Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research ( DIFFER ) is partnering with Toyota Motor Europe (TME) to develop a device that absorbs water vapor, and splits it into hydrogen and oxygen directly using solar energy. In this project, DIFFER and TME are exploring an innovative way to produce hydrogen directly out of humid air.

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MAY 3, 2021

Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China have developed a Na-ion direct formate fuel cell to co-produce electricity and hydrogen (e-h 2 Na-DFFC). 2 , with the hydrogen production rate reaching 2.9 Faradic efficiency suggest the great potential of this electricity-hydrogen co-production device. 2 at 380 mA cm ?2

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JUNE 14, 2021

Egypt is planning to invest up to $4 billion in a project to generate green hydrogen via electrolysis, according to a report in Arab News , citing the Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker. Shaker said that an area of more than 7,000 sq. Shaker said that an area of more than 7,000 sq.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A team at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) has successfully integrated solar heat into a solid oxide electrolyzer. The experimental setup of the prototype system consisted of a solar simulator, a solar steam generator, a steam accumulator and a solid oxide electrolyzer. Schiller et al. A small fraction (0.58

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MAY 20, 2022

Huge and immediate need for renewable-based fuels in shipping represents opportunity for investors, according to ‘Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution’ report released today. This is the equivalent of the entire world’s current renewable energy production. MWh to €156.40/MWh MWh in 2050). billion in 2017 to $1.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2021

Offshore) (CCC), to develop green hydrogen plants in the Middle East. CCC and Fusion Fuel have agreed to cooperate on projects involving the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemical industries in order to reduce their carbon footprint. Its simplicity allows it to be versatile in its use.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In addition to having access to Québec’s vast water resources to generate green, renewable power at competitive prices, Hydro-Québec has everything it needs to support the development of green hydrogen. Hydro-Québec’s Strategic Plan 2020–2024 outlines five applications for clean hydrogen: Ammonia and methanol production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a promising route to cutting emissions in some of the most fossil-fuel-dependent sectors of the economy, such as steel, heavy-duty vehicles, shipping and cement, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). Summary of the economics of a hydrogen economy.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

An economically-sustainable hydrogen industry in Australia could soon be on the cards according to a blueprint released by CSIRO, the national science agency, which found that cost-competitiveness is firmly on the horizon. Source: CSIRO. —CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

One path to achieving this is with renewable synthetic fuels (e-fuels). Bosch outlines seven reasons why renewable synthetic fuels should be part of tomorrow’s mobility mix: Time. Renewable synthetic fuels have long since left the basic research phase. emitted by burning renewable synthetic fuels is reused to produce new fuels.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office’ (FCTO) 2014 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Annual Progress Report ( earlier post )—an annual summary of results from projects funded by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program—described progress in the field of hydrogen production. Source: DOE.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The project is supported by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. McDermott recognizes that hydrogen has a very prominent role to play in the future of sustainable energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The EU Innovation Fund will award a grant of €88 million to Neste’s green hydrogen and CO 2 capture & storage project, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Porvoo refinery in Finland. SHARC will also scale the production of green hydrogen to help make it a viable transportation fuel itself.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

A Stanford-led team has developed a new electrolysis system to split seawater in hydrogen and oxygen. Hongjie Dai and his research lab at Stanford University have developed a prototype that can generate hydrogen fuel from seawater. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2023

Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha have just collectively promised to develop a slew of hydrogen-reliant engines designed to power small vehicles. It’s largely counter to what the rest of the world is doing and begs the question of why Japan seems so intent on making hydrogen power work. But it hasn’t been steady progress.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an innovative hydrogen-producing photoelectrochemical cell (PEC), using solar-driven biomass conversion as the anode reaction. Then they employed this oxidation reaction as the anode reaction of the PEC that produces hydrogen at the cathode. —Professor Choi.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 3, 2022

A glimmer of hope, however, comes from solar fuels. For the first time, scientists and engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have reported a successful demonstration of an integrated fuel production plant for solar kerosene.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

When powered by renewable methanol, CellPack Stationary has carbon-neutral operation. We are, with the many advantages of the CellPack Stationary system compared to fossil-based gensets but also other fuel cell solutions in the market, presenting a strong green alternative for power generation.

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

A team from Bauhaus Luftfahrt in Germany has analyzed the climate impact and economic performance of solar thermochemical jet fuel production. Schematic of solar thermochemical fuel production path. A solar tower or dish concentration system can deliver the required level of radiative flux. kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 26, 2021

Ladakh UT & NTPC partners to ply 5 green hydrogen gas buses . The administration of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh and NTPC Ltd’s renewable energy arm has signed an agreement to ply five transport buses powered by the green hydrogen gas in the region. Ladakh UT & NTPC partners for hydrogen buses .

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Last week, Audi and its partner Global Bioenergies announced that the first batch of renewable isooctane—which Audi calls “e-benzin”—using Global Bioenergies’ fermentative isobutene pathway (sugar→isobutene→isooctane) had been produced and presented to Audi by Global Bioenergies. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new study, led by academics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy. They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and manmade technologies. —Katarzyna Sokó?,

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NOVEMBER 13, 2011

is developing a pilot plant in Falkenhagen in the north east of Germany to convert power from wind energy into hydrogen which can then be stored in the country’s gas grid. Using power from renewable energy sources, the plant will produce about 360 m 3 (30 kg) of hydrogen per hour from 2013 onwards through electrolysis.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2019

With recent and projected cost declines in wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries, electrification using batteries has become a viable option for applications compatible with the inherent range limitations and recharging time. The technical potential of wind and solar energy is vast, and such fuels are scalable beyond foreseeable needs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2014

Synthetic fuel production from fuel-combustion-based energy and CO 2 (top) and from atmospheric CO 2 using solar electricity (bottom). That solar fuels offer the promise of solar energy storage—a key challenge in a world predominantly relying on renewables. Credit: ACS, van der Giesen et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2015

Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new noble metal-free catalyst—Ni 5 P 4 (nickel-5 phosphide-4)—performing on par with platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both strong acid and base. 2 , equivalent to ~10% solar photoelectrical conversion efficiency. —Laursen et al. Ramanujachary, M.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

The company has already gathered experience with hydrogen-powered electric vehicles over several vehicle generations and millions of test kilometers around the world. Recently, it presented the next step with pre-production models of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL. Earlier post.). Fuel cells are a very promising technology in this field.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Under the theme ‘Ease every way,’ the company presents a redefinition of its role in creating a more comfortable everyday life, focusing beyond mobility to innovate a human-centered life through the completion of a hydrogen energy ecosystem and a shift toward software-driven approaches.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Left, global light-duty fleet in the electric-favoring case; right, the hydrogen-favoring case. In both electric- and hydrogen-favoring cases, availability of low-carbon electricity and hydrogen prolonged the use of petroleum-fueled ICE vehicles. Top, without CCS and CSP; bottom, with CCS and CSP. Credit: ACS, Wallington et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2015

The Cu-Ti-Ti hollow site binds hydrogen too strongly. copper-titanium catalyst provides a large-surface area for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, and improves the mass transport properties. The two Cu-Cu-Ti hollow sites exhibit HBE values close to that of Pt. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 15, 2020

FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) processes that better enable technologies, such as natural gas power generators, to be responsive to grid conditions in a high variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration environment. Flexible Oxy-Fuel Combustion for High-Penetration Variable Renewables - $717,658.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely is committed to achieving the long-term goal of zero emissions mobility through a diverse suite of new energy solutions, including renewable methanol vehicle technology. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 2, 2013

Project Volt Gas Volt is based on a long-term financing plan and the use of existing technologies for the large-scale conversion of surplus renewable electricity to methane, with subsequent reuse. Project VGV uses surplus electricity generated by renewable and nuclear sources to produce hydrogen via electrolysis.

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APRIL 17, 2015

The plan that we are presenting today offers sustainable solutions for the Donges and La Mède refineries. The site’s flagship operation will be a world-class, 500,000-ton-per-year biorefinery that will manufacture renewable diesel primarily from used oils, as well as renewable feedstock.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Dr. Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) at George Washington University is developing a solar-driven process that, he says, could efficiently replace current industrial processes for the production of certain energetic molecules such as hydrogen, metals and chlorine, which are responsible for a large component of anthropogenic CO 2.

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MARCH 14, 2017

The system operates under visible light, is stable beyond six days and is even able to reform unprocessed lignocellulose, such as wood and paper, under solar irradiation at room temperature, presenting an inexpensive route to drive aqueous proton reduction to H 2 through waste biomass oxidation. Wakerley et al. Click to enlarge.

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