The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research has provided figures on the levelized cost of hydrogen (LCoH) for major projects in the Netherlands, while Meld Energy says it is making progress with its hydrogen plans in England.
The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) said significant reductions in unit capital costs, electricity costs and grid tariffs are needed to achieve competitive green hydrogen production costs. According to TNO, the price of hydrogen is higher than expected. “Electrolysis projects from 100 MW to 200 MW for which one would like to make a final investment decision and start construction in the Netherlands in 2024 are faced with an LCoH in the range of €12 ($12.81)/kg to €14/ kg, without taking into account any form of subsidy, or income from electrolysis operations,” said TNO. In the best of cases it is possible the LCoH could drop to €10/kg.
Report energy has received approval from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to build a GBP 250 million ($320 million), 100 MW green hydrogen production facility at Saltend in Hull, England. They will build the facility at Saltend Chemicals Park, a hub for chemical companies such as BP Petrochemicals Technology, Vivergo Fuels, Yara, Mitsubishi Chemicals UK, Ineos and Air Products. In April, Meld Energy made a bid for funding from the government’s hydrogen production business model. “Successful plans are expected to be announced later this year, with the government aiming to support a total of up to 875 megawatts of hydrogen production.” said Report Energy.
Hyvia, a joint venture between Renault Group and Plug, is working with Hype to accelerate low-carbon hydrogen mobility. “This partnership covers the entire ecosystem of H2 mobility: the supply of low-carbon hydrogen, H2 filling stations and hydrogen vehicles,” said Hyvia. The 1 MW electrolyzer will supply the Hype gas station in Paris with green hydrogen. Hype will put two more hydrogen stations into use by the end of the year and deploy at least nine hydrogen buses from Hyvia.
MissionH24 has developed the new hydrogen-electric prototype car H24EVO. Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Co-President of MissionH24, said it demonstrates a hydrogen-electric prototype that can compete with conventional thermal cars. The prototype will reportedly make its first racing appearance in early 2025. The car has two 700 bar hydrogen tanks with a capacity of 7.8 kg, a 400 kW lithium battery and a net Symbol fuel cell multistacks of 300 kW. TotalEnergies, Michelin, OPmobility, Dietsmann and Richard Mille are partners in the project.
the European Commission said the domestic part of the European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction will have a budget of €1.2 billion after stakeholder consultation. This will be announced at the end of this year. Tim McPhie, spokesperson for the European executive body, said the total value of the auctions, including the international component, amounts to €3 billion.
The United States Ministry of Energy (DoE’s) Office of Technology Transitions and the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) have unveiled a new program, the TCF Open Voucher Call, that connects the public with researchers at DoE national laboratories. “This single-phase call will award up to 21 teams with a technical assistance voucher of up to $100,000, redeemable at any of eight national laboratories,“ said the DoE. Separately that of the department Bureau of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (HFTO) also has launched a new website.
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