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August 14, 2023
The GO-Biz Team
Dee Dee Myers
Senior Advisor and Director
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
We offer a range of no-cost consultation services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit assistance, regulatory guidance, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. Our teams are comprised of experts that span industries, geographies and business backgrounds who are happy to assist your economic development and job growth efforts.
https://business.ca.gov/about/go-biz-team/
2023: Dee Dee Myers discovers the Hydrogen Energy Revolution
CA GO-Biz Director Dee Dee Myers on push for hydrogen market development
(Inside California Politics) — California GO-Biz Director Dee Dee Myers joins Inside California Politics co-host Nikki Laurenzo to discuss Governor Newsom’s push for California to develop a robust hydrogen market.
https://fox40.com/inside-california-politics/ca-go-biz-director-dee-dee-myers-on-push-for-hydrogen-market-development/
The GO-Biz Team
Dee Dee Myers
Senior Advisor and Director
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
We offer a range of no-cost consultation services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit assistance, regulatory guidance, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. Our teams are comprised of experts that span industries, geographies and business backgrounds who are happy to assist your economic development and job growth efforts.
https://business.ca.gov/about/go-biz-team/
2023: Dee Dee Myers discovers the Hydrogen Energy Revolution
August 11, 2023
How China cornered the market for clean tech
The country is the biggest supplier of materials vital for the energy transition. That could give it geopolitical leverage
FT.com | Edward White | 2023-08-09
...The episode has highlighted an inconvenient truth for the west: China is by far the lowest-cost and biggest supplier of many of the key building blocks for clean technologies. The two metals are among a series of products vital to the energy transition in which China dominates.
Workers install solar panels in Wuhan, China. Buoyed by massive domestic demand, Chinese manufacturing of polysilicon and its processing results in a product that is two-thirds the price of a European-made product -Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
China is responsible for the production of about 90 per cent of the world’s rare earth elements, at least 80 per cent of all the stages of making solar panels and 60 per cent of wind turbines and electric-car batteries. In some of the materials used in batteries and more niche products, China’s market share is close to 100 per cent.
China’s cornering of the clean tech supply chain has drawn comparisons to the high level of influence that Saudi Arabia enjoys in the oil market. Just as petrochemical production provides an immovable strategic buffer for the Gulf state, China’s dominance over these clean energy sectors is adding to growing geopolitical competition and has the potential to complicate the world’s fight against global warming.
The stakes are incredibly high.
The rise and rise of China’s clean tech companies poses a massive competitive threat to western manufacturing industries, including legacy carmakers and energy giants. But in the context of a worsening technological cold war with the west, those capabilities could become a source of leverage for China...more
https://www.ft.com/content/6d2ed4d3-c6d3-4dbd-8566-3b0df9e9c5c6
ALT: https://archive.li/wekJF
China's next step: Dominate the hydrogen industry, right in front of everyone in the world. And they are accomplishing exactly that.
If only the US hadn't thrown away trillions for 25 years...
FT.com: How China cornered the market for clean tech
How China cornered the market for clean tech
The country is the biggest supplier of materials vital for the energy transition. That could give it geopolitical leverage
FT.com | Edward White | 2023-08-09
...The episode has highlighted an inconvenient truth for the west: China is by far the lowest-cost and biggest supplier of many of the key building blocks for clean technologies. The two metals are among a series of products vital to the energy transition in which China dominates.
Workers install solar panels in Wuhan, China. Buoyed by massive domestic demand, Chinese manufacturing of polysilicon and its processing results in a product that is two-thirds the price of a European-made product -Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
China is responsible for the production of about 90 per cent of the world’s rare earth elements, at least 80 per cent of all the stages of making solar panels and 60 per cent of wind turbines and electric-car batteries. In some of the materials used in batteries and more niche products, China’s market share is close to 100 per cent.
China’s cornering of the clean tech supply chain has drawn comparisons to the high level of influence that Saudi Arabia enjoys in the oil market. Just as petrochemical production provides an immovable strategic buffer for the Gulf state, China’s dominance over these clean energy sectors is adding to growing geopolitical competition and has the potential to complicate the world’s fight against global warming.
The stakes are incredibly high.
The rise and rise of China’s clean tech companies poses a massive competitive threat to western manufacturing industries, including legacy carmakers and energy giants. But in the context of a worsening technological cold war with the west, those capabilities could become a source of leverage for China...more
https://www.ft.com/content/6d2ed4d3-c6d3-4dbd-8566-3b0df9e9c5c6
ALT: https://archive.li/wekJF
China's next step: Dominate the hydrogen industry, right in front of everyone in the world. And they are accomplishing exactly that.
If only the US hadn't thrown away trillions for 25 years...
August 9, 2023
Kenworth’s FCEV combines Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell stack with the T680
Commercial Carrier Journal Staff | Aug 9, 2023
Hitting the market in 2025, the recently announced Kenworth T680 FCEV is the culmination of seven years that Kenworth has been collaborating with Toyota on prototype vehicles.
It combines Toyota's second generation hydrogen fuel cell stack with the T680 Next Gen. The T680 FCEV is a Class 8 tractor rated up to 82,000 pounds and stores 60 kilograms of hydrogen on board that powers a 310 kilowatt motor and it's 415 horsepower gives you all the power you need to do your regional or long haul driving. The range is 450 miles and can refuel it in 20 to 30 minutes.
In this video
00:00 Kenworth T680 FCEV
00:43 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell
01:13 Range and refuel time
01:55 Infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell
02:24 Incentive programs
Transcript here
https://www.ccjdigital.com/alternative-power/hydrogen-fuel-cell/video/15543969/kenworths-hydrogen-colab-with-toyota
Toyota hydrogen fuel cell semi-truck vs. Diesel engine truck acceleration test
Coming in 2025: The Kenworth T680 FCEV - The World's Best Green Truck
Kenworth’s FCEV combines Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell stack with the T680
Commercial Carrier Journal Staff | Aug 9, 2023
Hitting the market in 2025, the recently announced Kenworth T680 FCEV is the culmination of seven years that Kenworth has been collaborating with Toyota on prototype vehicles.
It combines Toyota's second generation hydrogen fuel cell stack with the T680 Next Gen. The T680 FCEV is a Class 8 tractor rated up to 82,000 pounds and stores 60 kilograms of hydrogen on board that powers a 310 kilowatt motor and it's 415 horsepower gives you all the power you need to do your regional or long haul driving. The range is 450 miles and can refuel it in 20 to 30 minutes.
In this video
00:00 Kenworth T680 FCEV
00:43 Toyota hydrogen fuel cell
01:13 Range and refuel time
01:55 Infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell
02:24 Incentive programs
Transcript here
https://www.ccjdigital.com/alternative-power/hydrogen-fuel-cell/video/15543969/kenworths-hydrogen-colab-with-toyota
Toyota hydrogen fuel cell semi-truck vs. Diesel engine truck acceleration test
August 8, 2023
Potential & Challenges of Using Hydrogen to Decarbonise Indian Railways
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
July 2023
The capital expenditure (CAPEX) of the hydrogen trains is higher than that of existing diesel trains (INR 41–50 crore vs INR 27 crore). However, this is compensated by the higher efficiency and calorific value of hydrogen, thereby saving over INR 50 crore in fuel costs over a 30-year period
The cost of electrifying the entire Kalka–Shimla route (INR 165 crore) is more than double the lifetime cost of other alternatives considered, given the low frequency of locomotives required in the route
Overall, fuel cost savings are expected in case of any electric train (INR 12.5 crore) compared with hydrogen trains (INR 22 crore), given the higher efficiency. However, replacement of batteries over a 30-year period is expensive and may ultimately lead to similar lifetime costs (INR 73–90 crore for battery-powered trains).
Electrifying the entire industrial shunting yard line is extremely expensive (lifetime costs of over INR 221 crore), given the low frequency of locomotives required in the route...more
(*PDF) https://cstep.in/drupal/sites/default/files/2023-07/Potential%20and%20Challenges%20of%20Using%20Hydrogen%20to%20Decarbonise%20Indian%20Railways.pdf
RELATED:
Kalka-Shimla section: Electrification ruled out; H-powered or battery-run engines only options
Tribune News Service | Nitish Sharma | August 2, 2023
Hydrogen-powered trains or batteries seem to be the only options left for the Northern Railway on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla section to replace diesel-powered locomotives. An agency, given the task to assess the impact of proposed electrification, has not recommended it. The Kalka Shimla Railway section is a UNESCO World Heritage site...more
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/kalka-shimla-section-electrification-ruled-out-h-powered-or-battery-run-engines-only-options-531580
India's own hydrogen train will be operating on the tracks by 2024.
2023-07-19 | Musafirmediahub
By the end of the following year, the eagerly anticipated hydrogen train would leave Jind, Haryana. Shobhan Chaudhry, the general manager of Northern Railway (GM), shared the good news while touring the Jind district of Haryana. Learn more about the first hydrogen train in India:Hydrogen fuel cells essentially power hydrogen trains. The electricity produced by these fuel cells, which mix oxygen and hydrogen, powers the train's motors.
Hydrogen is a sustainable fuel as well. It will be the first hydrogen train in India. The train's initial prototype will have eight bogies.The first train to run on hydrogen fuel will travel between Jind and Sonipat. Compared to conventional diesel trains, hydrogen trains are better for the environment since they don't release harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and particulates.According to officials, only Germany is using hydrogen trains...more
https://www.musafirmediahub.com/227-India's-own-hydrogen-train-will-be-operating-on-the-tracks-by-2024-
Regarding the supposed end of hydrogen trains in Germany, how many have read the actual article from https://www.lnvg.de/lnvg/pressemitteilungen/artikel/102-neue-akku-triebzuege-fuer-niedersachsen-lnvg-bereitet-ausschreibung-noch-fuer-2023-vor ? Guess: Zero
Potential & Challenges of Using Hydrogen to Decarbonise Indian Railways -CSTEP
Potential & Challenges of Using Hydrogen to Decarbonise Indian Railways
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
July 2023
The capital expenditure (CAPEX) of the hydrogen trains is higher than that of existing diesel trains (INR 41–50 crore vs INR 27 crore). However, this is compensated by the higher efficiency and calorific value of hydrogen, thereby saving over INR 50 crore in fuel costs over a 30-year period
The cost of electrifying the entire Kalka–Shimla route (INR 165 crore) is more than double the lifetime cost of other alternatives considered, given the low frequency of locomotives required in the route
Overall, fuel cost savings are expected in case of any electric train (INR 12.5 crore) compared with hydrogen trains (INR 22 crore), given the higher efficiency. However, replacement of batteries over a 30-year period is expensive and may ultimately lead to similar lifetime costs (INR 73–90 crore for battery-powered trains).
Electrifying the entire industrial shunting yard line is extremely expensive (lifetime costs of over INR 221 crore), given the low frequency of locomotives required in the route...more
(*PDF) https://cstep.in/drupal/sites/default/files/2023-07/Potential%20and%20Challenges%20of%20Using%20Hydrogen%20to%20Decarbonise%20Indian%20Railways.pdf
RELATED:
Kalka-Shimla section: Electrification ruled out; H-powered or battery-run engines only options
Tribune News Service | Nitish Sharma | August 2, 2023
Hydrogen-powered trains or batteries seem to be the only options left for the Northern Railway on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla section to replace diesel-powered locomotives. An agency, given the task to assess the impact of proposed electrification, has not recommended it. The Kalka Shimla Railway section is a UNESCO World Heritage site...more
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/kalka-shimla-section-electrification-ruled-out-h-powered-or-battery-run-engines-only-options-531580
India's own hydrogen train will be operating on the tracks by 2024.
2023-07-19 | Musafirmediahub
By the end of the following year, the eagerly anticipated hydrogen train would leave Jind, Haryana. Shobhan Chaudhry, the general manager of Northern Railway (GM), shared the good news while touring the Jind district of Haryana. Learn more about the first hydrogen train in India:Hydrogen fuel cells essentially power hydrogen trains. The electricity produced by these fuel cells, which mix oxygen and hydrogen, powers the train's motors.
Hydrogen is a sustainable fuel as well. It will be the first hydrogen train in India. The train's initial prototype will have eight bogies.The first train to run on hydrogen fuel will travel between Jind and Sonipat. Compared to conventional diesel trains, hydrogen trains are better for the environment since they don't release harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and particulates.According to officials, only Germany is using hydrogen trains...more
https://www.musafirmediahub.com/227-India's-own-hydrogen-train-will-be-operating-on-the-tracks-by-2024-
Regarding the supposed end of hydrogen trains in Germany, how many have read the actual article from https://www.lnvg.de/lnvg/pressemitteilungen/artikel/102-neue-akku-triebzuege-fuer-niedersachsen-lnvg-bereitet-ausschreibung-noch-fuer-2023-vor ? Guess: Zero
August 7, 2023
Toll Group Introduces First Hydrogen Long-Haul Truck In China
Toll Group has made a major change in its Chinese operations with the introduction of a landmark zero-emissions heavy duty truck
Fullyloaded.com.au | 08.07.2023
Major freight and transport operator Toll Group has announced the introduction of its first hydrogen-powered long-haul truck in China, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to sustainable transport solutions.
The launch of the new hydrogen truck is in line with Toll’s sustainability strategy and commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Toll Group says it will deploy the hydrogen truck for deliveries between warehouses in Shanghai, with the prime mover able to travel 300 km per trip and Toll expecting the technology to save up to 149 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
The operator says this is only the start of its zero-emissions transition – Toll Group aims to make its full prime mover fleet all hydrogen vehicles in China over the next two years as hydrogen refuelling infrastructure develops......more
https://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/2308/toll-group-introduces-first-hydrogen-long-haul-truck-in-china
RELATED:
Hydrogen Reality Check: Distilling Green Hydrogen’s Water Consumption
RMI | August 2, 2023
By Kaitlyn Ramirez, Tessa Weiss, Thomas Kirk, Chathurika Gamage
The Myth: Scaling green hydrogen will severely impact global freshwater supply because it uses far more water than other hydrogen or equivalent energy production processes.
The Reality: The additional draw on the world’s water supply from producing the green hydrogen needed for a 1.5°C-aligned future will be minimal. To produce the same amount of energy, green hydrogen often consumes less water than fossil fuel-based hydrogen or some types of electricity generation. However, this does not negate the imperative that green hydrogen developers prioritize efficient process design and consider local water availability in project planning. In areas of water scarcity, consideration of alternative sources such as treated wastewater or desalinated sea water can minimize freshwater reliance.
https://rmi.org/hydrogen-reality-check-distilling-green-hydrogens-water-consumption/
Toll Group Introduces First Hydrogen Long-Haul Truck In China
Toll Group Introduces First Hydrogen Long-Haul Truck In China
Toll Group has made a major change in its Chinese operations with the introduction of a landmark zero-emissions heavy duty truck
Fullyloaded.com.au | 08.07.2023
Major freight and transport operator Toll Group has announced the introduction of its first hydrogen-powered long-haul truck in China, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to sustainable transport solutions.
The launch of the new hydrogen truck is in line with Toll’s sustainability strategy and commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
Toll Group says it will deploy the hydrogen truck for deliveries between warehouses in Shanghai, with the prime mover able to travel 300 km per trip and Toll expecting the technology to save up to 149 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
The operator says this is only the start of its zero-emissions transition – Toll Group aims to make its full prime mover fleet all hydrogen vehicles in China over the next two years as hydrogen refuelling infrastructure develops......more
https://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/2308/toll-group-introduces-first-hydrogen-long-haul-truck-in-china
RELATED:
Hydrogen Reality Check: Distilling Green Hydrogen’s Water Consumption
RMI | August 2, 2023
By Kaitlyn Ramirez, Tessa Weiss, Thomas Kirk, Chathurika Gamage
The Myth: Scaling green hydrogen will severely impact global freshwater supply because it uses far more water than other hydrogen or equivalent energy production processes.
The Reality: The additional draw on the world’s water supply from producing the green hydrogen needed for a 1.5°C-aligned future will be minimal. To produce the same amount of energy, green hydrogen often consumes less water than fossil fuel-based hydrogen or some types of electricity generation. However, this does not negate the imperative that green hydrogen developers prioritize efficient process design and consider local water availability in project planning. In areas of water scarcity, consideration of alternative sources such as treated wastewater or desalinated sea water can minimize freshwater reliance.
https://rmi.org/hydrogen-reality-check-distilling-green-hydrogens-water-consumption/
August 6, 2023
Hydrogen-powered buses launched at E-Town
Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area | 2023-08-02
The first hydrogen-powered demonstration project in Beijing E-Town, themed "Green Movement from Hydrogen", held its launch ceremony on July 25.
The site featured 20 hydrogen-powered buses equipped with newly developed hydrogen fuel cell systems by the company "Gantang Travel." These buses will be used for morning and evening commutes in the Beijing E-Town, serving both companies and employees.
This project was selected as part of the "2022-2023 Beijing Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration and Application Project."
Led by Higer Bus, the initial phase of this demonstration project landed in Beijing E-Town...more
http://www.beijingetown.com.cn/2023-08/02/c_907649.htm
RELATED:
Beijing Starts First Hydrogen Carbon Trade
RaillyNews.com | 08/05/2023
Beijing has started the country's first hydrogen-based project to take part in the carbon market trade. The project, which is planned to be completed in September and started in Beijing's Daxing district, will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 24 thousand tons per year...more
https://www.raillynews.com/2023/08/Beijing-starts-first-hydrogen-carbon-trade/
Dear Americans: China is in the process of owning yet another industry of the future. Just so you know. You probably won't be hearing about it on the US Media, and might question why.
Hydrogen-powered buses launched at Beijing E-Town, China
Hydrogen-powered buses launched at E-Town
Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area | 2023-08-02
The first hydrogen-powered demonstration project in Beijing E-Town, themed "Green Movement from Hydrogen", held its launch ceremony on July 25.
The site featured 20 hydrogen-powered buses equipped with newly developed hydrogen fuel cell systems by the company "Gantang Travel." These buses will be used for morning and evening commutes in the Beijing E-Town, serving both companies and employees.
This project was selected as part of the "2022-2023 Beijing Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration and Application Project."
Led by Higer Bus, the initial phase of this demonstration project landed in Beijing E-Town...more
http://www.beijingetown.com.cn/2023-08/02/c_907649.htm
RELATED:
Beijing Starts First Hydrogen Carbon Trade
RaillyNews.com | 08/05/2023
Beijing has started the country's first hydrogen-based project to take part in the carbon market trade. The project, which is planned to be completed in September and started in Beijing's Daxing district, will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 24 thousand tons per year...more
https://www.raillynews.com/2023/08/Beijing-starts-first-hydrogen-carbon-trade/
Dear Americans: China is in the process of owning yet another industry of the future. Just so you know. You probably won't be hearing about it on the US Media, and might question why.
August 5, 2023
How much money do oil CEOs make?
by Staff Writer | August 4, 2023
...ExxonMobil’s CEO, Darren Woods earned $35.9 million in 2022, 50% higher than his previous year pay...
...Chevron Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth got a raise of about 10%, taking his 2023 base salary to $1.85 million as the company reaped bigger profits and cash flow in the past year, thanks to higher energy prices....
You'd smirk too if you banked a million dollars a month!
...BP CEO Bernard Looney’s 2022 pay packet more than doubled to around $12 million on the back of bumper profits amid spiraling energy prices, while BP’s emissions were broadly unchanged, its annual report shows...
London-based Shell paid its former CEO Ben van Beurden $11.5 million in 2022 as annual company profits doubled to an all-time high of $40 billion after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent oil and gas prices soaring...
https://www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/how-much-money-do-oil-ceos-make
Is George Carlin even popular here anymore?
How much money do oil CEOs make?
How much money do oil CEOs make?
by Staff Writer | August 4, 2023
...ExxonMobil’s CEO, Darren Woods earned $35.9 million in 2022, 50% higher than his previous year pay...
...Chevron Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth got a raise of about 10%, taking his 2023 base salary to $1.85 million as the company reaped bigger profits and cash flow in the past year, thanks to higher energy prices....
You'd smirk too if you banked a million dollars a month!
...BP CEO Bernard Looney’s 2022 pay packet more than doubled to around $12 million on the back of bumper profits amid spiraling energy prices, while BP’s emissions were broadly unchanged, its annual report shows...
London-based Shell paid its former CEO Ben van Beurden $11.5 million in 2022 as annual company profits doubled to an all-time high of $40 billion after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent oil and gas prices soaring...
https://www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/how-much-money-do-oil-ceos-make
Is George Carlin even popular here anymore?
August 4, 2023
Companies like Universal Hydrogen are retrofitting planes with hydrogen fuel cells.
Hydrogen-powered flight is closer to takeoff than ever
Once dismissed as impractical, hydrogen fuel cell planes are showing new promise after a series of successful test flights.
Popular Science | ANDREW PAUL | AUG 3, 2023
Despite only recently taking to the skies, hydrogen-powered planes are already assuaging some skeptics about their role within a more sustainable airline industry. And while current prototypes won’t be making transoceanic flights anytime soon, their proofs-of-concept could guide better, more efficient, and larger craft in the years to come.
As Canary Media highlighted on August 2, two California-based startups’ have recently run multiple successful test flights for their experimental hydrogen gas fuel cell propeller planes. Both prototypes involve retrofitting existing turboprops to accommodate hydrogen fuel technology, albeit in slightly different ways to achieve different goals.
Universal Hydrogen’s 40-passenger Dash 8 prototype, for example, pairs an original jet fuel engine alongside a 1.2 megawatt fuel cell and 800-kilowatt electric motor. According to the company’s CTO Mark Cousin, the Dash 8 has successfully flown a total of nine times as high as 10,000 feet while at speeds upwards of 170 knots (195 mph). Meanwhile, ZeroAvia’s modified 19-seat Dornier 228 has flown 10 times at 5,000 feet while traveling at 150 knots without any issues. The company’s twin-engine turboprop includes one standard fuel setup, as well as a 600 kilowatt combination of hydrogen fuel cells and batteries.
Air travel has steadily rebounded following countries’ easing of COVID-19 lockdown precautions. While the numbers still aren’t pre-pandemic levels, they are expected to surpass them by 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). All those additional planes in the sky come with carbon emissions—roughly 800 metric tonnes of it, as of last year. In order to ensure a sustainable future, the IEA estimates that nations need to keep those CO2 levels below 1000 metric tonnes through the decade’s end. Unfortunately, the organization currently deems the airline industry “not on track” to achieving the goal...more
https://www.popsci.com/technology/hydrogen-fuel-planes-clean-transportation/?h2fd
60 Seconds With McKenzie Kinzbach, Principal Propulsion Engineer at Universal Hydrogen
August 2023: The Hydrogen Energy Revolution Goes Airborne
Hydrogen-powered flight is closer to takeoff than ever - Popular Science
Companies like Universal Hydrogen are retrofitting planes with hydrogen fuel cells.
Hydrogen-powered flight is closer to takeoff than ever
Once dismissed as impractical, hydrogen fuel cell planes are showing new promise after a series of successful test flights.
Popular Science | ANDREW PAUL | AUG 3, 2023
Despite only recently taking to the skies, hydrogen-powered planes are already assuaging some skeptics about their role within a more sustainable airline industry. And while current prototypes won’t be making transoceanic flights anytime soon, their proofs-of-concept could guide better, more efficient, and larger craft in the years to come.
As Canary Media highlighted on August 2, two California-based startups’ have recently run multiple successful test flights for their experimental hydrogen gas fuel cell propeller planes. Both prototypes involve retrofitting existing turboprops to accommodate hydrogen fuel technology, albeit in slightly different ways to achieve different goals.
Universal Hydrogen’s 40-passenger Dash 8 prototype, for example, pairs an original jet fuel engine alongside a 1.2 megawatt fuel cell and 800-kilowatt electric motor. According to the company’s CTO Mark Cousin, the Dash 8 has successfully flown a total of nine times as high as 10,000 feet while at speeds upwards of 170 knots (195 mph). Meanwhile, ZeroAvia’s modified 19-seat Dornier 228 has flown 10 times at 5,000 feet while traveling at 150 knots without any issues. The company’s twin-engine turboprop includes one standard fuel setup, as well as a 600 kilowatt combination of hydrogen fuel cells and batteries.
Air travel has steadily rebounded following countries’ easing of COVID-19 lockdown precautions. While the numbers still aren’t pre-pandemic levels, they are expected to surpass them by 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). All those additional planes in the sky come with carbon emissions—roughly 800 metric tonnes of it, as of last year. In order to ensure a sustainable future, the IEA estimates that nations need to keep those CO2 levels below 1000 metric tonnes through the decade’s end. Unfortunately, the organization currently deems the airline industry “not on track” to achieving the goal...more
https://www.popsci.com/technology/hydrogen-fuel-planes-clean-transportation/?h2fd
60 Seconds With McKenzie Kinzbach, Principal Propulsion Engineer at Universal Hydrogen
August 2023: The Hydrogen Energy Revolution Goes Airborne
August 3, 2023
Wisdom Motor to deliver 147 hydrogen heavy-duty trucks to Australia
China Hydrogen Bulletin | Jian Wu | Aug 3, 2023
Wisdom Motor, a FCEV innovator headquartered in Fujian, China, announced it signed a contract to export 147 hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty waste management trucks to Australia on August 2nd. The contract worth a total of 450mn Rmb ($63mn). This would be the first FCEV heavy-duty truck fleet operating in Australia.
These hydrogen fuel heavy-duty trucks will be equipped with a 110-400kw fuel cell system and has a maximum operation range of 1,000 kilometers, which is applicable for various commercial transportation scenarios such as intercity freight and provincial long-distance transportation.
In November 2022, Wisdom Motor signed a memorandum of understanding with Pure Hydrogen and HDrive in Australia to deliver 12,000 hydrogen-fuel heavy-duty trucks in five years. Australia has excellent green hydrogen potential and it is set to be a leading clean hydrogen supplier globally, according to Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy.
Wisdom Motor is at the forefront of driving change towards a zero-emission future, and they have announced a strategic partnership with several industry leaders to accelerate this change. The joint effort will focus on advancing the development and deployment of new sustainable energy technologies, particularly in the commercial fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) sector...more
https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/wisdom-motor-to-deliver-147-hydrogen
4 Years Ago:
In 2016, there were no public hydrogen stations in China. Now there are over 300. And they are now exporting fleets of hydrogen trucks.
This while California Hydrogen stations can't seem to stay open and/or "issues" keep stations unavailable - sometimes for days https://h2fcp.org/stationmap
Watching another nation literally take over an industry (see: Solar circa 2010) is both sad and funny at the same time. In the US, it's like Laurel and Hardy do H2 or something. The 3 Stooges tackle Hydrogen and Fail.
China: Wisdom Motor to deliver 147 hydrogen heavy-duty trucks to Australia
Wisdom Motor to deliver 147 hydrogen heavy-duty trucks to Australia
China Hydrogen Bulletin | Jian Wu | Aug 3, 2023
Wisdom Motor, a FCEV innovator headquartered in Fujian, China, announced it signed a contract to export 147 hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty waste management trucks to Australia on August 2nd. The contract worth a total of 450mn Rmb ($63mn). This would be the first FCEV heavy-duty truck fleet operating in Australia.
These hydrogen fuel heavy-duty trucks will be equipped with a 110-400kw fuel cell system and has a maximum operation range of 1,000 kilometers, which is applicable for various commercial transportation scenarios such as intercity freight and provincial long-distance transportation.
In November 2022, Wisdom Motor signed a memorandum of understanding with Pure Hydrogen and HDrive in Australia to deliver 12,000 hydrogen-fuel heavy-duty trucks in five years. Australia has excellent green hydrogen potential and it is set to be a leading clean hydrogen supplier globally, according to Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy.
Wisdom Motor is at the forefront of driving change towards a zero-emission future, and they have announced a strategic partnership with several industry leaders to accelerate this change. The joint effort will focus on advancing the development and deployment of new sustainable energy technologies, particularly in the commercial fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) sector...more
https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/wisdom-motor-to-deliver-147-hydrogen
4 Years Ago:
In 2016, there were no public hydrogen stations in China. Now there are over 300. And they are now exporting fleets of hydrogen trucks.
This while California Hydrogen stations can't seem to stay open and/or "issues" keep stations unavailable - sometimes for days https://h2fcp.org/stationmap
Watching another nation literally take over an industry (see: Solar circa 2010) is both sad and funny at the same time. In the US, it's like Laurel and Hardy do H2 or something. The 3 Stooges tackle Hydrogen and Fail.
August 3, 2023
Tesla faces California class action on its EV range claims
Source: Reuters
Three Tesla (TSLA.O) owners in California on Wednesday sued the automaker in a proposed class action that accuses the company of falsely advertising the estimated driving ranges of its electric vehicles.
The lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California cites a Reuters article published last week which reported Tesla had created a "Diversion Team" in Nevada to cancel as many range-related appointments as possible after becoming inundated with owner complaints.
Reuters also reported that about a decade ago Tesla had decided to write algorithms for its in-dash range meter that would show drivers "rosy" projections for the distance the car could travel on a full battery, according to a source.
The directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, this person said. Reuters could not determine whether Tesla still uses algorithms that boost range estimates.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/tesla-faces-california-class-action-its-ev-range-claims-2023-08-03/
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