On 22 September, French green hydrogen producer Lhyfe launched Sealhyfe, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen production facility. Located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, the Sealhyfe platform has the capacity to produce up to 400 kg of renewable green hydrogen a day, equivalent to 1 MW of power.
Canadian clean technology company Ionomr Innovations has released its PemionTM hydrocarbon-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) and polymer, marking what it claims to be a revolutionary advance in materials for green hydrogen fuel cell applications for heavy-duty industry.
Air Products has announced plans to start construction of a second hydrogen liquefaction plant in Rotterdam. This new source is in addition to the company’s existing liquid hydrogen plant in the Netherlands. Once operational in 2025, the plant will double Europe’s total current liquid hydrogen capacity.
Verdagy, a Californian start-up focused on developing and scaling electrolyzer technologies for industrial markets, has demonstrated the commercial efficacy of its anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysis technology, eDynamic, with two significant milestones on the path to cost-effective hydrogen at scale.
Hydrogen addresses the main challenges towards a sustainable energy transition, but there are major problems that must be tackled. They include costs, efficiency and suitability for series production. Combining the expertise needed for large-scale implementation, CellForm develops the production of the key component of electrolysers and fuel cells, the bipolar plate, in order to disruptively address the current deficits of green hydrogen technology.
When it comes to bringing down the costs of green hydrogen production, maximizing plant efficiency is key. Compressors and electrolyzers represent a large portion of a plant’s total power consumption. By engaging with the manufacturers of these equipment assets early in the design process, operators can reduce OPEX and improve project economics.
Generation of hydrogen from renewables has the potential to bypass grid-development bottlenecks, enable energy to be transported to the place where it is required and allow multi-day and even seasonal energy storage in the form of hydrogen gas or hydrogen carriers. These functions have led many to herald hydrogen as THE essential ingredient of a renewable energy system.
With over 130 years of history, PRUSS is a globally established company specialising in the design and manufacture of customised control valves and actuators for a wide range of industrial sectors. Building on decades of expertise in valves for hydrogen service, the company is now developing products for the rapidly growing hydrogen market.
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