooping up the resulting CO2. Meanwhile, the U.K.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

The UK has been ranked 5th out of 15 countries in its deployment of low-carbon hydrogen as a fuel source, according to a new analysis of countries that have branded themselves as potential leaders in the new hydrogen economy. It was conducted by energy consultancy Cornwall Insight. Figure 1: Low-carbon hydrogen index ranking.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 19, 2021

government’s recently released hydrogen strategy—a thoughtful plan to create and use clean hydrogen—contains an implicit acknowledgement: the world is moving away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon alternatives. isn’t the only jurisdiction to see clean hydrogen as the new natural gas. s natural gas industry?

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FuelCellsWorks

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Under the agreements Equinor will supply Germany’s state-owned energy company SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe) with 111 terrawatt hours (ca 10 billion cubic meters – bcm) of natural gas per.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 15, 2024

Plug Power and MOL Group Set to Inaugurate a Major Green Hydrogen Plant In an era where climate action has become critical, two influential companies are taking a significant step forward. This unit is expected to churn out approximately 1,600 tonnes of green hydrogen annually. Work is expected to begin the later part of this year.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

BP and Ørsted will partner on a 50-megawatt electrolyzer in Germany in the first stage of a green hydrogen partnership. The initial 50 MW phase will produce 9,000 tons of green hydrogen per year, enough to displace 20 percent of the refinery’s existing fossil-fuel derived hydrogen.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

EU | Hydrogen and E Fuels The Russia invasion of Ukraine has brought into focus some of the risks of a global energy market, with gas supply constraints and the resulting price volatility placing great strain on Europe’s industries and citizens.

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Energy Central

MARCH 22, 2024

A large-scale demonstrator for underground hydrogen storage in Europe The FrHyGe project has 4 objectives: Converting a natural gas (or brine) salt cavern for hydrogen storage, Demonstrating the feasibility of injection and withdraw 100 tonnes of hydrogen over cycles ranging from 1 hour to 1 week in the converted caverns at the Manosque site, Studying. (..)

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Incentivizing Green Hydrogen: The CBAM could incentivize the production of green hydrogen , which is produced using renewable energy sources and emits no carbon dioxide. It ensures that all hydrogen producers, regardless of their location, face similar production costs in terms of carbon pricing.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The European Commission is facing calls to assess the climate impact of scores of proposed hydrogen projects after data revealed that 90 percent of them could be used to prolong the use of planet-warming natural gas. Climate change is accelerating and droughts and floods are hitting our continent,” she said.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The report suggests steps for governments to take, to reduce risk and improve the economic feasibility of low-emissions hydrogen. Interest in new hydrogen projects remains strong but economic headwinds “will challenge the resolve of developers”, says a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The UK government announced backing for 11 new projects to produce green hydrogen from electrolysis, on 14 December, in addition to giving a tentative green light to hydrogen blending in existing gas distribution networks.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 1, 2021

Green hydrogen is both an untested and a potentially vital way for renewable-energy-powered grids to store their intermittent power for later use, not just for hours at a time, but for days, weeks or even seasons ahead. Most of the early-stage work on hydrogen’s grid storage potential is happening in Europe and Asia, but the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Italgas Reti has selected Italian gas meter developer MeteRSIT to design its next generation gas smart meters. The new smart meters will be based on MeteRSIT’s well established thermo-mass technology and will be hydrogen ready, able to measure not only natural gas but also blended and pure hydrogen and other gases such as biomethane.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

Shell this afternoon began operations of Europe's largest PEM hydrogen electrolyser at its Energy and Chemicals Park in south west Germany, pledging to deliver up to 1,300 tonnes of green hydrogen a year from the trail-blazing facility.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Dutch network operator Alliander has launched a pilot to heat homes with hydrogen via the existing natural gas network. In the pilot, Alliander intends to investigate the role of hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas for heating homes. Hydrogen as natural gas alternative.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Winlaton, Gateshead to become “first community to receive hydrogen blend via the public natural gas network” The next phase of a seemingly ground-breaking green energy trial that could help usher in a low-carbon hydrogen economy has been given the go-ahead by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 5, 2022

Hydrogen meters are under development and testing in the prospect of hydrogen blending into the gas distribution networks for supply to consumers. The reason for modifications, simply, is the different energy characteristics of hydrogen compared to natural gas. Have you read?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The hydrogen industry is undergoing a transformative journey driven by the immense potential of hydrogen as a clean, efficient, and versatile energy carrier. The hydrogen industry is undergoing a transformative journey driven by the immense potential of hydrogen as a clean, efficient, and versatile energy carrier.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 8, 2021

DOE announces 52M for 31 hydrogen projects; issues RFI for projects to which Avangrid responds. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $52.5 million to fund 31 projects to advance next-generation clean hydrogen technologies and support DOE’s recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative. Yesterday, the U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Desert energy is back. As the European Union sets its sights on a green hydrogen boom as part of its plans to meet decarbonization pledges and rebuild economies ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, North Africa has emerged as a possible source for a significant chunk of Europe’s future hydrogen supply.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It seems everyone wants to get in on the ground floor when it comes to green hydrogen. Utilities and oil majors both have a head start with their mixture of renewable power capacity, gas transmission assets and an existing set of end users. But chemical manufacturers could be a third class of big green hydrogen players.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The promise of a hydrogen economy to replace fossil fuels is commonly centered on the potential for ‘green hydrogen,’ generated via electrolysis of water with carbon-free electricity. But natural gas can also be converted to hydrogen without the carbon emissions, via another spectrum of the hydrogen palette.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 29, 2022

Gas transmission system operator OGE and energy company RWE have unveiled ‘H2ercules’ as a national hydrogen infrastructure concept. Green hydrogen to decarbonise Europe’s largest steelmaking site German government agrees on national hydrogen strategy. Have you read? billion (US$3.8 Project roles.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The value of blending up to 20% hydrogen in the gas distribution networks is the focus of a new GB government consultation. Intended to build on an earlier consultation, the government considers that an appropriate strategic role for blending, if enabled, is to act as a reserve offtaker to support the growth of the hydrogen economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight and the Confederation for Paper Industries (CPI) have released a joint report examining the barriers energy intensive industries are facing in their attempts to decarbonise their heat supply. The UK has some of the highest delivered electricity prices in Europe for large consumers.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Gas companies are misleading the British public by marketing “hydrogen ready” boilers as a climate-friendly alternative despite widespread doubts the technology will help curb emissions, according to a new report. At recent trade fairs , some firms have also had “100 percent hydrogen boilers” on display.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

Far more unusual was the step taken last month by 10 major European energy companies and two of the continent's top renewable industry bodies, which joined up to launch a campaign touting a product that none of them actually sell. That product is renewable or "green" hydrogen. And renewable hydrogen is the best gas.

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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Most automakers may have rejected hydrogen as an energy storage medium for passenger vehicles ( Toyota is the notable exception), but the technology may yet find applications for industrial processes, and in other forms of transportation such as aviation and shipping. The Strategy is supported by a federal investment of $1.5

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 11, 2022

Gasunie, HES International and Vopak will be working together to develop an import terminal for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier. Energy network operator Gasunie, bulk handling company HES and Vopak, which handles chemicals, oil, gases and liquified natural gas (LNG), have signed a head of terms. Have you read: E.ON

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The largest natural gas infrastructure firm in Europe has launched a new hydrogen business and increased its financing for low carbon projects. Snam, which runs the Italian gas grid and is active in France, Greece and the U.K., The company is also looking at the potential for geological hydrogen storage.

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