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Is the gas sector really H2-ready?

Is the gas sector really H2-ready?

by | May 8, 2022 | Germany

Gas pipes – also suitable for hydrogen, © Mannesmann Line Pipe

Gas pipes – also suitable for hydrogen, © Mannesmann Line Pipe

The heating sector is still seen as the “sleeping giant” that needs to be awakened in order for the energy transition to be reached. A major problem is the lack of alternatives to heat generation with fossil fuels. A major beneficiary of the phase-out of coal and nuclear energy is likely to be the gas industry, which is already advertising the replacement of natural gas by green hydrogen, although so far hardly any carbon-free-generated H2 gas is available. Nevertheless, suppliers of fuel cell-coupled heating systems are currently having a hard time profiting from the upswing in the H2 industry, because their units are still dependent on fossil gases for the time being. (more…)

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Hydrogen from landfill gas

Hydrogen from landfill gas

by | May 7, 2022 | Germany

New H2 research reactor at Entsorgungszentrum Leppe, © RGH2

New H2 research reactor at Entsorgungszentrum Leppe, © RGH2

Bioenergy is not talked about as much as solar and wind energy in the context of H2 production, but biogas, for example, is perfectly suitable for the production of green hydrogen. To bring some more light into the bioenergy darkness, the waste management association of Nordrhein-Westfalen (Bergische Abfallwirtschaftsverband, BAV) and the Austrian energy startup Rouge H2 Engineering (RGH2) put a research reactor at the Leppe dump site in operation in February 2022. There, in a test operation lasting several months, a decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen from landfill gas is to be tried and further developed. (more…)

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Commentary on the Handelsblatt Energy Summit

Commentary on the Handelsblatt Energy Summit

by | May 6, 2022 | Germany

Hydrogen was a dominant feature at this year’s Handelsblatt Energy Summit, which took place online and in Berlin from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20, 2022. The discussions covered its many production-dependent colors and possible applications and underlined the major role the energy carrier has to play in successfully transforming the planet’s energy ecosystem. (more…)

Alina Hain becomes NOW COO

Alina Hain becomes NOW COO

by | May 6, 2022 | Germany

Portrait Alina Hain, © NOW

© NOW

NOW GmbH (Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie), the German organization for hydrogen and fuel cells, is getting a new head of business. On April 25th, 2022, Alina Hain is taking over the position of managing director and chief operating officer (COO). Spokesman of the managing board remains Kurt-Christoph von Knobelsdorff. (more…)

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Füllenbach replaces Pichler

Füllenbach replaces Pichler

by | May 4, 2022 | Germany

Portrait Martin Füllenbach, © SOLIDpower

© SOLIDpower

The SOLIDpower Group came under new leadership at the end of 2021. On Dec. 1, Martin Füllenbach took over the reins from Andreas Pichler who stepped down after his term of office expired following three years of service at the fuel cell equipment manufacturer. (more…)

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Commentary on the Handelsblatt Energy Summit

H2 and LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven

by | May 3, 2022 | Germany

The search for alternatives to Russian natural gas is in full swing. Even before the march into Ukraine, some stakeholders had been advocating the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the USA – as an alternative to Nord Stream 2. However, since the US exports gas obtained by fracking, which does not have a positive image in Germany, the German government is currently also trying to reach out to other source countries, for example in the Middle East, particular Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. (more…)