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Linde revealed that Bremervörde, Germany now has the first hydrogen refueling facility for passenger trains in the entire globe.

With the help of the 14 hydrogen-powered passenger trains that Linde created, owns, and operates, each train will be able to travel 1,000 kilometers without emitting any emissions after just one refueling.

One of the biggest hydrogen refueling systems ever constructed, it has a daily capacity of roughly 1,600 kg of hydrogen.

Coradia iLint, the world’s first passenger train powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, was made by the French group Alstom.

Linde has installed over 200 hydrogen fueling stations and 80 hydrogen electrolysis plants globally, the company noted.

The system will supply 14 Coradia iLint hydrogen-powered passenger trains in the town of Bremervorde, Rotenburg district. With a single refueling, the trains will be able to run 1,000 kilometers (621.4 miles), Linde said on Wednesday, adding that those trains are expected to gradually replace the existing diesel-powered fleet.

The possibility to integrate future on-site green hydrogen generation was a key consideration in the design and construction of Linde’s future-ready hydrogen refueling system. The new hydrogen trains will replace the current trains that are powered by diesel.

Veerle Slenders, President RegionEurope West, Linde, stated that the company was “dedicated to making a significant contribution towards decarbonizing transport in Europe.” We take great pride in the fact that Linde’s cutting-edge technology is essential to this project’s success and is serving as a model for greener public transportation systems everywhere.

According to Müslüm Yakisan, President of Alstom in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, “The world’s first hydrogen train, the Coradia iLint, exhibits a strong commitment to green mobility paired with the newest technology.” With our partners Linde, LNVG, and evb, we are extremely happy to witness the first series of operations in action.

Linde is a global leader of the world in the production, processing, storage, and distribution of hydrogen. It has the largest liquid hydrogen capacity and distribution system in the world. The company operates the world’s first high-purity hydrogen storage cavern plus pipeline networks totaling approximately 1,000 kilometers globally, to reliably supply its customers. Linde is at the forefront of the transition to clean hydrogen and has installed over 200 hydrogen fueling stations and 80 hydrogen electrolysis plants worldwide. The company offers the latest hydrogen technologies through its world-class engineering organization, key alliances, and partnerships.

The Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen train, has reached another significant milestone in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany, according to an announcement from Alstom. It is now used on the global premiere 100% hydrogen train route, in passenger operation.

This local train makes only low-level noise when running and solely produces steam and condensed water. Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen owns 14 vehicles with fuel cell propulsion (LNVG). Finding alternatives to diesel trains was something LNVG had already begun looking into in 2012, which gave the German railway industry a boost. The gas and engineering company Linde as well as the Elbe-Weser railways and transport business (evb) are additional project partners for this global premiere.

“One of the most essential objectives for ensuring a sustainable future is emission-free mobility, and Alstom has a clear intention to lead the world in alternative propulsion systems for rail. The Coradia iLint, the first hydrogen train in the world, illustrates our unwavering dedication to environmentally friendly mobility while utilizing cutting-edge technology. Together with our fantastic partners, we are extremely happy to introduce this technology into series operation as part of a world premiere, said Henri Poupart-Lafarge, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Alstom.

In order to replace 15 diesel trains on the line between Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervörde, and Buxtehude, LNVG will progressively switch over to 14 hydrogen-powered Alstom regional trains, which will be run by evb on its behalf. The emission-free Alstom multiple units of the Coradia iLint model can operate all day on just one tank of hydrogen thanks to a range of 1,000 kilometers. They are also available in a variety of configurations. A nearly two-year successful trial run with two pre-series trains was concluded in September 2018.

In spite of numerous electrification initiatives in various nations, a sizeable portion of Europe’s rail network will remain unelectric in the long run. More than 4,000 diesel trains are currently in use in Germany alone. Four contracts for regional trains fueled by hydrogen fuel cells are currently held by Alstom. The first is in Lower Saxony for 14 Coradia iLint trains, while the second is in the Frankfurt metropolitan area for 27 Coradia iLint trains. The third contract is from Italy, where Alstom is constructing six Coradia Stream hydrogen trains in the Lombardy region with the possibility to build eight more. The fourth contract is from France, where twelve Coradia Polyvalent hydrogen trains will be distributed among four different French regions.

One of the biggest producers of grey hydrogen in the world, Reliance Industries Limited, intends to switch to green hydrogen by 2025. To speed up cost reduction and commercialization of its Pressurized.

Reliance is one of the biggest users of agro-waste as a fuel to meet its captive energy demands, and it is actively working on bio-energy. It hopes to expand on this by using newer and developing technology as well as innovation. Reliance has opened Phase I of its Jamnagar Bio-Energy Technology (BET) Center.

Ambani announced that Reliance is in advanced discussions to partner with other leading electrolyzer technology.

He added that the company will establish 20 GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2025, which will be entirely consumed for captive needs of round-the-clock power and intermittent energy for green hydrogen.

On plans for battery manufacturing, he said RIL aims to start production of battery packs by 2023 and scale up to a fully integrated 5 GWh annual cell-to-pack manufacturing facility by 2024, and to 50 GWh annual capacity by 2027.

Alkaline Electrolyzer technology, the business has teamed with Stiesdal. Additionally, the business is in advanced talks to establish a giga-scale electrolyzer manufacturing facility at Jamnagar in partnership with other top electrolyzer technology providers worldwide.

With the specific goal of delivering green hydrogen at the lowest possible cost, we will complement our partner’s technological innovation in stack manufacturing with our engineering expertise, operational excellence, long-standing experience in efficient seawater desalination, digital twin expertise, and indigenous balance of plant. Speaking at the 45th Annual General Meeting, Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), stated, “We plan to gradually begin the transition from Grey Hydrogen to Green Hydrogen by 2025, after proving our cost and performance targets (Post-IPO).

“By 2025, we’ll also have installed 20 GW of a solar energy producing capacity. This will be used totally to meet our captive needs for continuous power (RTC) and sporadic energy (for Green Hydrogen). We are prepared to invest twice as much to expand our manufacturing ecosystem once it has been demonstrated at scale “Ambani made a remark.

The need for captive energy across all of Reliance’s businesses “provides us with a large base-load demand to support our plans to set up giga-scale manufacturing and will accelerate our commitment to investing Rs. 75,000 crores towards establishing our fully integrated New Energymanufacturing ecosystem in Jamnagar,” Ambani continued.

The state-owned NTPC’s Kawas Gas blending project will mix hydrogen with piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic usage.

Hydrogen and PNG are being combined in this project for the first time in the nation. The amount of hydrogen-containing gas will initially be 5% of the total gas supply, and it will eventually increase to 20%.

The public sector power firm stated in a statement that the gas would be provided to 200 homes in the Aditya Nagar residential colony of NTPC Kawas in Hazira and that this would result in a 200-kilogram annual reduction in NTPC’s carbon emissions.

In addition, 200 families are expected to receive 100 standard cubic meters of gas every day from the project. An electrolyte membrane made of polymer with a 6.5-kilowatt capacity and a one-cubic-meter capacity will be installed in the facility (scmh). A 1 MW floating solar power plant at NTPC Kawas will provide energy for the hydrogen generating facility. The gas will be supplied to Aditya Nagar residential colony of NTPC Kawas in Hazira, the public sector power major said in a statement, adding that, with this, NTPC will mitigate 200 kg of carbon generation every year.

NTPC has adopted a number of measures to increase the nation’s environmental imprint, including the construction of renewable energy projects, to add to its green portfolio.

The Gujarati facility in Kawas was going to blend green hydrogen and natural gas as one of NTPC’s upcoming green projects. Along with the NTPC Nokh Solar Project in Jaisalmer and the Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh, Ladakh, the projects’ foundation stones were set on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The plant will be equipped with a 6.5KW polymer electrolyte membrane with one standard cubic meter per hour(scmh). The hydrogen generation plant will be operated using power generated through a 1 MW capacity floating solar power plant.

In Leh, NTPC launched India’s first green hydrogen mobility project using a fuel cell electric vehicle as part of the country’s efforts to achieve Carbon Neutral Ladakh (CNL) and decarbonize the economy. The first pilot project in India to introduce FCEVs for public use is the green hydrogen transportation initiative in Leh, Ladakh.

A 735 MW Solar PV Project is also being built by NTPC in Nokh, Rajasthan. The installation of high-wattage bifacial PV Modules with a tracker system at a single location makes this India’s largest Domestic Content Requirement (DCR)-based Solar Project.

India is on track to overtake China as the world leader in green hydrogen and to compete with it for the top spot in the solar energy sector, according to the country’s electrical minister.

Increased investments in renewable energy, particularly those coming from abroad, are putting India in a strong position to become a major supplier of clean energy technologies as well as a low-emissions exporter of hydrogen and ammonia. Raj Kumar Singh, the minister of power and renewable energy, said on Tuesday in Sydney.

On the margins of a two-day energy summit and meetings of the Quad group of countries, which also includes the United States, Japan, and Australia, Singh declared that his country would overtake China as the leading producer of high-efficiency solar cells and modules. We’ll be the biggest producers of green hydrogen and green ammonia on the entire planet.

Singh claims that India now has a capacity of about 15 gigawatts for the production of solar cells and modules and that an additional 50 gigawatts are being added right now. He claimed that coupled with significant local advances, foreign investment in renewables will “rise dramatically,” averaging between $9 billion and $11 billion annually.

While Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd., one of India’s most valuable companies, plans to increase the production of solar panels, electrolyzers for clean hydrogen, and rechargeable batteries, billionaire Gautam Adani has committed to investing $70 billion in clean energy assets, including green hydrogen. Last month, the French oil company TotalEnergies SE agreed to work with Adani in India on hydrogen cooperation.

In the interview, Singh said, “We are the biggest and most attractive renewable energy market in the world. The government has in the past provided subsidies for regional solar panel production, and it is currently thinking about doing the same for electrolyzer production.

According to Singh, a sharp rise in imports has relieved the strain on India’s coal supply, which is used for roughly 70% of electrical generating. Despite the spike in global prices, the government has expanded its imports of fuel from overseas in an effort to avoid a repeat of last year’s power shortages.

In terms of solar cell and module production worldwide, India now makes up a very minor portion. China manufactured more than two-thirds of modules and 86 percent of cells in 2021, according to BloombergNEF, dominating both industries.

To address the energy needs of the NHPC guest house, NHPC will create a pilot green hydrogen fuel cell-based microgrid that includes hydrogen production.

The state-owned hydropower juggernaut NHPC announced on Friday that it had inked two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for the development of pilot green hydrogen technologies to lower the carbon footprint in the power industry in the Leh and Kargil districts of the UT of Ladakh.

According to the official press announcement, NHPC will create a pilot green hydrogen fuel cell-based microgrid, which will also produce hydrogen, to satisfy the guest house’s electricity needs at the Nimmo Bazgo power plant in Leh.

As per MOU signed for Leh district, NHPC shall consider the development of a Pilot Green Hydrogen fuel cell-based Microgrid including Hydrogen production to meet the power requirement of the NHPC guest house. According to the MOU signed for the Kargil district, the hydrogen generated in Kargil will be used in fuel cells for mobility which will be capable to run two buses for up to 8 hrs in the local area of Kargil.

NHPC shall upscale hydrogen production on a commercial scale to supply the hydrogen need of the Ladakh region in different sectors like mobility, transportation, heating, and Micro-grid & subsequent MoU shall be signed separately.

These two Pilot projects will create a roadmap for the future development of Green Hydrogen & subsequent reduction of carbon emissions in the transportation/heating sector and will also attract long-term investment in the Hydrogen economy creating different revenue streams & job opportunities for the youth of UT of Ladakh.

According to the statement, “The hydrogen created in Kargil will be used in fuel cells for mobility, which will be able to drive two buses for up to eight hours in the local Kargil area.”

R K Mathur, the Lieutenant Governor of the UT of Ladakh, was present when the MoUs were signed on Thursday.

In order to meet the region of Ladakh’s needs for hydrogen in several sectors, including mobility, transportation, heating, and microgrid, NHPC intends to scale up hydrogen production on a commercial scale. The ensuing MoU will be signed separately.

In addition to reducing carbon emissions in the transportation and heating sectors, the two pilot projects will lay the groundwork for future green hydrogen development. They will also draw long-term investment into the hydrogen economy, generating new sources of income and job possibilities.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between M/s Greenko ZeroC Private Limited (Greenko) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has been signed to jointly seek opportunities in renewable energy, green hydrogen, green ammonia, and other derivatives of green hydrogen.
The two-year agreement was signed in New Delhi on July 26, 2022, by ONGC Director Onshore Shri Anurag Sharma and Greenko CEO & Managing Director Shri Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty. Also present were Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Secretary (MoP&NG) Shri Pankaj Jain, ONGC CMD Dr. Alka Mittal, and ONGC Director (Finance).

One of the most well-known suppliers of renewable energy in India is Greenko. It is valid for two years. Hardeep Singh Puri witnessed the signing. According to a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, India’s goal of producing 5 million tonnes of Green Hydrogen per year by 2030 will be achieved through the activities set out in this MoU.

However, Hydrogen gas is not available in independent form in nature on the earth’s surface. Hence it is to be extracted from various sources of Hydrogen. The two most significant sources of Hydrogen are – Water and Hydrocarbons (fossils).

(MoU) has been signed by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation and M/s Greenko ZeroC (Greenko) to cooperatively seek prospects in renewable energy, green hydrogen, green ammonia, and other green hydrogen derivatives and to work together to look for opportunities in the green hydrogen and renewable energy sectors.

The goal of this MoU is to make India a center for green hydrogen on a global scale, in keeping with the National Hydrogen Mission established by the Honourable Prime Minister. In order to meet India’s goal of producing 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, the efforts envisioned under this MoU will be helpful.

Hydrogen Gentech Private Limited (HGPL) uses different technologies for the production of Hydrogen gas from Water and Hydrocarbons. Through water electrolysis using Bipolar Technology (Green technology) from water. Through Steam Methane Reforming and Methanol Cracking from Hydrocarbons.
Based in India, Hydrogen Gentech Private Limited (HGPL) is a manufacturer and provider of hydrogen generation plants using international technology. a business that has a distinct focus on green hydrogen generation, purification, and recovery technologies, as well as its applications in the industries of industry, renewable energy, fuel, and transportation.

In order to produce electricity onboard, emit water vapor, and have a range of up to 1,000 km, fuel cells fueled by hydrogen have been tested in trucks by Volvo Trucks.

Volvo Trucks now offers trucks that run on battery power and renewable fuels like biogas to help decarbonize transportation. Fuel cell electric trucks fueled by hydrogen will be added as a third CO2-neutral alternative to its product lineup in the second half of this decade.

According to Roger Alm, President of Volvo Trucks,“We have been developing this technology for some years now, and it feels great to see the first trucks successfully running on the test track. The combination of battery electric and fuel cell electric will enable our customers to completely eliminate CO2 exhaust emissions from their trucks, no matter transport assignments”.

The fuel cell electric vehicles will have a refueling period of under 15 minutes and an operational range comparable to many diesel trucks, up to 1000 kilometers. The two onboard fuel cells have the ability to produce 300 kW of electricity, and the whole weight maybe 65 tonnes or possibly more.

In a few years, customer pilots will begin, and the commercial launch is anticipated during the last years of this decade.

“Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks will be especially suitable for long distances and heavy, energy-demanding assignments. They could also be an option in countries with limited battery charging possibilities, ” says Alm.

The fuel cells will be provided by Cellcentric, a partnership between the Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG. For fuel cells created specifically for heavy vehicles, Cellcentric will construct one of Europe’s largest series production plants.

There are many advantages to the new technology, but there are also some obstacles to overcome as it is still in its early stages of development. The infrastructure for refilling big vehicles hasn’t been created, which is another issue.

Alm says,” We expect the supply of green hydrogen to increase significantly during the next couple of years since many industries will depend on it to reduce CO2. However, we cannot wait to decarbonize transport, we are already running late. So, my clear message to all transport companies is to start the journey today with battery electric, biogas, and other options available. The fuel cell trucks will then be an important complement for longer and heavier transports in a few years from now”.

Bosch is expanding into the creation of parts for electrolyzers, devices that utilize electrolysis to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. In an ideal world, the electricity needed for this function would come from renewable resources like wind or photovoltaic energy, in which case the end product would be referred to as “green hydrogen.”

Utilizing its experience, Bosch will dedicate the Mobility Solutions business area to the development of electrolyzer components and invest up to €500 million in this project by the end of the decade. Demand for green hydrogen is increasing quickly, and not just in energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals, and heavy-duty freight, but also in private real estate . This is because energy sources are becoming more diverse, we are moving away from fossil fuels, and we need to minimise CO2 emissions.

By 2030, the EU projects that demand would increase to over ten million metric tonnes annually. In the same time frame, according to Bosch, the global market for electrolyzer components will rise to a size of around €14 billion, with Europe expected to have the fastest rates of development. In order to construct a “smart module,” which combines the electrolyzer stack with a control unit, power electronics, and other sensors, Bosch is working with a number of partners. The company intends to provide these smart modules to manufacturers of electrolysis plants and industrial service providers starting in 2025, with pilot facilities set to go into operation in the following year.

Bosch will integrate a number of these little components using a straightforward procedure. They can then be employed in both smaller units with a capacity of up to ten megawatts and in gigawatt-rated onshore and offshore plants – whether in new-build projects or in existing facilities for conversion to the production of green hydrogen.

The automobile sector’s continuous change represents a significant challenge for the whole industry. As usual, innovation is Bosch’s reaction in this case. The corporation is grabbing the chance to further protect jobs by entering a new industry, one that will add a nonautomotive wing to its mobility solutions business. This growth into electrolyzer components is anticipated to generate employment opportunities for hundreds of employees in the upcoming years. Actually, Heyn added, “We’re juggling three things at once.”We’re having a significant impact on the environment, the economy, and society.”

The goal of ArcelorMittal is to lead the decarbonization of the steel industry, and this test represents a significant advancement in the company’s mission to produce zero-carbon steel using green hydrogen as an input via the DRI-based steelmaking method.

The goal of the experiment was to see if green hydrogen could be used instead of natural gas in the iron ore reduction process. In the initial test, green hydrogen replaced 6.8% of natural gas over the course of 24 hours, reducing CO2 emissions noticeably.

The test’s goal was to evaluate how well green hydrogen could take the place of natural gas in the iron ore reduction process. In this initial test, green hydrogen replaced 6.8% of natural gas for a 24-hour period, resulting in a discernible decrease in CO2 emissions. The electrolyser (a machine that creates green hydrogen from electricity and water) that created the green hydrogen utilised in the test was owned by a third party and shipped to Contrecoeur. Since the iron ore reduction process accounts for more than 75% of ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada’s (“AMLPC”) overall CO2 emissions, this represents a significant advancement.

AMLPC is evaluating the possibility of carrying out further tests in the coming months by increasing the use of green hydrogen at the DRI plant, which could eventually reduce CO [2] emissions in Contrecoeur by several hundred thousand tonnes per year.

A third-party electrolyzer (a device that produces green hydrogen from electricity and water) produced the green hydrogen utilised in the test, and it was transferred to Contrecoeur. Since the iron ore reduction process is responsible for more than 75% of ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada’s (“AMLPC”) overall CO2 emissions, this is a significant advancement.

By increasing the use of green hydrogen at the DRI facility, AMLPC is thinking about doing more trials in the coming months, which might reduce CO2 emissions in Contrecoeur by tens of thousands of tonnes annually. In Contrecoeur, the use of electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen is dependent on a variety of variables, including the availability of sufficient electricity to power the units.

The ArcelorMittal team was greeted by François Perras, President and CEO of AMLPC, on this crucial advancement in the production of low-CO2 steel:

“We just shown that Quebec can lead the world in the production of low-CO2 steel by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

ArcelorMittal intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 by reducing CO2 emissions intensity globally by 25% by 2030.

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Hydrogen News Archives - Page 7 of 8 - Hydrogengentech

Linde inaugurates world’s first hydrogen refueling system for passenger trains

World’s first hydrogen train Coradia iLint starts passenger service in Germany

Reliance to transition from Grey Hydrogen to Green Hydrogen by 2025

NTPC to combine hydrogen with natural gas for household consumption

India track to become solar and green hydrogen superpower

NHPC signs MoU for development of “Pilot Green Hydrogen Technologies”

ONGC and Greenko sign MoU to pursue renewables and green hydrogen

Volvo launches 1,000 Km range hydrogen powered fuel cell electric trucks

Bosch to invest upto $500 million to develop electrolyzer components for hydrogen production

ArcelorMittal partially replaces natural gas with green hydrogen to produce DRI

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