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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BMW has begun fuel cell system production at the company’s competence center for hydrogen in Munich. A small series of BMW iX5 Hydrogen cars will be entering service around the world from the end of this year for test and demonstration purposes. The BMW Group has experience with the use of hydrogen as a drive technology.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. This active driving experience will therefore be the first chance for people not involved in the development process to gain a direct impression of what the BMW iX5 Hydrogen has to offer.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. of hydrogen is currently produced via water electrolysis and only a fraction of this production is powered by renewable energy.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Van Hool, the Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented its first edition of a completely new range of 100% zero emission buses on the first day of Euro Mobility Expo 2022, an international trade show for public transport. The large rear window lets in plenty of natural light.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

A team led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has developed a new way to produce solar fuels by using completely synthetic bionano machinery to harvest light without the need for a living cell. The system produces hydrogen at a turnover of about 240 μmol of H 2 (μmol protein) −1 h –1 and 17.74

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AUGUST 9, 2021

The initial scope of this joint market agreement focuses on providing hydrogen-based solutions to several key vertical markets: transport agencies; truck, transit and coach bus service fleets; materials handling, warehouse and port logistics including drayage; urban delivery services; and stationary power applications.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The BMW Group has now reached an agreement to this effect with the Swedish startup H2 Green Steel (H2GS), which uses hydrogen and only green power from renewable energies for steel production. This direct reduction of iron ore produces almost no CO 2 at all, only water, thereby avoiding 95% of the CO 2 emissions normally produced.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

and Toyota Motor Corporation have jointly developed a fuel cell power supply vehicle that uses hydrogen to generate electricity. As a leading manufacturer of mobile (portable) generators, Denyo will work with Toyota to start verification tests with the aim of commercializing it.

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JUNE 11, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals. —Ding et al.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded nearly $34 million to 19 industry- and university-led research projects that will advance technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 21, 2023

The company is a full-service supplier for fuel cell stacks and components used in passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, as well as in train and marine applications. The contract covers an initial term of five years as from 2026 and a total volume in the mid-triple-digit million euro range.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Researchers led by a team from KAUST have found a more sustainable route to hydrogen fuel production using chaotic, light-trapping materials that mimic natural photosynthetic water splitting. The authors designed these to achieve broadband strong light confinement at the metal interface across the entire solar spectrum.

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JULY 12, 2023

Within one of SunHydrogen’s hydrogen generators, billions of patented Photoelectrosynthetically Active Heterostructure (PAH) nanoparticles per square centimeter split apart water to generate hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen-generating panel. These PAH nanoparticles are composed of multiple layers of solar cells.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The goal is to develop a process for producing kerosene from carbond dioxide and green hydrogen. Over the next three years, the two Swiss research institutes will jointly search for practical ways of linking carbon dioxide and hydrogen to form longer-chain molecules and thus produce synthetic fuels. million Swiss francs (US$6.9

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JULY 15, 2013

Hydrogen bubbles as they appear in a photoelectrochemical cell. Fe 2 O 3 (hematite) electrodes that achieve the highest photocurrent of any metal oxide photoanode for photoelectrochemical water-splitting under 100? Its efficiency was such that gas bubbles emerged as soon as it was under a light stimulus. © LPI / EPFL.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Researchers at Rice University and the University of Houston created an efficient, simple-to-manufacture core/shell photoanode with a highly active oxygen evolution electrocatalyst shell (FeMnP) and semiconductor core (rutile TiO 2 ) for the photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (PEC-OER) for solar water splitting.

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MAY 9, 2023

This funding enables a range of solutions to be developed, including hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen combustion and battery electric versions. This research project will design and develop a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of the Ford Transit van, with a Ford Dagenham estate facility re-purposed for upfitting of the vehicle.

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JUNE 24, 2023

The photoreactors have a low level of complexity, are readily manufacturable via mass fabrication techniques in polymers, and are easy to adapt to diverse photocatalysts. Until now, however, the technology has mainly been found in the laboratory because the costs of producing solar hydrogen were simply too high.

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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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JUNE 9, 2017

million for 30 new projects aimed at discovery and development of novel, low-cost materials necessary for hydrogen production and storage and for fuel cells onboard light-duty vehicles. Advanced Water Splitting Materials. Hydrogen Storage Materials Discovery. Hydrogen Storage Materials Discovery. DOE share (FY17).

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have produced an “artificial leaf”—a solar water-splitting cell producing hydrogen and oxygen that operates in near-neutral pH conditions, both with and without connecting wires. light-to-electricity efficiency, respectively, and when illuminated with 1 sun of AM 1.5

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JULY 26, 2021

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, is teaming with DD DANNAR, LLC (DANNAR) on an integration project to develop hydrogen fuel cell power solutions to markets in need of clean power options that may include municipalities, fleets, military applications, agriculture and mining. The DANNAR 4.00

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APRIL 28, 2017

Aerospace engineers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed and patented a process for on-demand hydrogen production from the reaction of activated aluminum powder and water for commercial aircraft applications. The work was reported in a recent paper published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

DOE’s early stage research for the Coal FIRST Initiative supports the development of electricity and hydrogen energy plants that have net-zero carbon emissions. The Coal FIRST Initiative recognizes the importance of hydrogen production from coal, biomass, and waste plastics.

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JULY 30, 2017

Researchers in Japan report that a commercially available TiO 2 with a large number of surface oxygen vacancies, when photo-irradiated by UV light in pure water with nitrogen—successfully produces ammonia (NH 3 ). It has also received much attention as a potential hydrogen carrier due to its high hydrogen density (17.6

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding ( DE-FOA-0001647 ), subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.

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JULY 5, 2014

The use of 3D printing allows construction of light-weight, low-cost electrolyzers and the rapid prototyping of flow field design. This development opens the door to the fabrication of light-weight and inexpensive electrolyzers as well as related electrochemical devices such as flow batteries and fuel cells, they suggested.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this unit, heavy oils are subjected to high temperatures and pressure in the presence of hydrogen to produce gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Upon project completion, the hydrocracker will consume less hydrogen, which is produced at the refinery by conversion of natural gas, producing CO 2 emissions. million barrels a year.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Additive Manufacturing of Amorphous Metal Soft Magnetic Composites - $1,900,000. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris.

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MARCH 9, 2016

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have analyzed the water consumption for transportation fuels in the United States using an extended lifecycle system boundary that includes the water embedded in intermediate processing steps. Increases in population, energy and food demand now strain previously abundant sources of water.

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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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MAY 5, 2022

Bosch is branching out into the development of components for electrolyzers, which use electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Ideally, the electricity for this purpose is generated from renewable sources such as wind or photovoltaic power, in which case the result is known as “green hydrogen”.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

Researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) report the development of the first complete, efficient, safe, integrated solar-driven system—an “artificial leaf”—for splitting water to produce hydrogen. The photocathode recombines the protons and electrons to form hydrogen gas. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Within this context, Rheinmetall Automotive is developing a recirculation fan for hydrogen not yet consumed within the fuel cell stacks; special coolant pumps for 400V and 800V; and electric valves. Through its subsidiary Pierburg, Rheinmetall Automotive has now won an order from a well-known German vehicle manufacturer.

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MAY 13, 2019

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is closer with new research from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies. They also work in low light conditions and can produce a higher voltage than silicon cells. —Poli et al.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in available funding to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies ( earlier post ) to support research and development, early market deployments, and domestic manufacturing. AOI 1 Topic 1: Hydrogen Production R&D: Advanced High‐Temperature Water Splitting.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The first workshop focused on hydrogen transmission and distribution and was held at DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 25-26 February 2014. retail, light-duty vehicle stations and other applications). The second workshop also was held at NREL 27-28 February 2014, and focused on electrolytic hydrogen production.

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