BEIS has announced new funding for hydrogen and low carbon steel production (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hydrogen-powered-distillery-to-produce-sustainable-gin) 1. £100 million Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund (new funding): The Fund aims to: • Deploy low carbon hydrogen production capacity to enable greater use of hydrogen as a decarbonisation option across the energy system; • Encourage future private sector investment in…
CALL DEADLINE: THURSDAY 20TH APRIL 2017 The FCH Joint Undertaking have issued a Call for proposals providing up to €116 million funding, across 24 topics. This includes 7 transport topics, 12 energy topics, and 5 topics for cross-cutting. More information on the call and the 24 topics can be found on the page of Call…
Have a pair of Harvard scientists created the most powerful form of energy storage known to humanity? Hydrogen hit the headlines this weekend, as Harvard researchers Ranga Dias and Isaac Silvera published a paper in Science claiming to have transmuted hydrogen into a solid metal (Observation of the Wigner-Huntington transition to metallic hydrogen). The pair…
Closing date: Monday 13th February 2017, 3:00pm Estimated total value: £250,000, divided into 2 lots. The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are seeking tenders for work on Hydrogen supply chain technical evidence and modelling tool. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./62B97ZCU8C. The main aim…
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have shown promise for a while, but their performance to date has been limited by the proton conductivity of their membrane materials. Researchers around the world have been working on porous materials that will provide three-dimensional frameworks for conduction, and now a team led from the University of Liverpool…
The 4th H2FC SUPERGEN Hub Research Forum was hosted by Professor John Irvine at the University of St-Andrews this year, on 1st-2nd September 2016. Twenty-two leading researchers, from universities across the country, presented the latest developments in their research across topics ranging through Hydrogen Production and Storage, Safety of Compressed Hydrogen Tanks, PEM Fuel Cells, Solid…
Australia has made its first major investment in hydrogen, with an announcement from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government that they would be investing $180 AUD into hydrogen related projects. The ACT is Australia’s smallest self-governing region, consisting only of Canberra and its immediate environs, but due to its hosting of CSIRO and the Australian…
As we reported in June, Nissan has been developing a solid oxide fuel cell that will run on bioethanol, circumventing the need to construct wholly new hydrogen fueling systems. Now, in a nod to Brazil’s massive ethanol industry, the company has unveiled a prototype car at the Rio Olympics. The prototype uses ethanol to charge…
On Monday 11th July, in a packed-out room at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, over 200 people had gathered to hear from Dan Sadler, project manager of the H21 Leeds City Gate team, alongside a discussion panel of hydrogen experts. They were there to explain an idea that they hope will change Britain. That idea…
The Energy 2050 Institute, based at the University of Sheffield, is one of the UK’s leading energy research institutions. Over 250 PhD students work with the institute on energy matters, and there are currently several PhD openings in Fuel Cell and Hydrogen technology: – PEMFC technology Supervisor: Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian, Professor Lin Ma,…
