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🔬 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐀 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲🔋 The Hydrogen Partnership Austria (HyPa) has released a position paper highlighting the critical role of test and measurement instruments in the hydrogen sector. These tools are essential to ensuring efficiency, safety, and progress in the growing hydrogen economy. ✅𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓? • Precise measurement techniques help assess hydrogen quality and purity • They evaluate fuel cell performance and energy density of storage materials • They ensure compliance with safety standards and help reduce environmental impact 🌍 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 The paper emphasizes the urgent need for unified standards to enable transparent and comparable assessments of hydrogen production methods. A harmonized EU-wide approach is crucial to driving innovation, reducing costs, and enhancing sustainability—while also facilitating global market access. 📌 Covering the entire hydrogen value chain, the document addresses all phases of the product lifecycle, from development and certification to monitoring and operation. 🔗𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: https://lnkd.in/duqvipPt 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔: Magdalena Lindl, 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, Johannes Lackner, Alexander Trattner, Thomas Stöhr A big thank you to all authors and HyPa partners. Together, we are shaping the future of hydrogen technology! 💡💚 The HyCentA COMET Centre is funded within COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies – by BMK, BMAW as well as the co-financing federal provinces Styria, Upper Austria, Tyrol and Vienna. The COMET programme is managed by FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency. www.ffg.at/comet #Hydrogen #Innovation #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #HydrogenEconomy #Standardization

☄️𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓-𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐇𝐲𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 Our 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 proudly presents another HyCentA project! #Hylley explores the 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲-𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. We want to make the hydrogen engine and storage for the aforementioned applications competitive and practical, to advance research topics and create development methodologies. HyCentA as project partner is mainly responsible for: ➡️ investigation of hydrogen storage technologies for the application in construction machinery ➡️ advanced modelling and simulation of hydrogen storage systems ➡️ design of hydrogen storage system for the application ➡️ experimental investigation of components (e.g. pressure regulator), hydrogen refueling and hydrogen extraction We are excited to collaborate with a dynamic team of partners: 🔸 Technische Universität Graz -  Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems 🔸 AVL 🔸 FVT - Forschungsgesellschaft für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen und Thermodynamik m.b.H. 🔸 HOERBIGER Wien GmbH 🔸 Liebherr Group 🔸 Montanuniversität Leoben - Chair of Functional Materials and Materials Systems 🔸 Umicore 🔸 VENTREX Automotive GmbH The Hylley Project is funded under the COMET programme by The Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW) and The Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) as well as the co-financing federal provinces Styria and Tyrol. The COMET programme is managed by the FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency. #Hydrogen #Research #GreenHydrogen #Comet #SustainableFuture

🚀𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!🔬⚡ We are excited to announce a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 between Shimadzu Österreich and HyCentA Research GmbH to advance 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 for hydrogen applications and research! 🌱💡 Together, we are driving 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 for electrolysis, fuel cells, and hydrogen infrastructure, including: ✅ 𝐆𝐂/𝐌𝐒 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐫 – Advanced lab equipment for hydrogen, water, and coolant analysis in electrolysis and fuel cell research. ✅  𝐆𝐂 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐱 & 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐩 – Enabling online analysis for hydrogen production, supply chain monitoring, and test bench integration. ✅ 𝐇𝐏𝐋𝐂 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 – Critical for water contamination monitoring and PFAS rating. ✅ 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐎𝐂 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬– Essential for electrolyzer state-of-health monitoring. A huge thank you to Kaubek Robert, 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐳𝐮 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 for the strong commitment and the fabulous Martin Dengler, Gerhard Zach, Peter Walla all colleagues from Shimadzu for the brilliant support  🙌 Next steps? Bringing these high-end analytical solutions into industry applications—supporting hydrogen production and pipeline injection. 🌍🔬 Let’s push the hydrogen economy forward! ⚡🔬 #Hydrogen #Innovation #Sustainability #Electrolysis #FuelCells #Analytics

HyGrid2: Erdgasleitungen werden zu Wasserstoffleitungen 💡🔬 ⁠Wasserstoff wird in Zukunft eine entscheidende Rolle in der #Energieversorgung spielen. 🔋 ⁠ Um die bestehende Erdgasinfrastruktur effizient zu nutzen, wird untersucht, wie sich Erdgasleitungen für den Transport von reinem Wasserstoff umwidmen lassen. ⁠ ⁠ "Im HyGrid2-Projekt erforschen wir die #Wasserstoffverträglichkeit von umgewidmeten Erdgasleitungen mit dem Ziel, diese zukünftig für den #Wasserstofftransport zu nutzen. Zum einen analysieren wir die #Materialverträglichkeit der bestehenden Infrastruktur, zum anderen legen wir großen Wert auf die transportierbaren #Wasserstoffqualitäten in diesen Leitungen." so Stefan Fink, Teamleiter Erneuerbare Gase bei Energienetze Steiermark GmbH über das Projekt. ⁠ Mit den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen soll die zukünftige Nutzung von #Wasserstoff in bestehenden #Pipelines technisch abgesichert und weiter vorangetrieben werden. ✅️⚙️ 👉 Mehr erfahren: https://lnkd.in/d2H6C9sY

Further 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 on Ejectors in PEMFC – 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬🔥 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒏 𝑼𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝑷𝑬𝑴 𝑭𝒖𝒆𝒍 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 In recent advancements within proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology, our investigation has demonstrated significant strides in maximizing hydrogen utilization—crucial for enhancing overall system efficiency. By strategically adjusting the actuation of the purge valve in PEM fuel cell systems, we have effectively minimized hydrogen losses that occur during necessary purging cycles. This approach is particularly vital in ejector-based anode recirculation systems, where the purge valve is the primary control mechanism for maintaining the correct hydrogen stoichiometric ratio. Precise operation of the purge valve is, therefore, essential for optimizing both hydrogen utilization and fuel cell efficiency. 📄Further Insights and Continuing Research:. For more detailed insights and related studies, read the full article available for free access here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dzsqBjSa Our findings contribute to a series of investigations focusing on the role of ejectors in PEM fuel cells: A development toolchain for a pulsed injector-ejector unit for PEM fuel cell applications; Int J Hydrogen Energy, 47 (56) (2022), pp. 23818-23832, https://lnkd.in/ddBFfWGf Development of an ejector for passive hydrogen recirculation in PEM fuel cell systems by applying 2D CFD simulation; Automot Eng Technol, 8 (3) (2023), pp. 211-226, https://lnkd.in/dHMmz7G3 Passive anode recirculation in PEM fuel cell systems: enhancing efficiency and performance; 45th Int Vienna Motor Sympos (24-26 April 2024), pp. 2024-2079, https://lnkd.in/dad4kZeK Ejector validation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: a comparison of turbulence models in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with experiment; Int J Hydrogen Energy, 61 (2024), pp. 1405-1416, https://lnkd.in/db2maxUg 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: A part of this research was carried out within the COMET project “Genie” and the HyCentA COMET Centre. The HyCentA COMET Centre is funded within COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies – by BMK, BMAW as well as the co-financing federal provinces Styria, Upper Austria, Tyrol and Vienna. The COMET program is managed by FFG. www.ffg.at/comet The authors would like to thank the Climate and Energy Fonds (KLIEN) and the FFG for funding the project “FC4HD” as well as the BMK and BMDW, where parts of the results were developed. Special thanks are extended to AVL List GmbH for the use of software provided through the AVL AST UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM in this work.  

🚀𝐇𝐲𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐮𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐮𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐭™ 𝐌𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐄® 𝐇𝐏-𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 At HyCentA Research GmbH, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of hydrogen technology—and ensuring fuel cell-grade hydrogen purity is a critical part of that mission. Together with DuPont we developed an 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹, aligning with the rigorous ISO 14687:2019 hydrogen purity standards. 🔬 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆: Even trace contamination—at levels as low as 4 parts per billion—can jeopardize fuel cell performance. Lubricants, which come into contact with critical components, must be rigorously tested for their impact on hydrogen purity. ✅𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕: After SAE J2601 conform refueling and weeks of exposure to 700 bar hydrogen, followed by an extensive contamination analysis, MOLYKOTE® HP-300 Grease demonstrated exceptional compatibility with hydrogen applications, showing no significant contamination. 💡 This pushes the safe and reliable use of hydrogen across fuel cell stacks, storage systems, and critical sealing applications, helping to ensure the integrity of next-generation hydrogen infrastructure. We’re proud to collaborate with DuPont on this important step forward in hydrogen innovation! Our special thanks to the MOLYKOTE® Team, especially Krystel Araneda for the strong commitment. #Hydrogen #FuelCells #CleanEnergy #Innovation #HyCentA #DuPont #MOLYKOTE The HyCentA COMET Centre is funded within COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies – by BMK, BMAW as well as the co-financing federal provinces Styria, Upper Austria, Tyrol and Vienna. The COMET programme is managed by FFG Austrian Research Promotion Agency.  www.ffg.at/comet

🌍 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🌍 A friendly reminder to all interested parties! The "Hydrogen Sustainability and Circularity" event is just around the corner, and we look forward to your participation! 🗓 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧? Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM CET 💻 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? Online 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: ➡️ Eco-Design and Eco-Efficiency ➡️Waste Management, Re- and Upcycling ➡️Raw Materials and Supply Chain ➡️Innovative Materials for Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, and Storage Systems ➡️Reduction or Replacement of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) ➡️Techno-Economic Aspects For more information about the event, please visit 👇 https://lnkd.in/dUjeVbya Registration is required 👇 https://lnkd.in/dX5VzDcX We look forward to your participation and an exciting exchange on one of the most important topics of our time: sustainability and circular economy in the field of hydrogen! The HyCentA COMET Center is funded under the COMET (Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies) program by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology and by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy, as well as the co-funding federal states of Styria, Upper Austria, Tyrol, and Vienna. The COMET program is managed by the FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency). www.ffg.at/comet #Hydrogen #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Conference #Innovation #IEA

♻️ 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦?⚡ Within 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝟏 „𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐭𝐨-𝐗“ HyCentA Research GmbH we are working on the development of established and new green hydrogen production technologies such as PEM, AEM, AEL electrolysis as well as photoelectrochemical water splitting (PEC). The main goal of 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝟏 is to further develop these technologies at all levels, starting with the materials, cell and stack, and ending with the system. We have developed our own cells, stacks and testing infrastructure, where we can test electrolyser stacks up to 160 kW. 🧪Our newest addition to the testing infrastructure is the implementation of a 1.6 MW test field for containerised electrolyser systems to optimise operation strategies and lifetime, which was set-up in cooperation with the Technische Universität Graz. 📊 Current research topics are among other areas, 𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒 (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and the 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. A main focus of our research is to understand degradation mechanisms within electrolysers and define counter-measurements to ensure long lifetimes and therefore reduced costs. 👏 Our team, led by Marie Macherhammer, is composed of a variety of engineers of different technical fields to ensure a holistic approach in research and development questions. Everyone is committed to ensure and fast-track a smooth energy transition with the support of green hydrogen! #RenewableEnergy #Testing #Electrolysis #PowerToX #GreenHydrogen

🌍 Experiencing and understanding the energy transition—that's our goal in a groundbreaking project to advance renewable energy. Together with an outstanding consortium, we've developed a virtual reality application that allows users to interactively explore a simplified energy system. Users can now see in real time how energy production and consumption behave across different climate zones. A huge thank you to all partners in the consortium for their excellent collaboration. Your commitment and expertise were crucial to the success of this project. 🔗 We invite you to experience this innovative VR application yourself and delve deeper into the possibilities of the energy transition. See more: https://lnkd.in/dzCf6qf2 #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #VirtualReality #Innovation #Sustainability #Hydrogen

Der Artikel https://lnkd.in/dtxvx5cW zeigt, wie Joshua Eder von der HyCentA Research GmbH die elektrochemische Impedanzspektroskopie (EIS) in Kombination mit Dewesoft-Messtechnik einsetzt, um Elektrolyse-Stacks für die Produktion von grünem Wasserstoff zu optimieren. Grüner Wasserstoff wird als Schlüssellösung für die Dekarbonisierung von Industrien und den Ausgleich erneuerbarer Energien hervorgehoben. Die elektrochemische Impedanzspektroskopie ermöglicht dabei entscheidende Verbesserungen bei Effizienz und Stabilität. #WeAreDewesoft #GrünerWasserstoff #Dekarbonisierung #ErneuerbareEnergien #ElektrochemischeImpedanzspektroskopie #EIS #Wasserstofftechnologie #Messtechnik #Nachhaltigkeit #Klimaschutz #InnovativeTechnologie #Wasserstoffproduktion #Energiewende #TechnologieFürDieZukunft