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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Ballard Power Systems is participating in the H2PORTS project, which is aimed at facilitating a rapid transition at European ports from fossil fuels to low-carbon, zero-emission alternatives based on hydrogen and fuel cells. Earlier post.). —Jesper Themsen, President and CEO of Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

New Zealand energy companies Waitomo Group and Hiringa Energy intend to work in partnership to develop New Zealand’s first nationwide hydrogen refueling stations network. Waikato-based Waitomo Group is New Zealand’s fastest-growing independent fuel retailer. Adding low emission alternative fuel solutions to our network is a no-brainer.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) published a policy brief showing that delivery of large amounts of renewable hydrogen over long distances could be cost-effective. This finding is important because access to sufficient amounts of renewable hydrogen at low cost is essential for achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050.

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APRIL 30, 2013

John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil Company and founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy (CFAE), is joining the Fuel Freedom Foundation (FFF) Advisory Board. The industry that produces oil can’t produce enough, unless the world doesn’t grow. Bio-hydrocarbons Electric (Battery) Fuels Hydrogen Natural Gas Policy'

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MAY 26, 2022

Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The Working Group consists of members undertaking research and development in the field of hydrogen combustion in an opposed-piston engine. If hydrogen combustion is sufficiently lean—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

At bauma—the world’s leading construction machinery trade fair—in Munich, Bosch placed particular emphasis on the potential for hydrogen engines and electrification to make the sector significantly more sustainable. When driven by green hydrogen, these powertrains are virtually climate-neutral.

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MARCH 5, 2023

Westport Fuel Systems plans to expand its global manufacturing footprint in China in support of future growth of Westport’s hydrogen componentry business and other alternative fuel system technologies. Westport’s investment in Changzhou is a steppingstone to continued hydrogen technology advancement around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In addition, rDME is also a cost-effective carrier for hydrogen, making it easy to deliver this renewable fuel for the growing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle industry. Additionally, when blended with propane, rDME can significantly reduce this clean-burning fuel’s carbon intensity.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Any benefits from investment in alternative fuels by the US Department of Defense will accrue to the nation as a whole rather than to mission-specific needs of the military, the researchers concluded. From the perspective of technical viability, a number of alternative fuels can meet this requirement.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2011

Fuel and vehicle propulsion strategy. Alternative fuels have the potential gradually to replace fossil energy sources and make transport sustainable by 2050, according to a report presented to the European Commission last week by the stakeholder expert group on future transport fuels. Source: ERTRAC) Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Currently other alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas, propane and hydrogen receive a $0.50 per gallon tax credit as part of the Alternative Fuel Credit. The Coalition argues that E85 should be included in this group.

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MAY 13, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched H 2 USA—a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for US consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure' Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG), a part of the Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan) group of companies, announced multiple contracts to provide more than a dozen Hydrogen Fueling Stations (HFS) to customers in California and South Korea. Korea, and Neuenbürg, Germany.

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MAY 5, 2023

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is designing innovative hydrogen combustion systems for gas turbines used in power generation. The designs prevent flashback, a common concern in hydrogen-fueled combustion systems wherein the flame from the combustor travels into the nozzle, which can result in damaged equipment.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Well-to-Propeller GHG emissions results for marine alternative fuels. DNV GL has released a position paper on the future alternative fuel mix for global shipping. The global merchant fleet currently consumes around 330 million tonnes of fuel annually, 80-85 per cent of which is residual fuel with high sulfur content.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

SSAB aims to deliver fossil-free steel to the market in commercial scale during 2026 and delivered the first steel made of hydrogen-reduced iron in 2021. Later that year, Volvo Group revealed what it said was the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB, made in Volvo Construction Equipment’s facility in Braås, Sweden.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state.

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APRIL 15, 2021

In addition, some 300 hydrogen re-fuelling stations suitable for heavy-duty vehicles should be rolled out no later than 2025, increasing to around 1,000 no later than 2030. The common industry/NGO request comes ahead of the expected review of Europe’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (AFID) this year.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Recently, DNV GL identified the five most promising alternative fuels for shipping, with hydrogen as the ultimate zero-emission solution. The first complete hydrogen-fueled prospect has now been assembled by Ulstein Design & Solutions BV and Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology BV.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The six partners in the “H2 Mobility” initiative ( earlier post )—Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total—have signed an agreement in principle upon a specific action plan for the construction of a Germany-wide hydrogen refueling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles.

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JUNE 13, 2013

In two packages of awards, the California Energy Commission approved more than $44 million to expand the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and increase the number of alter alternative fuel vehicles on the road in the state. Expanding hydrogen fueling stations in California. Hydrogen Frontier, Inc.,

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JULY 2, 2010

The integration of OMVL will complete Juniper’s light-duty strategy to enter the mobile industrial, non-mobile industrial, and automotive segments. liter alternative fuel engines. liter industrial engine platforms, and OMVL’s LPG multipoint injection technology. manufactures and sells LNG fuel tanks for vehicles.

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MARCH 31, 2019

To permanently reduce CO 2 emissions, steelmaker ArcelorMittal has developed a low-emissions technology strategy, which targets not only the use of alternative feedstocks and the conversion of CO 2 emissions, but also the direct avoidance of carbon (Carbon Direct Avoidance, CDA). The project costs amount to around €65 million (US$73 million).

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JANUARY 18, 2023

This latest successful presentation further shows ammonia to be a viable, sustainable solution for the otherwise hard-to -bate heavy-duty trucking industries, which account for 23% of the total greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. —Seonghoon Woo, CEO at Amogy.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, and Chart Industries will collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure carbon dioxide produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO 2 Reformation process of converting waste to renewable fuel. —Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $950,000 in funding for gas company BOC for a renewable hydrogen production and refueling project in Queensland. The electrolyzer will have the capacity to produce 2400 kilograms of hydrogen per month. The project also includes a hydrogen refueling station in Brisbane.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

million (C$15-million) Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project, which involves the design and manufacture of heavy-duty, extended-range, hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid trucks. The trucks are part of a three-year, $11.2-million Earlier post.).

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JUNE 15, 2017

Cummins said those are just the first steps as it signals its intention to be the leading provider of electrified powertrains in its commercial and industrial markets. Longer term, Cummins’ Research and Technology Department continues to investigate the viability of alternatives such as biofuels, synthetic fuels and hydrogen.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The project identifies possible paths to a low-carbon, low-petroleum future in the US transportation sector, and also looks beyond technology to examine the marketplace, consumer behavior, industry capabilities, and infrastructure. Using less fuel in vehicles. NRC report: Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels.

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MARCH 29, 2023

The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). This means that more public recharging capacity will be available on the streets in urban areas as well along the motorways.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Cummins and Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation announced a memorandum of understanding to leverage complementary positioning in hydrogen, natural gas, and other lower carbon fuel value chains. This collaboration is intended to encourage commercial and industrial adoption in North America.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Map of 68 hydrogen fueling stations: existing, in development and needed. The infrastructure deployment strategy described in this road map relies on ten years of lessons learned by industry and government during the initial deployment of FCEVs. A California Road Map: Bringing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

UPS has signed an agreement to participate in the Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of ITM Power’s transportable high pressure refuelling unit (HFuel) in the UK. HFuel is a self-contained module suitable for refuelling hydrogen-powered road vehicles and forklift trucks.

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JUNE 21, 2010

The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 This shall enable initial introduction of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles in the market. a suitable hydrogen quality. million (US$110 million). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived from it as a possible fuel source for the future for container shipping, and is increasingly pioneering the use of biofuels within its existing fleet.

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JUNE 25, 2021

DME is a hydrogen-rich molecule that can be produced from waste and/or renewable resources using Oberon’s modular production technology. This project will produce the final step—technology that can convert rDME into rH2 fuel at the point of use. Our novel approach to generating hydrogen flips the current model on its head.

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