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Ballard Receives Order From CrossWind for 1 MW Fuel Cell
On January 23, Ballard Power Systems announced it had received an order for a 1 MW stationary fuel cell system from CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, to be integrated into the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Netherlands. CrossWind intends to use fuel cells and electrolyzer technologies to generate green hydrogen from wind power for energy storage.
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Fortescue Future Industries and Enersense Energy Namibia to Collaborate on Green Hydrogen Project
On January 20, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Enersense Energy Namibia (EEN) to explore the possibility of working together to develop green hydrogen and green ammonia in Namibia. The MoU gives FFI a period of exclusivity to study and perform due diligence on the Daures Green Hydrogen Village project, which aims to produce fertilzer from green ammonia for farming, as well supply green hydrogen and green ammonia to regional and international markets.
The proposed project’s first phase has received funding from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education in collaboration with the Namibian Government, and currently includes a 500 kW electrolyzer. It is intended to supply a vegetable greenhouse and various agricultural research projects in partnership with the University of Namibia and University of Stuttgart.
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GP JOULE Set to Order 100 Fuel Cell Trucks from Nikola
On January 23, Nikola Corporation and IVECO announced a Letter of Intent from German energy company GP JOULE for an order of 100 Class 8, heavy-duty Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The Nikola Tre FCEVs in the European 6x2 variant will be manufactured in Ulm, Germany, by the joint venture between Nikola and Iveco Group.
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Howden to Supply Compressors for 20 MW Niagara Falls Hydrogen Facility
On January 24, Howden announced it had signed a contract to provide five hydrogen diaphragm compressors for Atura Power’s Niagara Hydrogen Centre in Ontario, Canada. The state-of-the-art facility in Niagara Falls will be powered by renewable hydroelectricity and use electrolyzers to produce 20 megawatts (MW) of green hydrogen. Howden’s hydrogen compressors will be used to compress the hydrogen for on-site, short-term mobile storage.
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Nikola and FFI Sign MOU for U.S. Hydrogen Development
On January 24, Nikola Corporation announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to collaborate on and evaluate the co-development of large-scale green hydrogen production facilities in the U.S. Under the terms of the MoU, the companies will evaluate potential co-development of new projects as well as hydrogen offtake opportunities for Nikola from other FFI projects.
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CF Industries Signs MOU to Supply JERA with Clean Ammonia
On January 17, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan energy company, JERA Co., Inc., to supply up to 500,000 metric tonnes of clean ammonia per year beginning in 2027. The clean ammonia will be co-fired with coal at JERA’s Hekinan Thermal Power Station in order to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the facility.
The MOU establishes a framework for the companies to assess how CF Industries would best supply JERA with clean ammonia under a long-term offtake agreement.
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Ballard to Develop Fuel Cell Mining Trucks for India
On January 17, Ballard Power Systems announced it had signed an +agreement to launch a pilot project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell electric truck (FCET) for mining logistics and transportation with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), a company focused on mining operations and green hydrogen infrastructure development, and Ashok Leyland, a commercial vehicle manufacturer. Both companies are based in India.
The demonstration project will be led by AEL, with Ballard supplying its 120 kW FCmoveTM fuel cell engine and Ashok Leyland will provide the vehicle platform and technical support. The FCET is scheduled to be launched in India in 2023.
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Bloom Energy and Unimicron to Install up to 10 MW in Taiwan
On December 30, Bloom Energy announced it had entered into an agreement with Unimicron, a chip substrate and printed circuit board maker, to deploy up to 10 megawatts (MW) of fuel cells at Unimicron plants in Taiwan. The installations will begin in 2023 and be completed by 2026.
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Nel Enters Agreements to Expand Hydrogen Production in Norway and Germany
On January 6, Nel ASA announced two major agreements focused on Europe.
The first agreement was with Statkraft, a Euoprean renewable energy supplier, for the delivery of 40 megawatts (MW) of alkaline electrolyzer equipment, as well as collaboration to develop a strong value chain for production of green hydrogen in Norway. The electrolyzer stacks will be produced at Nel’s manufacturing plant in Herøya, Norway. Statkraft aims to accelerate its annual development rate to 4 gigawatts (GW) of new power production per year and to add 2 GW of renewable hydrogen production by 2030.
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Nel also announced that its subsidiary Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, entered an agreement with HH2E for a FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) study and a Letter of Intent for two 60 MW electrolyzer plants in Germany. The FEED will commence after a firm purchase order is made, and the parties intend to conclude a contract for electrolyzer equipment within the first half of 2023.
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Air Liquide Autothermal Reforming Technology Selected for Hydrogen and Ammonia Project in Japan
On January 10, Air Liquide announced that its Air Liquide Engineering & Construction’s Autothermal Reforming (ATR) was selected for Japan's first demonstration project owned and operated by Inpex Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company, to produce low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia. The Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia Project is located in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Bloom Energy Expands Business into Spain and Portugal
On January 9, Bloom Energy announced that it was expanding into Spain and Portugal by teaming up with Telam Partners, a leading senior advisory firm specializing in energy and infrastructure. The companies will market and deploy Bloom’s solid oxide electrolyzer system, as well its fuel cell Energy Server™ to decarbonize marine and port applications.
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Nuvera Announces Sales and Partnership Deals in the Netherlands
On January 10, Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC LLC announced it sold two Nuvera® E-60 Fuel Cell Engines to Nexus Energy, a sustainable innovation company based in the Netherlands. Nexus Energy will use the 60 kW hydrogen fuel cell engines to develop a modular powerpack for maritime and on-shore stationary and heavy-duty applications.
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On January 12, Nuvera announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Urban Mobility Systems (UMS), a clean technology engineering company also based in the Netherlands. The MOU includes initial sales of the Nuvera® E-Series Fuel Cell Engines to UMS and an agreement to explore development, sales and support of standardized fuel cell powertrains for commercial applications in Europe.
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John Cockerill SIgns Agreement to Develop Moroccan Hydrogen Sector
On January 4, John Cockerill announced it was creating a joint venture with a Moroccan energy company to offer integrated green hydrogen solutions in Morocco. The agreement includes the creation of an alkaline electrolyzer manufacturing gigafactory and green hydrogen value chain and workforce development.
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Advent and Alfa Laval Partner for Marine Project
On January 10, Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. announced it was collaborating with Alfa Laval, a global provider of heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling products, to test Advent’s methanol-powered high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells as a source of marine auxiliary power. The project, funded by the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program, will integrate Advent’s next generation fuel cells.
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Plug Power to Deliver Hydrogen Liquefiers to TC Energy
On January 10, Plug Power announced it had been awarded an order for two 30-tons-per-day hydrogen liquefaction systems to TC Energy Corporation, a Calgary-based energy company. The two liquefiers are scheduled to be delivered in 2024 and will serve TC Energy facilities in North America that are not yet operational.
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