Mitsui and MAN say they’ve reworked a gasoline injection engine into hydrogen for the maritime enterprise, whereas 3M and HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE) have agreed to develop large liquid hydrogen storage tanks.
Mitsui talked about that it has effectively run a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine on hydrogen at its Tamano facility in Japan, which it claims is a world-first for the maritime enterprise. ” Mitsui reworked considered one of many 4 cylinders of a MAN B&W ME-GI (-Gas Injection) engine to hydrogen operation,” said MAN Energy Choices.
“The hydrogen was outfitted from a hydrogen gas-supply system that MITSUI developed in 2023.” The companies reported safe operation at different lots and dealing conditions, along with worthwhile hydrogen combustion of as a lot as 100% load.
HD Hyundai Korea Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (KSOE) and 3M have signed a joint evaluation problem settlement to develop large liquid hydrogen storage tanks using Glass Bubbles from 3M. “The collaborative evaluation will think about rising a high-performance vacuum insulation system for liquified hydrogen storage and transportation,” talked about 3M.
Bloom Energy and Shell have agreed to collectively look at decarbonization choices. They will use Bloom Energy’s proprietary hydrogen electrolyzer experience to develop replicable, large-scale, steady oxide electrolyzer (SOEC) packages to offer hydrogen for potential use at Shell belongings. “In response to an unbiased analysis, Bloom now has the most important working electrolyzer manufacturing functionality on the earth of any electrolysis experience, double that of its closest rival,” said California-based Bloom Energy.
Centrica has accomplished engagement on a 20 MW hydrogen-blend-ready gas-fired peaking plant in Worcestershire, England. It talked about it has reworked the beforehand decommissioned Redditch vitality plant. “The positioning is beneath final testing, with the first know-how seemingly in mid-March 2024,” said the UK agency.
Sunfire talked about it has decided to spin off its gasoline cell enterprise, beneath the title “New vitality.” It talked about that by restructuring its firm framework, the two entities will probably be able to coping with the challenges of their respective markets. Sunfire CEO Nils Aldag said the company is now completely allocating its sources to electrolysis initiatives and the event of its pressurized alkaline and high-temperature SOEC electrolyzers.
S&B said it has accomplished setting up the most important electrolytic liquid hydrogen manufacturing facility within the USA for Plug Powerin Woodbine, Georgia. It talked about it “choices the most important working proton commerce membrane (PEM) electrolyzer deployment” within the USA. It claimed that it’s going to most likely produce 15 metric tons of liquefied hydrogen per day for purchasers much like Walmart, Amazon, and Residence Depot: It talked about it may well assist supplies coping with operations, gasoline cell electrical automobile fleets, and stationary vitality functions.
