Eastern Germany could be short 54 terawatt-hours (TWh) of hydrogen in 2045, based on a year-by-year analysis. As usual with forecasts, this is still dependent on many factors, such as the exact H2 demand in the individual sectors. But one thing is clear: H2 infrastructure will be lacking if the future becomes a major energy … Read more
In April 2022, the German association for gas and water standards DVGW founded the “H2-Kompetenzverbund der deutschen Energiewirtschaft” to promote the use of hydrogen and the market ramp-up of H2 technology in Germany by pooling expertise. In this uniting of various institutes of the DVGW research network, the Engler-Bunte-Institut of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology … Read more
Today, we’re feeling the effects of what we did or allowed in the past. Not just with the energy and climate crisis but also in daily life. Whoever earlier installed a private PV system or heat pump may be enjoying the present, since they do not have to worry about staggering increases to their electric/gas … Read more
The interest rate hikes in the USA, necessary to combat inflation and already in prospect, is putting stock markets around the world to the test. Such a damper, since this economic development will affect the growth of companies, as consumers will be more inclined to reduce their expenditures. That’s sure to the case in many … Read more
The figures for the second quarter should be published August 15, 2022 at the latest, but Hyzon surprisingly reported that certain sales in China were not followed through in time to be able to be booked (“revenue recognition in China”) and that there are “operational inefficiencies” at Hyzon Motors Europe B.V., the subsidiary in Holland. … Read more
Startups in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry, such as Enapter, Lhyfe and Clean Logistics, have received fresh equity via the stock exchange to implement their business plans and to evolve robust company stories from mere visions. The stock exchange is indeed also the right place to spread the investment risk over many shoulders (institutional … Read more
Nikola Motors is on the right track. Various test trials of the Tre BEV battery-electric models are running successfully with customers like TTSI, Tiyaji Brothers (for Anheuser-Busch), Univar, Road One (for IKEA) and Covenant (for Walmart). So far, everything with 94 percent manufacturing capacity utilization. In the second quarter, 15 Trev BEVs were produced and … Read more
FuelCell Energy sees itself as a leader in the CCS sector, where it is a frontrunner as a result of having its own carbon capture technology. With ExxonMobil, FCE has been active in such projects for years. Now the new climate protection program by the Biden administration may provide new potentials for orders, since the … Read more
More is unimaginable, looking at the share price development of the past weeks for Bloom Energy: from 16 USD to over 31 USD, corresponding to a near doubling. The price decline that then occurred was the fault of a type of arbitrage, as Bloom had announced a capital increase at short notice and issued 14.95 million new … Read more
Ballard Power is going merrily – one could say “unperturbed” – on its way. The Canadian company already has production capacity at its central location in Vancouver in addition to a completed fuel cell production facility in China for, among other things, buses and trucks. Ballard is investing heavily in research and development and is … Read more