From the platform it looked like any other British commuter train. But as several hundred passengers climbed on board the steel-bodied carriages at Long Marston, they were met with an unusual sight. In one of its cars, passengers were encouraged to perch around four hydrogen fuel tanks, a fuel cell and two lithium batteries.
Posted on - 2020-03-02In this past week's Shipping News, USP Maritime Law Specialist, Prof. Pierre-Jean Bordahandy, lays out the pivotal role of Pacific Island Countries in furthering the decarbonization agenda at the International Maritime Organization negotiations convened in London. The structural and institutional obstacles laid out before the island nations of the Oceania region are well-entrenched, and are detailed in greater depth in the Fiji Sun article provided here.
Posted on - 2020-03-02Green hydrogen production, initially in the Eemshaven and later possibly also offshore, is expected to be around 800,000 tonnes per year by 2040, which could avoid about seven megatonnes or CO2 per year.
Green hydrogen, produced with renewable sources such as wind and solar energy, is central to the Dutch Climate Accord and the European 'Green Deal'.
Currently, the industry is already using large quantities of hydrogen, but this is mainly produced from natural gas and replacement with green hydrogen can contribute significantly to the decarbonization of the industry.
The NortH2 project envisages the construction of wind farms in the North Sea, which can gradually grow to a capacity of about 10 gigawatts, equaling electricity consumption of some 12.5 million Dutch households.
Posted on - 2020-02-27