Antoine HAMON

The German Federal Minister Robert Habeck is in China today. He wants to explain the European Commission's decisions on EV tariffs. It would be better to watch and learn in #China. I can only agree with Jens Schmidt, he describes the situation excellently. This also helps to understand why Enapter made the decision for China. We have to go where the real competition is. Enapter has so far given everything at its locations in Italy and Germany - but the Chinese sales market already allows the players represented there to scale up properly, and we will participate in this with our partner Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd. In #Europe we are unfortunately already talking about empty factories and too much production capacity for far too few projects. I still hope that Europe can catch up, but it will be very hard work. Enapter has the most modern hydrogen technology (#AEM) and already has customers in more than 60 countries - an asset. Nevertheless, we have to make even faster progress in scaling. Here too, politics cannot help, only the market can help. And Enapter is ready!

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Some interesting information in this article around #BESS and the #Insurance sector.

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"Universal, adaptable and competitive, photovoltaics are destined to replace oil as the main source of primary energy (...). No other source of electricity has gone from 100 TWh to 1000 TWh more quickly: solar and wind power took eight and twelve years respectively to reach this target, far ahead of gas (twenty-eight years), coal (thirty-two years) and hydroelectricity (thirty-nine years)". The challenges, particularly in Europe, remain high in more ways than one, but the energy transition is underway as never before and already requires appropriate resources and expertise, opening up new horizons for the talents who want to take part of it. #energytransition #executivesearch #stantonchase

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Having now worked for more than 3 years in the #hydrogen sector (after prior 10 years in Renewable Energies, #PV and #Wind), I would like to raise and discuss some key topics I regularly encounter in the broader context of decarbonization and the role of hydrogen.   “There is no NetZero without hydrogen”: To get started: We need green #hydrogen and green derivatives such as #ammonia and #methanol to decarbonize. There is no alternative in sectors such as long-range aviation, long-range shipping, chemical feedstock (e.g. fertilizer), steel and other heat-reliant industry processes. To provide a striking example: there will never be a container ship from Shanghai to Hamburg that is powered by a battery. And, yes! For use cases such as residential heat, cars and short-range aviation, (battery) electrification is a better option! Still, for roughly 20% of our energy consumption (heat and electricity), we will need green molecules such as green hydrogen. “Costs are still high and too high”: To decrease costs and run down the cost curve, we need to scale in order to increase efficiencies and benefit from economies of scale. This has not happened in the hydrogen sector, yet. We have been TALKING about hydrogen for decades, but up to now we have not built hydrogen projects at a meaningful scale. Let’s have a look at what is possible: In PV in Germany, we had a LCOE of 80 Cents per kW/h in 2007. Now, we are at 5 Cents per kW/h, thanks to scaling and efficiency gains. That’s what is possible if we follow Nike’s claim and “JUST DO IT”, a decrease of 94% (!!!). Today, PV electricity is significantly cheaper than nuclear or coal- / oil-based electricity. That is our blueprint and target for hydrogen! We need to deploy now, decrease costs and in 5 - 20 years we will benefit from significantly lower, competitive prices! Coming back to costs and prices: What is the alternative? There is none! As I stated, we need hydrogen to decarbonize and reach NetZero by 2050! Today, costs for CO2 emissions and consequences of the climate crisis we have recently witnessed are externalized, paid by society. Instead of investing into decarbonization, we invest hundreds of billions to rebuild our cities and infrastructure, 60 billion US$ alone to compensate for the damages of the last US hurricane. My view is: We do not have an alternative, we need to invest in decarbonization in order to reach the 1,5 degrees target by 2050 and we need to make sure that the planet remains a place where people can live and that we can hand over to following generations. And one final question: “Isn’t the marginal benefit of investing into preserving the climate or accepting a higher cost on our energy bill much higher than investing into the next luxury gadget?”   The above is a wrap-up of my personal view and regular discussions. Let's discuss! The topic is too important to give up. Since “hydrogen is teamwork”, I am highly motivated to join forces with like-minded people!

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This is great progress for lower carbon energy in France.

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https://lnkd.in/eDVXAdUb It's too bad all this talk about nowhere to put renewables when you just need a way to put the renewable energy into EVs ! That's what BluWave-ai is working on with EV Everywhere ! Enedis we can help this

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The future of #steam production for #industries will be in development of steam generating #heatpumps. #decarbonization #efficiency

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🤪 Is a hydrogen marketplace a "crazy idea" ?➿🙃 For Antoine HAMON it is not ! #LhyfeHeroes Marketplace is a game changer for the future! 🦸‍♀️ 👉 It means having access to the entire #greenhydrogen market accross #Europe in one click. 👉 It also means matching the customers that need #hydrogen to producers that want to supply their hydrogen. 👉 It means going beyond the limitation of your own logistics, beyond the limitation of your plant and your localization. 💚 But the best part is that all suppliers on the platform are certified by Lhyfe Heroes as Green Hydrogen Producers ! 💚 Learn more about our Marketplace right here : https://lnkd.in/esVY9DMh #greentransport #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #hydrogenmarktplace Antoine HAMON Claire Le Dren Manon Malvy Hugo Ruemgardt Christophe Dubruque Matthieu Guesné Nolwenn Belléguic Philippe Desorme Taia Kronborg Maria Pardo Saleme Thomas Créach

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“Clean technologies and renewable energies were more expensive than polluting technologies and energies. But since a couple of years, it is not the case anymore. Now you produce electricity with solar and wind much cheaper than with gas and oil.” Dr. Bertrand Piccard, president of "Climate Impulse". Green and renewable energies are the cornerstone of the energy transition. They are actually the cheapest power option in most parts of the globe today. The prices of renewable energy technologies are dropping rapidly. In fact, investing in renewables creates job opportunities more than in the conventional industry, and every dirham spent on investment in this domain will make powering the future safer, life healthier, and energy sources much secure. Renewable energy makes socioeconomic sense. Being aware of the potentials green and renewable energies can bring, UM6P and OCP Group have joined the main partners of the ‘Climate Impulse’ project. It is a project meant to culminate in a non-stop, emission-free round-the-world flight in 2028 aboard a green hydrogen aircraft. The signing ceremony took place on Friday 24th May 2024 at UM6P Ben Guerir, in the presence of key players, including Bertrand Piccard, President of ‘Climate Impulse’, which is leading this initiative. #UM6P #WeAreUM6P #EmpoweringMinds #UM6PEvents #UM6PForAfrica #UM6PClimateAction

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A key milestone for Carbon Waters ! the startup of our production unit that will enable the deployment of Carbon Waters product portfolio #Graph’Up, high performance ready-to-use additives: -Graph’Up Oxi #protective additives for #coatings - Graph’Up Force mechanical #reinforcement additive for #polymers - Graph’Up Optim optimization additives improving the #curing process of #composite material

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If you want to know about the prospects and realities for green hydrogen, start here, read this.

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Is it possible to produce decarbonized hydrogen? Yes! ✅ Mathieu Cavélius presents two solutions to produce low-carbon hydrogen, which can help fight climate change 👇 #hydrogen #decarbonization #renewable #energy #climate #airliquide

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Negative power prices have been a huge topic in European power markets this year, as the number of negative price hours has surged in many markets. Our French power markets team has pulled together a public report on this available on link below. Key drivers of negative prices are: - Strong growth in renewables deployment - High renewables generation in some months (this was a strong driver in I Paris in Spring) - Inflexibilities in the system eg nuclear in France, coal in Poland and Germany - Low power demand, partly linked to weak industrial demand - France in particular ‘imports’ negative prices from neighbouring markets in periods of oversupply.

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https://lnkd.in/g3j32VC8 if you have so much green electricity plus a CO2 issue associated it makes more sense, and energy yield, to use it in one of our reactors to produce precursors to renewable fossils ( SAFs and other energy sources) , chemicals etc.oder? ps if you use non renewable electricity your co2 balace will sky rocket.

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“A HYNION AND HYUNDAI PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE HYDROGEN STATIONS IN NORWAY” Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Mariem Ben Tili - 25/04/2024 “To ensure supply for its customers, Hyundai will contribute to the costs of operating Hynion’s #hydrogenrefuellingstation in Høvik, near Oslo. This cooperation is a strategic step towards the expansion of the infrastructure in Norway.” “The Høvik station is currently the only operational #hydrogenstation in Norway, making it important to keep fully operational. Hyundai’s financial support will facilitate the improvements and upgrades needed to double its capacity. Plans include adding a second pump and replacing the payment system.” “This partnership is part of Hyundai’s global strategy to promote #hydrogentechnology and infrastructure. “we look forward to an ongoing close cooperation to promote the increasing use of #hydrogen as a fuel for vehicles,” says Seong Woong Suh, CEO Hyundai Motor Norway.” “As well as operating the Høvik station, Hynion also runs a station at Porsgrunn, which is currently closed pending re-certification. The company is also looking into the possibility of setting up new #hydrogenrefuellingstations in Norway.” https://lnkd.in/e5ma93b8? Source- original post Read all my posts #MariusPreston #hydrogenmobility

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Cruising to Paris at 300 km/h in a TGV powered by a 8800 kW engine. Roughly equivalent to 16 MW gas, or 2.5 m3 (1 tonne) LNG per hour. (of course French TGV trains now run mostly on nuclear power!) #energytransition #transportation #train

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Fighting Global Warming…Is it Working ? As discussed in previous articles, global warming seems inevitable, as efforts to fight it remain humble, threatening to miss 2030 & 2050 green targets (we are only few years from 2030 & couple decades from 2050). For instance, phasing down fossil fuels is not happening, Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) contribution to global carbon capture is minor (removing only 0.15% of the total emitted CO2), as it is facing many challenges e.g. huge infrastructure needed, limited storage options, high budgets & low ROI, time needed, few options to convert captured CO2 into products. Capturing most emitted carbon globally is going to cost 10’s Tn $ & takes decades. Pragmatically, the world has three options only: treat the root cause of emissions by pursuing a fast track “phasing down” of oil & gas, or pursue aggressive & fast track implementation of CCS (beside other green projects), without phasing down oil & gas or thirdly, pursue both in an parallel. The first option means loss of huge ongoing revenue by companies & governments, which is a tough step to take, needless to mention impact on many oil & gas downstream industries, while the second, CCS option, means huge cost incurred, worth Tns of $ and 3rd option, combining both, done concurrently i.e. gradual oil & gas phase down, while implementing CCS. 3rd option seems the most feasible, however needs challenging decisions & global coordination, as it involves many governments & big energy lobbies, it has impact on global economy and many industries, beside the need of close global coordination, cooperation & planning. So what is next ? It is obvious that major global CCS implementations or serious global voluntary phasing down of fossil fuels are unlikely to materialize soon, except the naturally imposed phasing out, due to “reserve depletion” in some regions, which is expected to take place in a decade or so, like North Sea, USA, India, China, Malaysia, Colombia, Angola, etc., which will impose phasing out or down of oil & gas in those countries (not a choice but compulsory), unless they manage to find commercially feasible alternative hydrocarbon sources, like deep sea, fracking etc. This natural phasing out of hydrocarbons, will result in substantial reduction in emissions, though will not be enough (above decline phase is estimated to reduce global oil production by about 30%, reducing emissions respectively). As I discussed in my book, “The Last Drop, Humankind Post Oil & Gas, (2018) : https://lnkd.in/dq6tZNWm, oil reserve decline shall drive oil prices to high levels, resulting in new economic & political challenges, characterized by high inflation, scarcity of oil, new economic & trade models & possiblly major political conflicts. Unfortunately, it will coincide with rising global warming, food & water crises. Gloomy future. #CCS#Globalwarming ©️copyright issamwadi2024

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TESLA was not right! 🤯 I'm talking about Nicolas Tesla👨‍🔬, not Elon Musk's voiTure 🚘 with a capital T! Direct Current (DC) at medium voltage (MV) is going to be the standard for our energy future and Edison is back in the game. 🌊 Direct Current as standard: The massive integration of renewable energies into the electricity grid, particularly offshore, makes DC technologies unavoidable. This is the reality on the ground and in the projects that are currently proliferating across Europe. 🤝 Pooling infrastructures: More and more of our uses and decentralised production sources are native to DC (PV, electric cars, storage, etc.). By aggregating these DC infrastructures, we avoid multiple AC/DC transformations, thereby reducing undue losses and rationalising land use. Do we really have a choice when nobody wants a transformer in their back garden? 💰 Strategic investment: direct current allows better flow control and an increase in the power transmitted per mm2 of conductor. Doing better with less is the way of the future! 🚀 Structuring industry: Although the development of MVDC is slow to take off, it will benefit from the advances and technological building blocks deployed in high voltage, while avoiding the political difficulties of the former. Momentum is building, and once local players are ready and convinced of the benefits of MVDC in their context, we’ll be ready for lift off! 📈 Economic opportunity: MVDC is a great industrial opportunity, supported by strong innovation needs, and leaving room for local players to supply technologies and execute infrastructure projects. Together, let's pave the way for a sustainable and innovative future! At SuperGrid Institute we are #MVDC #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergies #Innovation #Powergrid #SuperGrid

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