19 January 2022
STRING Megaregion reveals plans to pioneer the green transition of road transport
A number of regions and municipalities from Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway have, together with six private companies, applied for EU / CEF funding to establish a line of hydrogen stations in the corridor between Hamburg and Oslo. The project consists of different parts, Everfuel (DK), Hynion (NO) and GP JOULE (DE) are responsible for building and operating the filling stations, while Quantron (DE) will assist the project with hydrogen trucks and will lead the work of developing economic and market incentives needed to increase demand for hydrogen cars. The ambition is for the GREATER4H project to act as a catalyst to accelerate the conversion of the vehicle fleet among vehicle manufacturers. In addition, Ørsted (DK) and RENOVA (SE) have joined GREATER4H as associate partners to contribute unique expertise in the production of green hydrogen and as end users in the form of hydrogen vehicle operators.
Finland's largest green hydrogen production plant is planned in Lahti
Lahti Energia and Nordic Ren-Gas Oy have signed a cooperation agreement for the technical and economic feasibility analysis of a Power-to-Gas plant complex in Lahti, north of Helsinki. The plant to be located next to the existing Kymijärvi power plants would be Finland's largest green hydrogen-related plant investment, worth about €250 million.
A feasibility study will take about six months to complete, and the goal is for construction of the plant to begin by the end of 2023. The first phase of commercial production could begin in 2025, with full scale production by 2030.
The raw materials for the Power-to-Gas process are carbon dioxide, water and renewable electricity. In the Lahti project, carbon dioxide is recovered from the flue gases generated by the Kymijärvi power plant, and green hydrogen will be produced by electrolysis. The resulting green hydrogen and recovered carbon dioxide are combined in a methanation process into renewable methane, which goes into heavy road use.
The planned production process will require a lot of electricity, which will be procured from new wind farms through long-term purchase agreements. Waste heat generated in the production of renewable methane is to be recovered and utilized in Lahti Energia's district heating network.
Honeywell and FREYR partner to develop next-generation energy storage systems
America’s Honeywell and FREYR Battery have announced the signing of an agreement in which FREYR will seek to benefit from Honeywell's leading technology products, including integrated automation, field instrumentation and safety in its production. As part of the collaboration, Honeywell will purchase 19 GWh battery cells produced by FREYR in the period 2023 to 2030 for use in their energy storage systems.
Under the agreement, Honeywell and FREYR plan to deliver the next generation of smart energy storage systems for a wide range of commercial and industrial customers. FREYR plans to leverage Honeywell's broad expertise in automation and software, including automation systems, quality assurance and control, and the company's industrial software solutions, where possible, to establish industrial production capacity of battery cells in Europe and the United States.
Finnish radiator manufacturer, Purmo places green steel order
Finland’s Purmo, one of Europe's largest radiator manufacturers, has reached an agreement to purchase thousands of tonnes of green steel from H2 Green Steel from 2024. But the first delivery start date is uncertain, according to Purmo's CFO, Erik Hedin. According to Hedin, Purmo’s agreement refers to 20,000 tonnes per year, which corresponds to just under 1% of the H2 Green Steel’s plan for a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes by 2024, or 10-15% of Purmo's regular annual European steel purchases.
Azelio inaugurates two TES.PODs in Abu Dhabi
At a ceremony in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Azelio, Masdar and Khalifa University inaugurated two commercial TES.PODs installed at a joint demonstration project at Khalifa University's Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP) which has an important role for the UAE's ambition to become a leader in sustainable societal development and renewable energy.
Renewable energy overtook the use of fossil energy in Finland's energy consumption
For the first time since the start of energy statistics in 2020, the consumption of renewable energy was higher than the total consumption of fossil fuels and peat, according to Finland’s Ministry of Employment and the Economy's thematic report on renewable energy. Renewable energy sources accounted for 39% of total energy consumption, compared with 37% for fossil fuels, and with nuclear power accounted for less than a fifth of total energy consumption.
What we’re reading
- Renewable hydrogen costs “expected to plummet” by 2030 – here’s how (RenewEconomy)
- German economy minister pledges state support for industry transformation (Clean Energy Wire)
- Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Norwegian-German energy cooperation (Press release, YouTube)
- ExxonMobil aims to cut oil and gas emissions to net zero by 2050 (Financial Times)
- Europe’s metals industry calls for release of gas reserves to curb prices (Financial Times)
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