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The highly efficient hybrid energy pipeline

The highly efficient hybrid energy pipeline

by | Sep 21, 2022 | Germany

Schematic structure of a combined pipeline, © KIT ITEP

Schematic structure of a combined pipeline, © KIT ITEP

Commonly known is the ever-increasing need to transport energy from north to south within Germany. The rapidly expanding renewable energy generation capacities from wind in the North Sea and the onshoring of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or hydrogen at German seaports – whether as an international import or generated offshore – are further increasing this need. (more…)

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Can Africa solve Germany’s energy problems?

Can Africa solve Germany’s energy problems?

by | Sep 21, 2022 | Germany

The port of Barra do Dande in Angola could be the site for a future hydrogen project, © Lars Schneider

Barra do Dande in Angola – could be the site for a future hydrogen project, © Lars Schneider

While German economy minister Robert Habeck is busy visiting Qatar and Norway in a bid to ease Germany’s dependence on Russian energy supplies, representatives from the Italian government are heading for Algeria, Angola and the Republic of Congo. The German administration, it would seem, still continues to undervalue Africa, both as a potential supplier of natural gas and a partner for new hydrogen projects.
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Fuel cell powertrains now an option for large ships

Fuel cell powertrains now an option for large ships

by | Jun 10, 2022 | Germany

The ONE 50 will be capable of sustainable sea travel, © Meyer Werft

The ONE 50 will be capable of sustainable sea travel, © Meyer Werft

Currently they run on heavy fuel oil – a substance that is more reminiscent of tar than vehicle fuel. It’s the residue that remains after various crude oil distillation processes have been carried out. While the more volatile fractions such as ke

rosene, gasoline, diesel and household fuel oil are separated off for other uses, the large, robust two-stroke engines of ocean-going giants make do with the leftover black sludge which is so viscous it needs to be heated up before it can be combusted. The changeover to fuels like liquefied natural gas, LNG, has already begun but this in itself won’t be enough. That’s why an increasing number of industry players are looking to hydrogen and are now making initial attempts to embed this fueling option in seagoing vessels. (more…)

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H2 and LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven

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…)

Interview with Stijn van Els, Director of Port of Rotterdam

Interview with Stijn van Els, Director of Port of Rotterdam

by | Mar 14, 2022 | Germany

portrait Stijn van Els, © Rotterdam Hafen

© Rotterdam Hafen

Rotterdam is not only the largest port in Europe, it is playing a key role in the German hydrogen strategy. Stijn van Els has been working since January 2020 as director of commercial delivery at the port, which belongs 70 percent to the municipality of Rotterdam and 30 percent to the Netherlands. After studying at a German Hochschule, van Els studied physics in Delft and then started as an engineer at Shell. He’s been working around the world for 30 -years and in Hamburg as head of Shell Germany. H2-international spoke with him about the role of the port for the European hydrogen economy. (more…)

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