And two important emerging elements of clean energy progress – hydrogen electrolysers and lithium-ion batteries – are on the verge of becoming the decade’s breakout technologies. These technologies should play a key role in bolstering Europe’s transport and industry as the continent emerges from the crisis and looks to develop new advanced manufacturing for export.
Our historic duty: A more resilient, inclusive and green recovery
Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon to Build the World’s Biggest Liquid Hydrogen Plant
Which world do we want after COVID-19?
The coronavirus crisis has caused a lot of suffering and uncertainty, but its aftermath offers us an opportunity to break with old habits and build a circular, sustainable and highly competitive economy, write Frans Timmermans and Bertrand Piccard.
Deployment of Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Trucks Will Require Fueling Networks, Clear Business Cases
Leaked Document Lifts Lid on EU’s Green Deal ‘Recovery’ Package; The EU has reshaped its Green Deal into a recovery package, with huge support for renewables, green hydrogen and EVs set to be announced next week.
The EU package contemplates the adoption of a contract for difference (CFD) system for carbon for green hydrogen projects, effectively acting as a hedge against carbon prices. Such a system would see green hydrogen users bid the level at which they can offset a ton of carbon with their project and still make a return. If the carbon price moves above that strike price, they would pay back the difference. If the carbon price fell below that level, the EU would make up the shortfall, just like a renewable CFD system based on power prices.
Hyundai’s fuel cell technology history
Portugal announces 7-bln-euro investment plan for hydrogen energy over next decade
According to the minister, "the creation of new business models and the relaunch of the economy opens up new opportunities for economic and industrial development," in addition to creating more jobs in the country.
Air Liquide adds high capacity hydrogen station with dual filling positions for vehicles in the U.S.
The high capacity station by Air Liquide has the capability of performing simultaneous fills through two fully equipped fueling positions at 700 bar, as well as dispensing up to 1,000 kg/day, to fill around 250 vehicles per day, greatly increasing current market capacities. To successfully optimize space, Air Liquide’s new generation station has a compact design (typically 24.6m2), reducing the overall footprint and allowing for an easier installation.
Successful year and a half of trial operation of the world's first two hydrogen trains, next project phase begins
After 530 days and more than 180,000 driven kilometres, the successful trial operation of the world's first two hydrogen trains was officially completed at the end of February. Two pre-series trains of Alstom's Coradia iLint model have been in passenger service since September 2018.
Dutch outline clean hydrogen ‘vision’, aim at global market
'Hydrogen could meet quarter of world's energy needs – at $11 trillion cost'; BloombergNEF says huge potential of fuel to replace fossil sources can only be met with policy support and vast investment
Massive 1000MW “baseload” wind, solar and hydrogen plant pitched for NSW
World’s Greenest Coronavirus Recovery Package Arriving in Europe
New study describes gas decarbonisation pathways from 2020 to 2050 and identifies the required investments to scale-up hydrogen and biomethane
First-of-its-kind clean hydrogen plant planned for Los Angeles County
South Korea to Build Hydrogen Production Facilities for 50,000 Vehicles This Year
An official from the Energy Ministry said, "We will make efforts to become a leading country in the global hydrogen economy by establishing an early hydrogen mobility infrastructure without inconvenience to the people."
Everything About Hydrogen podcast with Hydrogen Council Co-Secretary Pierre-Etienne Franc, Vice President for the Hydrogen Energy World Business Unit at Air Liquide, and Stephan Herbst, General Manager at Toyota Motor Europe
In this Everything About Hydrogen podcast episode hosted by Inspiratia, Hydrogen Council Co-Secretary Pierre-Etienne Franc, Vice President for the Hydrogen Energy World Business Unit at Air Liquide, and Stephan Herbst, General Manager at Toyota Motor Europe, present the Hydrogen Council, its strategy, vision and perspective on the role that hydrogen can play in the energy transition and how companies can work with policymakers to enable this process.
“We have to recognize that one company or ever one sector alone can’t leverage the full potential of hydrogen.”
“No one can achieve the hydrogen economy alone.”
There's a lot of buzz about 'green' hydrogen, but actual projects are slow in coming
"What we aren't seeing is a sort of broad-based opportunity to invest in hydrogen projects and infrastructure. The policy mechanisms that would need to support that sort of investment aren't in place."
DNV GL: hydrogen central to oil and gas industry decarbonisation
Germany's gas grid operators present concept for 2030 green hydrogen grid
Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the new MFF, own resources and the Recovery Plan
We already knew before the crisis that we also need major private investment in key sectors and technologies: from 5G to Artificial Intelligence, rom clean hydrogen to offshore renewable energy.This crisis has only made the need greater than it was before.
Fuel Cell Stacks: Together Towards Series Production
n addition to the ZSW, the four OEMS, BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen as well as various suppliers (see infobox) are participating. Audi has also recently joined, responsible for developing FC brands in the Volkswagen company.
“Europe is determined to lead on hydrogen – and keep the jobs at home.”
Interview with Bart Biebuyck, head of Europe’sprime hydrogen initiative.
Douglas County PUD moves forward with plans for green hydrogen
The Hydrogen Economy's Time Is Approaching
Green hydrogen won’t solve all our problems. In the short term, stimulus money is probably best spent on humdrum activities that get less-skilled labor moving, such as insulating houses and installing them with solar panels. In the long term, though, hydrogen offers a way out of our triple crisis of weak post-coronavirus demand, a foundering energy sector, and climate change.