BP will study the possibility of establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in Egypt

(Ecofin Agency) – Britain’s BP said on December 8 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government under which it will study the possibility of establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. As part of the MoU, BP will carry out several studies to assess the technical and … Read more

Ballard Completes Installation of Fuel Cells on World’s First Liquid Hydrogen Ferry

[월간수소경제 성재경 기자] Canadian fuel cell company Ballard announced on November 18 (local time) that it has successfully installed fuel cells on Norled’s liquid hydrogen-powered Hydra ferry. The world’s first ferry powered by a PEM (Polymer Electrolyte) fuel cell powered by liquid hydrogen is scheduled to enter its first test run in December. The Hydra … Read more

Construction Research Institute to hold the 4th Hydrogen Construction Equipment Power Generation Forum next month

[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] A forum will be held to discuss the development of hydrogen construction equipment. The Construction Machinery & Components Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Construction Machinery Institute) will hold the ‘4th Hydrogen Construction Machinery Development Forum’ at The-K Hotel Seoul in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul on October 5th. The Hydrogen Construction Machinery … Read more

Hyundai Motor’s Xient FCEV, California Air Quality Improvement Project

[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] Hyundai Motor Company’s XCIENT Fuel Cell will be used to improve air quality in California, USA. Hyundai Motor Company has been selected for the ‘2021 TAG (Targeted Airshed Grants)’ program contest hosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and plans to supply five Xient hydrogen electric trucks to California in the … Read more

Improving water electrolysis efficiency by coating ‘hydrating gel’, a diaper material

[월간수소경제 성재경 기자] The research team led by Professor Jeonggi Ryu of the Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST announced on the 8th that they have developed a technology to improve the performance of water electrolysis by coating the electrode with hydrogel. It is the principle that the hydrogel repels the bubbles that … Read more

Luxfer’s Type 3 hydrogen tank mounted on a British hydrogen truck

[월간수소경제 성재경 기자] British commercial electric vehicle startup Tevva unveiled its first hydrogen truck on June 30 (local time). Luxfer Gas Cylinders (hereinafter referred to as ‘Luxfer’) announced that it has been co-designing and manufacturing the system with Teva for the past three months, and has installed Luxfer’s ‘Plug and Play’ hydrogen storage system on … Read more