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Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:00am
 
There is now a worldwide rush to get the hydrogen energy revolution up and going.

The huge potential of hydrogen makes the little toy electric cars loaded with dangerous lithium fire bombs look so dead end.

Hydrogen will be used as energy for trucks, trains, ships, and even little toy cars. The dead end electric toys will be restricted to inner city commuters who have home charging available.

Musky will be wiped out by the monoliths of BMW, Mercedes, etc who are going to feed the electric market in China which has huge pollution problems..





Team shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production. Method increases yield of clean, renewable energy source.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Date: July 26, 2018

An engineered bacterium produced 46 percent more hydrogen per cell than a naturally occurring form of the same species. The research team's highest reported yield -- 5.7 units of hydrogen for every unit of glucose fed to the bacterium -- easily surpassed the longstanding theoretical limit of 4 units.

    
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have engineered the bacterial species Thermotoga maritima to produce more hydrogen than any bacterium before it.
Credit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

In 1977, researcher Rudolf Thauer proposed a theoretical ceiling on the amount of hydrogen that bacteria could produce via fermentation, the sugar-converting process also responsible for yogurt, beer and cheese.

Propelled by a genetic engineering technique that presents bacteria with a simple choice -- adapt or die -- research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln just punched through that 40-year-old ceiling like Iron Man through papier-mâché.

A version of the Thermotoga maritima bacterium engineered by Raghuveer Singh, Paul Blum and their colleagues produced 46 percent more hydrogen per cell than a naturally occurring form of the same species. The team's highest reported yield -- 5.7 units of hydrogen for every unit of glucose fed to the bacterium -- easily surpassed the theoretical limit of 4 units.

The feat represents a breakthrough in the global effort to scale up the sustainable production of clean-burning hydrogen for vehicles and heavy industry, Singh said. Most commercial hydrogen comes from refining non-renewable fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil and coal -- processes that generate sizable amounts of carbon dioxide.

"I always had been interested in microbes and their potential to make something useful," said Singh, a doctoral graduate of Nebraska who conducted the research as part of his dissertation. "The current hydrogen production technologies create a lot of environmental problems. My dream is to improve biological systems and make them more competitive with those technologies."

Slowing the Sugar Rush

The T. maritima bacterium ferments sugar into simpler carbon-based molecules that fuel two processes: growing new cells and producing so-called metabolites, one of which is hydrogen. But under normal conditions, most of that carbon gets funneled into the biological machinery that cranks out new cells, leaving little left over for hydrogen production.

"There's a strong coupling between hydrogen synthesis and the growth of new cells, and this coupling needs to be weakened in order to increase the yield of hydrogen," said Singh, now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Florida.

So the researchers decided to temporarily inactivate a gene that has no effect on cell growth but slows hydrogen production in T. maritima. When they did, a second gene -- this one involved in transporting sugar -- spontaneously mutated to prevent a lethal buildup of sugar-based metabolites. That mutation also dramatically redirected the bacterium's energy expenditure from cell growth to hydrogen production, creating a new strain that the researchers named Tma 200.

After transferring the newly mutated gene into a naturally occurring version of T. maritima, the researchers found that the bacterium overproduced hydrogen just as Tma 200 did -- confirming the influence of sugar uptake on hydrogen yields.

"We created the new organism using classical genetics because the necessary changes could not be predicted," said Blum, Charles Bessey Professor of Microbiology at Nebraska.

Singh, Blum and colleague Derrick White have since worked with technology-transfer office NUtech Ventures to apply for patent protection of the genetic technique, which Singh described as a "promising strategy" for increasing bacterial production of any potential metabolite.

"Hydrogen is just one of many possibilities," he said.

The team recently detailed its work in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Singh and Blum authored the study with White, a recent doctoral graduate now with NuTek Food Science; Yasar Demirel, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; and researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Connecticut.

The researchers received support from the U.S. Department of Energy.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180726085722.htm
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Reply #1 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:03am
 
Sth Korea is joining Hawaii and bypassing the useless toy electrics and going for the full strength hydrogen powered transport.




South Korea hydrogen vehicle sales start in 2019
By Staff reporter | 26 July 2018

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Mass sales of hydrogen powered vehicles were expected to start in South Korea next year after the government announced it would soon ease regulations on the production and transportation of the fuel.

The news emerged this week after the minister of trade, industry and energy, Paik Un-gyu, held a meeting with the president of Korea Gas Corporation, Cheong Seung-il, Hyundai Motor vice-president, Park Kwang-sik, and the heads of four related companies.

Hyundai, along with Toyota, is amongst the few car makers worldwide to have seriously targeted hydrogen as a mass market fuel in the short to medium term.

After the meeting, Paik told reporters the government would soon ease regulations on the production and transportation of hydrogen which are key issues that have, so far, held back the market for hydrogen powered vehicles.

In particular, the government would allow the use of reformers, which convert natural gas into hydrogen, in chosen districts as well as increasing the allowed carrying capacity of hydrogen transporters.

New operational standards had been developed for hydrogen refuelling, including a provision allowing for movable stations to provide additional flexibility and reach to a network of fixed stations.

The government planned to provide grants worth KRW2.6 trillion (US$2.3bn) to develop a hydrogen fuel 'eco-system'.

Hydrogen powered public service buses would be targeted initially with mass sales expected to start next year and 1,000 expected to be in operation by 2022.

Private vehicles also would be targeted, with some 15,000 units expected to be in circulation by 2022 once a refueling network of some 310 stations was in place across the country and with help from generous government subsidies


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Reply #2 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:03am
 
As the enormous potential of the hydrogen energy revolution is gradually being understood furious research is happening to launch world wide this massive change to world transport.




Thyssenkrupp develops new industrial-scale water electrolysis units to produce green hydrogen
Article by Amanda Doyle 26th July 2018 


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Thyssenkrupp water electrolysis plant

THYSSENKRUPP has launched industrial-scale water electrolysis technology to make hydrogen production economically feasible for large projects using renewable energy.

Hydrogen has a lot of potential in a low-carbon future, such as energy storage in the gas grid, clean fuels, and the production of sustainable chemicals such as ammonia and methanol when renewable energy sources are used. Thyssenkrupp has developed an economical electrolysis unit that can produce hydrogen on large scales. The technology uses a large active cell area of 2.7 m2 and achieves an efficiency greater than 82% through “zero-gap” technology, where almost no gap is left between the membrane and the electrodes.

Sami Pelkonen, CEO of the electrolysis and polymers technologies business unit at Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions said: “With our water electrolysis process, we have successfully brought a technology to market maturity which is of major significance for the energy transition. Green hydrogen as a clean, CO2-free starting point can be used in a variety of ways: for energy storage, mobility, and the production of sustainable chemicals.”

The technology is available in pre-fabricated skid-mounted modules so that it can easily be deployed and integrated into existing plants. The modules can add up to any desired project range, potentially into the range of hundreds of megawatts.

Roland Käppner, head of energy storage and hydrogen at Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers said:

“Based on decades of experience in developing and building electrolysis plants, we have designed our product to [be] easy to deliver and install, highly efficient, with minimized investment and operation cost. And we have an industrial-scale supply chain of 600 MW per year already in place.”

The technology has already been commissioned successfully as part of Thyssenkrupp’s Carbon2Chem project, which aims to use emissions from steel production as raw material for chemical production. The hydrogen already present in the flue gas can be used for ammonia synthesis, but additional hydrogen is needed for methanol production.

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Reply #3 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:04am
 
Every enlightened normal straight human being is rushing to grab a piece of the hydrogen action.

Abandoned electric heaps with flat batteries are filling junk yards.




THE FUNKY BOAT CIRCLING THE PLANET ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND HYDROGEN GAS
JACK STEWART TRANSPORTATION 07.05.1809:00 AM

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Aboard the Energy Observer, Victorien Erussand and Jérôme Delafosse are sailing around the planet without using any fossil fuel.JEAN-SÉBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP

VICTORIEN ERUSSARD, AN experienced ocean racer from the city of Saint-Malo in the north of France, was halfway through a dash across the Atlantic when he lost all power. Sails kept the boat moving, but Erussard relied on an engine and generator to keep the electronics running. He temporarily lost his autopilot and his navigation systems, jeopardizing his chances of winning the 2013 Transat Jaques Vabre race.

Never again, he thought. “I came up with the idea to create a ship that uses different sources of energy,” he says. The plan was bolstered by the pollution-happy cargo ships he saw while crossing the oceans. "These are a threat to humanity because they use heavy fuel oil."

Five years on, that idea has taken physical form in the Energy Observer, a catamaran that runs on renewables. In a mission reminiscent of the Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane that Bertrand Picard and André Borschberg flew around the world a few years back, Erussard and teammate Jérôme Delafosse are planning to sail around the planet, without using any fossil fuel. Instead, they'll make the fuel they need from sea water, the wind, and the sun.

The Energy Observer started life as a racing boat but now would make a decent space battle cruiser prop in a movie. Almost every horizontal surface on the white catamaran is covered with solar panels (1,400 square feet of them in all), which curve gently to fit the aerodynamic contours. Some, on a suspended deck that extends to the sides of the vessel, are bi-facial panels, generating power from direct sunlight as well as light reflected off the water below. The rear is flanked by two vertical, egg whisk-style wind turbines, which add to the power production.

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Almost every horizontal surface on the white catamaran is covered with solar panels—1,400 square feet of them in all.JEAN-SÉBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP

Propulsion comes from two electric motors, driven by all that generated electrical energy, but it’s the way that’s stored that’s clever. The Energy Observer uses just 106-kWh (about equivalent to a top-end Tesla) of batteries, for immediate, buffer, storage and energy demands. It stores the bulk of the excess electricity generated when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing as hydrogen gas. An electrolyzer uses the current to spilt the water into hydrogen and oxygen. The latter is released into the atmosphere, and the H2 is stored in eight tanks, made from aluminum and carbon fiber, which can hold up to 137 pounds of compressed hydrogen. When that energy is needed, the H2 is run through a fuel cell and recombined with oxygen from the air to create electricity, with water as a byproduct. That’s the same way fuel cell cars, like the Honda Clarity and Toyota Mirai work.

By storing energy this way instead of with banks of batteries, Erussard made the Energy Observer three times lighter than the similarly sized MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, which became the first boat to circumnavigate the globe using only solar power in 2012.

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https://www.wired.com/story/energy-observer-renewable-energy-voyage/
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Reply #4 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:05am
 
The rush to get a part of the thrilling future of the hydrogen energy revolution is under way.

The many uses of hydrogen energy means its future is HUGE leaving the silly little dead end toy electric cars for dead.

How long will already cash strapped Musky last when the BIG BOYS like BMW and Mercedes and Volkswagen move in producing 5000 electric cars a day to feed the temporary electric car demand in pollution plagued China ?





Refinery Hydrogen Power Pilot Takes Shape in Australia
07/18/2018 | Sonal Patel

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Northern Oil’s Advanced Biofuels Refinery, near Gladstone, Australia

An industrial-scale pilot plant that will use surplus hydrogen from refinery operations to produce power is taking shape in Australia.

Industrial alkaline fuel cell power company AFC Energy on July 12 said it received its first commercial order for a hydrogen power generation unit in Australia from Southern Oil Refining, a subsidiary of Northern Oil.

Fuel cells convert fuel directly into power, and alkaline fuel cells are the oldest and “most reliable” of all fuel cell chemistries. They are used widely in space and submarine applications, the company said. “However, they have historically failed to find commercial terrestrial applications due to cost. The catalysts and materials used in the 1950s and 60s provided high power output but at a very high cost.” AFC’s alkaline fuel cell technology converts oxygen (from the air) and hydrogen (from a supply) into electrical energy, producing demineralized water and heat as byproducts.

The company recently wrapped up a two-year pilot in Germany at an industrial plant owned by Air Products, which accepted hydrogen from Dow Chemicals. The project, POWER-UP, was a European Union–backed demonstration.

The new pilot, expected to be sized between 200 kW and 400 kW, will be located at Northern Oil’s Advanced Biofuels Refinery, near Gladstone, Australia. The refinery currently converts several waste streams, including from sugarcane bagasse, “green waste” from cities, woody weeds like prickly acacia, and tires as feedstock for the production of bio-crude oil. The renewable fuel is refined into saleable kerosene and diesel products, but it requires large volumes of industrial stable biohydrogen to support the refining process.

Northern Oil is developing a new hydrogen generation technology that uses steam over iron reduction and chemical looping to deliver hydrogen, processes that are reportedly cheaper than conventional steam methane reformation. Surplus hydrogen generated from this system is expected to be consumed by AFC’s fuel cell system.


AFC said the pilot power system could be delivered to the Gladstone refinery in the first half of 2019. The company is now conducting engineering studies to determine the final project size, scope, contract terms, and general logistics for integration of the hydrogen power generation unit fuel system into the refinery. “AFC Energy plans to sell the balance of plant for its hydrogen generation unit to Southern Oil and lease the system’s stack and electrodes for an undisclosed sum reflective of the project’s capital cost [including fuel cells],” it said in a statement.

Northern Oil’s Gladstone refinery, which is backed by the Australian government, the government of Queensland, and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, was the first of its type when completed in 2017.

According to Southern Oil CEO Tim Rose, the hydrogen-powered technology could help the renewable refinery generate its own power. “In developing the Gladstone Advanced Biofuels Pilot Plant over the last three years, Southern Oil has benchmarked cutting edge renewable technologies from around the world. In my mind, AFC Energy’s Alkaline Fuel Cell has great potential,” he said.

An estimated 100 GWe of hydrogen is vented to the atmosphere from industry each year, noted Adam Bond, AFC’s CEO. “The order received for the Company’s fuel cell system reflects the first stages of a growing pipeline of commercial fuel cell projects in country and validates the opportunities we believe to be emerging in the Australian hydrogen market.”


http://www.powermag.com/refinery-hydrogen-power-pilot-takes-shape-in-australia/

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Reply #5 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:06am
 
Now it is realized that dangerous electric cars are a dead end with no viable future there is lots of research occurring and there is frantic competition to get in first to the lucrative enormous many faceted hydrogen energy revolution.

Now Scotland is getting itchy feet to get onto the hydrogen bandwagon.





OPINION: Hydrogen is really happening
Written by Dick Winchester - 03/07/2018 6:00 am

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The Surf N Turf hydrogen project in Orkney: The Surf N Turf mobile storage unit goes onto an Eday boat


At some point in almost every decade since the 1970s a politician has insisted that the oil and gas industry has no more than 10 years to run.

It has proved to be nonsense, though given climate change pressures and concerns over the use of plastic and diesel fuels, the likelihood of a rapid shrinkage is now considerably more likely. It’s still more than 10 years away, however.

Hydrogen has been the subject of the same sort of ill-considered comment but the other way round. The view has been that hydrogen- powered fuel cell vehicles are always 10 years or more away.

That’s no longer the case. Fuel cell vehicles are here, though apart from a few buses in Scotland and a handful of fuel cell cars in other parts of the UK, this may not appear very obvious.

However, as is often the case in Scotland and across the UK, it’s not wise to judge the state of a global industry on what is happening here.

Oil and gas is ubiquitous. We use it to generate electricity, to heat our homes, to cook with, to power transport and as feedstock for chemicals including plastics.

That’s been a huge advantage both economically and practically because it means we’re using a single source raw product. However, it also means that anything we might want to consider as a replacement to achieve the zero carbon world that most governments want has to achieve the same or similar levels of usability.

Fortunately with hydrogen we can pretty much achieve all that now.

Hydrogen can be used for cooking and heating. There’s a hydrogen boiler at the Hydrogen Office in Fife and hydrogen-powered fuel cells can replace fixed and portable generators to provide electricity.

Plastics from hydrogen are still problematic, but that can encourage us to investigate plastic alternatives. This is happening already due to the plastics disposal problem.

An example is the replacement of plastic straws with paper ones, which, if memory serves me well, is what they used to be made of anyway.

Scientists in various countries including Spain and the US have already come up with ways of extracting hydrogen from plastic waste. It could be the case that a large part of our plastic waste needn’t be dumped but collected and used as a hydrogen feedstock.

Hydrogen production using renewable resources to make it as zero carbon as possible is already viable.

A recent EU-funded trial using a tidal turbine in Orkney is working well, as is a small-scale demonstrator at the Hydrogen Office in Fife. The latter is using a wind turbine to power the electrolyser that produces their hydrogen.

The Petroleum Economist magazine reported recently that governments and investors in Japan, China, South Korea and Australia are increasingly turning to hydrogen as a long-term alternative to fossil fuels.

Every day brings more news on hydrogen. In June, Hyundai and Audi formed a partnership on the development of fuel-cell electric vehicles.

Toyota has said that by 2020 it will be producing 30,000 fuel-cell vehicles per year.


French company Alstom is building hydrogen fuel cell trains and in Scotland a small shipyard in Port Glasgow is now part of an EU-funded project called Hyseas III to build a fuel cell powered ferry.

Even more exciting perhaps is the prospect for hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft. Small prototypes have already flown in Germany and the US, while Norway wants all internal flights to be electric as soon as possible.

Fuel cells will also play a major role in the decarbonisation of shipping. The French have built a hydrogen-powered yacht which has completed a number of long distance voyages.

France plans to become a world leader in hydrogen and intends to spend an initial 100 million euros to help that happen.

California is probably the current leader in the adoption of fuel cell vehicles. China is a major player. Emphasis in Scotland seems to be on battery-powered vehicles. It’s a short termist view.

We have one company in Scotland now that can build a hydrogen refueller – H2Tec – and there’s ITM Power in Sheffield, which builds its own electrolysers and two or three very small companies developing fuel cells in England.

We need to do a lot more. The potential for renewable hydrogen production in Scotland is huge. We have wind and tidal energy available and it’s time we did something with them.

We shouldn’t be lagging behind like this.

https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/175759/hydrogen-is-really-happening/
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Reply #6 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:08am
 
Now India is leaping on the hydrogen energy revolution not wanting to be stuck in the past with toy electric heaps.



Hydrogen cars could be the Future of Indian Motoring: Why this tech is more usable than battery-run EVs
By: Dipayan Dutta | Updated: July 23, 2018 12:59 PM

The technology known as Fuel Cell uses Hydrogen and oxygen to power Fuel Cells with the only resultant bi-product of the reaction being water. Recently, the GST council announced a slash in duties on Hydrogen powered vehicles sparking a re-evaluation of the technology for car manufacturers in India.

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Hyundai's Fuel Cell Vehicle, the Nexo, at the 2018 Indo-Korea Bussines Summit

In order to reduce our dependence on Fossil Fuels, the government has been pushing for electric vehicles for most of this year. However, while electric vehicles themselves are emission-less, there is an alternative technology which has been struggling with widespread implementation across the world.

The technology known as Fuel Cell, uses Hydrogen and Oxygen to power Fuel Cells with the only resultant bi-product of the reaction being water.  Recently, the GST council announced a slash in duties on Hydrogen powered vehicles sparking a re-evaluation of the technology for car manufacturers in India.

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Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell Vehicle PM Narendra Modi showing interest in the Nexo's usability, something that might have resulted in the recent slash in duties by the GST Council.

In recent times, multiple manufacturers have argued on behalf of Fuel Cell technology saying that it will be easier to introduce Fuel Cell technology, without seriously impacting the environment. Interestingly, Fuel Cell vehicles will be powered by electric motors, but instead of batteries, they use a generator which that derives electricity through the process of combination between Hydrogen and oxygen. The only byproduct of this reaction is water. This not only removes the requirement for lithium (which is a rare commodity) but also increases the usability of the Electric vehicle exponentially.

Speaking on the recent announcement by the GST Council Mr Shekar Viswanathan, Vice Chairman and Whole-time Director at  Toyota Kirloskar Motor said "We note the Government’s technology-agnostic approach with the announcement of GST reduction (from 28% to 12%) on fuel cell vehicles, giving a boost to alternative fuels for mobility.

In Toyota’s vision of mobility 2050, all electrified vehicle technologies [xEVs] will remain relevant where EV would cover short distance commute, while HEV/PHV includes passenger cars and FCVs would be for buses/trucks.

This new move would positively promote such FCV technology start-ups for future, which is at a very nascent stage. Lower taxes will help faster adoption of electrification by gradually eliminating ICE over the period & improve customer acceptance in a phased manner. Such energy saving & environment protection criteria should eventually become the basis for taxation."


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Toyota Mirai FCV Toyota's Mirai or a derivative of its technology could also make it's way to the Indian market

For one, Hydrogen cell vehicles can be refuelled in a matter of minutes, compared to the conventional electric vehicle, which could take a couple of hours to recharge on standard charging. Most importantly, however, once refuelled, a Fuel Cell car could easily return a range of over 500 kms.

In comparison, electric cars currently on sale in India are limited to a range of 130-150 kms, with a significant drop when used in city traffic.


The first manufacturer to really showcase the Fuel-Cell technology in Passenger cars was Hyundai at the recent Indo-Korean Business summit in New Delhi to showcase the Hyundai's Nexo which can go as much as 609 kms on a single refuel.

Aside from Hyundai, Toyota has also long been one of the global leaders in the technology and has expressed interest in bringing it to India in the past as well. Even, Tata Motors has showcased a Fuel-Cell powered bus in the past and could be among the strongest proponents of the technology being evaluated for India.

The fact that fuel cells are mainly reliant on Hydrogen, makes the technology even more tempting considering that Hydrogen is the single most abundant element in the atmosphere.

The technology uses Hydrogen that can be carried in a tank in the car and fed into the fuel cell stack along with oxygen to create electricity and water, as a by-product.

Filling it in vehicles is pretty much like petrol at stations but it’s the conversion and storage process that costs a bomb and has been holding back the implementation of this technology. Hence, any measures like the one by the GST council aimed at lowering costs will go a long way in helping Hydrogen vehicles to go mainstream sooner.

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Reply #7 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:09am
 
It is happening here there and everywhere the thrilling Hydrogen Energy Revolution.

Now as everyone all around the world realizes the dangerous electric toy cars loaded with lithium fire bombs are a dead end there is a rush not to be left behind.





Solar and battery hydrogen innovation hub to be built in Western Australia
JULY 4, 2018 MARIJA DJORDJEVIC

Canadian-owned gas network operator ATCO is developing a micro grid at its Jandakot facility, which will use solar power to produce hydrogen fuel. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has committed $1.5 million to the project.

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The Clean Energy Innovation Hub will integrate ‘green’ hydrogen created by water electrolysis – using solar energy to separate hydrogen molecules from water. Image: ARENA

Canada’s gas major ATCO will trial the production, storage and use of renewable hydrogen to energize a commercial-scale micro grid in Jandakot, Western Australia, and assess the practicalities of replacing natural gas with hydrogen at a city-wide scale across a municipality.

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $1.5 million to fund the $3.3 “green hydrogen“ innovation hub, touted as Australia’s first.

The micro grid will comprise approximately 1100 solar panels, capable of generating 300kW of power – around two and half times the daily power requirements of the facility, and 400kWh of batteries.

In a nutshell, the Clean Energy Innovation Hub (CEIH) will work as follows: solar energy is used to power the Jandakot facility, while excess energy is stored in batteries. The remaining energy is used to power an electrolyzer that separates water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen. The hydrogen is then stored as fuel for a back-up generator or blended with natural gas.

In addition to testing the use of hydrogen in different settings and applications including in household appliances, the project will provide insights into optimizing hydrogen storage and distribution solutions, blending hydrogen with natural gas and using hydrogen as a balancing fuel to support the grid.

ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the ATCO trial could lead to hydrogen being used more widely across Australia. “Green hydrogen offers opportunities to provide carbon free energy to cities and towns, while leveraging existing natural gas infrastructure,” he said.

Overall, the CEIH is the latest among a number of projects across Australia looking to use “green hydrogen”, such as South Australia’s 50 MW hydrogen electrolyzer developed by Neoen alongside a 150 MW wind project and a 150 MW solar farm, or a project near Port Lincoln by Australia’s Hydrogen Utility involving a 30MW water electrolysis plant, which is to provide balancing services to the grid and fast frequency response support to new solar plants under development.

For ATCO, the Jandakot project is an extension of its existing GasSola Residential Hybrid Energy System trial for nine sites in Western Australia’s south west, which integrates solar PV and battery storage with localized household natural gas electricity generation.


“Securing this grant is a major accomplishment,“ said ATCO Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Pat Creaghan.

“The project has many exciting elements, but what truly sets it apart is the use of excess renewable energy, which would typically be lost to the system, to produce hydrogen,” he added.

The Clean Energy Innovation Hub is expected to be fully operational in 2019 with first results from the micro grid expected to be available later that year.

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Reply #8 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:41am
 
Now even below sea level Holland is jumping on the hydrogen band wagon.



JACOBS TO CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR EQUINOR HYDROGEN PLANT
By Mary Page Bailey | July 16, 2018

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Vattenfall’s gas power plant Magnum in Eemshaven

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a feasibility study contract from Equinor Energy AS to evaluate the possibilities for building a hydrogen production plant, including CO2 capture and export facilities, in Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

The hydrogen will be supplied as fuel to an existing natural gas-fired power plant that will be converted into a hydrogen-fueled power plant designed to lower the plant’s carbon emissions at a large scale.


The award of the feasibility study follows the Memorandum of Understanding of Equinor, with its partners Vattenfall and Gasunie, to evaluate the possibilities of converting Vattenfall’s gas power plant Magnum in Eemshaven into a hydrogen-powered plant.


“Getting the opportunity to work with Equinor to study the possibilities of gas-to-hydrogen conversion and contribute to a significant CO2 reduction is meaningful to Jacobs in many ways,” says Jacobs Senior Vice President and General Manager Energy and Chemicals EMEA David Zelinski. “The award enables us to leverage our expertise in gas processing and aligns perfectly with our vision to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients.”


Building on Jacobs’ expertise in hydrogen, reformer technology and CO2 capture, the study performed by Jacobs will focus on the objective of selecting the most effective reformer technology for hydrogen production together with a suitable CO2 capture technology. Jacobs will also deliver the conceptual design of the plant as a basis for economic evaluation and further project definition.


In order to avoid CO2 emissions from the hydrogen production process, up to three million tons per year of CO2 will be captured and then liquefied for ease of transportation to Norway, where it will be injected and stored in an off-shore reservoir. The first of three Magnum plant units should be converted to run on hydrogen by early 2024.

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Reply #9 - Jul 27th, 2018 at 10:53am
 
And frigid frozen Sweden is grabbing a share of the huge Hydrogen Energy Revolution.




Swedes fuel hydrogen drive. Vattenfall and Preem secure energy agency grant for gas plant
04/07/2018

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Swedes fuel hydrogen drive image

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Preem and Vattenfall’s planned hydrogen gas plant in Gothenburg

Energy giant Vattenfall and fuel producer Preem have secured Skr6m (€585,330) from the Swedish Energy Agency for preliminary planning of an 19MW hydrogen gas plant in Gothenburg.

The partners will now go ahead with design plans for the plant, which will produce hydrogen for biofuel manufacture based on residues from the Swedish pulp industry.

Head of the sustainable industry unit at the Swedish Energy Ageny Klara Helstad said: “This initiative has the potential to contribute to achieving the goal of zero emissions for both the industry and the transport sector.”

Vattenfall president and chief executive Magnus Hall (pictured) said: “It is very gratifying that the Swedish Energy Agency also sees the potential in Preem and Vattenfall's shared target of greatly reducing emissions from road transport.

“Vattenfall now has a further opportunity to develop the market for hydrogen gas production from fossil-free electricity.”

http://renews.biz/111707/swedes-fuel-hydrogen-drive/
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EVs are in exponential growth. Hydrogen may have a few niche uses but that is all.
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Real revolution, roaring away now, is EVs, Tesla etc.
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they can build them right next to the desalinization plants, keep the dead weights together. Wink
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