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April 30, 2023
Chile's new president, Gabriel Boric, greets his supporters after delivering a speech at La Moneda Palace in Santiago on March 11, 2022. MARTIN BERNETTI via Getty Images
Huffpost | Alexander C. Kaufman | Apr 30, 2023
Last week, Chile announced plans to bring the country’s vast reserves of lithium under government ownership. The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the key metal used in electric vehicle batteries and is seeking to keep a bigger cut of its mineral riches within its borders.
As the batteries for scooters and cellphones are scaled up to power automobiles and electrical stations, the need for so-called “critical minerals” has surged.
In response, countries with key metal reserves are seeking more government control over the resources, particularly amid the chaos of the United States seeking to reroute global supply chains away from China in a bid to weaken its geopolitical rival’s grip over more than 60% of lithium processing.
Chile would, over time, transfer control of the biggest actively mined lithium reserve on Earth — second only to Bolivia’s in overall size and to Australia’s in total production — from the industrial giants SQM and Albemarle Corporation to a government-owned company modeled on the South American nation’s state copper miner...more
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chile-lithium-gabriel-boric_n_644bf6bae4b011a819c76d03
The idea that the entire energy transformation should be attempted with lithium-ion batteries and only li-ion batteries is absurd and ridiculous. Unless one owns stock in a li-ion battery-related company, that is.
A Tale of Two Nations...now playing in a theater near you
Chile's Leftist President Moves To Nationalize Reserves Of Clean Energy 'White Gold' - Huffpost
Chile's new president, Gabriel Boric, greets his supporters after delivering a speech at La Moneda Palace in Santiago on March 11, 2022. MARTIN BERNETTI via Getty Images
Huffpost | Alexander C. Kaufman | Apr 30, 2023
Last week, Chile announced plans to bring the country’s vast reserves of lithium under government ownership. The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the key metal used in electric vehicle batteries and is seeking to keep a bigger cut of its mineral riches within its borders.
As the batteries for scooters and cellphones are scaled up to power automobiles and electrical stations, the need for so-called “critical minerals” has surged.
In response, countries with key metal reserves are seeking more government control over the resources, particularly amid the chaos of the United States seeking to reroute global supply chains away from China in a bid to weaken its geopolitical rival’s grip over more than 60% of lithium processing.
Chile would, over time, transfer control of the biggest actively mined lithium reserve on Earth — second only to Bolivia’s in overall size and to Australia’s in total production — from the industrial giants SQM and Albemarle Corporation to a government-owned company modeled on the South American nation’s state copper miner...more
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chile-lithium-gabriel-boric_n_644bf6bae4b011a819c76d03
The idea that the entire energy transformation should be attempted with lithium-ion batteries and only li-ion batteries is absurd and ridiculous. Unless one owns stock in a li-ion battery-related company, that is.
Hundreds of Energy Department Officials Hold Stocks Related to Agency’s Work Despite Warnings
Wall Street Journal | Feb. 22, 2023
U.S. ethics officials in recent years have warned one-third of the Energy Department’s senior officials that they or their families owned stocks related to the agency’s work, reminding them not to violate federal conflict-of-interest rules.
Most held on to the stocks, a Wall Street Journal analysis of officials’ financial disclosures from 2017 through 2021 shows...
...Mr. Kim reported owning several investments in Tesla Inc., the electric-car maker, at a time when his division was funding research into making longer-lasting and more-efficient batteries. He reported that at the end of 2020 he owned between $18,004 and $95,000 in Tesla call options, which are bets on the stock’s price to rise...
Mr. Kim didn’t respond to requests for comment. The Energy Department spokeswoman said his battery project is focused on “large, heavy, stationery batteries used for grid applications,” which use materials that she said are unrelated to the lithium batteries used by Tesla. She said Tesla isn’t involved in the project..more https://archive.is/RautW
A Tale of Two Nations...now playing in a theater near you
April 28, 2023
PV-Magazine | Vincent Shaw | April 26, 2023
China reached 327.4 GW cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of March, according to new figures from the National Energy Administration (NEA).
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/04/26/china-added-33-3-gw-of-new-pv-in-q1/
~100 GW here and a 100 GW there and pretty soon you're talking real scale...
"Worthless"? You decide
China added 33.66 Gigawatts of new solar PV in Q1 - Total 327.4 GW cumulative installed PV capacity
PV-Magazine | Vincent Shaw | April 26, 2023
China reached 327.4 GW cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of March, according to new figures from the National Energy Administration (NEA).
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/04/26/china-added-33-3-gw-of-new-pv-in-q1/
~100 GW here and a 100 GW there and pretty soon you're talking real scale...
The amount of electricity generated by a nuclear power plant depends on the size of the plant and the type of reactor used. Generally speaking, a single large nuclear power plant can generate up to a few thousand megawatts of electricity. SOURCE
The Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona is the largest nuclear power plant in the United States with three reactors and a total net summer electricity generating capacity of about 3,937 MW. (3.9 GW)
"Worthless"? You decide
April 28, 2023
Construction workers laying pipes for a green hydrogen-production facility for Plug Power in an industrial park in southeast Georgia
North American Clean Hydrogen Projects Are Booming
Biden’s generous IRA incentives put European lead in emerging green energy source under threat
Wall Street Journal | Will Horner | April 28, 2023
Efforts to boost production of hydrogen, a fuel seen as crucial for meeting global climate goals, are racing ahead at a rapid pace, particularly in the U.S., threatening Europe’s lead, according to a report.
Planned hydrogen electrolyzer projects globally have jumped by 18% in the last six months, surpassing one terawatt of electricity capacity for the first time, according to a semi annual report by Aurora Energy Research.
North America has seen the largest increase in planned hydrogen projects in the past six months, according to the Oxford-based consulting firm. While Europe is still the most popular region for new hydrogen projects, its share has fallen from 63% six months ago to 56%, and the report predicts it will lose its majority share by 2025...
Europe has long dominated the burgeoning hydrogen industry but its lead now appears to be slipping, particularly in the face of U.S. plans to spend vast sums of money to boost production of renewable energy and invest in hydrogen...more
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-american-clean-hydrogen-projects-are-booming-75a3d4ed
WSJournal: N American Clean Hydrogen Projects Are Booming. Biden's IRA incentives Threaten EU Lead
Construction workers laying pipes for a green hydrogen-production facility for Plug Power in an industrial park in southeast Georgia
North American Clean Hydrogen Projects Are Booming
Biden’s generous IRA incentives put European lead in emerging green energy source under threat
Wall Street Journal | Will Horner | April 28, 2023
Efforts to boost production of hydrogen, a fuel seen as crucial for meeting global climate goals, are racing ahead at a rapid pace, particularly in the U.S., threatening Europe’s lead, according to a report.
Planned hydrogen electrolyzer projects globally have jumped by 18% in the last six months, surpassing one terawatt of electricity capacity for the first time, according to a semi annual report by Aurora Energy Research.
North America has seen the largest increase in planned hydrogen projects in the past six months, according to the Oxford-based consulting firm. While Europe is still the most popular region for new hydrogen projects, its share has fallen from 63% six months ago to 56%, and the report predicts it will lose its majority share by 2025...
Europe has long dominated the burgeoning hydrogen industry but its lead now appears to be slipping, particularly in the face of U.S. plans to spend vast sums of money to boost production of renewable energy and invest in hydrogen...more
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-american-clean-hydrogen-projects-are-booming-75a3d4ed
“The scale of the increases we are expecting is on an industrial revolution-size scale.”
— Brian Murphy, senior analyst for hydrogen at S&P Global Commodity Insights
April 27, 2023
Electrek | Fred Lambert | Apr 27 2023
Tesla has decided to use a bizarre defense in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Tesla owner who died in an accident while using Autopilot a few years ago.
The automaker claimed that CEO Elon Musk shouldn’t be made available to explain some of his statements on self-driving because some of the public comments might have been “deep fakes.”...
...Judge Evette D. Pennypacker didn’t buy the argument. She said in her judgment (via The Telegraph):
Electrek’s Take
That’s bizarre. If Tesla thinks some of the statements are deep fakes, it should say exactly which ones and try to prove it. But the capability to create deep fakes certainly doesn’t make anyone immune to scrutiny on their statement...
Is he now going to claim that he never said that Tesla would have 1 million robotaxis on the road by the end of the year three years ago? Was it a deep fake? Was it also a deep fake when he said it again the next year? That’s just ridiculous and worrying that Tesla would try such a defense. I guess that Tesla’s new “hardcore litigation team” at work...more
https://electrek.co/2023/04/27/tesla-elon-musk-self-driving-deep-fakes/
https://twitter.com/DevonGuerrero/status/1651623250773016576
Tesla says Elon Musk's statements on self-driving 'might have been deep fakes' in bizarre defense
Electrek | Fred Lambert | Apr 27 2023
Tesla has decided to use a bizarre defense in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Tesla owner who died in an accident while using Autopilot a few years ago.
The automaker claimed that CEO Elon Musk shouldn’t be made available to explain some of his statements on self-driving because some of the public comments might have been “deep fakes.”...
...Judge Evette D. Pennypacker didn’t buy the argument. She said in her judgment (via The Telegraph):
Their position is that because Mr Musk is famous and might be more of a target for deep fakes, his public statements are immune. In other words, Mr Musk, and others in his position, can simply say whatever they like in the public domain, then hide behind the potential for their recorded statements being a deep fake to avoid taking ownership of what they did actually say and do.
Electrek’s Take
That’s bizarre. If Tesla thinks some of the statements are deep fakes, it should say exactly which ones and try to prove it. But the capability to create deep fakes certainly doesn’t make anyone immune to scrutiny on their statement...
Is he now going to claim that he never said that Tesla would have 1 million robotaxis on the road by the end of the year three years ago? Was it a deep fake? Was it also a deep fake when he said it again the next year? That’s just ridiculous and worrying that Tesla would try such a defense. I guess that Tesla’s new “hardcore litigation team” at work...more
https://electrek.co/2023/04/27/tesla-elon-musk-self-driving-deep-fakes/
https://twitter.com/DevonGuerrero/status/1651623250773016576
April 22, 2023
Hydrogen HDT fleet of JINNAN Steel Group
China Hydrogen Bulletin | JIAN WU | APR 21, 2023
SHANXI JINNAN Iron and Steel Group recently announced that the company will deploy 10,000 hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks (HDTs) by 2025, and it also provided specific deployment target for each year-1,000 HDT for 2023, 2,000 HDT for 2024, and 7,000 HDT for 2025.
SHANXI JINNAN Iron and Steel Group, located in Quwo city, Shanxi province, China, is a major iron and steel producer in China which produced 10 million tons steel in 2021. To reduce its carbon emissions and become an environmentally friendly company, it determined to deploy a huge hydrogen HDT fleet which could replace current diesel HDT fleet and it could reduce the carbon emissions substantially by 2025.
The transportation industry is under pressure to rapidly decarbonize. Regulatory changes, as well as customers’ demands for greener transportation value chains, are prompting the industry to adapt. In short-haul and light to medium freight, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—namely trucks and vans—are already reaching total cost of ownership (TCO) parity, however, the picture is quite different for long-haul and heavy-duty trucking. Long distances, unpredictable routes, high uptime requirements, strict driving-time regulations, and the importance of high payloads have made this sector particularly hard to decarbonize. With current energy densities, batteries are too heavy, charging speeds are too slow, and infrastructure is not yet available to directly electrify trucks on particularly challenging routes.
As a result, long-haul and heavy-duty trucking has focused on hydrogen-powered fuel and hydrogen combustion, which are attractive for two reasons. For one, faster refueling and greater range can increase the uptime potential for trucks; furthermore, their lower weight compared with batteries can increase payload capacity. Together, these factors improve hydrogen trucks’ TCO, which is the KPI that the highly competitive transportation industry needs to manage.
The hydrogen opportunity for steel company
Iron and steel producers have an excellent endowment to develop heavy-duty road transportation- they have cheap by-product hydrogen..more
https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/jinnan-steel-group-to-deploy-10000
When some Americans say "We can't build an infrastructure" they need to look at China, because China can - and IS. Americans used to be able to build anything imaginable - even while building spaceships to go to the moon. Now they feel superior when they blow up a pipeline. How times change...
The hydrogen refilling station in the plant of HBIS Group
Actual hydrogen professionals discuss hydrogen for trucks at the recent Hannover Messe 2023 European Hydrogen Convention
Audrey Ma, VP International Markets, Refire Group (CHINA)
Jens Fleckenstein, Global Hydrogen Strategy, Daimler Truck - CEP
Yves Dumoulin, SVP Faurecia Hydrogen Solutions, FORVIA Group
Björn Noackm Project Director, Sustainable Mobility Strategy, Robert Bosch
Another extremely polite and well-balanced DU'er said this upon learning of 300 Hydrogen stations having been built in China, while Americans managed to add a whopping 27 stations in 4 years: "Anyone crowing loudly about 300 fuel stations in a nation of over 1.4 billion people is probably smoking something that's not particularly good for one's mind"
First, 300 then 1,000 then 10,000. It's almost as if an industry is being built while Americans watch. Fascinating, isn't it.
The Hydrogen Energy Revolution continues at a blazing fast pace... In China
China: JINNAN Steel Group to Deploy 10,000 Hydrogen Heavy-duty Trucks by 2025
Hydrogen HDT fleet of JINNAN Steel Group
China Hydrogen Bulletin | JIAN WU | APR 21, 2023
SHANXI JINNAN Iron and Steel Group recently announced that the company will deploy 10,000 hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks (HDTs) by 2025, and it also provided specific deployment target for each year-1,000 HDT for 2023, 2,000 HDT for 2024, and 7,000 HDT for 2025.
SHANXI JINNAN Iron and Steel Group, located in Quwo city, Shanxi province, China, is a major iron and steel producer in China which produced 10 million tons steel in 2021. To reduce its carbon emissions and become an environmentally friendly company, it determined to deploy a huge hydrogen HDT fleet which could replace current diesel HDT fleet and it could reduce the carbon emissions substantially by 2025.
The transportation industry is under pressure to rapidly decarbonize. Regulatory changes, as well as customers’ demands for greener transportation value chains, are prompting the industry to adapt. In short-haul and light to medium freight, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—namely trucks and vans—are already reaching total cost of ownership (TCO) parity, however, the picture is quite different for long-haul and heavy-duty trucking. Long distances, unpredictable routes, high uptime requirements, strict driving-time regulations, and the importance of high payloads have made this sector particularly hard to decarbonize. With current energy densities, batteries are too heavy, charging speeds are too slow, and infrastructure is not yet available to directly electrify trucks on particularly challenging routes.
As a result, long-haul and heavy-duty trucking has focused on hydrogen-powered fuel and hydrogen combustion, which are attractive for two reasons. For one, faster refueling and greater range can increase the uptime potential for trucks; furthermore, their lower weight compared with batteries can increase payload capacity. Together, these factors improve hydrogen trucks’ TCO, which is the KPI that the highly competitive transportation industry needs to manage.
The hydrogen opportunity for steel company
Iron and steel producers have an excellent endowment to develop heavy-duty road transportation- they have cheap by-product hydrogen..more
https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/jinnan-steel-group-to-deploy-10000
When some Americans say "We can't build an infrastructure" they need to look at China, because China can - and IS. Americans used to be able to build anything imaginable - even while building spaceships to go to the moon. Now they feel superior when they blow up a pipeline. How times change...
The hydrogen refilling station in the plant of HBIS Group
Actual hydrogen professionals discuss hydrogen for trucks at the recent Hannover Messe 2023 European Hydrogen Convention
Audrey Ma, VP International Markets, Refire Group (CHINA)
Jens Fleckenstein, Global Hydrogen Strategy, Daimler Truck - CEP
Yves Dumoulin, SVP Faurecia Hydrogen Solutions, FORVIA Group
Björn Noackm Project Director, Sustainable Mobility Strategy, Robert Bosch
Another extremely polite and well-balanced DU'er said this upon learning of 300 Hydrogen stations having been built in China, while Americans managed to add a whopping 27 stations in 4 years: "Anyone crowing loudly about 300 fuel stations in a nation of over 1.4 billion people is probably smoking something that's not particularly good for one's mind"
First, 300 then 1,000 then 10,000. It's almost as if an industry is being built while Americans watch. Fascinating, isn't it.
The Hydrogen Energy Revolution continues at a blazing fast pace... In China
April 18, 2023
Hydrogen + Fuel Cells EUROPE
Europe’s leading Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Exhibition
300+ exhibitors from 25 countries present their latest products and developments on a 5.500 m² exhibition area. International corporations, SMEs and research institutes showcase the full spectrum of the industry. The combination of the exhibition, two forum areas and numerous networking events is worldwide just unique for 29 years.
https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/expo/topics/hydrogen-fuel-cells/hydrogen-fuel-cells-europe/
A Few of the First Videos Released from the Public & Technical Forums 2023
Advancements in the efficiency of fuel cells and electrolyzer technology. Ben Nyland, President & CEO Loop Energy
Nel Hydrogen — Gamechanger across applications and markets. Thorsten Herbert, Director for Market Development & Public Affairs, NEL Hydrogen
Hydrogen refueling stations, the challenges of meeting growing needs -HRS Hydrogen Refueling Solutions
While some complain about the climate, others work to fix it. NOW. Not in 5-10 years.
Obama opened Hannover Messe in 2016
The Hydrogen Revolution continues - with help from Hannover Messe 2023
World's Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Expo for 29 years Now at Hannover Fair 2023
Hydrogen + Fuel Cells EUROPE
Europe’s leading Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Exhibition
300+ exhibitors from 25 countries present their latest products and developments on a 5.500 m² exhibition area. International corporations, SMEs and research institutes showcase the full spectrum of the industry. The combination of the exhibition, two forum areas and numerous networking events is worldwide just unique for 29 years.
https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/expo/topics/hydrogen-fuel-cells/hydrogen-fuel-cells-europe/
A Few of the First Videos Released from the Public & Technical Forums 2023
Advancements in the efficiency of fuel cells and electrolyzer technology. Ben Nyland, President & CEO Loop Energy
Nel Hydrogen — Gamechanger across applications and markets. Thorsten Herbert, Director for Market Development & Public Affairs, NEL Hydrogen
Hydrogen refueling stations, the challenges of meeting growing needs -HRS Hydrogen Refueling Solutions
While some complain about the climate, others work to fix it. NOW. Not in 5-10 years.
Obama opened Hannover Messe in 2016
The Hydrogen Revolution continues - with help from Hannover Messe 2023
April 15, 2023
In China, Great Wall subsidiary FTXT Energy Technology and their vehicle partners Dayun, Dongfeng and Foton, have supplied a fleet of 100 heavy-duty trucks with hydrogen fuel cells for a construction project in the province of Hebei.
Commercial Carrier Journal | Tom Quimby, CCJ senior editor | Apr 14, 2023
A recent report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) declared hydrogen the likely zero-emissions winner for long haul fleets, but China continues to surpass the U.S. in terms of commercial fuel cell adoption, leaving experts to wonder if the U.S. has much of a chance of catching up.
A recent report published by U.K.-based international market research group Interact Analysis shows China with just under 5,000 commercial fuel cell vehicle sales for 2022. In February alone, an additional 127 fuel cell buses and trucks made their way to Chinese roadways. The trend has long favored fuel cell truck adoption.
“According to our data tracker, of fuel cell commercial vehicles sold between 2017 and 2022, trucks made up for 59% of total registrations in China, higher than that of buses,” Interact Analysis principal analyst Shirly Zhu told Commercial Carrier Journal.
China’s lead on commercial fuel cell adoption is far ahead of the U.S. according to CALSTART, a national non-profit based in California that supports both public and private clean transportation initiatives across the country.
CALSTART’s recent white paper titled “Roadmap to Fuel Cell Electric Truck Commercialization” reports that only 84 Class 7 and 8 fuel cell and all-electric trucks have been deployed in the U.S. as of last month...more
https://www.ccjdigital.com/alternative-power/hydrogen-fuel-cell/article/15383049/china-continues-commercial-fuel-cell-lead-over-us
Bill reintroduced to expand hydrogen infrastructure (PDF)
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI on Tuesday released a new Guidance Report, Hydrogen Trucks: Long Haul’s Future?
RELATED:
XCMG Delivers 100 Hydrogen-Fueled Trucks to Mengxi Zhenghe Group
XUZHOU, China, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG, the world's top 3 construction machinery manufacturers, has delivered a batch of 100 hydrogen-fueled trucks to the end client Mengxi Zhenghe Group to aid its construction of a mine near Ordos in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as part of the thousand-units hydrogen-fueled truck order that signed with Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy Technology ("Sino-Synergy" ) earlier...
..."We are confident that using XCMG's hydrogen-fueled heavy truck can create a safe, efficient, economic and low-carbon transportation service for the majority of mining areas," said Luo Dong, Deputy General Manager of Mengxi Zhenghe Group, the end client of this deal. "This marks another landmark bulk purchase order of such heavy trucks from XCMG."...more
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xcmg-delivers-100-hydrogen-fueled-trucks-to-mengxi-zhenghe-group-301710888.html
Three hydrogen corridors began operation in China
China Hydrogen Bulletin | Jian Wu | Feb 27, 2023
As of Feb 2023, three hydrogen corridors have been established and began operation in China, according to industry news.
A hydrogen corridor refers to a network of locations, such as fueling stations, that provide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for hydrogen-powered vehicles along a specific route or region.
Anyang-Liaocheng Corridor: 240 km, 64 hydrogen heavy duty trucks are operating along this line with 4 hydrogen refilling stations;
Tianjin Port-Dingzhou Corridor: 200 km, 122 hydrogen heavy duty trucks;
Xian-Hancheng Corridor: 270 km
More: https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/three-hydrogen-corridors-began-operation
Fleets of 100 Hydrogen Trucks delivered in the US - 0
Fleets of 100 Hydrogen Trucks delivered in China - 2 (at least)
# of Hydrogen Stations in the US in 2016: ~30
# of hydrogen stations in China in 2016: 0
# of Hydrogen Stations in the US in 2023: 57
# of Hydrogen Stations in China in 2023: >300
While Americans argue about whether hydrogen works or not, China is taking over the Hydrogen Fuel Cell industry. Most Americans don't even know what a fuel cell is yet. Sad that the US seems not to have learned anything since China did the same thing to the Solar industry 10-15 years ago.
China continues Hydrogen Fuel Cell lead over U.S. -- Commercial Carrier Journal
In China, Great Wall subsidiary FTXT Energy Technology and their vehicle partners Dayun, Dongfeng and Foton, have supplied a fleet of 100 heavy-duty trucks with hydrogen fuel cells for a construction project in the province of Hebei.
Commercial Carrier Journal | Tom Quimby, CCJ senior editor | Apr 14, 2023
A recent report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) declared hydrogen the likely zero-emissions winner for long haul fleets, but China continues to surpass the U.S. in terms of commercial fuel cell adoption, leaving experts to wonder if the U.S. has much of a chance of catching up.
A recent report published by U.K.-based international market research group Interact Analysis shows China with just under 5,000 commercial fuel cell vehicle sales for 2022. In February alone, an additional 127 fuel cell buses and trucks made their way to Chinese roadways. The trend has long favored fuel cell truck adoption.
“According to our data tracker, of fuel cell commercial vehicles sold between 2017 and 2022, trucks made up for 59% of total registrations in China, higher than that of buses,” Interact Analysis principal analyst Shirly Zhu told Commercial Carrier Journal.
China’s lead on commercial fuel cell adoption is far ahead of the U.S. according to CALSTART, a national non-profit based in California that supports both public and private clean transportation initiatives across the country.
CALSTART’s recent white paper titled “Roadmap to Fuel Cell Electric Truck Commercialization” reports that only 84 Class 7 and 8 fuel cell and all-electric trucks have been deployed in the U.S. as of last month...more
https://www.ccjdigital.com/alternative-power/hydrogen-fuel-cell/article/15383049/china-continues-commercial-fuel-cell-lead-over-us
Bill reintroduced to expand hydrogen infrastructure (PDF)
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI on Tuesday released a new Guidance Report, Hydrogen Trucks: Long Haul’s Future?
RELATED:
XCMG Delivers 100 Hydrogen-Fueled Trucks to Mengxi Zhenghe Group
XUZHOU, China, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG, the world's top 3 construction machinery manufacturers, has delivered a batch of 100 hydrogen-fueled trucks to the end client Mengxi Zhenghe Group to aid its construction of a mine near Ordos in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, as part of the thousand-units hydrogen-fueled truck order that signed with Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy Technology ("Sino-Synergy" ) earlier...
..."We are confident that using XCMG's hydrogen-fueled heavy truck can create a safe, efficient, economic and low-carbon transportation service for the majority of mining areas," said Luo Dong, Deputy General Manager of Mengxi Zhenghe Group, the end client of this deal. "This marks another landmark bulk purchase order of such heavy trucks from XCMG."...more
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xcmg-delivers-100-hydrogen-fueled-trucks-to-mengxi-zhenghe-group-301710888.html
Three hydrogen corridors began operation in China
China Hydrogen Bulletin | Jian Wu | Feb 27, 2023
As of Feb 2023, three hydrogen corridors have been established and began operation in China, according to industry news.
A hydrogen corridor refers to a network of locations, such as fueling stations, that provide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for hydrogen-powered vehicles along a specific route or region.
Anyang-Liaocheng Corridor: 240 km, 64 hydrogen heavy duty trucks are operating along this line with 4 hydrogen refilling stations;
Tianjin Port-Dingzhou Corridor: 200 km, 122 hydrogen heavy duty trucks;
Xian-Hancheng Corridor: 270 km
More: https://chinahydrogen.substack.com/p/three-hydrogen-corridors-began-operation
Fleets of 100 Hydrogen Trucks delivered in the US - 0
Fleets of 100 Hydrogen Trucks delivered in China - 2 (at least)
# of Hydrogen Stations in the US in 2016: ~30
# of hydrogen stations in China in 2016: 0
# of Hydrogen Stations in the US in 2023: 57
# of Hydrogen Stations in China in 2023: >300
While Americans argue about whether hydrogen works or not, China is taking over the Hydrogen Fuel Cell industry. Most Americans don't even know what a fuel cell is yet. Sad that the US seems not to have learned anything since China did the same thing to the Solar industry 10-15 years ago.
April 12, 2023
Turbine foundation marshaling port for their giant Seagreen offshore wind farm. Photograph: Seagreen Wild Energy Ltd
UK Telegraph | Jillian Ambrose | Tue 11 Apr 2023
The world’s deepest offshore wind turbine has been installed almost 17 miles off the coast of Angus as part of Scotland’s biggest offshore windfarm.
The Scottish energy company SSE installed the 2,000-tonne turbine foundation at a depth of more than 58 metres (192ft) in the early hours of Easter Sunday as part of the £3bn Seagreen offshore windfarm, which it is developing in partnership with the French oil supermajor Total.
The record-breaking foundation will be Seagreen’s 112th turbine, of a total of 114; the project will power the equivalent of 1.6m homes. The 1GW windfarm began generating electricity in August last year and will be fully operational by the summer.
Alistair Phillips-Davies, the SSE chief executive, said the installation was a significant step towards completing the project and also showed how the company has been able to “innovate and push the boundaries of technology to power change”...more
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/11/worlds-deepest-offshore-wind-turbine-scottish-coast-sse-seagreen
Related:
Throwing the switch on Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm
A rare bright spot for the UK’s energy supply as Seagreen’s £3bn project begins generating power
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/throwing-the-switch-on-scotlands-largest-offshore-windfarm
World's deepest offshore wind turbine installed off Scottish coast
Turbine foundation marshaling port for their giant Seagreen offshore wind farm. Photograph: Seagreen Wild Energy Ltd
UK Telegraph | Jillian Ambrose | Tue 11 Apr 2023
The world’s deepest offshore wind turbine has been installed almost 17 miles off the coast of Angus as part of Scotland’s biggest offshore windfarm.
The Scottish energy company SSE installed the 2,000-tonne turbine foundation at a depth of more than 58 metres (192ft) in the early hours of Easter Sunday as part of the £3bn Seagreen offshore windfarm, which it is developing in partnership with the French oil supermajor Total.
The record-breaking foundation will be Seagreen’s 112th turbine, of a total of 114; the project will power the equivalent of 1.6m homes. The 1GW windfarm began generating electricity in August last year and will be fully operational by the summer.
Alistair Phillips-Davies, the SSE chief executive, said the installation was a significant step towards completing the project and also showed how the company has been able to “innovate and push the boundaries of technology to power change”...more
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/11/worlds-deepest-offshore-wind-turbine-scottish-coast-sse-seagreen
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Throwing the switch on Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm
A rare bright spot for the UK’s energy supply as Seagreen’s £3bn project begins generating power
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/throwing-the-switch-on-scotlands-largest-offshore-windfarm
April 12, 2023
UK Telegraph | Adam Vaughan | Tuesday April 11 2023
Solar power has reached a pivotal point after the world experienced a “sun rush” last year, with the amount of electricity generated from solar up by 24 per cent.
The International Energy Agency expects solar energy to become the world’s biggest source of electricity by the middle of the century, helping to tackle climate change and reducing air pollution. Last year appears to have marked an important step toward that.
The extra generation from new solar panels around the world last year provided enough electricity to power South Africa. Globally, solar produced 1,284 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity last year, about 4.5 per cent of all power generation, up from 3.7 per cent in 2021.
China provided almost 80 per cent of the extra 245 TWh of generation last year, followed by the US and EU.
“When we look at the evidence, we know 2022 will be remembered as a turning point,” said Dave Jones, an electricity analyst at Ember, the think tank behind the new figures. Many governments were forced to rethink their reliance on fossil fuels because of the war in Ukraine, he added. However, solar power’s growth in the UK was slow compared with the global average. The UK generated 13.5TWh from solar last year, up just 1TWh...more
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/83f6234a-d8aa-11ed-80bc-e358583c5d62
How's that for "useless" and "worthless"??
The next question is how to store energy. Will there be MORE Excess Renewable Energy in the future - or LESS?? Batteries or Hydrogen or Flywheels? How about ALL of those and more. Unless you sell batteries, of course.
Solar set to be world's biggest power source
UK Telegraph | Adam Vaughan | Tuesday April 11 2023
Solar power has reached a pivotal point after the world experienced a “sun rush” last year, with the amount of electricity generated from solar up by 24 per cent.
The International Energy Agency expects solar energy to become the world’s biggest source of electricity by the middle of the century, helping to tackle climate change and reducing air pollution. Last year appears to have marked an important step toward that.
The extra generation from new solar panels around the world last year provided enough electricity to power South Africa. Globally, solar produced 1,284 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity last year, about 4.5 per cent of all power generation, up from 3.7 per cent in 2021.
China provided almost 80 per cent of the extra 245 TWh of generation last year, followed by the US and EU.
“When we look at the evidence, we know 2022 will be remembered as a turning point,” said Dave Jones, an electricity analyst at Ember, the think tank behind the new figures. Many governments were forced to rethink their reliance on fossil fuels because of the war in Ukraine, he added. However, solar power’s growth in the UK was slow compared with the global average. The UK generated 13.5TWh from solar last year, up just 1TWh...more
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/83f6234a-d8aa-11ed-80bc-e358583c5d62
How's that for "useless" and "worthless"??
The next question is how to store energy. Will there be MORE Excess Renewable Energy in the future - or LESS?? Batteries or Hydrogen or Flywheels? How about ALL of those and more. Unless you sell batteries, of course.
April 7, 2023
The Sun Queen
SHE LIT THE WAY FOR SOLAR
PBS | AIRED APRIL 4, 2023
For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery. And yet, along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her boss and colleagues — all men — at MIT.
Despite these obstacles, Telkes persevered and, upon her death in 1995, held more than 20 patents. She is now recognized as a visionary pioneer in the field of sustainable energy. An unexpected and largely forgotten heroine, Telkes was remarkable in her vision and tenacity — a scientist and a woman in every way ahead of her time. Her research and innovations from the 1930s through the ‘70s continue to shape how we power our lives today.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/sun-queen/
Mar 30, 2023
In the winter of 1948, a family of three moved into a newly built house in Dover, Massachusetts with curiously large windows. The Dover Sun House, as it came to be known, was the brainchild of chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes, obsessed with harnessing the power of the sun.
No one had ever tried to survive a frigid New England winter in a home heated by nothing but the sun. The Nemethys were the first to try.
PBS American Experience: The Sun Queen- chemical engineer & inventor Maria Telkes now playing
The Sun Queen
SHE LIT THE WAY FOR SOLAR
PBS | AIRED APRIL 4, 2023
For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery. And yet, along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her boss and colleagues — all men — at MIT.
Despite these obstacles, Telkes persevered and, upon her death in 1995, held more than 20 patents. She is now recognized as a visionary pioneer in the field of sustainable energy. An unexpected and largely forgotten heroine, Telkes was remarkable in her vision and tenacity — a scientist and a woman in every way ahead of her time. Her research and innovations from the 1930s through the ‘70s continue to shape how we power our lives today.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/sun-queen/
Mar 30, 2023
In the winter of 1948, a family of three moved into a newly built house in Dover, Massachusetts with curiously large windows. The Dover Sun House, as it came to be known, was the brainchild of chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes, obsessed with harnessing the power of the sun.
No one had ever tried to survive a frigid New England winter in a home heated by nothing but the sun. The Nemethys were the first to try.
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