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Equinor contracts for first green-ammonia-fueled supply vessel; 2MW SOFC

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Ammonia (NH 3 ) is produced by combining hydrogen and nitrogen in air. Hydrogen can be produced both from natural gas and from renewable sources through electrolysis. Hydrogen for this project will be produced by Yara through electrolysis. The ammonia fuel-cell system will be installed in Viking Energy in late 2023.

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BMW Manufacturing Introducing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Material Handling Equipment

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is implementing a new alternative fuel platform to use hydrogen fuel cells to power the plant’s material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts, tuggers and stackers will be used in BMW’s new assembly hall that produces the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. BMW Manufacturing Co.

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Sandia Labs and HHC partner to design metal hydride hydrogen storage system for forklifts

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Adrian Narvaez of Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers (HHC) observes a metal hydride storage tank, part of a project led by Sandia National Laboratories. The tank will be combined with a fuel cell system to create a fuel cell power pack. Plus, they no longer have to purchase battery rechargers or dedicate space for recharging.

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Fuel-cell hybrid buses in regular service in Switzerland

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Over the next five years, PostAuto will test the fuel-cell drive, using clean hydrogen as fuel. A new addition is lithium-ion batteries, which store energy that is recovered during braking. With the electric power from this pack, the new Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid is able to run for a number of kilometers on battery power alone.

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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service

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They are now accompanied by the lithium-ion batteries which store energy that is recovered during braking; the new hybrid is able to run for several kilometers on battery power alone. Three more buses are to follow next year. Earlier post.). The fuel cell bus has a range of around 250 kilometers. million kilometers.

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When that company was bought out by ENEL X , Miftakhov used the substantial profit to launch ZeroAvia in Hollister, California to develop and manufacture fuel cell-powered electric aircraft using green hydrogen (locally produced by electrolysis of water using solar or wind power). It’s very cool."

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. Bush in 2003 committed$1.2 billion in federal funds to a 5-year program aimed atspeeding development of hydrogen as a vehicle fuel as part ofefforts to wean the U.S. President George W. The vehicle costs U.S.

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