News in brief
ENTERPRISE DX
News in brief
• Protium Green Solutions is continuing its UK expansion , following its recent entry into Scotland , by opening an office in Caerphilly which will serve its Welsh clients .
• Peel NRE plans to build a Plastic Park in the UK North West to process some of the 4.9 million tonnes of plastic waste produced in the UK each year – along with a Hydrogen refuelling station which would supply up to 1,000kg of hydrogen per day to vehicles .
• From 2025 , HyNet North West will produce , store and distribute hydrogen as well as capturing and storing carbon .
• Element 2 is investing in prime locations across the UK and Ireland and plans to deploy over 800 pumps onto the UK network by 2027 and 2,000 by 2030 .
• Gas Networks Ireland aims to reduce its carbon footprint by gradually replacing natural gas with green hydrogen and biomethane , and ESB ’ s Moneypoint site in County Clare will be transformed into a green energy hub ( Green Atlantic @ Moneypoint ).
• Sapphire Technologies has been named as a finalist for the 2021 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award for its clean power generation technology in hydrogen and natural gas industrial applications .
• Howden Group is strengthening its commitment to the hydrogen market with the appointment of Salah Mahdy in the new role of Global Director - Hydrogen .
• H2H Energy has received an order for a 350 bar containerised refuelling station from Hyundai , New Zealand , in preparation for the arrival of Hyundai ’ s FCEV trucks .
• The Hyzon Zero Carbon Alliance , an initiative of leading companies working to accelerate hydrogen-powered mobility worldwide , has added Woodside Energy as its newest member .
• INEOS Energy has announced £ 25 million cornerstone backing for HydrogenOne Capital Growth , London ’ s first listed fund dedicated to clean hydrogen .
• Funded by the Hanseatic City of Hamburg , Lufthansa Technik will work with the German Aerospace Center ( DLR ), the Center for Applied Aeronautical Research ( ZAL ) and Hamburg Airport over the next two years to design and test extensive maintenance and ground processes in handling hydrogen technology .
• BayoTech has completed the acquisition of IGX Group , which specialises in the manufacture of high-pressure cylinder-based hydrogen storage and delivery equipment .
• The mayors of Namie Town ( Japan ) and Lancaster ( California ) have signed an MoU in what is believed to be the first bilateral agreement to use hydrogen as their green energy strategy .
26 September 2021