On September 13, the Commission released an envelope of 292 million euros to finance 24 projects to establish alternative fuel infrastructure. These projects are distributed along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). In the field of hydrogen, they should allow the commissioning of 57 additional stations on the Old Continent. Among them, four French projects relating to the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure were selected for a potential deployment of 20 stations: – SAS Dijon Métropole Smart EnergHy obtains nearly 7 million euros in financing for the deployment of two green hydrogen production and distribution stations; – Air Liquide receives funding of…
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Plastic Omnium has just announced the construction of a hydrogen tank manufacturing plant in Compiègne. With a production capacity of 80,000 tanks per year, it will be put into service in 2025. The Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, declared during her visit to the α‑Alphatech research and development center of Plastic Omnium to set up public financing for the entire French hydrogen sector, including 74 million euros to develop the hydrogen activities of the Plastic Omnium group. The company then announced the creation of its new factory. This should create around 200 jobs in Compiègne, where the group’s research & development…
AMETHYSTE is launching its new Vermarine platform on the market, integrity management and inspection software based on hydrogen risk, putting its expertise at the service of tomorrow’s energy players. Risk management is the DNA of the solution and makes it possible to place operational risk control at the heart of the safety, availability and performance of an industrial site. Based on the latest digital technologies, Vermarine incorporates the most recognized industry standards, the business expertise of its partners and the field experience feedback of its customers. Vermarine makes it possible to identify all threats that could affect any type of…
Hydrogen+. Where is the deployment of “green” hydrogen in France? Jan-Erik Starlander. The production and use of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen are still at very low levels today, whether in France or elsewhere in the world. In France, the production of low-carbon hydrogen is of the order of 100,000 tonnes, essentially based on steam reforming of natural gas with capture and industrial reuse of CO2, to which are added around 50,000 tonnes of co-produced hydrogen, c that is to say from another production (chlorine industry in particular), and which can be reused. The volumes of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen produced…
Hydrogen has a role to play in decarbonizing the transport sector and more broadly all forms of mobility. The deployment involves a network of stations throughout the country, with green hydrogen produced locally. Overview of hydrogen mobility and 2030 perspectives. Alongside megafactories near ports and industrial centers, the deployment of green hydrogen involves numerous territorial projects. Hydrogen production is diversifying. Electrolysers can use photovoltaic plants or wind turbines. But hydrogen can also be produced by biomass. Production projects backed by agri-food industries could see the light of day everywhere in our regions. However, these projects are often associated with the…
The deployment of green hydrogen requires mobility. But this energy vector can be used in several forms: fuel cell or internal combustion engine for hydrogen (100% or mixed with diesel or methane). What engines are emerging for what uses? Elements of response. The hydrogen internal combustion engine (MCI) is above all a so-called “thermal” engine using hydrogen as fuel. MCI engines are also available with a hydrogen/CNG (compressed natural gas) or hydrogen/diesel mixture. 100% hydrogen or mix? The efficiency of the MCI will depend on the type of application and the installed power (between 25 and 40%), but it should…
Pioneer of the hydrogen automobile with a model presented in 1979, BMW has since moved up a gear. The manufacturer announces a new model which will be marketed from 2025, a strong involvement in the sector and a new production unit welcoming electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles. In 1979, the manufacturer presented its first prototype, BMW 520h, operating with a thermal engine powered by liquid hydrogen. It is already engaged in thinking about sustainable mobility with the objective, as a historic engine manufacturer, of offering a clean engine. But we had to wait until 2006 to see the BMW Hydrogen7…
Hydrogen+. You propose to build a new model, particularly in the energy sector, and you want to “change the future of energy”. Can you tell us more? What share for hydrogen? What territorial and international vocation? Where are you located? Roland Kaeppner. NEOM’s goal is to ensure that all NEOM residents and industries are powered by a 100% renewable energy system with a sustainable supply of water for residential and industrial needs. ENOWA, the energy, water and hydrogen subsidiary of NEOM, is working to achieve this goal. It is about creating a circular economy, at scale, that will make ENOWA,…
Hydrogen+. Could you introduce us to Horizons Hydrogène? Geraldine Trapp. Horizons Hydrogène has become in 2021 the new meeting and the highlight of the end of the year for players in the hydrogen sector. More than 900 participants were present during this second edition, allowing a conference rich and intense in exchanges and business engagements. This second edition, the congress aimed to become a real place of exchange and expertise between industrialists, expert-researchers, project leaders, public and private investors, consultants, institutions, utilities and energy companies, to thus position themselves as a major annual meeting for hydrogen professionals. Six hundred professionals…
Created to meet the needs and specificities of hydrogen distribution stations, the FillnDrive company offers simplified management thanks to an ergonomic interface and an offer compliant with legal metrology. The company will notably offer a new, unique touch screen for end users, to fill up with hydrogen and drive… with ease! Le Rapid deployment of a network of hydrogen distribution stations is essential to support carbon-free mobility. This development is taking place today in a BtoB environment around vehicle fleets and soon long-distance transport. Remote station management “We come from the digital world and our objective is to support station…