Hydrogen+. “HY” for hydrogen, “VIA” for road, to offer a new path towards hydrogen mobility. This is the name chosen by the car manufacturer Renault and the hydrogen specialist Plug Power associated 50/50 for this company created in 2021. Is it a hydrogen subsidiary of Renault or a new manufacturer? David Holderbach. HYVIA’s ambition is to become a major player in carbon-free mobility, by offering a unique and complete ecosystem across the entire value chain: a wide range of utility vehicles, but also the production and distribution of hydrogen. HYVIA is a joint venture between two leaders, Renault Group and…
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The major challenges for the development of the hydrogen sector in France are now widely shared and have made it possible to draw up the roadmap supported by France Hydrogène: scale up hydrogen production, develop uses, revitalize territorial ecosystems, all challenges to be met for which the many players in the sector are mobilizing. Beyond these major issues, other aspects remain essential to the success and viability of the sector: social acceptability and the availability of hydrogen which underpin responses in terms of safety and reliability of systems and infrastructures are indeed essential! As an illustration, the PCAET (Territorial Climate-Air-Energy…
Hydrogen+. Almatech has developed a “zero-emission” boat, the ZESST. Can you tell us more about this ship and the technologies on board? Luc Blecha. The ZESST project first responds to the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime transport sector, but also in passenger transport. The ZESST was developed to operate in highly populated areas where lakes or estuaries are located, but also at sea, along the coasts. Our boat allows you to cross these bodies of water in a straight line rather than going around them, by car for example. It is also zero emissions thanks to…
The shipping industry emits 3% of greenhouse gases (GHG). In order to contain the increase in temperature, like other sectors, it will have to decarbonize. How ? Thanks to green hydrogen. The scene, which takes place in Belgium, between Antwerp and Kruibeke, was reported by the BBC at the end of 2020. A small ferry sails using a fuel that many believe to be the future. This fuel, tested onHydrovillea small 16-passenger boat, is hydrogen. L’Hydroville was launched in 2017. It is the first passenger ship using hydrogen. Roy Campe, management director at CMB Tech, the R&D branch of CMB…
Hydrogen+. EODev has developed a very innovative industrial solution to have emission-free energy at all times. Can you introduce it to us? Jérémie Lagarrigue. If we want to decarbonize our societies, we have no choice but to find alternative solutions. Hydrogen is one. Our GEH2 electro-hydrogen group is equipped with a fuel cell which has no rotating element, therefore having a longer lifespan. Efficiency is also increased with 60% efficiency, compared to 30 to 35% for diesel engines. The generator transforms hydrogen stored nearby and oxygen in the air into electricity, heat and water. We are able to revalue them.…
The ports of Gothenburg, Sweden, Valencia, Spain, and Hamburg, Germany, have decided to switch gears to “hydrogen”. The objective is to produce and store hydrogen and develop infrastructure for supplying this new renewable energy. The port of Gothenburg is one of the latest to join the hydrogen “club”. Experts believe that the demand already exists and that the creation of production units in the Scandinavian intermodal hub of Gothenburg will only increase interest in this sustainable energy. The Gothenburg Port Authority and Norwegian company Statkraft have partnered to conduct an in-depth study into the potential for an interim storage and…
Many didn’t believe it. And yet, it is now possible to produce hydrogen by electrolysis from salt water. The process is carried out at the foot of the wind turbines. On September 30, 2021, in Bouin, in Vendée, the start-up Lhyfe inaugurated a production unit producing 300 kg of hydrogen per day. The idea is to quickly move up to one ton per day. With an investment of 10 million euros, this production unit will be able to supply the skips and buses of neighboring communities, but also utility vehicles from companies such as DB Schenker, specializing in logistics, Charier,…
Competitive energy (< 20 €/MWh) the most carbon-free in the world (< 0.5 g CO2 eq/kWh), any wave, even chaotic, from 5 cm in height is captured by HACE, for energy in line with consumption (grid parity), because the waves are stronger in the evening and in winter, as is the demand for energy. Breakthrough innovation for the energy and environmental transition, HACE's solution meets the basic needs of humanity: energy, water (3 kWh per desalinated cubic meter), coastal protection (one coast in two in the world), decarbonization of the atmosphere (Whale). Its uses are also multiple in positive externalities,…
Planes, boats, trains, buses, hydrogen cars… Numerous projects using hydrogen energy are emerging in Pays de la Loire thanks to the collective dynamic of stakeholders in the hydrogen sector, launched several years ago, and thanks to the ambition of the Region which is mobilizing 100 million euros for the development of this sector. This dynamic makes Pays de la Loire a true “hydrogen planet”. The region has groups of actors (communities, innovative companies, start-ups, research laboratories) forming territorial ecosystems and developing technological projects for numerous uses. The successes encountered in the region are linked to the synergy between, on the…
Hydrogen+. On what ambition is the operational deployment of the regional policy in terms of new energies and in particular green hydrogen based? Christelle Morançais. Reducing greenhouse gases involves changes in the energy mix, and hydrogen is at the heart of our strategy to combine ecology and growth. In line with the regional roadmaps for the energy and ecological transition, we wanted to accelerate the development of the hydrogen sector in the Pays de la Loire. The Region voted in July 2020 for a major hydrogen plan, accompanied by a massive investment of 100 million euros. Our objective is to…