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Sierra Space Teams with Honda and Tec-Masters to Advance Energy Solutions in Space
Sierra Space | April 7
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth®, announced today a groundbreaking collaboration with Honda and Tec-Masters to test Honda’s high-differential pressure water electrolysis system aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The project, facilitated by Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane, marks a significant step toward enabling sustainable human life on the lunar surface and advancing clean energy solutions for both space and Earth.
Honda is leveraging decades of hydrogen fuel cell technology expertise to develop a regenerative fuel cell system, known as a circulative renewable energy system, that will continuously produce oxygen, hydrogen, and electricity. A key component of this is Honda’s high-differential pressure water electrolysis system; testing it on board the space station will verify the system’s efficiency and reliability in microgravity. Honda’s renewable fuel cell system is part of the company’s vision to provide advanced energy storage capable of supporting human life on the lunar surface. Watch a video about the Honda regenerative fuel cell system
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Ohio transit agency to switch to green hydrogen for fuel cell buses
Ohio Capital Journal | February 19
One of the nation’s largest hydrogen-powered transit fleets is seeking to switch to a cleaner — and local — fuel source as part of a federally funded clean hydrogen hub.
The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, or SARTA, provides about 5,000 daily rides to commuters in the Canton, Ohio, area. A decade after federal grants helped it purchase its first hydrogen fuel-cell buses, the authority now has 22 such vehicles, making it the country’s fourth-largest hydrogen-powered transit fleet.
The vehicles emit only water vapor and warm air as exhaust, reducing air pollution in the neighborhoods where they run. But producing and transporting hydrogen for the fuel cells can be a significant source of climate emissions, which is why SARTA is partnering with energy company Enbridge and the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, or ARCH2, on a plan to make the fuel on-site with solar power.
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Toyota Material Handling Europe and Plug Power, supply partners of STEF, to bring cutting-edge hydrogen forklift and hydrogen fuel cell solutions to two of its cold storage distribution centers, in France and Spain
Globe News Wire | April 3
STEF Group, European leader in transport and logistics services for temperature-controlled food products, has recently launched two hydrogen projects with Toyota Material Handling Europe, a supplier of hydrogen fuel cell material handling equipment, and Plug Power, a provider of end-to-end green hydrogen solutions. The two projects are located in Athis-Mons, France and Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. This initiative marks a significant step towards developing a comprehensive hydrogen ecosystem that integrates H2 production and H2-powered material handling equipment.
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BASF commissions 54-megawatt water electrolyzer
Hydrogen World-Expo | March 24
BASF’s Ludwigshafen site recently welcomed Germany’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser, which is now in operation.
The electrolyser is designed to produce zero-carbon hydrogen by including a connected load of fifty-four megawatts, along with one metric ton of this substantial chemical feedstock to the main plant hourly.
The plant opened on March 17 after two years of construction. In the Presence of Katrin Eder (Rhineland-Palatinate State Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, and Mobility), and Udo Philipp (State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action).
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Mitsubishi Corporation to Participate in Demonstration Project for New Hydrogen-Based Ironmaking
Mitsubishi Corp. | April 9
Mitsubishi Corporation ("MC") has agreed to participate in a demonstration project ("the Project") for the development of a hydrogen-based fluidized bed fine ore reduction process ("HYFOR") and electric smelting furnace (“Smelter”) as a strategic partner of Primetals Technologies ("Primetals") (Headquarters: UK, steel machinery company), along with Rio Tinto (Headquarters: UK/Australia, mining company) and voestalpine (Headquarters: Austria, steel company).
This project entails constructing and operating an industrial-scale prototype plant for a new hydrogen-based ironmaking process at the voestalpine steelworks in Linz, Austria. Operations are scheduled to begin in mid-2027.
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CALGARY REGION HYDROGEN HUB SET TO POWER THE FUTURE OF LOW-CARBON ENERGY
Calgary Economic Development | March 21
Calgary is staking its claim in the global low-carbon economy with the launch of the Calgary Region Hydrogen Hub (CRH2) a bold initiative designed to attract investment, create jobs and position the region as a leader in clean hydrogen development.
“Calgary is a city underpinned by innovation, that has and always will be the energy capital of Canada,” said Brad Parry, President and CEO of Calgary Economic Development (CED) and CEO of Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund.
“With a skilled talent pool and forward-thinking businesses, we are strongly positioned to step forward, aggregate demand for hydrogen and test new energy solutions that can be scaled globally. The opening of the Calgary Region Hydrogen Hub will create jobs and attract investment and is a pivotal step in our journey to becoming a global leader in the hydrogen economy.”
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Conagra Brands Collaborates with Bloom Energy to Utilize Fuel Cell Technology at its Ohio Production Facilities
Conagra | April 1
Conagra Brands, Inc. and Bloom Energy, a global leader in power solutions, today announced they will collaborate to utilize Bloom's fuel cell technology at Conagra's Troy and Archbold, Ohio production facilities. The 15-year PPA (power purchase agreement) will deploy approximately six megawatts and provide combustion-free electricity generation, supplying approximately 70% to 75% of the electricity needs at the Troy and Archbold facilities, while also projecting a 19% decrease in their greenhouse gas emissions. This initiative aligns with Conagra's 2030 science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets1, which have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, a leading corporate climate effort driving the transition to a zero-carbon economy.
Bloom's fuel cells generate resilient, sustainable and predictable electricity without combustion, with "always-on" power reliability. Bloom's combustion-free fuel cells avoid the release of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and other particulate matter typically associated with combustion-based power generation methods.
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In stationary H2 technologies, Bosch is to focus on electrolysis – hydrogen to remain a strategic business area
Bosch | February 20
Stuttgart, Germany – Bosch is realigning its operations and investments relating to stationary hydrogen technologies. In the future, the supplier of technology will focus more on technologies for hydrogen production and the supply of electrolysis components, above all PEM (proton-exchange membrane) electrolysis stacks. In light of this, its operations relating to the industrialization and preparation for production of decentralized power-supply systems based on solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) will be discontinued. Work to explore the possibilities of solid-oxide technology will continue within the company’s corporate research unit. The company also remains highly committed to mobile applications of H2 in fuel cells and hydrogen engines.
Over the past ten years, Bosch has worked with partners to develop solid-oxide fuel-cell technology for decentralized power-supply systems. These achieved a high level of technical maturity, which was demonstrated in more than 100 pilot systems. Recently, however, the market has not developed as expected.
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Kawasaki’s wolf-inspired, four-legged robot lets riders traverse uneven terrain
Interesting Engineering | April 6
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, the multinational automotive conglomerate from Japan, has debuted the prototype of a hydrogen-powered, four-legged robot designed to be ridden by humans. Named CORLEO, the robotic vehicle was unveiled at a showcase event of the upcoming Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025.
The wolf-inspired CORLEO robot has four legs for navigating uneven topography and is envisioned as an all-terrain alternative to motorcycles. Riders mount it like a horse, but its movement and design are akin to agile animals like deer and panthers.
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