December 13, 2023

General Motors Did Not Get The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Memo, Either - CleanTechnica's Tina Casey strikes again

GM is pouring 50 years of R&D into a new hydrogen fuel cell truck venture with the leading vocational truck maker Komatsu.

General Motors Did Not Get The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Memo, Either

Tina Casey | Clean Technica | December 13, 2023

General Motors raised eyebrows last week, when it announced a hydrogen fuel cell partnership with the US specialty truck firm Autocar. Apparently that was just the tip of the fuel cell iceberg. GM has just announced a new partnership with another leading truck maker, Komatsu. The new venture is aimed at decarbonizing Komatsu’s gigantic 930E electric drive mining truck. Wait, isn’t that already an electric truck?

A Hydrogen Fuel Cell For Next-Level Electrification
Almost every freight train in the US runs on electric drive, so it’s no surprise to see other heavy duty use cases for electrified mobility, including mining trucks and others that fall into the vocational use category, such as construction, waste hauling and forestry, among others.

The catch is that this type of electric mobility deploys an on-board, diesel-powered generator. In other words, it’s a diesel-electric hybrid system.

Diesel-electric locomotives began to appear in the US about 100 years ago and they quickly caught on, offering improvements in performance and fuel efficiency. A similar calculation is at work for specialized heavy duty trucks deployed in mining, construction, forestry and other heavy industries.

The problem is that diesel-electric drive still produces diesel emissions. In recent years railway stakeholders have begun to introduce batteries and fuel cells to replace diesel fuel. The going has been slow, but the payoff is 100% electrification and zero-emission operations...more
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/13/general-motors-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck-komatsu/

Tina Casey, CleanTechnica DEC 10, 2023

Clearly Ford Did Not Get The Fuel Cell Truck Memo: F-MAX Is Ready To Roll
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127171166



It's December 2023 and there is a river of hydrogen news. The H2 future is now.

December 13, 2023

World's First Hydrogen-Powered Tugboat Ready to Begin Operations in the Antwerp port area

World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Tugboat Ready to Begin Operations in the Antwerp port area

DEC 12, 2023 | THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

The first hydrogen-powered tugboat is ready for operation in the Antwerp port area. Developed in a partnership between the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Savery family’s CMB.TECH, the vessel is reported to be the largest vessel currently capable of operating solely on hydrogen. It will be used both as a test vessel and a demonstration of the potential for hydrogen as a marine fuel.

CEO of the port authority Jacques Vandermeiren highlights that the port with its diverse ecosystem and operations is “an ideal test bed” for this technology on a large scale. After spending the past few months in Antwerp undergoing final testing and certification by Lloyd’s, the vessel known as Hydrotug 1 will be in full operation at the port in 2024.

The project was first announced in 2019 and designed to use a combustion engine instead of fuel cells to demonstrate the potential for hydrogen as a marine fuel. It is the first vessel that uses the BeHydro V12 dual fuel medium speed engines. The vessel, which is 98 feet (30 meters) in length, has two of the 2 MW V12 engines and is a tractor tug with 65-ton bollard pull capabilities.

The Hydrotug 1 can store 415kg of compressed hydrogen in six stillages installed on deck. The capacity will give the vessel 24 hours of operation...more
https://maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-first-hydrogen-powered-tugboat-ready-to-begin-operations

December 12, 2023

Dubai's ENOC Group launches the region's first green solar/hydrogen fuel station

Dubai’s ENOC Group launches the region’s first green hydrogen fuel station

The hydrogen station is located in Service Station of the Future at Expo City Dubai

Zawya Projects | December 8, 2023

Dubai-headquartered ENOC Group and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have partnered to open a green hydrogen fuel station at Expo City Dubai, where COP28 is underway.

The Service Station of the Future (SSoF) thus becomes the only station in the region to provide green hydrogen, hydrocarbon fuels (petrol and diesel) as well as electric vehicle charging stations, according to an ENOC press statement.

The station will be utilised to fuel approximately 25 cars (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles / FCEV) at a fuelling speed of approximately 7 minutes. It will offer reliable dual fuelling options at 350 and 700 bar, which can be scaled to meet growing demand in the future.

The green hydrogen station was inaugurated by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Chairman of ENOC in the presence of ENOC Group’s CEO, Saif Humaid Al Falasi.

The green hydrogen is supplied by DEWA from its pilot plant located in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The DFM-listed utility currently uses a 1.25 MW PEM electrolyser to produce green hydrogen at a rate of 20 kg per hour using daylight solar power.

Al-Futtaim Motors Toyota, the Strategic E-Mobility Partner of COP28, is providing ENOC Group and DEWA with four hydrogen-powered fuel cell Toyota Mirai vehicles for testing and use during COP28, the ENOC statement said...more
https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/industry/dubais-enoc-group-launches-the-regions-first-green-hydrogen-fuel-station-p713vm90

December 12, 2023

GreenH Electrolysis to build hydrogen production and refueling station for India's first hydrogen train

GreenH Electrolysis to build hydrogen production and refueling station for India’s first hydrogen train

GreenH Electrolysis has secured an EPC and long-term service contract with Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives for a hydrogen production and refueling station in the Jind district of Haryana. The station will supply hydrogen for India’s first hydrogen train.

UMA GUPTA | PV Magazine India | DECEMBER 11, 2023

GreenH Electrolysis (GreenH), a joint venture between H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies and GR Promoter Group, has secured a contract with Medha Servo Drives (Medha) to build a hydrogen production and refueling station in Jind, Haryana, to supply hydrogen for India’s first hydrogen train under the Indian Railways’ “Hydrogen for Heritage” initiative.

Indian Railways awarded a contract to Medha for a pilot project to retrofit diesel electric multiple unit rake, on the Sonipat-Jind section, from diesel to a hydrogen-powered train, as part of efforts to achieve its net-zero emissions goal.

Medha contracted GreenH to provide the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a hydrogen production and refueling station for this groundbreaking project. GreenH will provide the necessary equipment from its newly constructed PEM electrolyzer manufacturing plant in the Jhajjar district of Haryana.

The hydrogen production and refueling station is expected to deploy a comprehensive system to both produce hydrogen and refuel the trains daily.

“To achieve the first stage, a 1 MW electrolyzer, supplied by GreenH, will operate round the clock with an expected capacity of 420 kg/day of hydrogen. The refueling infrastructure is expected to integrate 3,000 kg hydrogen storage, hydrogen compressors, and two hydrogen dispensers with pre-cooler integration, allowing for quick refueling of the trains,” stated GreenH...more
https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2023/12/11/greenh-electrolysis-to-build-hydrogen-production-and-refueling-station-for-indias-first-hydrogen-train/

And some will still say "there's no such thing as GH2"

December 11, 2023

Clearly Ford Did Not Get The Fuel Cell Truck Memo: F-MAX Is Ready To Roll

Clearly Ford Did Not Get The Fuel Cell Truck Memo: F-MAX Is Ready To Roll

CleanTechnica | Tina Casey | Dec 10, 2023

Hydrogen fuel cell skeptics have been heating up the Intertubes, but the money just keeps flowing into new fuel cell ventures. In the latest sign of respect for the technology, the Turkish company Ford Otosan has embarked on a series of deals aimed at bringing its new F-Max heavy duty fuel cell truck to the European market.

The news follows hot on the heels that GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell division has entered the market for electric cement trucks and other heavy duty applications, so hold on to your hats.

The Ford F-Max Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Project

GM‘s recent activities in the hydrogen fuel cell area have crossed the CleanTechnica radar a number of times, including the company’s support for new green hydrogen technology.

The fuel cell journey of The Ford Motor Company has garnered somewhat less attention. A quick search its investor website yields little (as in, zero) hits under the key phrase “fuel cells.” Its commercial site autocorrects to search for “fuel wells,” which is not particularly helpful.

However, that doesn’t mean nothing is going on. Earlier this year, Ford let slip that its new E-Transit battery-powered electric delivery van — which is assembled in Turkey — will provide the platform for exploring the use of fuel cells in delivery fleets under a three-year trial period in the UK. The trial will focus on fleets that have limited access to battery charging infrastructure, with the idea that fuel cell vans can replace both diesel fuel and battery power...more
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/10/ford-fuel-cell-truck-turkey-europe-green-hydrogen/



Soon the question will be what auto company is not working on hydrogen?

December 7, 2023

GM's hydrogen 'power cubes' will be used in cement mixers and terminal tractors

Andrew J. Hawkins | Dec 7, 2023

General Motors struck a deal with commercial vehicle manufacturer Autocar to use its hydrogen fuel-cell technology to power a range of heavy-duty work vehicles.

Hydrogen fuel cells — which use compressed hydrogen as their fuel and release water vapor as its only emission — have been in development for decades. GM has condensed its Hydrotec-branded system into a “power cube” encompassing 300 individual hydrogen fuel cells, the current generation of which can put out 80 kW of net power.

The automaker has said it wants to use the cubes for a variety of appliances, including mobile generators and temporary EV chargers. And now that list has grown to include vocational vehicles.

Autocar, based in Birmingham, Ala., is a 126-year-old manufacturer of Class 7 and 8 work vehicles, including garbage trucks, cement mixers, terminal tractors, and more...more
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/7/23991373/gm-hydrotec-autocar-power-cube-vocational-vehicle

December 6, 2023

'Murder Without a Trial' - 3-part TV series on John Lennon's assassination - Apple TV

Review from David Whelan who spent the last 3 years investigating John Lennon's assassination

In the trailer, the first person we see is cab driver Richard Peterson, a partial witness to Lennon’s murder. Peterson says: “Lennon was walking in and this kid says, John Lennon.” Peterson then says off-camera, “This guy just shot John Lennon.”

There are two very important things to understand with what Peterson is saying: firstly, Peterson has never said he saw John Lennon get struck with Mark Chapman’s alleged bullets. Peterson has consistently stated that he only saw Chapman raise a gun and shoot. John was out of Peterson’s vision when Peterson said he saw Chapman fire a gun.

What Peterson has not been consistent with over the years, is stating that he heard Chapman call out “John Lennon”. It is provable that Chapman did not do this. But, Peterson today says he did. Peterson’s statement from the night of the murder does not mention Chapman calling out “John Lennon”. Peterson has added this to his story. This is a crucial point, because the John Lennon assassination official narrative, needs us to believe that Lennon turned after Chapman called out to him, to square away Lennon’s frontal wounds. This did not happen. My forthcoming book will prove this...more
https://davidwhelan.substack.com/p/new-apple-lennon-murder-tv-series

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https://davidwhelan.substack.com/

The 20 most common misconceptions about John Lennon’s murder.
https://davidwhelan.substack.com/p/the-20-most-common-misconceptions

December 6, 2023

'Murder Without a Trial' - 3-part TV series on John Lennon's assassination - Apple TV

Review from David Whelan who spent the last 3 years investigating John Lennon's assassination

In the trailer, the first person we see is cab driver Richard Peterson, a partial witness to Lennon’s murder. Peterson says: “Lennon was walking in and this kid says, John Lennon.” Peterson then says off-camera, “This guy just shot John Lennon.”

There are two very important things to understand with what Peterson is saying: firstly, Peterson has never said he saw John Lennon get struck with Mark Chapman’s alleged bullets. Peterson has consistently stated that he only saw Chapman raise a gun and shoot. John was out of Peterson’s vision when Peterson said he saw Chapman fire a gun.

What Peterson has not been consistent with over the years, is stating that he heard Chapman call out “John Lennon”. It is provable that Chapman did not do this. But, Peterson today says he did. Peterson’s statement from the night of the murder does not mention Chapman calling out “John Lennon”. Peterson has added this to his story. This is a crucial point, because the John Lennon assassination official narrative, needs us to believe that Lennon turned after Chapman called out to him, to square away Lennon’s frontal wounds. This did not happen. My forthcoming book will prove this...more
https://davidwhelan.substack.com/p/new-apple-lennon-murder-tv-series

See all articles

https://davidwhelan.substack.com/

The 20 most common misconceptions about John Lennon’s murder.
https://davidwhelan.substack.com/p/the-20-most-common-misconceptions

December 5, 2023

Renewable, clean hydrogen power is coming to California. Here's what you need to know - University of California.edu

Renewable, clean hydrogen power is coming to California. Here’s what you need to know.

Julia Busiek | UC Newsroom | December 4, 2023

You might remember from chemistry class that hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe. You might not have learned that it’s also a powerful way to deliver clean, carbon-free energy. When it’s fed into a device called a fuel cell, hydrogen generates electricity and emits only heat and harmless water vapor.

Energy experts say hydrogen has great potential to cut global carbon emissions and keep toxic pollutants out of our air and water. And yet the technology hasn’t completely caught on in California, even as the state leads the way in other climate-friendly tech like electric vehicles. A few transit agencies run fuel cell buses, and you might be able to spot the occasional hydrogen-powered car on the highway. But the sectors where hydrogen power could make the biggest difference — like trucking, shipping and aviation — are still dominated by fossil fuels.

As the State strives to meet its goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, hydrogen’s fortunes might be starting to change. In October, the federal Department of Energy chose California as one of seven hydrogen hubs, regions where the agency will fund coordinated networks of hydrogen fuel producers, purveyors and consumers. A University of California-backed consortium called the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems, or ARCHES, managed the state’s application to DOE, and will steer up to $1.2 billion in federal funding toward 39 hydrogen infrastructure projects up and down the state.

Altogether, ARCHES projects are estimated to eliminate 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions every year, equivalent to taking 445,000 gas-powered cars off the road. They’ll create over 200,000 new good jobs. And by swapping diesel combustion engines spewing toxic exhaust for zero-pollution fuel cells, Californians will save nearly $3 billion in health care and related costs annually...more
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/renewable-clean-hydrogen-power-coming-california-heres-what-you-need-know

December 3, 2023

The Heartbeat of China: Betting Big on Hydrogen. Join CGTN & travel to south China's Foshan, a city on the cutting edge

The Heartbeat of China: Betting Big on Hydrogen. Join CGTN anchor Xu Qinduo, David Blair & Shen Yiyang as they travel to south China's Foshan, a city on the cutting edge of exploring the potential of hydrogen energy

Just following through with what the real "Father of Electric Vehicles" said a few years ago

"Hydrogen Is the Future"