Digitalization

Verde Hydrogen has announced the launch of a new Multi-Stack Intelligent Control System─The Verde Analytics Platform Ver. 2.0. This new control system will help in managing H₂ production efficiency, scalability and intelligent management of multi-stacks.

Schneider Electric and Hy Stor Energy have signed a MoU to support the development of Hy Stor Energy’s Mississippi Clean H₂ Hub and its broader U.S. development platform.

Operations must ensure the material grade in their sensors is appropriate for H₂. Multivariable sensors with a stainless-steel diaphragm will allow H₂ to pass through. Updating to modern sensors with gold plating will significantly improve performance.

Digital technologies are playing a critical role in these endeavors by providing the data sharing, analytics and visualization necessary to accelerate the transition in each area. Design firms and production enterprises must engineer faster, operate more reliably, and meet regulatory and end user demands.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it plans to start demonstration tests from April this year for its Suiso Platform, a digital management system that the company has been developing to enable centralized H₂ distribution management and support H₂ trading domestically and internationally.

While digital twins may often be thought of as just a run-time optimization tool, a comprehensive digital twin established during conceptual design will also work and deliver value throughout all subsequent project stages.

There is further scope for efficiencies and scale in input processes like water purification and renewable power generation. However, the bulk of cost optimization must come from the digital transformation of green H₂ manufacturing, transportation and usage to make green H₂ competitive against hydrocarbon-based fuels, and within the greater H₂ market.

While other industries are undergoing digital transformations, the H₂ ecosystem is a greenfield that can begin operations with transformative technologies in place. These technologies empower people, optimize processes and automate systems to enhance business performance across the enterprise.

We must use all available technology to accelerate the transition to net-zero to support increasingly ambitious plans. This article details how recent developments in digital technology help progress and accelerate industrial decarbonization, ranging from harvesting low-hanging fruit to promoting fundamental changes in production processes.

Getech has commenced a natural H₂ exploration project in Eastern Europe for a prominent European energy company. This study represents an important step in harnessing natural H₂ (also called white and geological H₂), a potential game-changer in the energy transition.

Digital twins are an effective tool in proven industrial areas. In the H₂ economy, digital twins are an essential engineering, estimating and project tool that will enable the evaluation of thousands of alternative design choices to select the leading candidates regarding productivity and efficiency.

Roughly 30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions originate from hard-to-abate sectors (e.g., steel, cement, petrochemicals, aviation, marine transportation) that are not easily electrified.