“Hydrogen will become an effective energy source only if water and extremely cheap energy rather than fossil hydrocarbons are used as raw materials for its production,” says Valery Bessel, the executive vice president of NewTech Services, Professor of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas at the International Gas Forum, St. Petersburg.
The Global Energy Association has prolongated the deadline for the submission of applications to the international contest Energy of Words. September 22, 2022 has been announced as the new final date. The competition aims to encourage reporters, columnists, and experts covering the most burning issues of today’s energy industry, including the transformation of the global energy balance, development of new technologies, and climate change.
The scientists of the University of Melbourne and the University of Manchester have created a prototype electrolysis plant able to use air moisture for hydrogen production. Commercialisation of the development will make it possible to obtain green hydrogen in the arid regions favourable for solar generation but experiencing water scarcity.
Ireland has begun construction of a 170 MWh battery storage system, which is equivalent to the country’s two-day power consumption. The cost of the Shannonbridge B project will be 130 million Euros.
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