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Interest in geologic hydrogen growing

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Free hydrogen in nature—i.e., the natural formation and storage of molecular hydrogen—is widely thought to be rare. However, as interest in hydrogen as a needed zero-carbon fuel grows, so is interest in the potential for geologic hydrogen as a primary resource.

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. of hydrogen is currently produced via water electrolysis and only a fraction of this production is powered by renewable energy.

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Ørsted proposes to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants: SeaH2Land

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APRIL 2, 2021

Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, together with the major industrial companies in the North Sea Port cluster, have launched the SeaH2Land vision for a gigawatt scale project to reduce carbon emissions in the Dutch-Flemish industrial cluster with renewable hydrogen.

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U Toronto and Fujitsu team use quantum-inspired computing to discover improved catalyst for hydrogen production

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Fujitsu have applied quantum-inspired computing to find the promising, previously unexplored chemical family of Ru-Cr-Mn-Sb-O 2 as acidic oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for hydrogen production. A paper on their work appears in the journal Matter.

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JAEA and MHI begin hydrogen production demo project using High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR)

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APRIL 29, 2022

(MHI), have been contracted by Japan’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), to conduct a Hydrogen Production Demonstration Project Utilizing Very High Temperature, and from this fiscal year initiated a program to produce hydrogen using a High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR).

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Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

million for the next phase of Gigastack, a new renewable hydrogen project, as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Hydrogen Supply Competition. Producing hydrogen has traditionally been associated with high carbon emissions, but by using renewable electricity—e.g., Earlier post.).

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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JANUARY 10, 2020

A new study by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) concludes that a high-pressure, scalable, intra-city hydrogen pipeline system could improve the economics and logistics of hydrogen delivery, making it potentially cost-competitive with gasoline. The smallest modeled system connects eight existing stations.

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. This approximately converts to US$1.92 to US$3.00/kg

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Scottish Government investing £300K in new hydrogen accelerator at Univ. of St. Andrews

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AUGUST 5, 2020

The Scottish Government is investing £300,000 (US$391,000) in a new hydrogen accelerator which will be located at the University of St Andrews. Working closely with other leading institutions, the hydrogen accelerator will help maximize the economic opportunities from the shift to zero or ultra-low emission mobility solutions.

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Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas partner for regional hydrogen hub to compete for IIJA funding

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MARCH 17, 2022

The US states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have entered into a bipartisan three-state partnership to establish a regional hub for development, production, and use of clean hydrogen as fuel and manufacturing feedstock.

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Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

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AUGUST 25, 2021

to convert organic waste to produce green hydrogen at a site in Richmond, California. The Raven SR Steam/CO 2 Reformation process also presents a valid alternative to electrolysis converting waste rather than precious and limited water resources for green hydrogen production.

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BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

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JULY 28, 2020

The BMW Group is making sustainability and resource efficiency central to the company’s strategic direction. The principle of continuous improvement will remain at the heart of the strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions and increase resource efficiency. Circular economy for responsible resource management. degree goal.

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DOE releases request for information on multi-sector uses of hydrogen; H2@Scale

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AUGUST 2, 2018

At the H2@ Scale project ( earlier post ) kickoff meeting in Chicago, EERE’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Steven Chalk announced the release of a request for information (RFI) soliciting stakeholder feedback on opportunities to enable high volume production and multi-sector use of hydrogen. Demand-Sector Market Expansion.

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National labs team delivers techno-economic analyses of H2 DRI scenarios for green steel

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (H 2 -DRI) is an alternative pathway for low-carbon steel production. The focus of this work is to characterize plausible hydrogen end use in iron and steelmaking in a manner that can inform coupling with H 2 generation and storage systems. —Rosner et al. doi: 10.1039/D3EE01077E

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Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Topsoe has been chosen by Mintal Hydrogen to provide technology to the first dynamic green ammonia plant in China. —XiaoLong Fu, General Manager, Mintal Hydrogen Topsoe will provide the plant’s dynamic ammonia technology to secure optimal production and adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from wind turbines.

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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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MARCH 19, 2019

A Stanford-led team has developed a new electrolysis system to split seawater in hydrogen and oxygen. Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water—a precious resource and costly to produce. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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MAY 16, 2023

Nickel, however, is not as quick and effective at breaking down water into hydrogen. And I started connecting it to our catalyst problem. The larger surface area could accommodate more electrochemical reactions—creating more hydrogen than nickel typically can. Resources Navid Attarzadeh, Debabrata Das, Srija N.

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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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APRIL 11, 2019

US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp., ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Kobe team develops method for highly efficient hydrogen production using sunlight, water and hematite

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MAY 11, 2020

A research group led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa of Kobe University’s Molecular Photoscience Research Center has developed a strategy that greatly increases the amount of hydrogen produced from sunlight and water using hematite (??Fe The potential is based on the RHE (Reversible Hydrogen Electrode). Zhang et al.

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Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The event is the most recent example of a concerted effort to educate stakeholders and encourage the implementation of the SAE hydrogen fueling standards. Validated in the lab and proven in the field over the last decade, these standards provide the basis for hydrogen fueling for the first generation of infrastructure worldwide.

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KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

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AUGUST 24, 2020

This has resulted in a growing demand for a technology that can convert surplus renewable energy into hydrogen and transport the hydrogen to the target destination for utilization. Hydrogen gas, however, cannot be transported in large amounts due to the limitations in the amount that can be stored per unit volume.

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Hydrogenics wins order from E.ON for power-to-hydrogen-gas energy storage project in Germany

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JUNE 1, 2012

Electrolysis company Hydrogenics Corporation has received an order from E.ON The 2 MW energy storage facility, to be located in Falkenhagen in northeast Germany, will use surplus renewable energy sources to produce hydrogen for storage in the country’s existing natural gas pipeline network. for a “Power-to-Gas” project in Germany.

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California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects

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JULY 24, 2014

The California Energy Commission gave final approval for nearly $50 million in grant awards for hydrogen refueling and electric charging construction projects recommended for funding in notices of proposed awards published in April and May. million hydrogen, battery electric, and plug-in electric vehicles on the roadway by 2025.

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DOE awards $14M to advance hydrogen fuel technologies

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JULY 12, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14 million in funding for the advancement of hydrogen fuel technologies. For cost-competitive transportation, hydrogen must be comparable to conventional fuels and technologies on a per-mile basis in order to succeed in the commercial marketplace. Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. Giner, Inc.

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Hyundai Motor partners with regional firms to establish H2 fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company is spearheading the development of a hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China with regional partners. with an aim of establishing a hydrogen mobility ecosystem around Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta area. Hyundai believes China has a massive potential for hydrogen powered commercial vehicles.

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Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

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JUNE 28, 2022

Biogenic carbon dioxide from the Sundsvall energy facility will be captured and combined with renewable hydrogen to generate green electrofuel, eMethanol. In the Liquid Wind facility, green hydrogen will be produced from additional renewable electricity and water. Sundsvall Energi, biogenic CO2 supplier and host for FlagshipTWO.

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NREL sets new world efficiency record for solar hydrogen production: 16.2%

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APRIL 13, 2017

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. V), the cathodic overpotential (η c ), and the anodic overpotential (η a ). Young, Myles A. France, John A.

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DOE to award up to $39M for innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies R&D

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APRIL 18, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) announced up to $39 million in available funding to support early stage research and development (R&D) of innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. ( 2a) Integrated Energy Production and Hydrogen Fueling R&D.

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GAC and Toyota sign strategic cooperation framework agreement to deepen partnership in electrification and intelligent networking

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

In addition, through this series of cooperation including the intelligent network connection field, the two sides will also realize resource sharing and talent exchange, so as to enhance the talent training ability and enterprise competitiveness of both parties.

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DOE’s HyStEP device will accelerate hydrogen refueling station commissioning

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The Hydrogen Station Equipment Performance device ( HyStEP ) ( earlier post ), developed by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), could reduce the time to commission new hydrogen refueling stations from months to just one week. Click to enlarge.

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DOE announces $3M for high performance computing research at national laboratories

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million to connect industry partners with US National Laboratory high-performance computing (HPC) resources that will accelerate the development of breakthrough manufacturing and clean energy technologies. Advanced functional materials for hydrogen applications. manufacturing.

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Honda to invest $40B over 10 years in electrification and software; launching 30 EV models by 2030; > 2M units p.a.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Including the utilization of swappable batteries and hydrogen as well as electrification of automobiles, Honda will offer a variety of solutions for all of its mobility products according to how its customers use the products in various countries and regions.?. Connected / software technologies. Sports models.

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SwRI receives $1.8M DOE award to develop linear motor reciprocating compressor for hydrogen

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JULY 23, 2014

Compression is a major contributor to the cost of hydrogen fueling. The contract is one of 10 awarded by DOE for projects that will advance hydrogen production and delivery technologies for this fuel source. Consumer vehicles will likely require gaseous hydrogen compressed to 70 MPa to meet acceptable range targets.)

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Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

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AUGUST 25, 2016

Recently, c-Si modules have been implemented in solar-hydrogen devices, demonstrating SHE [solar-to-hydrogen efficiency] of 9.7%. As the V OC of the presented c-Si cells is only ∼600 mV, four cells need to be connected in series to achieve stable water splitting performance. Schüttauf et al. Schüttauf et al. Click to enlarge.

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Duke researchers boost electrolyzer productivity with microfibrous flow-through electrode; 12.5- to 50-times greater than conventional

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JUNE 1, 2020

Ben Wiley, a professor of chemistry at Duke University and his team are investigating how nano- and microstructured porous electrodes can improve the productivity of hydrogen generation in a zero-gap, flow-through alkaline water electrolyzer. 2 over 100 h without degradation, which corresponds to a hydrogen production rate 12.5-

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NIST develops prototype meter test for hydrogen refueling stations

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JULY 22, 2014

To support the fair sale of gaseous hydrogen as a vehicle fuel, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype Transient Flow Facility (TFF) to test the accuracy of hydrogen fuel dispensers. Three automakers plan to begin selling hydrogen-fueled vehicles to consumers in 2015.

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Rice U team creates low-cost, high-efficiency integrated device for solar-driven water splitting; solar leaf

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MAY 5, 2020

Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel. The current flows to the catalysts that turn water into hydrogen and oxygen, with a sunlight-to-hydrogen efficiency as high as 6.7%. Illustration by Jia Liang. —Jia Liang. 9b09053.

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CaFCP HyPPO report describes next steps and actions in developing hydrogen fuel cell vehicle infrastructure for California

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Hydrogen station network – current & estimated progress. The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) recently published Hydrogen Progress, Priorities and Opportunities (HyPPO), a report that describes the status of prior Hydrogen Road Map goals and important next steps and actions. Source: HyPPO. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Canada invests in Newfoundland and Labrador’s EV network

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JULY 12, 2020

Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $770,000-investment to help Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro build 28 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the province. The funding will help Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro to build an EV network along the Trans-Canada Highway, connecting the province’s capital, St.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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JUNE 21, 2023

Furthermore, in order to secure leadership in the future mobility industry, it has decided to focus on future businesses, such as autonomous driving, hydrogen, robotics and advanced air mobility (AAM). Hyundai Motor Group aims to secure a new growth axis by building a hydrogen energy ecosystem at the Group level.

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Commission on the Future of Mobility announces initial 5 primary research focus areas

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Former chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Mary Nichols, has been named co-chair of CFM. Data Stewardship: Leveraging data thoughtfully to power connected mobility. Research and advocacy across America, Europe and Asia will be completed on a quarterly basis, with energy resources as CFM’s first focus area.

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Baker Institute expert says regional advantages will define future energy transitions

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AUGUST 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to governments on both fronts, wrote Ken Medlock, a fellow in energy and resource economics at the Baker Institute and senior director of its Center for Energy Studies. In either of the latter two cases, hydrogen could then be used to fuel transportation and/or store energy.

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Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The proposed approach is simple and represents a stepping stone in the quest to achieve affordable water splitting to produce hydrogen. This process is carried out in electrochemical cells that contain an anode and a cathode submerged in water, which are connected through an external circuit. —Prof. 9b20793.

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CaFCP report concludes California needs 68 hydrogen fueling stations by end of 2015 to support first commercial wave of fuel cell vehicles

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Map of 68 hydrogen fueling stations: existing, in development and needed. An additional 23 stations in areas such as Pasadena and Sacramento will connect these clusters into a regional network and include major destinations such as Napa, Santa Barbara and San Diego. Resources. Source: CaFCP. Click to enlarge.

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Interest in geologic hydrogen growing

Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

Ørsted proposes to develop one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants: SeaH2Land

U Toronto and Fujitsu team use quantum-inspired computing to discover improved catalyst for hydrogen production

JAEA and MHI begin hydrogen production demo project using High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR)

Gigastack renewable hydrogen from offshore wind project advances to next phase; 100MW electrolyzer system

NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

Scottish Government investing £300K in new hydrogen accelerator at Univ. of St. Andrews

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas partner for regional hydrogen hub to compete for IIJA funding

Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

BMW Group makes sustainability and efficient resource management central to its strategic direction

DOE releases request for information on multi-sector uses of hydrogen; H2@Scale

National labs team delivers techno-economic analyses of H2 DRI scenarios for green steel

Topsoe to provide technology for first commercial size dynamic green ammonia plant in China

Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

Kobe team develops method for highly efficient hydrogen production using sunlight, water and hematite

Ongoing market rollout for SAE hydrogen fueling standards

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

Hydrogenics wins order from E.ON for power-to-hydrogen-gas energy storage project in Germany

California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects

DOE awards $14M to advance hydrogen fuel technologies

Hyundai Motor partners with regional firms to establish H2 fuel cell commercial vehicle ecosystem in China

Liquid Wind to partner with Sundsvall Energi on second electrofuel facility; eMethanol for shipping

NREL sets new world efficiency record for solar hydrogen production: 16.2%

DOE to award up to $39M for innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies R&D

GAC and Toyota sign strategic cooperation framework agreement to deepen partnership in electrification and intelligent networking

DOE’s HyStEP device will accelerate hydrogen refueling station commissioning

DOE announces $3M for high performance computing research at national laboratories

Honda to invest $40B over 10 years in electrification and software; launching 30 EV models by 2030; > 2M units p.a.

SwRI receives $1.8M DOE award to develop linear motor reciprocating compressor for hydrogen

Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

Duke researchers boost electrolyzer productivity with microfibrous flow-through electrode; 12.5- to 50-times greater than conventional

NIST develops prototype meter test for hydrogen refueling stations

Rice U team creates low-cost, high-efficiency integrated device for solar-driven water splitting; solar leaf

CaFCP HyPPO report describes next steps and actions in developing hydrogen fuel cell vehicle infrastructure for California

Canada invests in Newfoundland and Labrador’s EV network

Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

Commission on the Future of Mobility announces initial 5 primary research focus areas

Baker Institute expert says regional advantages will define future energy transitions

Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

CaFCP report concludes California needs 68 hydrogen fueling stations by end of 2015 to support first commercial wave of fuel cell vehicles

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