Fuel Cells

HyAxiom signed an agreement with Shell and other parties to power a deep-sea liquefied natural gas carrier with a solid oxide fuel cell to test the technology’s ability to cut carbon emissions from maritime transport.

On day 2 of the Hydrogen Americas Summit in Washington D.C., co-hosted by the Sustainable Energy Council and the U.S. Department of Energy, Chair, Founder and executive director of the United States Hydrogen Alliance, Roxana Bekemohammadi moderated a panel titled Hydrogen Mobility Applications & Solutions in Land, Sea, Air followed by a brief Q&A.

Loop Energy announced two new customers, each developing medium-duty H₂-electric trucks. Opex/Hevolucion, a Colombian systems integrator of batteries and H₂ fuel cells, and Avia Ingeniería, a Spanish electric powertrain provider and systems integrator, are both looking to trial H₂-electric vehicles in 2023.

Dutch H₂ fuel cell system developer Zepp.Solutions has presented their new 150 kW fuel cell system for heavy-duty applications.

ZeroAvia announced that it has acquired in full the fuel cell stack innovator HyPoint. The acquisition adds HyPoint’s advanced high-temperature fuel cell technology to ZeroAvia’s expertise in developing the full powertrain to enable H₂-electric flight.

The Chemours Company announced a planned $200-MM investment to increase capacity and advance technology for its nafion ion exchange materials to support the H₂ economy.

On Day 1 of Gulf Energy Information’s Carbon+Intel Forum in Houston, Texas (U.S.), Anthony Leo, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer for Fuel Cell Energy, delivered a presentation titled, “Advanced fuel cell-based carbon capture solutions.”

ZeroAvia announced it has entered into a non-exclusive joint development agreement with Textron Aviation supporting ZeroAvia’s development of H₂-electric, zero-emission powertrains for the Cessna Grand Caravan (208B) aircraft.

Ionomr Innovations released its breakthrough Pemion hydrocarbon-based proton exchange membrane and polymer, marking a revolutionary advance in materials for green H₂ fuel cell applications for heavy-duty industry.

Allison Transmission has announced that QUANTRON has integrated the Allison eGen Power 130D e-Axle into its new fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), a heavy-duty truck capable for tractor and chassis derivatives based on the MAN TG3 platform.

The California Fuel Cell Partnership announced at RE+ that it has changed its name to the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership. The name change comes nearly 23 years after the government-industry collaboration was first launched.

Loop Energy announces its customer, NGVI Inc., unveiled its H₂-electric transit bus platform at H₂ Meet in Seoul. The bus will begin trials with local fleet operators within the next few weeks.

E.ON and Nikola Corporation form a JV to decarbonize heavy-duty trucking and offer customers an integrated mobility solution to promote the use of H₂.

The first ride in the Mireo Plus H H₂ train and will demonstrate the train’s refueling procedure using the mobile H₂ fueling station.

Bramble Energy has secured government funding from the Advanced Propulsion Center as part of the Automotive Transformation Fund - a program supporting large-scale industrialization to build electrified supply chains in the UK.

GenCell Energy announced the launch of GenCell EVOX, a new off-grid EV charging solution that leverages alkaline fuel cells, H₂ and ammonia to power technologies.

Corvus Energy joins forces with research institute NORCE and other partners to improve operations of H₂-driven marine vessels to reduce costs and extend the lifetime of both the H₂ fuel cells and the batteries in hybrid configurations.

Shell Brasil, Raízen, Hytron, University of São Paulo (USP) and SENAI CETIQT signed a cooperation agreement for the development of plants for the production of renewable H₂ from ethanol.

The newest technology in the global H₂ sector includes the production of H₂ from food waste, thermal mass flow meters for H₂ measurement, long-range trucks powered by H₂ fuel cells and much more.

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Allison Transmission announced the availability of H₂ fuel cell and compressed natural gas testing at its vehicle electrification and environmental test center.

Woodside Energy, BGC and Centurion, with the support of the Western Australian Government, are advancing plans for a proposed self-contained H₂ production, storage and refueling station, located in the Rockingham Industry Zone.

Cornell’s Center for Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions has received renewal funding of $12.6 MM for a four-year period to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media.

Alkaline Fuel Cell Power updated investors on the development of its low-cost fuel cell technology, including a conceptual image of its recently announced 10-kW fuel cell generator, timing for deployment of six fuel cell units for pilot projects globally, and update of the company’s webpage and investor presentation.

Toyota Motor North America is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to build, install and evaluate a 1-MW proton exchange membrane fuel cell power generation system at NREL’s Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado.

Advent Technologies announced the successful delivery of Advent’s portable fuel cell products to the Hellenic Army’s Special Operations Units to meet the rugged off-grid power needs in performance-demanding settings.

Toyota Research Institute and Northwestern University announced their collaboration to help accelerate new materials discovery, design and development with the world’s first nanomaterial data factory, initially focused on discover new catalysts to make fuel cell vehicles more efficient.

The Biden administration signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, promising a suite of climate protections and investments in clean energy, including a commitment to H₂ energy and fuel cell electric vehicles.

As part of the industry-wide drive to develop high-efficiency, low-emissions vehicles, manufacturers are investing significant revenue in H₂ mobility and its related infrastructure.

Advent Technologies announced the signing of a MoU with DEPA Commercial S.A. enter a strategic collaboration on H₂ projects of common interest.

Bureau Veritas delivers Approval in Principle to Helion fuel cell system, taking another step towards the certification of its marine fuel cell, the FC-RACK.

SFC Energy AG has received several orders from Oneberry Technologies in Singapore amounting to approximately €2.0 MM in total.

Toyota has demonstrated the power and potential application for H₂ technology using a stationary fuel cell to power the iconic Marvel Stadium sign.

Charles Darwin University (CDU) will be part of the Northern Territory’s H₂-fueled future with a pilot H₂ generator, storage and fuel-cell system to be established in Darwin.

A study led by UCLA researchers could help accelerate the use of H₂ as an environmentally friendly source of energy in transportation and other applications.

TÜV SÜD Product Service has issued its first voluntary certificate for a H₂ valve for industrial use.

Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe announced they have closed on a 50-50 JV to set up and operate a network of H₂ refueling retail sites in Germany, Austria and Denmark.

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group are announcing plans to collaborate on bringing all-electric propulsion and H₂ fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market.

The European Commission has approved IPCEI Hy2Tech, the first ever Important Project of Common European Interest in the H₂ sector.

Johnson Matthey announced that it is building a £80-MM gigafactory at its existing site in Royston, UK, to scale up the manufacture of H₂ fuel cell components.

Advent Technologies Holdings announced that its Green HiPo project under the framework of the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) H₂ – technology, has now received official ratification from the European Commission.

The European Commission approved the IPCEI Hy2Tech-program on H₂. This Europe wide partnership industrializes H₂ technologies within the European market.

The Red Bull Ring used the H₂Genset for the first time as part of the Formula 1 Rolex Großer Preis von Österreich 2022.

Hybrid Energy AS, with its daughter company Hystorsys AS, has been awarded the contract for the installation of the world´s largest H₂ storage facility based on metal hydride at Vestsiden Junior Highschool in Kongsberg.

Loop Energy has signed a multi-year fuel cell supply agreement with Tevva Motors, which includes delivery commitments in excess of $12 MM thru 2023.

Ceres announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell to deliver a megawatt scale solid oxide electrolyzer demonstrator in 2023.

Cummins and Komatsu to focus on zero emissions power technologies including H₂ fuel cell solutions for large mining haul truck applications.

Oracle Power announced that it has signed a non-binding MoU with Nuvera Fuel Cells to jointly explore opportunities for decarbonized heavy-duty transport and port infrastructure in Pakistan powered by green H₂.

ReNu Energy announced that it is completing the design of a green H₂ electrolysis production facility.

Siemens Mobility to deliver seven two-car Mireo Plus H trains for the Heidekrautbahn network in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region equipped with a fuel cell drive system and a lithium-ion battery, this second-generation H₂ train provides completely CO₂ emission-free mobility.