tdtcal
5 hours ago
From a start in 2023....Plug Lands Three Electrolyzer Deals for European Green Hydrogen Projects in Hard to Decarbonize Industries
May 22, 2023
Plug will deliver 5MW containerized electrolyzer modules for first-ever use of industrial-scale green hydrogen in glass manufacturing, aluminum recycling, and steel manufacturing processesLATHAM, N.Y., May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, landed three five megawatt (MW) electrolyzer projects with Ardagh Glass Limmared AB, Hydro Havrand, and the APEX Group for the first-ever use of industrial-scale green hydrogen in glass manufacturing, aluminum recycling, and steel manufacturing processes. Plug is the only company offering 5MW containerized PEM electrolyzers today.
WeTheMarket
5 days ago
Amazon Advances Green Logistics with On-Site Hydrogen Production at Colorado Facility
November 28, 2024
https://fuelcellsworks.com/2024/11/28/clean-energy/thursday-throwback-story-amazon-advances-green-logistics-with-on-site-hydrogen-production-at-colorado-facility
Amazon, in partnership with Plug Power, has taken a significant leap forward in its green logistics initiative by inaugurating its first on-site hydrogen production facility at a fulfillment center in Aurora, Colorado. This pioneering step, unveiled at the end of last year, demonstrates Amazon's commitment to sustainable practices and its strategy to decarbonize operations by 2040.
The new facility features a one-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane electrolyzer, capable of producing low-carbon hydrogen to fuel over 225 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift trucks at the site. Designed to support up to 400 forklifts, the electrolyzer represents a move towards more efficient and environmentally friendly operations. This development is a part of Amazon's broader goal to match its electricity use with renewable energy by 2025 and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
Asad Jafry, Amazon’s director of global hydrogen economy, expressed his enthusiasm for the project: “Hydrogen is an important tool in our efforts to decarbonize our operations by 2040 in support of The Climate Pledge, and we’re excited about our ability to produce hydrogen at Amazon facilities through this partnership with Plug.”
The Colorado facility marks Amazon's first venture into on-site hydrogen production, a move that significantly enhances energy efficiency. The partnership between Amazon and Plug Power has already seen the deployment of over 17,000 fuel cells for forklifts across more than 80 fulfillment centers in North America. However, traditionally, hydrogen for these fuel cells was produced off-site and transported to the centers, a process that involved liquifying and trucking the hydrogen.
WeTheMarket
1 week ago
Mission Hydrogen webinar "Hydrogen EPC - Real life experience", Wed. Nov 27, 10 am ET.
Link to register https://event.webinarjam.com/register/963/44lyrhxq7
What You Will Learn In The Webinar
One of the most pressing challenges in the hydrogen industry is bridging the gap between theory and practice. How do you move from ambitious PowerPoint plans to fully operational hydrogen projects? What does it take to turn blueprints into reality?
In this webinar, John Cornish, owner, President, and General Manager of Engineering, Procurement & Construction, LLC, will share his unparalleled expertise from over 20 years in the field. With 120+ hydrogen projects completed, John has firsthand experience in designing, building, and commissioning hydrogen infrastructure across the U.S. His work has been instrumental in producing tens of thousands of kilograms of clean hydrogen daily.
This webinar is your chance to learn from someone who knows how to get things done—from handling safety protocols and dealing with notified bodies to troubleshooting the inevitable challenges of real-world hydrogen projects.
Here’s what you will learn:
- Turning Plans Into Reality: Practical insights on building hydrogen infrastructure, from manufacturing to commissioning.
- Ensuring Safety and Compliance: How to navigate regulations, work with fire marshals, and meet safety standards.
- Troubleshooting Real-World Challenges: Discover strategies to overcome common hurdles in hydrogen projects.
- Case Studies Across the U.S.: Learn from John’s projects in states like California, Colorado, Hawai’i, and Wyoming.
- Lessons from 20+ Years of Experience: Why no hydrogen project is without issues—and how to solve them effectively.
WeTheMarket
2 weeks ago
Plug Power and Burckhardt Compression complete H2 liquefaction
21 Nov 2024
https://h2-tech.com/news/2024/11-2024/plug-power-and-burckhardt-compression-complete-h-sub-2-sub-liquefaction/
Making green H2 a readily available fuel relies on rapidly building production facilities. Companies like Plug Power are leading the way, creating an end-to-end green H2 ecosystem. In this environment, effectively delivering sufficient H2 relies on large reciprocating compressors, which is why Plug Power has partnered with Burckhardt Compression, a leading supplier of compression solutions for sustainable applications, to provide specialized equipment for new projects.
Green H2 is produced from water by splitting the H2 and oxygen molecules using electrolysis. This process is powered by renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or hydro, and when the resulting gas is utilized in a fuel cell system, the only emission is water. Consequently, green H2 promises to decarbonize industry, vehicles, and the way we produce fuel. There is a catch though - H2 is an incredibly light gas which makes it challenging to deliver it in required quantities to the consumer. Therefore, it must be compressed, or like in this case, even liquefied before transport to filling stations.
Oliver Franz, Sales Manager H2 for Mobility & Energy at Burckhardt Compression, said, “To move large quantities of H2 efficiently, ring type compressors are a better choice than centrifugal. Our designs offer industry leading efficiency, which is an advantage especially in a renewable energy project where maximizing production output versus power consumed is crucial.”
Considering this, Plug Power approached Burckhardt Compression to deliver a large quantity of H2 piston compressors in a phased order to support the construction of multiple new H2 liquefaction facilities. The first phase of compressors required the Burckhardt Compression team in the U.S. to quickly grow its capacity.
“We have operated a facility in Waller, Texas, for eight years now, and assembling the piston compressors required for the project on-site meant we had to expand. Each compressor weighs more than 200,000 pounds (91 tons), which exceeded the capacity of our cranage. Beyond equipment upgrades, we also needed to bolster our team,” said Michael Ciambella, Compressor Engineering and Manufacturing Manager.
Increasing capacity and expertise. The expectations from Plug Power were high and Burckhardt Compression planned to exceed them. Ramping up assembly was dependent on the ability to move around a fully built compressor to enable assemblies to be executed in parallel. Burckhardt Compression invested in a hydraulic gantry crane system with a 1-million-pound (450 ton) lifting capacity, which would allow the safe, slow movement of the compressors across the workshop. The company worked with experts to install and supervise all lifts during the project.
The investments paid dividends, as Michael confirmed, “We were able to grow our assembly capacity at Waller by 50%, which allowed us to effectively meet the first phase of compressors and any afterwards. The assembly turnaround time for each compressor was reduced from six weeks down to four, and sometimes we delivered even faster than that! We managed to complete the first phase three days ahead of schedule with zero safety incidents."
Eleven new personnel joined the team too, including a consultant and a project lead with 20-yr experience in compressor projects. As a global company, the U.S. team also received training from a Burckhardt Compression expert from Switzerland, who joined the company for six weeks to ensure transfer of know-how for the assembly work. Components for the compressors would be manufactured in Switzerland and delivered to the team in the U.S.
Specifically designed for H2. Burckhardt Compression was able to design a dry running piston compressor with a highly variable turndown arrangement to exactly meet customer needs. This will allow operators to match the compressor’s performance to the process requirements without any wasted energy.
Michael continued, “This is a dry design to ensure that no lubrication oil can contaminate the H2 and reduce fuel quality. With large diameter pistons for the first stage, there is a lot of heat from frictional forces, so the rider band must be able to withstand this and provide a long service life. We use proprietary polymer materials we have developed in-house. This enables over a year of operation before maintenance is required, which is unsurpassed in terms of uptime.”
The minimal weight pistons were designed with energy saving in mind, while still ensuring enough strength to compress the H2. Compressor chambers are fitted with a fixed pocket, which can expand to increase internal space. Specially developed pressure packing further contributes to an extended service life. Ultimately, the design philosophy is to find the sweet spot in terms of gas temperature and required production output for the customer.
A monitoring solution from Burckhardt Compression’s digital experts PROGNOST Systems is also included. A suite of sensors constantly delivers data regarding the performance of suction and discharge valves, bearing temperatures and rod drop. Consequently, operators can monitor equipment condition and predict any preventative maintenance measures steps needed, improving uptime.
Great expertise for a new market. As of Q1 2024, Burckhardt Compression has successfully delivered the first order and has more projects underway. Following the expansion of its team and facilities, this partnership has let Burckhardt Compression lead the way in H2 production.
A significant factor in the success of this partnership has been the readiness of Burckhardt Compression's service and its flexibility to operate both within and outside the country, thanks to the extensive setup in the U.S. This ability instilled confidence in Plug Power to opt for the ‘new’ technical solution. Burckhardt Compression's ability to provide reliable and efficient services, coupled with the commitment to customer satisfaction, has played a crucial role in the successful implementation of these projects.
Michael added, “We have 175 years of knowledge in compressors and over 50 years’ experience in H2, so we can bring great expertise to a relatively young market. Our products support the entire H2 value chain, from production operations all the way to the forecourt. Burckhardt Compression even supports third-party compressors with modernization solutions, tailored services and high-speed replicated parts. We are certain that the quality of our work speaks for itself, and that we can continue to support landmark renewable projects such as this.”
"Although the energy transition brings forth exciting opportunities, the challenges that it presents can be daunting to our customers. With a customer intimacy culture within Burckhardt Compression (U.S.), Inc., we are committed to delivering the best business solutions for our partners such as Plug Power. Our successful completion of the first phase of units is an excellent testimony to Burckhardt Compression's customer collaboration, product leadership, technical expertise and project capacity. We are super excited about our proven products and services supporting a sustainable energy future," concluded Annie Savarimuthu, VP Systems Division, Burckhardt Compression (U.S.) Inc.
Burckhardt Compression has released an exclusive timelapse video of the compressor lifting process at its facility, which can be viewed here:
Jack_Bolander
2 weeks ago
WTM - What a waste of taxpayer money which could have been used for good instead.
Politics often wins over Science and Logic.
Funny that two of the most respected Sciencetific Universities in Germany just reported that hydrogen fuel cells don't make sense in Trucks when compatred to other alternatives (below).
Electric trucks clearly advantageous over hydrogen in road freight transport – report
Freight
Clean Energy Wire:
Battery-electric trucks are the best option to reduce emissions from road freight transport, and market forces are working in their favour, according to a report by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in collaboration with the Technical University of Dresden and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg.
While battery-electric trucks are slowly gaining market share, and a growing range of models come onto the market, hydrogen fuel cell models on German roads were "almost non-existent," said the researchers.
Freight transport is responsible for six per cent of Germany's total greenhouse gas emissions, and 40 percent of transport-related emissions – yet trucks lag behind cars in the transition to electric mobility. 2.3 percent of German trucks are battery-powered if heavy trailer trucks are excluded, compared to a hydrogen market share of 0.006 percent, according to DIW.
The DIW report noted that private investment in truck charging infrastructure was growing. Researchers recommended that the government maintains support for fast-charging points for trucks, but advised against promoting hydrogen in the sector, which would require investment in completely different technology and infrastructure. "Clear communication from federal policymakers on battery-powered trucks as the key technology would give truck manufacturers and operators security on upcoming investments," DIW energy expert Wolf-Peter Schill said.
The researchers also called for changes to greenhouse gas reduction quota regulations, which they said do not reflect the stark difference in efficiency between battery-electric drives and hydrogen alternatives. Battery-electric trucks are much more efficient than those using hydrogen fuel cells, because converting electricity from renewables into hydrogen is highly energy-intensive.
A 2023 Öko-Institute report forecast that, with enough investment in charging infrastructure, all new trucks registered in Germany could be battery-electric by 2035. Industry has said the country needs 4,000 fast-charging points by 2030. However, environmental organisations have criticised the government for investing more in road infrastructure than rail which, they argue, is the best option for reducing emissions and yet still accounts for only a small share of German freight transport.
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