“Hydrogen has tremendous potential for longer haul trucks. We’ll get there. It’s just going to take a little more time than some states are providing.” -American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear
Countdown begins for hydrogen-powered trucks? Senate hearing kicks off debate over national low-carbon fuel standard
Publish Date: 2/15/2023
State support advances First Mode Proving Grounds for hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery-powered mining trucks at former coal mine in Centralia; $250K grant solidifies development of new facility with potential for long-term...economic impact
Publish Date: 2/16/2023
Lewis County could well become a symbol of Washington state’s robust and growing clean energy economy when zero-emission trucks the height of three-story buildings are seen rolling around the First Mode Proving Grounds later this year. First Mode, a global carbon reduction company that developed the world’s first integrated battery and hydrogen fuel cell powerplants for retrofitting the behemoth diesel-powered trucks, has established a proving grounds in Centralia, thanks in part to a $250,000 grant from the state economic development strategic reserve fund.
Video: Peugeot e-Expert van l Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Publish Date: 7/5/2022
With the e-Expert Hydrogen, PEUGEOT has become one of the first manufacturers to offer as standard an electric van powered by a Hydrogen Fuel Cell. Learn more about the Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology and its implications on a van that goes further on a faster charge while remaining as operational as ever.
Opinion: There’s more than one way to power an electric vehicle: Hydrogen We’ll need EVs powered by batteries and by hydrogen fuel cells to meet our emissions goals
Publish Date: 2/13/2023
Green hydrogen plant in Lancaster will be one of California's largest
Publish Date: 1/24/2023
A year and a half after Lancaster announced its plans to become the first hydrogen-powered city in the U.S., the Antelope Valley enclave will become the site of one of California’s largest green hydrogen production facilities. The new operation will produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually and supply users throughout the Los Angeles area when it opens in 2025.
EU: Commission sets out rules for renewable hydrogen
Publish Date: 2/13/2023
The first Delegated Act defines under which conditions hydrogen, hydrogen-based fuels or other energy carriers can be considered as an RFNBO...This principle aims to ensure that the generation of renewable hydrogen incentivises an increase in the volume of renewable energy available to the grid compared to what exists already. In this way, hydrogen production will be supporting decarbonisation and complementing electrification efforts, while avoiding pressure on power generation.
Nikola Tre FCEV Receives CARB HVIP Incentive Eligibility
Publish Date: 2/7/2023
This approval will now enable customers of Nikola's Tre FCEV to access a point-of-sale incentive starting at $240,000 and ranging up to $288,000 per truck, in 2023. Customers will also be eligible for a $40,000 clean commercial vehicle tax credit from the federal government due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Hyundai Motor chief reaffirms will for hydrogen transition: Korean auto giant retains top spot in hydrogen car sales, dominating more than half the global market
Publish Date: 2/10/2023
The executive chair said the automaker will keep putting efforts into advancing hydrogen vehicle technology and production, underscoring that the South Korean company is one of the few automakers in the world that have the capabilities to produce both hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles equipped with batteries.
Chung also stressed the importance of cooperation and support between governments and industries in order to accelerate the transition to a hydrogen society, noting that Hyundai Motor will work with like-minded partners in various ways to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. The automaker has set out the goal of securing 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.
Light-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: Where’s the Traction?
Publish Date: 2/9/2023
“The only impediment to the adoption of these vehicles has been the lack of hydrogen stations,” says Haani Kambrani, author of the study. “The sales of these vehicles are taking place rapidly in regions that have a well-deployed hydrogen fueling infrastructure.”
Governor Hochul Announces Vermont Joins Multi-State Effort to Create a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub
Publish Date: 2/9/2023
Summary of Briefing on Honda Hydrogen Business: Expanding hydrogen business with external sales of the next-generation fuel cell system
Publish Date: 2/2/2023
As the core of its hydrogen business, Honda will further advance its fuel cell system. With the next-generation fuel cell system being co-developed with General Motors (GM), Honda will aim to more than double the durability*1 and reduce the cost to one-third*1. After achieving these targets with GM, Honda will continue its fundamental research on future fuel cell technologies to double the durability again*2 and halve the cost*2 from the newly reduced level.
Honda has identified four core domains for the utilization of its fuel cell system: fuel cell vehicles (FCEV), commercial vehicles, stationary power stations and construction machinery, and will actively engage in collaboration with other companies.
Realizing North Africa’s green hydrogen potential
Publish Date: 2/2/2023
North Africa should begin to focus on green hydrogen as a driver of industry, transportation, and infrastructure development as energy networks continue to expand. Already, North Africa is a powerful exporting bloc of ammonia and fertilizers, and using green hydrogen to transition away from the capital- and emissions-intensive Haber-Bosch process which uses methane or coal as feedstocks for ammonia production—towards green ammonia could support the region’s export potential and energy storage capacity. Green hydrogen’s use case for transportation is strong, especially as production costs decrease, making North Africa a prime location to scale medium- and light-duty vehicles for automakers like Volkswagen, Hyundai, and Toyota, which already possess manufacturing capability in the region.
Cummins Becoming Big Player in Hydrogen Transition; Cummins, a name synonymous with diesel engines, is making a name for itself in the hydrogen economy.
Publish Date: 2/5/2023
Cummins is producing a hydrogen version of its popular B6.7 engine. That engine is the base for the 6.7L Cummins inline 6-cyl. turbodiesel used today in the Ram pickup from Stellantis. The engine is found in the 2500/3500/4500/5500 Heavy Duty lineup of pickups.
When Stellantis introduced the all-new Ram at CES 2023 last month, the company said a future heavy-duty derivative would have a hydrogen powertrain.
BMW Wants to Hitch a Hydrogen Ride at Future Truck Stations
Publish Date: 2/5/2023
The German luxury carmaker, pushing on with plans for hydrogen models even as EVs proliferate, last year started production of fuel-cell systems for a small test fleet of cars. BMW Chief Executive Officer Oliver Zipse sees the zero-emissions technology as a climate-friendly option for as many as 30% of its customers.
Seawater split to produce green hydrogen; Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
Publish Date: 2/1/2023
Honda to start producing new hydrogen fuel cell system co-developed with GM
Publish Date: 2/1/2023
Honda will target annual sales of around 2,000 units of the new system in the middle of this decade, the company said on Thursday, aiming to boost that to 60,000 units per year in 2030.
The Japanese carmaker is seeking to expand the use of its new system not only for its own fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), but also commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks, as stationary power stations and in construction machinery.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $1.7 Billion to Modernize Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America
Publish Date: 1/31/2023
Linde to Increase Green Hydrogen Production in California
Publish Date: 1/31/2023
Linde will build, own and operate the first of several planned five-megawatt PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzers to increase its hydrogen capacity. Following this initial investment, the new electrolyzer together with the existing plant will produce enough green hydrogen to avoid up to 75,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year. Expected to start up in the second half of 2024, the new electrolyzer is one of several green hydrogen projects Linde is planning across the United States.
Lieutenant Governor Kounalakis Joins SoCalGas to Unveil First-of-its-Kind [H2] Innovation Experience
Publish Date: 1/30/2023
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) Chief Executive Officer Scott Drury was joined today by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis to unveil and officially power on the [H2] Innovation Experience ([H2]IE), North America's first-of its kind, clean, renewable hydrogen microgrid and home. The [H2] Innovation Experience offers a look at how clean, renewable hydrogen microgrids can reliably power entire neighborhoods, day and night throughout the year. This type of clean hydrogen microgrid has the potential to deliver reliable and renewable energy around-the-clock to more than 100 homes, rain or shine, for as much as seven days.
Air Liquide and Foothill Transit pilot advanced hydrogen mobile fueler supplied by North Las Vegas plant
Publish Date: 1/26/2023
Australia and Germany to invest $90 mln for joint hydrogen supply chain projects
Publish Date: 1/17/2023
CGA launches Safe Hydrogen Project
Publish Date: 1/27/2023
The Compressed Gas Association (CGA) has launched its Safe Hydrogen Project to establish and promote industry-wide standards for the production, transportation and storage of hydrogen and the safe operation of hydrogen systems.
New Mexico lawmakers aim to attract hydrogen investments
Publish Date: 1/13/2023
New Mexico state lawmakers will consider public incentives aimed at attracting investments in hydrogen production and distribution as a potential new source of industrial employment and an alternative for vehicles and factories that rely on climate-warming fossil fuels, as the legislature convenes next week.
Carlyle, Schneider joint venture AlphaStruxure plans 11.4-MW microgrid at JFK airport terminal
Publish Date: 1/26/2023
The microgrid will feature 7.7 MW of rooftop solar, 3.7 MW of fuel cells and 2 MW of battery storage so the terminal can operate during grid-wide power outages.
Hydrogen Blending as a Pathway Toward U.S. Decarbonization
Publish Date: 1/24/2023