FCHEA Welcomes Southwest Research Institute to the Association | |
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FCHEA is excited to welcome its newest Supporting member, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). SwRI provides independent premier R&D services to our government and industry clients for the betterment of humanity. With more than 3,000 researchers, scientists, and engineers, SwRI tackles the world’s greatest technological challenges from our 1,500-acre headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. As one of the oldest, independent nonprofit research facilities in the United States, SwRI serves clients in multiple industries including transportation and energy.
Click here for more information on the Southwest Research Institute.
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Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Industry Headlines | |
ZeroAvia Awarded $4.2 Million from FAA's Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition Grant Program | |
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On August 19, FCHEA member ZeroAvia announced it had been awarded $4.2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition discretionary grant program for Low-Emission Aviation Technology (FAST Tech). The grant will support ZeroAvia’s work to further develop and validate its electric propulsion system designed for 2–5-megawatt powertrain applications.
The FAST program is making investments to accelerate production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and the development of low-emission aviation technologies to support the U.S. aviation climate goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The full program allotment of $291 million includes 36 projects. The breakdown of project types is as follows:
- 7 SAF Tier 1 projects. These projects are conducting SAF supply chain studies to identify infrastructure needs.
- 15 SAF Tier 2 projects. These projects are building infrastructure for SAF production, transportation, blending, and storage.
- 13 Low-Emission Technology Category 1 projects. These projects are developing low-emission aviation technologies.
- 1 Low-Emission Technology Category 2 project. This project is developing test capabilities to advance low-emission aviation technologies.
Click here for more information about the FAST grant program.
Click here to read the full press release from ZeroAvia.
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Nikola Opens New HYLA Station in Los Angeles County | |
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On August 12, FCHEA member Nikola, under its HYLA brand, announced the opening of a new hydrogen refueling station in Santa Fe Springs, California. The refueling station, located at Toms Truck Center, is located on one of the busiest trucking routes in the U.S. and support a volume ramp-up of Nikola's Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks.
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(Source: Nikola)
Click here to read the full press release from Nikola.
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Bloom Energy Announces Hydrogen SOFC with 60% Efficiency | |
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On August 5, FCHEA member Bloom Energy announced that it achieved a landmark level of efficiency with its Bloom Energy Server Fuel Cell. During a test using 100% hydrogen at its Fremont, California facility, Bloom achieved an electrical efficiency of 60%. This represents the highest level of efficiency achieved on Bloom's solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system.
Click here for the full press release from Bloom Energy.
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Hyzon Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Electric Refuse Collection Truck To Be Tested On Streets Of San Francisco | |
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On August 26, FCHEA member Hyzon announced that Recology will begin testing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric refuse collection vehicle in San Francisco, California. The vehicle was built in partnership between New Way Trucks and Hyzon. Recology will be the first waste and recycling company to pilot this vehicle in the U.S., and San Francisco will be the first city in North America to test it on urban streets.
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(Source: Hyzon)
Click here for the full press release from Hyzon.
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Yamaha Participates in 2024 Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum | |
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On August 15, FCHEA member Yamaha's U.S. Marine Business Unit President, Ben Speciale, joined executives from across several industries to discuss methods of achieving carbon neutrality at the 2024 Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum. The panel, which included representatives from automotive, oil, marine, and the automotive supplier industries, unanimously called for multiple pathways to achieving carbon neutrality and agreed that a “one size fits all” electric approach method is not viable. The hope is that the discussion will lead to a cross-industry approach to multiple technology solutions and advocating for them.
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(Source: Yamaha)
Click here for the full press release from Yamaha.
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Treasury, IRS and DOE Announce Full Applications are Open for Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit | |
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On August 29, the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that they received over 800 concept papers — project proposals — seeking a total of nearly $40 billion in tax credits, representing $200 billion in total project investments, for Round 2 of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) Program.
The IRS and DOE notified applicants on the 48C Portal that applications are now open and after initial review were encouraged to apply for the next stage of evaluation to determine which projects will receive a tax credit.
The IRS encouraged more than 450 projects across 46 states and the District of Columbia with over $22.5 billion in tax credits requested. Roughly $4.8 billion of the $22.5 billion in tax credits encouraged are in historic energy communities.
Applicants who submitted a concept paper, whether they received an encourage or discourage letter, may now submit a full application on the 48C Portal. Applications are due by Friday, October 18th 11:59 PM ET. Applicants are encouraged to use the application templates available on the 48C Portal.
Click here for more information on the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C) Program.
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U.S. Department of Energy Invests $8.8 Million to Improve Hydrogen Turbine Performance | |
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On August 20, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $8.8 million for 11 university-based research and development projects to improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled turbines. The selected projects will develop advanced materials and components that can better manage and withstand the extreme environment generated during hydrogen combustion to enable the use of up to 100% clean hydrogen in gas turbines for low-carbon power generation
Click here for the full press release from DOE.
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JERA and DENSO to Jointly Develop High-Efficiency Hydrogen Generation Technology | |
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On August 5, FCHEA member JERA and DENSO, a Japan-based automotive components manufacturer, jointly announced that they will collaborate to develop technology that produces hydrogen with waste heat and a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC). Using a 200kW SOEC electrolyzer developed by DENSO, the two companies will develop high-efficiency hydrogen production technology utilizing waste heat. The testing will take place at a JERA thermal power station beginning in 2025. Depending on the results of the demonstration, JERA and DENSO will scale the technology up to a multi-thousand kW level.
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(Source: JERA)
Click here to read the full press release from Jera.
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Fortescue Starts Works on Green Metal Project | |
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On August 16, FCHEA member Fortescue announced the start of works at its Green Metal Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Located at the Green Energy Hub at Christmas Creek, the $50 million project is expected to produce more than 1,500 tons per year of green iron metal, with first production anticipated in 2025.
The plant will use green hydrogen produced at Fortescue’s gaseous and liquid hydrogen facility with an electric smelting furnace to produce high-purity green metal.
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(Source: Fortescue)
Click here for the full press release from Fortescue.
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FuelCell Energy Announces Major Clean Fuel Fund Support for eFuel Projects in Canada | |
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On August 22, FCHEA member FuelCell Energy announced it received $4.9 million CAD ($3.6 million) in grant funding from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Fuels Fund (CFF) to finance two projects utilizing its electrolyzer technology to produce synthetic fuel (power-to-liquid (PtL)) or “eFuel.” These projects will focus on producing low-carbon-intensity synthetic diesel fuels using zero-carbon hydrogen that will be produced by leveraging nuclear power, and FuelCell Energy’s Solid Oxide electrolysis platform.
Click here for the full press release from FuelCell Energy.
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Anglo American Launches H2 Moves Europe with New Hydrogen Taxi Fleets in Paris and Brussels | |
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As part of H2 Moves Europe, FCHEA member Anglo American is collaborating with Hype, the world’s largest fuel cell electric vehicle taxi operator and official taxi supporter of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, to deploy two new fleets of zero-emission FCEVs – 250 in Paris and 50 in Brussels. The fleets will include a mixture of fuel cell Peugeot e-Expert and Citroën ë-Jumpy adapted for wheelchair users as well as Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo.
H2 Moves Europe builds upon the success of the H2 Moves Berlin pilot project launched in 2023 together with Toyota Germany and SafeDriver Group-ENNOO, which has now driven 6 million kilometers over nearly 500,000 passenger journeys.
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H2 Moves Taxi (Source: H2 Moves)
Click here for the full press release from H2 Moves Europe.
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Fortescue to Complete Test of Hydrogen-Powered Haul Truck Prototype | |
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On August 13, Fortescue announced that Europa, its hydrogen-powered haul truck, will undergo testing in a real-life mining environment. The truck was developed in conjunction with Liebherr, a company which develops industrial haul trucks. Once commissioned on the site, Europa will be refueled with liquid hydrogen from a gaseous and liquid hydrogen plant, located at Fortescue's Green Energy Hub at Christmas Creek in Australia. The new Pilbara Hydrogen Hub, located in Western Australia, was chosen as a place to concentrate the production of hydrogen and its application in the steel and iron making process.
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(Source: Fortescue)
Click here for the full press release from Fortescue.
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Hexagon Purus Maritime Announces Hydrogen Fuel System Order for New Greenpeace Vessel | |
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On August 30, Hexagon Purus Maritime, a wholly owned subsidiary of FCHEA member Hexagon Purus, announced it has received a purchase order for a compressed hydrogen fuel system from Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The system will be used on Greenpeace's new 75-meter vessel featuring advanced green technologies, including hydrogen and e-methanol power systems. The value of the order is approximately €2.5 million ($2.76 million.)
Click here for the full press release from Hexagon Purus.
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OCI Global Announces Agreement for the Sale of its Clean Ammonia Project to Woodside Energy | |
On August 5, FCHEA member OCI Global announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of 100% of its equity interests in its Clean Ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas to Woodside Energy Group for a total consideration of USD 2.35 billion on a cash-free and debt-free basis.
Under the proposed Transaction, Woodside will acquire 100% of the equity interests in OCI Clean Ammonia. Woodside will pay 80% of the Purchase Price to OCI at closing of the Transaction, with the balance of the Purchase Price payable at Project Completion, defined as completion of the plant according to certain agreed terms and conditions.
OCI will continue to manage the construction, commissioning and startup of the facility and will continue to direct the contractors until the Project is fully staffed and operational, at which point it will handover to Woodside.
Click here for the full press release from OCI Global.
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Ceres Announces DENSO as License Partner | |
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On August 6, FCHEA member Ceres Power announced that it has entered into a licensing partnership agreement with DENSO. DENSO will license the right to manufacture Ceres' proprietary solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs). The license will cover current and future generations of Ceres' SOECs. The agreement will support Denso as expands its presence in Japan's growing hydrogen industry.
Click here to read the full press release from Ceres.
| ZeroAvia Announces Hydrogen Supply Contract with Ryze | |
On July 17, ZeroAvia announced a partnership with clean fuel supplier Ryze to support their operations in the United Kingdom (U.K.) Ryze will provide hydrogen to ZeroAvia for engine and flight testing at its U.K. base at Cotswold airport.
Click here to read the full press release from ZeroAvia.
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Technip Energies to Design Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility for bp in the United Kingdom | |
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On August 27, FCHEA member Technip Energies announced it has been awarded the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by bp for the H2Teesside project in the North East of the United Kingdom. As part of the FEED study, Technip Energies will deliver a comprehensive design utilizing their in-house expertise and global best practices to design large scale project, integrating hydrogen and carbon capture technologies. H2Teesside is expected to be one of the UK’s largest low-carbon hydrogen production facilities.
Click here for the full press release from Technip Energies.
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Nuvera and Viritech Announce Strategic Collaboration | |
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On August 13, FCHEA member Nuvera announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Viritech Limited, a UK developer of hydrogen powertrains. Under the agreement, Nuvera will provide its E-Series Fuel Cell Engines for integration testing with Viritech's powertrain product line. The MoU is aimed at reducing timelines and lead times for fuel cell integrations, with the ultimate foal of accelerating fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) development.
Click here for the full press release from Nuvera.
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Hexagon Purus Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement with GILLIG | |
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On August 14, Hexagon Purus announced it had entered into a multi-year supply agreement with GILLIG. Under the agreement, Hexagon will supply its hydrogen fuel storage systems to GILLIG for their new line of fuel cell powered transit buses. The order will be filled at Hexagon's Westminster, Maryland, production facility. GILLIG, an American manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, is looking to expand its zero-emission product line.
Click here for the full press release from Hexagon Purus.
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September 3-5, 2024
Las Vegas, Nevada
This event will feature exhibits and demonstrations by UAS solutions providers, keynotes, panel discussions, outdoor demos, AI-powered networking; and more. The show covers all vertical industries with a special focus in 2024 on construction, energy, infrastructure and transportation; PLUS two co-located events showcasing security and hydrogen aviation solutions.
Click here for more information.
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World Electrolysis North America | |
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September 4- 6, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts
Hosted by World Hydrogen Leaders, World Electrolysis North America’s extensive and deeply focused three-day agenda features talks on electrolyzer technology, policy, finance, and more. It provides a unique opportunity for attendees to expand their knowledge and seize commercial opportunities in the clean hydrogen market.
For more information and to view the complete agenda, download the brochure here.
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Advanced Nuclear Energy Conference | |
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September 10-12, 2024
This event will offer comprehensive insights into the latest developments and opportunities in next-generation nuclear energy. The event will be held at the Nuclear Energy Institute's premier national conference, the Nuclear Energy Assembly, in Philadelphia.
Click here to register.
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Initiative for Mitigating Pollution and Climate Threats | |
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September 11, 2024
Hilton Anaheim Hotel
Anaheim, California
The U.S. Commercial Service is developing an extensive meeting agenda with U.S. industry in cleantech to meet with representatives of the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Attendees will gain in-depth insights on market opportunities in the region directly from U.S. Ambassadors as well as senior government officials and private sector executives.
Click here for more information.
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Hydrogen Systems Risk and Reliability Workshop | |
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September 12-13, 2024
Center for Risk and Reliability
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland is hosting a Hydrogen Systems Risk and Reliability Workshop bringing together experts from industry, government, and academia to address and prioritize testing, risk, and reliability needs across the growing hydrogen and fuel cell industry and to establish a formal platform for identifying key priorities and sharing technical solutions ahead of the rollout of regional hydrogen hubs and to advance the broader deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
The University will establish partnerships with stakeholders to develop the Hydrogen Teaching and Engineering Research Program (HyTERP) Center of Excellence dedicated to pioneering transformative solutions for hydrogen systems safety, risk, and reliability engineering and move toward a more expansive, long-term trajectory that builds upon previous successful academia-industry collaborative research activities. This Center will lead a collective national effort to address hydrogen systems reliability concerns and amplify our commitment to enabling the nation’s clean energy goals.
Click here to register.
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September 30 - October 4, 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark
Join 3,500+ hydrogen professionals in Copenhagen at World Hydrogen Week, 30 September – 4 October 2024 for a week of knowledge-sharing, innovation and networking with the ultimate goal of achieving a net-zero economy.
The week includes the return of World Hydrogen Derivatives, World Hydrogen Intelligence Day and World Hydrogen Global Projects Summit, along with the 5th annual World Hydrogen Congress and to drive forward the transition of clean and sustainable energy. And brand new for 2024, the Innovate to Net Zero Summit for carbon-intensive and hard-to-abate sectors, designed to support the conception of decarbonization road maps. Tailor your week for personalized knowledge sharing, relationship building and project realization support.
Click here to register.
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Morocco is hosting its Power-to-X summit on October 8-9 in Marrakesh this year. The event will heavily focus on green hydrogen and bring together key stakeholders, including the “Morocco Offer” team and OCP, one of the world’s leading fertilizer companies involved in significant green ammonia projects.
Click here or contact Roukaya El Houda at roukaya.elhouda@crossboundary.com for more information.
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October 9-10, 2024
Chicago, Illinois
This event will feature 200+ leading clean hydrogen executives and pioneers dedicated to advancing the clean hydrogen sector in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions and beyond.
Click here for more information.
| Business Delegation Tour to Northern Germany | |
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October 13-18, 2024
Trade Horizons
Trade Horizons is organizing a VIP Hydrogen Business Delegation to Northern Germany taking place October 14-18. This program, supported by Germany Trade & Invest alongside Northern Germany's green hydrogen initiative HY-5, is designed for industry leaders across the US and Canada and offers significant access to the regional hydrogen ecosystem for firms interested in the German market. The week-long mission will include relevant industry briefings, tailored site visits, networking events, and targeted B2B matchmaking opportunities, designed to foster strategic partnerships and growth in the German market.
Click here to view the current mission itinerary.
Click here to apply.
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Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar | |
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The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar is taking place January 14-16, 2025, in Long Beach, California. Registration to exhibit or attend the Seminar is open! Don’t miss out on a prime spot and book your booth today!
There are also sponsorship packages available that include plenary speaking opportunities, registrations, exhibit booth space, and promotion before, during, and after the event.
Visit the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar website for more information about the conference and registration.
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