Supported by the Region and supported by successive recovery plans, the hydrogen sector continues to be structured in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. At the same time, decarbonization has become an issue, and a challenge, for economic policies, both at the national level and at the European level. On September 29 and 30, 2021, Belfort hosted the first Hydrogen Business For Climate forum. The choice of this city owes nothing to chance. “This territory has a particular legitimacy. Since the first university work on fuel cells 25 years ago, a real ecosystem has been created here,” indicated Marie-Guite Dufray, president of the Region. Thus,…
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The Siemens group has just signed two important partnerships with Protium and Daimler Truck. The objectives: aim for zero emissions in truck transport and digitize the development of green hydrogen infrastructure for aircraft. On February 15, Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Daimler Truck had adopted its Simcenter STAR-CCM+ software with the aim of developing a new generation of CO2-neutral vehicles.2. Indeed, Daimler Truck has chosen to use Siemens software to improve the aerodynamic performance of its trucks. On the other hand, Daimler wants to optimize the propulsion and energy management systems of e‑mobility, including battery cooling and hydrogen technology.…
The breakthrough in hydrogen mobility raises the question of the deployment of infrastructure, refueling and the digitalization of vehicle charging operations. The digital solutions currently being developed are aimed at users, who can thus be identified when recharging the vehicle, and at operators, who receive real-time data on their infrastructures. These solutions also provide a complete vision of vehicle fleets to professional infrastructure customers. In a context of increasing and necessary digitalization, software has interfaces adapted to users. Personalization is total and tailor-made. This involves, for example, providing users, via mobile applications or interactions with the station, with all the…
“Public acceptance is the key to success in creating a hydrogen economy. » This is the conviction of the European Parliament. He sees correctly. Hydrogen is a highly flammable element. This is why MEPs are emphasizing security problems and hope that this will not slow down this energy vector, which is still young, but full of promise. The war in Ukraine will perhaps speed things up. On March 8, the European Commission proposed a plan to increase Europe’s energy independence from Russian fossil fuels before 2030. This shift could benefit hydrogen. The Commission stressed that clean hydrogen was the “essential…
Hydrogen+. Can you tell us about your work regarding safety and industrial risks related to hydrogen? Alban Mahon. For eight years, I have been working in the field of quantifying the consequences linked to accidental phenomena. This includes, for example, fires, explosions and releases of toxic products into the atmosphere. The objective of these calculations, and therefore of these studies, is to determine the safety distances to be established based on thresholds predefined in official documents and to size the appropriate prevention and protection measures. This may concern, for example, thermal flows in the event of the release of flammable…
Hydrogen. The word is on everyone’s lips, in every conversation. Civil aviation, freight transport, rail, mobility, a large number of sectors are affected by this energy revolution. An energy that offers many promises, therefore, but what is it worth compared to electric cars? Generally speaking, electric will become more and more of a type of engine in the coming years. If we look at the share of electric cars in the sales of different brands in 2021 in France, we realize that the electric “revolution” is underway: 162,114 new registrations of new 100% electric EVs, or 9.8 % share of…
The famous adventurer Mike Horn crossed Antarctica, descended the Amazon alone and reached the two poles. His new challenge: winning the legendary Dakar race with a vehicle running on hydrogen and the objective of “leaving a planet in better condition than the one in which I found it”. Mike Horn’s motto could be the quote from French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859): “We call impossible what has never been attempted.” » Moreover, this sentence, which resembles a maxim, is the epigraph of Mike Horn’s latest book: Conqueror of the impossible. The person who crossed Antarctica in 57 days, alone,…
The deployment of hydrogen no longer only concerns professionals in the sector, but is becoming a real social issue. This guiding idea will guide the presentations and discussions of the 2022 edition of the Hydrogen Days in the Territories which will be held from July 5 to 7, at the Parc Expo in Rouen. The Normandy application was selected by France Hydrogène to host in Rouen the unmissable event which brings together all the players in the hydrogen sector each year. After an edition with record participation in Dunkirk, elected officials from territories already involved in major projects, but also…
Hydrogen+. ITM Power has established itself as the leader in technologies related to the production of green hydrogen. Can you present your PEM membrane electrolyzer to us? Lucas Bertrand. Since the creation of ITM Power in 2001, we have developed electrolysis technology called “PEM” using a proton exchange membrane. Today, our largest electrolyzer in operation has a power of 10 megawatts. Phase 1 of this project was inaugurated in July 2021 at the Shell refinery site in Wesseling, Germany. Thanks to funding of 32 million euros from the European Climate Agency, we are launching phase 2 to deploy a 100…
The European Union has made hydrogen one of its priorities. Outside our European borders, the world as a whole is turning towards this energy with its many promises. France is no exception to this new rule. The government and economic players have seized this promising and high added value theme. The investments are massive. But what place will hydrogen take in the decarbonization of our planet? Plunged for more than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic and turned towards eastern Europe where a war is tearing Ukraine apart, we have somewhat put aside our fight against global warming. The sixth…