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Siemens Energy, FFI and GeoPura developing prototype ammonia cracker to produce hydrogen

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million) ammonia cracker prototype designed to produce green hydrogen at industrial scale. The system will be designed to deliver high-purity hydrogen, suitable for PEM fuel cell use, using FFI’s Metal Membrane Technology (MMT) purification process. The ammonia is stored, before being used for electricity generation.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. The world’s largest pumped-energy-storage station—a technique that stores energy by pumping it uphill to a reservoir—is set to complete phase two of its construction in 2023. China's Big Hydro Plans China is in the midst of a gigantic buildup of hydro-energy capabilities.

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BT Group Converts Telecom Infrastructure to EV Chargers

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The company has announced a pilot project to retrofit street cabinets traditionally used to store broadband Internet and telephone cabling. BT Group says more cabinets in Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will be repurposed in the coming months—as many as 600 such conversions by the end of 2024.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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Ireland-based electrolyzer company Fusion Fuel Green PLC will collaborate with Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. It has been specifically designed to be small, lightweight and possible to be mass produced. CCC is a globally diversified company specializing in Engineering and Construction.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs have the highest surface-areas of any known materials; this incredibly high surface area means that MOFs are very good at storing gases. Pichon et al.

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Ford Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid available for order in Europe, deliveries by year-end

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liter EcoBoost gasoline engine acts as a range extender for total driving range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles), 2.7 EV Now prioritizes usage of stored battery energy for emissions-free driving, deactivating the range extender until battery levels reach a minimum state of charge. kW electric motor powered by a 13.6

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

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The prototype at the FloWave facility —one of 10 new floating wind-power designs being tested here—is progressing fast, says Tom Davey , who oversees testing. This scale model of a floating wind-turbine platform is one of 10 new designs being tested at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility.

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