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Researchers at Khalifa University and the University of Manchester spearhead graphene breakthrough in next-generation technology

Researchers at Khalifa University of Science and Technology's Research and Innovation Centre for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC2D) and the Research and Innovation Centre for Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen (RICH) have teamed up with other researchers at the University of Manchester to create a new device using graphene to transform the next-generation of technologies for hydrogen fuel cells, computing and catalysis.

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Linde invests $2bn to develop Canada's largest clean hydrogen production site

Industrial gases company Linde has announced that it will invest more than $2bn to build, own and operate a blue hydrogen production and air separation complex for chemical giant Dow in Alberta, Canada, after signing a binding clean hydrogen supply agreement with the US company.

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Korea's Largest Shipbuilder Further Explores Fuel Cell Field

HD Hydrogen, a newly established company under South Korea's largest shipbuilding group HD KSOE, will spend EUR 72 million (USD 81 million) to acquire Convion, a 12-year-old developer of solid oxide cell (SOC) technology, according to reports. the acquisition comes on the heels of the EUR 45 million purchase of Estonian fuel cell company Elcogen by HD KSOE last year. It is worth noting that other Korean shipbuilders, such as Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Marine, are also at the forefront of deploying fuel cells on their vessels.

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H2Global secures first renewable ammonia supply contract

Hintco GmbH announced the formal signing of a contract with Fertiglobe, the winning bidder in H2Global's first renewable ammonia pilot auction. Under the terms of the contract, Fertiglobe will begin production of renewable ammonia, with first deliveries to European ports scheduled for 2027. The contract, valued at up to €397 million, will secure an initial supply of a potential 19,500 tonnes of renewable ammonia in 2027, with total deliveries expected to increase cumulatively to 397,000 tonnes by 2033, depending on production and supply conditions.

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Germany Accelerates Promotion of Hydrogen Energy Industry

Recently, the German government announced that it will promote the development and construction of the ‘Southern Hydrogen Corridor’, which is one of the five large-scale ‘Hydrogen Corridor’ projects currently being planned in Europe. According to the plan, Germany will be through a dedicated pipeline, in North Africa through the wind or solar energy production of hydrogen through Italy and Austria to the southern part of Germany, in order to meet the growing local demand for hydrogen energy.

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Car giants team up to develop fuel cell cars

On 27 August, Toyota Motor and BMW Group have entered into a comprehensive partnership on fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), with Toyota supplying key components such as hydrogen tanks and BMW launching a mass-produced fuel cell vehicle within a few years. The two companies will also develop hydrogen charging infrastructure in Europe. The two companies will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 3 September regarding full cooperation on fuel cell vehicles, to be announced at a BMW media briefing scheduled for the 5th.