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Allianz to invest in Finnish green hydrogen and power-to-gas developer Ren-Gas; sector coupling

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Allianz Capital Partners, on behalf of Allianz insurance companies, has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Ren-Gas Oy , a green hydrogen and power-to-gas project developer based in Finland. Allianz will provide funding of €25 million to Ren-Gas to support the company’s project portfolio towards execution.

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HYBRIT produces hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on pilot scale

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SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have now produced hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on a pilot scale. The test production was carried out in HYBRIT’s pilot plant in Luleå and shows that it is possible to reduce iron ore with fossil-free hydrogen, instead of removing the oxygen with coal and coke. So far, about 100 tons have been produced.

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Neste moves forward with renewable hydrogen project in Porvoo refinery

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green) hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. If an investment decision is made, green hydrogen production could start in 2026. The green hydrogen would be primarily used in our Porvoo refinery’s processes, where it would replace hydrogen produced from fossil feedstocks.

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Wärtsilä to provide FEED for liquefied synthetic methane plant

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The plant is to be built by Koppö Energia Oy, a joint venture company between Germany’s Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund and CPC Finland Oy, in Kristinestad, Finland. It will have a capacity of 200 MW and will convert green electricity into hydrogen and sustainable LSM. The FEED will be booked by Wärtsilä in Q3, 2023.

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Wärtsilä in US customer collaboration to test hydrogen blended fuel as a step towards decarbonized power plant operations

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The technology group Wärtsilä, and its collaborators WEC Energy Group, (WEC), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Burns & McDonnell (B&McD), have been contracted to carry out hydrogen fuel testing at the A.J. hydrogen mixed with natural gas, thus demonstrating the capability of the plant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. .%

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Wärtsilä launches major test program towards carbon-free solutions with hydrogen and ammonia

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The technology group Wärtsilä is investigating the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines. Hydrogen and ammonia contain no carbon; hence, combustion releases no CO 2 emissions. These are milestone moments in Wärtsilä’s transition to future fuels.

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KIT team produces synthetic natural gas from waste wood; used in natural gas vehicles

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Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have successfully produced renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for methanation using a new honeycomb catalyst. Biogas facilities produce renewable gas mainly by fermenting biological waste. Honeycomb catalyst.

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