Eden Energy Ltd (Eden), an Australian clean energy company based in Perth, has entered into an agreement with the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to collaborate to promote the use of hydrogen and hydrogen enriched natural gas (HCNG or Hythane®) as a premium blend of natural gas for internal combustion engines in India.
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Category: Hydrogen
Eden Energy Signs Collaboration Agreement with ARAI
September 29, 2010 – 8:34 pm
India
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Eden Energy Hythane Test Produces Significant Results
May 31, 2010 – 12:15 pm
Australia, Perth
NOx emission reduced by 16.6%
Turbo charged engine under development
Australian-based green energy developer Eden Energy Limited has successfully tested a production-ready 6-litre engine that will enable Indian bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland to power buses with Eden’s low-emission blend of hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HCNG) marketed under the company’s proprietary Hythane trademark. The 2010 H06B CNG engine – developed by Eden’s wholly-owned US subsidiary, Hythane Company, at Ashok Leyland’s Hosur laboratory in India – was initially designed to meet the country’s current Bharat IV (Euro IV equivalent) mandatory emissions targets. Justin Fulton, Hythane Company’s Director of Engine and Fuel Systems, said the results from last month’s calibrated control system and exhaust catalyst for the naturally-aspirated engine would comply with the next generation of Bharat V (Euro V) requirements, ensuring a long production life for the HO6 engine.
Canadian Alliance Fuels Future for H2 Forklifts
April 27, 2010 – 1:51 am
Canada and USA
Hydrogen producer Praxair, Inc. and Praxair Canada have signed a strategic alliance with Canadian hydrogen fuelling systems provider company Powertech Labs, Inc. to jointly market and sell Praxair’s hydrogen and Powertech’s hydrogen fueling equipment to materials handling customers, specifically to distribution centers for hydrogen fuel-cell powered forklifts. Eamonn Percy, Powertech president, said “Distribution centers with large materials handling fleets are realizing the benefits of hydrogen fuel-cell powered forklifts. This alliance will help increase their productivity while potentially decreasing costs associated with operating traditional battery-powered forklifts.”
Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station
January 28, 2010 – 10:09 pm
USA, Torrance CA
Honda's Next Generation Solar Hydrogen Station Prototype
Los Angeles-based Station to Re-fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Honda began operation of a next generation Solar Hydrogen Station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user’s garage, the station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per year) for a fuel cell electric vehicle.
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Two New Hydrogen Filling Stations Planned for Korea
December 3, 2009 – 3:00 am
South Korea
Air Liquide has been chosen to supply two new hydrogen filling stations, designed and developed by the Group’s Advanced Technologies teams. Air Liquide says these hydrogen filling stations will enable vehicles to fill up in less than 5 minutes in the same conditions as traditional fuels, for a driving range that can reach up to 500 kilometers for some vehicles. The first station, which will supply hydrogen at a pressure of 350 bars, will be delivered in the first quarter of 2010 for a government demonstration project, led by the automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motors.
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GM Calls for Infrastructure to Justify Fuel Cell Vehicles
September 30, 2009 – 11:45 am
USA, Washington
General Motors Co. (GM) has put its hand up for assistance with their fuel cell program in the US, saying that Government help and industry partnerships are needed to establish hydrogen fuelling infrastructure to help create demand. A GM press release notes hydrogen-powered fuel cells are a few years away from widespread commercial use because of the need for additional investment and partnership, along with expanded availability of hydrogen fueling stations.
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US DOE Looks for ‘Breakthrough’ Hydrogen Storage Solution
September 18, 2009 – 10:47 pm
USA
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has determined that the next H-Prize will be awarded in the area of storage materials in mobile systems for light-duty vehicles. Lack of a suitable storage material has been identified as major factor limiting hydrogen-fueled vehicle commercialization. The H-Prize, enacted by Congress, authorized the Secretary of Energy to create a program to competitively award cash prizes that will advance the commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies by dramatizing and incentivizing accelerated research.
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Brazil’s Hydrogen Bus – A First for Latin America
July 20, 2009 – 2:41 am
Brazil, São Paulo
EMTU's hydrogen bus
Latin American has what is purported to be its first hydrogen bus, launched in the state of Sao Paulo in southern Brazil early July. With project support from sponsors including the World Bank and United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the bus was developed by the Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos (EMTU), a government-controlled company — see the EMTU website.
Shell Opens Second of Three New York Hydrogen Refuelling Stations
July 14, 2009 – 1:09 am
USA, New York
Signage for the Shell hydrogen refuelling facility at JFK
Shell has opened its second hydrogen filling station in the greater New York City area, located at JFK international airport. With a third station due to open in the area later this month and one already operating there for more than a year, this has become Shell’s first cluster of hydrogen filling stations. Duncan Macleod, Shell Vice President of Hydrogen, said “the prospects for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are strong in the longer-term. This first cluster is an important step as we continue to build capability in retailing hydrogen fuel, in line with the auto makers’ plans to develop hydrogen vehicles.”
Eden Energy Wins Tender for India
January 16, 2008 – 7:00 pm
Australia, India
Indian Oil Corporation, one of India’s largest petroleum marketing groups, has selected Australian based Eden Energy to supply and install the first public hydrogen dispensing station in India to supply fuel to motor vehicles running on either hydrogen or Hythane®, Eden’s proprietary blend of hydrogen and natural gas. With growing demand for vehicles in India, alternative fuels are proving an essential part of India’s energy mix, providing inherent environmental benefits at the same time.
