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On to building a hydrogen infrastructure

On to building a hydrogen infrastructure

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Germany’s network of hydrogen stations is growing slowly but steadily. This brings to the forefront a whole range of issues that need to be solved. Some are technological or logistical in nature; others are conceptual. At Hannover Messe, attendees and exhibitors could be heard discussing questions of site selection, funding approval and station management. (more…)

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Nico Rosberg receives GreenTec Award

Nico Rosberg receives GreenTec Award

GreenTec

Rosberg, flanked by Mattes (left) and Scheuer (right), © GreenTec Awards

In mid-May, the GreenTec Awards recognized collaborative efforts that help protect the environment as well as conserve natural resources and promote sustainable choices in everyday life. More than 1,000 guests from the worlds of business, science, politics and entertainment attended the gala, which marked the start of IFAT, the world’s premier show dedicated to the water and waste industries. (more…)

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Norway in spotlight of f-cell award

Norway in spotlight of f-cell award

Flag_of_NorwayIn 2018, the f-cell show will take place Sept. 18 through 19 at what used to be its longtime location, called Haus der Wirtschaft, a building in downtown Stuttgart, Germany. As in past years, there is going to be an f-cell award ceremony, but both the ceremony and the symposium will look a bit different this time. (more…)

Falkenhagen restarts power-to-gas plant

Falkenhagen restarts power-to-gas plant

Uniper

The Heat is used in a veneer plant close by, © Uniper

Store&Go, a European Union research project, entered phase two with a methanation unit being added to the power-to-gas system in Pritzwalk’s Falkenhagen suburb, in the German region of Prignitz. Set up right alongside the facility for producing pure hydrogen, the new unit will create renewable methane at a maximum rate of 57 normal cubic meters, or 600 kilowatt-hours, per hour and inject the gas into the national pipeline network. (more…)

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Electrolyzer from Japan runs at h2herten

Electrolyzer from Japan runs at h2herten

AsahiKasei

© Asahi Kasei

In late April, Asahi Kasei Europe started up one of its alkaline electrolyzers (see image) at the German h2herten Hydrogen Center of Excellence in Herten. The recently established business is part of the Asahi Kasei Group, a Japanese chemical company that employs 30,000 and has intimate knowledge of chloralkaline electrolysis. The electrolyzer in Herten was designed specifically to produce hydrogen from intermittent renewable sources. (more…)

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