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MovR for the Last Part of the Route

MovR for the Last Part of the Route

by | Oct 1, 2018 | Germany

Rytle

Novel transportation concept, © Rytle

After exhibiting a prototype at Hannover Messe this year, the German Aerospace Center, also known as DLR, has announced plans to make its hydrogen-driven cargo bike available on the market. Reportedly, a startup named Rytle, which sells all-electric bicycles called MovR, will be testing fuel cell versions this fall. Alexander Preuschoff, of Rytle, told H2-international, “We’ll present a more advanced vehicle at the IAA.” (more…)

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How Feasible Is a Zero-Carbon Steel Industry?

How Feasible Is a Zero-Carbon Steel Industry?

by | Sep 3, 2018 | Europe, Germany

ArcelorMittal

ArcelorMittal’s direct reduction plant, © M. Hölling

Considering the highly ambitious GHG reduction targets that both the German government and the European Union have announced for 2050, it seems hardly enough to transform only the electric power market. Each part of the economy must see dramatic changes if the goal is a zero-carbon future. This also includes the steel industry, which produces around 6 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions in Germany (more…)

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GrInHy – Sunfire Tests RSOC in Salzgitter

GrInHy – Sunfire Tests RSOC in Salzgitter

by | Sep 3, 2018 | Europe

GrinHy

GrinHy Module, © Sunfire; Salzgitter Flachstahl

Even if renewable hydrogen is not yet economically viable, there have been some demonstration projects to test its general suitability outside simulated environments. One of these research endeavors is the EU’s GrInHy, in which a consortium made up of eight companies based in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Finland and Spain have been working together to make an RSOC, that is, a reversible solid oxide electrolyzer (more…)

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H21 – Leeds Tests Switch to Hydrogen

H21 – Leeds Tests Switch to Hydrogen

by | Sep 3, 2018 | Europe

H21

H21 Leeds City Gate, © H21

In the 1960s and 1970s, the UK put in enormous efforts to replace the ubiquitous town gas with natural gas supplies. The former, manufactured locally, contained more than 50 percent hydrogen. The proportion dropped to zero once the network was converted and about 40 million appliances were adapted for natural gas, delivered from the country’s North Sea fields. But today, something old could be new again, as one city is planning to switch its pipeline system to pure hydrogen and serve as a model for the rest of the country. (more…)

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Increased Efficiency of Hydrogen Fueling Stations

Increased Efficiency of Hydrogen Fueling Stations

by | Sep 3, 2018 | North America

PressureA new technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory could significantly lower the cost of building new hydrogen fueling stations as well as expanding the fueling capacity of existing ones. The new method could reduce the need for expensive equipment and help bring down the cost of station upgrades by re-tasking compressors to serve more than one dispenser at a time and always allow for a fully pressurized and filled cylinder to be available on-site. (more…)