Hydrogen

MITSUI, a MAN Energy Solutions licensee, successfully tested a 50-bore two-stroke marine engine with up to 100% hydrogen load at its Tamano facility in Japan.

This year’s show focused on the future—how to future-proof current assets and incorporate new ones.

Shell and Bloom are collaborating to develop replicable, large-scale, solid oxide electrolyzer systems for possible use at Shell assets.

The palladium-alloy membrane separators were validated for separating hydrogen blends from 5-20% at 99% purity for use in fuel-cell applications.

The company’s liquid hydrogen module powered a MW-class fuel cell powertrain installed on the “Iron Bird” ground test rig for a regional aircraft flight simulation.

The Hybrid Green Hydrogen plus battery energy storage system (BH-ESS) is a utility-scale, long-duration solution with 293 MWh of carbon-free energy.

The “Reconstruction of Almaty CHPP-3” power plant project will be supplied with two AE94.2 gas turbines, two generators, and auxiliary services.

The U.K.’s East Riding of Yorkshire Council granted Equinor planning permission for H2H Saltend—a 600 MW low-carbon hydrogen production plant with carbon capture.

The companies will conduct a joint research and development program to use low-carbon methanol as a feedstock for distributed hydrogen production.

The Tallawarra B Power Station in New South Wales, Australia is dual-fuel capable with natural gas and hydrogen and is powered by GE Vernova’s 9F.05 gas turbine.

The January/February 2024 issue features an exploration of digital twins, hydrocarbon challenges for compressors, insights on Ansaldo steam turbines, and more.

The U.S. DOE awarded Eden $1.4 million in federal funding to develop technologies to stimulate the generation of geologic hydrogen from iron-rich formations.

bp’s low-carbon hydrogen pipeline has been increased from 1.8 MTPA to 2.9 MTPA, and the company looks to focus on upcoming blue hydrogen projects in 2024.

The partners will construct a 5 MW/20 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system at Galp’s solar power plant near Alcoutim, Portugal.

The partners have agreed to study the development of a renewable green hydrogen plant at Kraft Heinz’s Kitt Green manufacturing site in Wigan, United Kingdom.

These Chinese electrolyzer manufacturers have secured orders for a total of 65 MW for projects in Oman, Thailand, and Uzbekistan.

The demonstration plant will produce 100 tons of “turquoise” hydrogen and 380 tons of synthetic graphite, a form of carbon, from natural gas on an annual basis.

Speakers at Baker Hughes Annual Meeting said natural gas and LNG have significantly lower emissions than their hydrocarbon counterparts, but are they the right energy source for the future?

In April of this year, Kawasaki Heavy Industries will conduct demonstration tests for its Suiso Platform, which enables centralized hydrogen distribution management and trading.

The partners signed an MoU to conduct a feasibility study that will explore solutions to produce, store, and provide green hydrogen at ONEE’s Laâyoune power plant in Morocco.

Baker Hughes Annual Meeting Showcases the Hydrogen Economy Against Backdrop of Strong Turbomachinery Orders

Benjamin Emerson, Senior Research Engineer at Georgia Tech discussed the challenges with low-carbon gas turbine fuels, including methane, hydrogen, and ammonia.

Turbomachinery International interviewed Rich Voorberg, President of Siemens Energy North America, at POWERGEN 2024.

At POWERGEN 2024, Mark Scherluebbe, managing director at EY-Parthenon Energy, outlined a plan to transform older, less efficient fossil fuel plants into facilities that make use of modern intermittent resources.

At POWERGEN 2024, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) discussed ammonia and hydrogen, co-firing, technical challenges, and shared the latest on large-scale hydrogen projects.