One of the main goals of EHEC 2021 is to promote networking between all hydrogen reagents. Therefore, the conference will include multiple network areas and multiple interesting related activities, in order to enable each conference participant and escort to have a more professional experience. With the continuous development of the current hydrogen economy, this European Hydrogen Energy Conference will be held with the outstanding momentum of these technologies. EHEC 2021 aims to become a gathering place for experts from all over the world to discuss the best solutions for hydrogen technology in order to realize its full potential. exhibition criteria 1. Hydrogen energy technology: conventional hydrogen technology and application, environmental aspects and influence of hydrogen energy technology, hydrogen energy heat transfer technology, hydrogen conversion technology, innovative hydrogen energy technology and technology, renewable hydrogen technology and application. 2. Fuel cell and technology: battery engineering solutions, battery testing solutions, battery simulation solutions, nuclear hydrogen, hydrogen thermodynamics, alkaline fuel cell components, fuel cell stacks, fuel cell system modeling, electrocatalysts/electrodes (fuel cells And electrolyzer), molten carbonate fuel cell components, other fuel cell components, PEM fuel cell components, other applications of hydrogen as a fuel, other applications of fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cell components. 3. Hydrogen production, transportation and storage: hydrogen microprocessing technology, biohydrogen/biogasification, catalyst, electrolysis, fossil sources, solar hydrogen/renewable hydrogen, chemical carriers/hydrides, hydrogen properties/safety/sensors, hydrogen management, Gas/liquefaction, hydrogen transportation, hydrogen vehicles. 4. Hydrogen infrastructure recycling and utilization: desulfurization process, hydrogen system modeling, infrastructure system modeling, life cycle aspects of hydrogen energy, pipeline/hydrogen infrastructure/distribution/gas station, purification/separation/membrane, waste hydrogen energy , Recycling hydrogen-based systems, sustainable hydrogen technology, hydrogen-based sustainability, hydrogen in smart grids, transportation and aerospace applications. 5. Hydrogen powertrain solutions: control and electronic engineering solutions, control and electronic test solutions, control and electronic equipment simulation solutions, E-Drive engineering solutions, E-Drive test solutions, E-Drive Simulation solutions, engine engineering solutions, engine test solutions, engine simulation solutions, transmission engineering solutions, transmission test solutions, transmission simulation solutions. 6. Hydrogen energy vehicle systems: vehicle system engineering solutions, vehicle engineering, vehicle benchmark testing, vehicle simulation, vehicle dynamics engineering, commercial vehicle hybrid vehicles, connecting powertrains and vehicles, electric vehicle powertrain systems, hybrid vehicles Powertrain systems, tractor engineering, vehicle system testing solutions, vehicle system simulation solutions. 7. Hydrogen energy applications: engineering, testing, and simulation solutions for electric two-wheelers; commercial road engineering, testing, and simulation solutions; construction equipment engineering, testing, and simulation solutions; passenger car engineering, testing, and simulation solutions; Tractor engineering, testing, simulation solutions. 8. National strategy/association/evaluation: economics of hydrogen energy application, green hydrogen, hydrogen history, hydrogen economy/commercialization/regulations and standards, hydrogen strategy, policy and roadmap. Market analysis 1. Spain approves hydrogen energy strategy to stimulate low-carbon economy Recently, according to Madrid Reuters, Spain approved a plan to promote clean hydrogen production on Tuesday, aiming to build sufficient infrastructure for it to play an important role in the European market, so as to obtain what is considered the key to achieving international carbon emission targets. Fuel. According to Madrid estimates, its hydrogen energy plan will cost 8.9 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in the next 10 years. Most of these funds are expected to come from the private sector, but they may also support job creation projects. The Spanish Ministry of Energy and Environment stated in a statement that by 2030, Spain plans to install 4 GW of electrolyzers to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, which is equivalent to the EU’s 40 GW target for the entire EU. one. It plans to operate at 300-600 megawatts before 2024. By then, the EU is expected to reach 6 GW. Recently, Spain has begun to pay attention to energy storage and hydrogen energy, trying to speed up the energy transition. The hydrogen cloud chain learned from overseas media that the Spanish government is publicly seeking opinions and suggestions on the importance of energy storage and hydrogen in the country’s energy structure in the next 10 years. It is understood that the Spanish Ministry of Environmental Protection believes that energy storage provides opportunities for the decarbonization of the energy system and the effective integration of renewable energy technologies. At the same time, energy storage can also allow citizens to generate and consume themselves, and independent energy storage can also provide network services. At the same time, the roadmap for renewable hydrogen energy will affect its role in the transportation sector, as well as its potential to incorporate renewable energy into the national energy structure and replace fossil fuels in industry. 1. With a total investment of 120 million, the hydrogen production and refueling station project of Shaanxi Hengtai Hydrogen Energy Technology is formally tendered. Recently, Shaanxi Hengtai Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. officially invited tenders for the construction of an integrated station for hydrogen production and hydrogenation and LNG with an annual output of 24 million cubic meters. It is reported that this project is located in the integrated station construction project of Shaanxi Hengtai Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. with an annual output of 24 million cubic meters of hydrogen production and hydrogenation and LNG. Build three units A, B, and C: Unit A covers an area of ​​80 acres, including hydrogen production equipment and other content, with a total investment of 120 million; 2. Hydrogen Progenit has been certified by IATF16949, and its soft power has been further improved Recently, after a comprehensive and rigorous review by experts from domestic first-class certification companies, Hydrogen Protron successfully passed the IATF16949 quality management system certification and obtained the certificate. It is reported that the passing of the system certification marks that Hydrogen Procurement can take a higher level of quality management and pursue standardization, standardization and process in the company’s operations. 3. Shandong Yue Hydrogen Energy Materials officially launched the IPO process to produce proton membranes for hydrogen energy vehicle fuel cells Recently, Shandong Dongyue Future Hydrogen Energy Materials Co., Ltd. Science and Technology Innovation Board IPO kick-off meeting was held. Dongyue Future Hydrogen is a subsidiary company of Dongyue Group engaged in the production and sales of hydrogen production materials, hydrogen production membrane materials, packaging materials and fluoropolymer fibers. It mainly produces proton membranes for future hydrogen energy vehicle fuel cells, filling The domestic gap. 4. Building a tens of billions of hydrogen energy industrial clusters Shandong Tiexiong Metallurgical Technology coke oven gas hydrogen extraction project started On October 6, Shandong Tiexiong Metallurgical Technology Co., Ltd.’s 140t/h CDQ put into production and the groundbreaking ceremony of the coke oven gas hydrogen extraction project was successfully held. In recent years, we have been adhering to the concept of green development and committed to the development and application of new technologies for environmental governance. The self-developed coke oven flue gas desulfurization and denitrification, heat pump ammonia distillation, negative pressure desulfurization, and circulating ammonia waste heat utilization are all in the industry for energy conservation and environmental protection. The cutting edge of technology. 4. Yutong Bus: The company has developed multiple generations of fuel cell bus products Recently, Hydrogen Cloud Chain learned from the interactive platform that some investors asked Yutong Bus how to plan the path of hydrogen fuel cells? What are the current performance parameters of the company’s fuel cells? For example: fill up the follow-up flight, use the mileage without failure, etc. Yutong Bus replied that the company has developed multiple generations of fuel cell bus products since 2009, and has achieved mass production and sales of fuel cell buses; the vehicle’s cruising range and other parameters will vary depending on the vehicle configuration. 5. Huachang Chemical: The subsidiary plans to introduce strategic investors to promote the research and development of hydrogen fuel cell related technologies Recently, Huachang Chemical issued an announcement stating that the company’s holding subsidiary Suzhou Huachang Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Huachang Energy”) intends to introduce strategic investor Jiangsu Funeng Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Fu” at the shareholder level). Energy Industry”), Funeng Industry will increase the capital of Huachang Energy Currency by 15 million yuan. Huachang Chemical said that the introduction of strategic investors by Huachang Energy will help it promote the research and development, verification and subsequent market application of hydrogen fuel cell related technologies with the help of shareholders. 6. Shanghai Electric Power and Malta will carry out practical cooperation such as hydrogen energy Recently, Evalist Bartolo, Minister of European and Foreign Affairs of Malta, Mike Farrugia, Minister of Energy and Water Management, Kevin Kilkop, Chairman of Malta Power Grid, and Jason Wei, General Manager of Malta Power Grid Sheng Baojie, chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce in Malta and Malta, vice chairman of the Malta Power Grid Corporation, and general manager of Shanghai Electric Power (Malta), discussed how to promote China-Malaysia economic and trade cooperation projects under the current new crown epidemic. It is reported that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta and the Minister of Energy affirmed the initial achievements of the cooperation between Shanghai Electric Power and the Malta Power Grid Corporation and their contributions to the Malta energy sector. Carry out in-depth exchanges with the president of “Carbon Island”, offshore wind power, hydrogen energy and other pragmatic cooperation. 7. BMW announced the technical details of hydrogen fuel cell for the first time, and BMW iX3 may be the first to be used A few days ago, the BMW Group announced the technical details of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT power system for the first time and reiterated that the company is systematically and comprehensively promoting the implementation of zero-emission travel. According to Jürgen Guldner, BMW Group’s vice president of hydrogen fuel cell technology and vehicle projects, “The fuel cell system used in the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT power system generates a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in the air, which can generate up to 125 kilowatts (170 horsepower). ) Of electricity.” 2. Pay attention to the huge impact of the “14th Five-Year Plan” on the hydrogen energy market Foreign experts pointed out that China’s upcoming “14th Five-Year Plan” is likely to become “the most important document in the history of global energy.” Furthermore, experts believe that China’s future investment in wind energy, solar energy, hydrogen energy, electric vehicles and battery storage technology will definitely become the focus. In fact, various parts of the country have long started to support hydrogen energy. From January to July this year, the total nominal investment in the domestic hydrogen energy industry exceeded 130 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 30%. Not only that, the declaration of fuel cell vehicle demonstration cities has also been launched, including Shanghai, Beijing, Shandong, Shanxi and other places, which have clearly declared or issued declaration plans. It is generally predicted in the industry that with the start of the declaration work, the official document of the “ten cities and one thousand vehicles” of fuel cells will be implemented soon. Recalling the development of lithium energy vehicles, rapid development began after the publication of the “Ten Cities and Thousand Vehicles” document. It is foreseeable that the fuel cell industry will also usher in rapid development

Hughes’ family has a tradition of breeding for generations. Now, he uses the farm to mine cryptocurrencies with a set of “buffalo plows” that use renewable energy from cow dung. Mining coins with renewable energy With six cylinder engines at 500 rpm, Hughes’ anaerobic digestion system can turn the methane that produces cow dung into electricity. BBC said. Under hypoxic conditions, microorganisms will eat hydrogen and carbon dioxide in cow dung and release methane gas, which can be burned to generate heat. The residue left after the anaerobic stage will be used as fertilizer. Philip Hughes’ farm (left) uses cow dung to produce renewable energy, feed livestock, and mine Ethereum. Photo: Crypto Hunter. According to Hughes, about two-thirds of the electricity generated from the anaerobic digester powers the nearby cattle ranch and caravan park. The rest of the energy is used for “buffalo plow” platforms to mine Ethereum. Hughes said Ethereum mining returns are good, but “depends on the date the question is asked,” referring to the cryptocurrency’s unpredictable price movements. Since May, the value of Ethereum has dropped from more than $4,000 to around $2,500, according to data from . CoinDesk on the evening of 10/6. Is mining with green energy possible? Not only digging Ethereum at the farm, Hughes also came up with the idea of ​​​​renting a “buffalo plow”. Josh Riddett, a representative of Easy Crypto Hunter miner provider, said that the cost to pay is about $ 25,400 for each “buffalo plow” set consisting of many computer graphics cards with strong configuration. According to Riddett, Easy Crypto Hunter’s mining rigs have been installed in 42 different locations. They use energy forms such as solar, wind, hydroelectricity and stored methane from anaerobic digesters. The longevity of the “buffalo plow” platforms causes concern about e-waste. Photo: Getty Images. However, representatives of some small hydropower projects are concerned that cryptocurrency mining may have an adverse impact on the environment. Meanwhile, the hydroelectric power plant operator said that the unstable value of cryptocurrencies makes it difficult to recover capital for the project. Some people said that crooks broke in and stole the mining rig. Besides hydroelectric power, the initiative to use renewable energy (green energy) to mine cryptocurrencies is also controversial. According to the BBC , renewable energy to mine coins can be used for other purposes such as powering electric cars or heating. Financial economist Alex de Vries said that using green energy to mine coins is wasteful. “The benefits these systems offer are very limited. Bitcoin can only process up to 7 transactions per second, while payment services like Visa can process 65,000 transactions per second if needed.” Vries is also concerned that the longevity of the “buffalo plots” could make them quickly become e-waste. Using renewable energy to mine coins is considered wasteful. Photo: BTCManager. In the UK, the Association of Bioresources and Anaerobic Digestion of the country said that the number of energy plants mining cryptocurrencies is quite small. While the future of cryptocurrency is unclear, several people have expressed interest in Hughes’ mining project. This farmer is fully aware of the risks of investing in assets whose value fluctuates, sometimes with just a single tweet from Elon Musk. If the cryptocurrency market crashes, Hughes said he will use the computing power of the “buffalo” to serve other purposes, such as hiring filmmakers to render. The owner of the net shop removed the machine, digs coins and waits for the translation to end Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Mr. Nguyen Minh Quan (Thu Duc City) had to close the net shop, remove the graphics card to dig coins, earn extra income waiting for the reopening date.

The film is part of the “hydrogen campaign” for a green and clean environment initiated by car manufacturer Hyundai Motor. The film was officially released on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the United Nations World Environment Day (1972-2021). Easy and simple explanations led by BTS’s leader RM, along with infographics will help you better understand hydrogen, the next generation of clean and safe energy, sustainable fuel of future. In the movie, BTS’s RM asked the question, “We need someone to save the world, but who?”, then answered himself with a simple “It’s you.” Through the film, Hyundai and BTS encourage everyone to take action to make the surrounding environment a better place. Every small action contributes to a big change. The goal of “Operation Hydrogen” is to reduce the world’s carbon emissions by at least 60 tons per year by 2050. Meanwhile, BTS is also promoting Hyundai Motor’s hydrogen fuel cell Nexo SUV. Watch the video and learn how they are making meaningful changes for a better, brighter and more sustainable future. Quynh Hoa According to Hyundai

The idea behind the study of nuclear fusion is to recreate how the Sun generates enormous amounts of energy, a process involving a large amount of heat and pressure that combine to form plasma, in which atomic particles fuse. with super speed. Scientists are looking to trigger and study these reactions on Earth with a variety of experimental equipment, but experts say that EAST, located at the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences of the Academy of Sciences Chinese studies, is the most promising approach. Inside China’s “Artificial Sun”, the Tokamak Superconducting Reactor (EAST). Photo: Newatlas. The EAST is a metal toroidal device consisting of magnetic coils designed to sustain streams of superheated hydrogen plasma long enough for the above reactions to occur. In 2016, scientists at EAST heated a hydrogen plasma to about 50 million degrees Celsius and maintained it for 102 seconds. Then in 2018, they hit 100 million degrees Celsius, six times hotter than the Sun’s core, and lasted 10 seconds. According to the Xinhua , the latest test marks a big step forward, achieving a new record when heating the plasma to 120 million degrees Celsius and maintaining it for 101 seconds. In separate experiments, this “artificial sun” heated plasma to 160 million degrees Celsius in 20 seconds. The goal of EAST is to maintain the plasma at 100 million degrees Celsius for more than 1,000 seconds (about 17 minutes). These experiments are not designed to generate conventional electricity, but to advance the field of synthetic physics for next-generation devices such as ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor is expected to be. completed by 2025. Similar to EAST, experiments on South Korea’s KSTAR reactor set a world record last year, maintaining plasma at more than 100 million degrees Celsius for 20 seconds. In addition, the country also announced the development of ITER and is expected to officially operate in 2035.

Lightning can produce from 2 – 16% of the amount of hydroxyl. The hydroxyl radical is important in the atmosphere because it triggers chemical reactions and breaks down air pollutant molecules like methane. Decomposition of atmospheric pollutants Lightning may play a bigger role than we thought in a fundamental process that helps clean our air of pollutants, according to the results of a new study. Lightning strikes during storms produce large amounts of molecules called oxidizing radicals, which can break down gases such as carbon monoxide and methane in the atmosphere. These are atmospheric pollutants that can contribute to global warming and damage to the ozone layer. Carbon monoxide and methane enter the atmosphere from both natural and industrial sources. Methane is produced by the decomposition of plants, but is also released by oil and gas development and agriculture. Carbon monoxide and other polluting hydrocarbons can be generated by industries and wildfires. However, natural processes in the atmosphere, driven mainly by sunlight, have produced molecules called radicals, the most important of which are hydroxyls. These molecules are very chemically active (meaning that they are more likely to react with other molecules) and can react with pollutants to form new compounds that are harmless or potentially harmful. can be easily attached to water and released into the air. New research led by Pennsylvania State University meteorology professor William Brune has found that lightning produces far more hydroxyl molecules than previously known. His work shows that more than 10% of the supply of these scavenging radicals in the atmosphere can be generated by lightning storms. Use an airplane to fly through the storm Lightning’s ability to clean the atmosphere. The work involved flying NASA’s DC-8 research plane through deep convection thunderstorms to collect data. According to Professor Brune, this is not as dangerous as one might think. “Very interesting indeed. The pilots are phenomenal. They know what they’re doing. They know how to keep planes safe. But it’s really interesting because you can see deep convection and this is very close and personal,” said Prof. Brune. “We did this study in 2012, flying over central China. America and try to see what’s going into the storm chemically, what’s going to come up above. And to our surprise, we saw a very large amount of OHs (hydroxyl molecules). At first, we did not believe the signals received. They are huge, a thousand times larger than the largest mass we have ever seen.” The data collected from the aircraft was compared with data collected from radio receivers on the ground that track lightning flashes in the clouds. Both data sets confirmed the production of high amounts of hydroxyl radicals due to lightning strikes. Hydroxyl radicals are produced when the energy of lightning strikes breaks down water vapor in the atmosphere. “You can think of it like water that has removed the hydrogen atom and then wants to get that hydrogen back. So it becomes very active as it goes and tries to get the hydrogen back,” he said. That means the hydroxyl radical is very reactive with methane or carbon monoxide molecules. Climate change models need to be updated According to the scientists, about 1,800 lightning storms circulate around the planet, which leads the researchers to estimate that this phenomenon produces between 2% and 16% of the amount of hydroxyl present in the atmosphere.

A single lightning bolt can release up to a billion volts, tens of thousands of amps, travel at more than 434,000 km/h and in just a few millionths of a second reach 30,000 degrees Celsius – hotter than the surface of the Sun. Professor Brune admits that it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness of this process on a global scale. The results of this study were based on a limited number of flights over a small portion of the United States. There is still a lot of information that needs to be gathered to create a global picture. However, Professor Brune believes that the hydroxyl generated by lightning has a significant worldwide impact. Previous models suggested that lightning was not a significant contributor to the clean-up of the atmosphere. “Our best estimate right now is from 2%, which is quite important, to more than 10%, which is very important, for the total cleanup of the atmosphere. These estimates may change as our planet warms. Some climate change models show an increase in thunderstorm activity, which means more hydroxyl production and more cleaning of the atmosphere in the future. Other climate models suggest that there may not be much lightning, but lightning strikes will be more intense and may also alter the numbers. In any case, future models of climate change and global pollution will have to take into account this new information about the cleaning of the atmosphere, according to Professor Brune. Existing models may need updating.

Specifically, Germany will provide $9.72 billion (€8 billion) for 62 projects it has selected to reduce emissions in the transportation, steel and chemical sectors. According to Economy Minister Peter Altmaier, Germany wants to be a global leader in hydrogen technology, noting that the just announced investment is a step towards making the German economy neutral. with carbon. Mr. Altmaier said that, through the use of hydrogen, Germany could annually cut several million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the steel and chemical industries. Germany has ambitions to lead the world in green hydrogen production. Photo: DW. Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer added: “We are making Germany a hydrogen country. A total of 95% of road traffic still depends on fossil fuels, so Germany needs transport based on renewable energy… We have to push and want to accelerate the transition to mobility. climate-friendly transition”. The German Energy Ministry will oversee 50 of these 62 projects, including plans for more than 2 gigawatts (GW) of electrolytic capacity to produce green hydrogen. This is 40% of the 5 GW target in Germany’s national hydrogen strategy by 2030. The Ministry of Transport will finance the remaining 12 projects in the transport sector. These activities will include the development and production of fuel cell systems and vehicles, including cars, trucks and buses… Hydrogen has gained a lot of momentum in recent years. It is appearing in almost every major oil company strategy and can be seen in many government plans for industrial decarbonisation. Governments, international organizations and oil and gas companies say that blue hydrogen (hydrogen plus carbon is collected and stored) and blue hydrogen (hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water using electricity from energy) solar or wind) could be the key to helping industries decarbonize waste in the energy transition.

The solar power market has many attractive factors for investors. Photo: VNA According to the Japan Economic Times, the revised law to promote countermeasures to prevent global warming was approved by the Japanese National Assembly on May 26. The content that attracted attention was that the goal of carbon neutrality before 2050 was first recorded in a Japanese law. To realize the goal of a coal-free society, Japan, the US, Europe and China alone will require an investment of up to 8.5 trillion yen in the period 2021-2050. The world will enter fierce competition in the field of technology that can change the world economic map. Japan’s Law on Promoting Countermeasures to Prevent Warming is expected to come into effect in April 2022, which clearly states the provision stipulating the basic perception of the government’s goals related to the implementation ” carbon neutral” to ensure a balance between greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of gas absorbed by vegetation. The regulation in the law shows the commitment of the Japanese Government to inherit the policy even when the government has a transfer, and is the basis for promoting business investment in the long run. Around the goal of carbon neutrality, the European-American countries have expressed their intention to achieve this goal before 2050. Countries around the world are also urgently using the public-private partnership mechanism to develop the carbon neutrality. new techniques to achieve the goal of a zero-emission society. Japan is currently at the forefront of the world in the development of next-generation battery technology and is realizing hydrogen-related techniques. The development of CO2 landfilling techniques is also being evaluated in Japan. The battery needed to develop electric cars is considered as one of the indispensable techniques to realize a zero-emissions society. However, in the field of lithium-ion battery production, Japan has not shown an advantage over Chinese manufacturers such as Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and South Korean chemical company LG. Perhaps Japan can only create an advantage in this area by developing a new generation of solid batteries that can extend the travel distance on a single charge that companies like Toyota and Panasonic are at the forefront of this trend. this direction. Renewable energy production devices are also said to be the key to building a zero-emission society. During the 2000s, the Sharp and Sanyo Electric companies swept the world market for solar panel development and manufacturing. However, to date, about 80% of the world’s shipments are made in China. Japanese businesses have lost in the bidding war. Expectations are being held for solar panels using materials with a special crystalline structure (Perovskite) researched and developed by Toshiba and Ricoh. The technique of using hydrogen is expected to bring about a breakthrough in achieving the goal of carbon neutrality in the iron and steel manufacturing sector, which uses a large amount of energy source and is currently the three major Japanese steel corporations as well. is collaborating on research into hydrogen-using steelmaking technology. A test furnace has been set up at Nippon Steel’s factory (Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture) with the goal of realizing the technique before 2030. According to calculations by chemists, hydrogen is used instead of coke, combined with the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) separation and recovery techniques, can reduce CO2 emissions into the environment by 30%. According to Astamuse, a company that analyzes patent application trends, Japan can maintain its number one position in the world in terms of patents related to hydrogen engineering. In the context that countries around the world are increasing the speed of technical development, the issue of concern is how Japan will promote public-private partnership to bring hydrogen technology to applications in industries. industry of this country. For a country as highly dependent on fossil fuels as Japan, the turning point is CCS – capturing and burying CO2 underground. Currently in the world, the US is the leading country in research, development and realization of this technology. Some companies in Japan such as J-Power and Toshiba are also promoting the development of techniques to capture and landfill CO2 generated from thermal power plants. Car manufacturers in Japan have pioneered the world in the development and popularization of the hybrid vehicle (HV) model that combines an electric motor with a gasoline engine and has made a great contribution to cutting reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Hybrid cars are widely used in Japan, but in European and American countries, the trend of using electric vehicles (EVs) is more prevalent. If they can take advantage of the electrification technique used in HV cars, Japanese enterprises are fully capable of dominating the EV development competition in the world.

Photos taken on Mars show many features similar to the glaciers in Antarctica. If these covered glaciers do, in fact, exist, they could be a reason to direct future Mars rovers towards this region. This location is inherently attractive to SpaceX and NASA because it is a wide, flat plain that is ideal for landing spacecraft. If there was ice not too deep below the surface, astronauts could also easily have a source of water within reach. Lead researcher Shannon Hibbard, a doctoral student at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, said the newly discovered flow-like features are very strange because they appear on flat terrain. “There’s a lot of evidence that this is an ice-rich area, but we don’t have any confidence that there could be a glacier in places with tortuous features,” said Hibbard. this. They’re existing in a pretty flat plane, so that’s odd.” Mysterious terrain Arcadia Planitia is located in the northern lowlands of Mars. Over the past 3 billion years, lava flows have been active over this area, so it is much less prone to crater cracking than other areas of the planet. Data collected from orbit over many years shows that the ground in the region is rich in hydrogen. Because water is made of hydrogen and oxygen molecules, this hydrogen indicates the presence of ice just below the surface. For decades, scientists have noticed features on Mars that are associated with ice. Along the low hills, there are debris that looks like the flow of a glacier covered in a thin layer of rock. There are also veins in seagulls that look similar to glaciers flowing through valleys on Earth. Similar features also occur in Arcadia Planitia, says Hibbard. Lobate features occur near a set of mountains known as the Montes Erebus that rise from the plain. Images taken from orbit, thermal data showing the surface’s temperature during both day and night, albedo data showing the surface reflectance, dust cover information and altitude data, and topographic. glacial flow The tortuous features are a big mystery because they look like they were created by the flow of ice, but the terrain isn’t steep enough to explain why the ice moves, says Hibbard. “We had to try to figure out what they are, why do they have thermal symbols, why are they so bright all day and night, why do they have flow characteristics, why are they threaded?” she said. Analysis shows that these features are in fact ice-derived. The undulating shapes look similar to other features associated with slow-moving matter found on Mars, Hibbard said, and the data suggests that these spots are indeed rich in ice. The most similar-looking sinusoidal feature, says Hibbard, is the ice flows inside the Earth’s ice sheets, which are mainly found in Antarctica. These faster-moving ice flows are not well understood on Earth, much less Mars, Hibbard says, but they represent an example of ice flowing in fairly flat terrain. This is a controversial claim, says Hibbard, because most of Earth’s ice streams need at least a thin layer of liquid water at their bottoms to lubricate their flow. It’s not clear if water under the ice exists or ever existed on Mars, she said, and it’s not clear whether a wet background is needed to create ice flows on the Red Planet. One possibility could be that in the past, when Mars’ orbit was tilted differently than it is today and its climate was different, sub-glacial melting may have occurred. The study is published in the May issue of the journal Icarus.

Ms. Bea Yuri, the representative of Gangwon province, introduced the culture and potential of cooperation between Vietnam and Korea in the online signing ceremony. Korea is currently a developed country with a strong capacity in capital, science and technology and rich development experience, is deeply involved in the global value chain, and is in need of a young and large market to continue. development momentum. Vietnam is a dynamic developing country that actively integrates into the world. Vietnam is a suitable destination with a golden population structure with nearly 100 million people, nearly 70% are aged 15-64; Vietnam and South Korea are two countries with unique factors that contribute to bringing the two countries’ relations closer and closer, facilitating the expansion of investment cooperation. The two sides have established dialogue mechanisms on economic cooperation, besides the culture between the two countries Vietnam and Korea have many similarities. The people of the two countries have a deep understanding of each other’s customs and practices, and the population of one country in the other is large; Before the Covid-19 pandemic, traffic between the two countries was increasingly convenient with more than 1,000 flights per month. Representative of Kotra Vietnam – Korea Company, Icon International and Asean Healthcare Company at the cooperation signing ceremony Today’s event marks an important step towards implementing Korea’s trade promotion, investment and technology transfer cooperation programs into Vietnam. Kotra Vietnam – Korea, Asean Healthcare are the exclusive distributors in Vietnam market of many lines of pharmaceutical products – cosmetics, functional foods, health promotion products, air cleaning, disinfection, insurance. protect living environment. In the context of the global crisis caused by the epidemic, the Korean partner has designed and developed many technological solutions, comprehensive solutions for health protection and disease prevention through special products. : IONIC – Air purification system, sterilization, virus removal in cars, families, schools, hospitals, offices, and crowded areas; HEYO – Water electrolyzer, disinfection, VirusKill – Antibacterial wearable in the air; Alkaline-rich Hydrogen generator…
Representative of Gangwon province Ms. Bea Yuri shared: “In recent years, provincial leaders have made great efforts to cooperate with the government and localities in Vietnam to promote exchanges between people, entrepreneurs and businesses. Currently in the context of the Covid -19 epidemic that is turning the world upside down, affecting all aspects of people’s lives, stagnating trade and investment, and declining health, we hope to approve the signing of the agreement. This cooperation will further promote the support of high technology transfer, increase import and export, and develop investment in Vietnam.” Mr. An Jun Sun General Director of Kotra Vietnam – Korea introduced the products at the launch ceremony Speaking congratulating the signing ceremony of strategic cooperation, Mr. Vu Minh Ly – Deputy Director of the Center for Communication of Resources and Environment (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) highly appreciated the efforts of the parties in promoting and implementing a cooperation program, this is a practical and beneficial direction for consumers to have more proactive health care and protection options that Korean friends have researched and developed technology to deal with, prevent The fight against the Covid epidemic is going on as complicated as it is today.
At the signing ceremony, the units officially launched to Vietnam market a product line for environmental protection, proactive disease prevention, VirusKill wearable card, Ionic device, Heyo… Besides, Kotra Vietnam – Korea and Asean HealthCare cooperates with businesses in Vietnam to cooperate in investment, technology transfer, production, and bring to consumers in Vietnam many high-quality products and technologies, proactive health care. such as functional foods made from Red Ginseng, Cordyceps; Herbal cosmetics, alkaline Hydrogen water purification equipment…. distributed in Southeast Asia and the world.
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“A key element in Kia’s transition has been the transition from internal combustion engines to electric motors,” said President and CEO, Kia North America. With our strategic investment in the United States to produce electric vehicles, we are not only taking great strides toward leading the electric vehicle market, but also increasing our economic contribution to the countries in which we do business.” Illustration. The manufacturers also plan to work with local governments and businesses to expand hydrogen infrastructure in the US. Currently, Hyundai Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Energy to cooperate on the expansion and innovation of fuel cell technology. This includes the installation of hydrogen pumping stations for NEXO. Automaker Hyundai is planning to introduce an electric fuel cell commercial truck. The plan is to use these vehicles to replace diesel trucks for logistics services between seaports and warehouses. Earlier, Hyundai announced plans to buy a controlling stake in robotics company Boston Dynamics and has formed a joint venture with Motional, an American autonomous vehicle company. The company has plans for commercial use of the robot on the streets by 2023. “This investment demonstrates our strong commitment to the US market, our dealers and customers. Hyundai will lead the future of the auto industry in the US and around the world. Our efforts are positive proof that Hyundai will continue to pursue excellence in its current and future product lines,” said Jose Munoz, CEO of Hyundai Group. . Hyundai currently operates a plant in Alabama.

Theoretically, the limit of low temperature in the universe is called “absolute zero”, the value is 0 K, converted to the commonly used temperature unit of -273.15 degrees Celsius. And to prove the existence of absolute zero, mankind has had to conduct a lot of experiments over a very long time and the story of this limit value is also quite interesting from a scientific perspective. because when the concept was introduced, no one could conduct experiments near that temperature. But the specific concept of absolute zero was not formed overnight, instead it was studied, observed and concluded by generations of scientists. As early as 1702, the French physicist Guillaume Amonton questioned whether there was a limit to cold. He improved a thermometer that used air and mercury. The volume of air changes with temperature, causing some of the mercury to move to show the scale. The minimum value of the thermometer has a limit, which is the point 0 (according to today’s calculations, it is about -240 degrees Celsius). Until the end of the 18th century, many physicists tried to discover this low temperature limit. In 1785, Jacques Charles, a French physicist discovered the relationship between the temperature and the volume of a gas at constant pressure. In his experiments, he found that in the case of constant volume, for every 1 degree Celsius decrease, the pressure of the gas will decrease by 1/273 of its pressure at 0 degrees Celsius. According to this rule, when the gas temperature drops to -273 degrees Celsius, the pressure becomes zero – vacuum environment. Later, the English physicist William Thomson (ie 1st Baron Kelvin) gave the first formal form based on the summation and speculation of his predecessors about the concept of absolute zero – understood as a state in which the interior of the object can be reduced to zero and completely stop the motion of the molecules. Accordingly, one of the ultimate goals in the field of thermodynamics is a great battle to challenge absolute zero. And of course, this goal cannot be achieved overnight. Michael Faraday. The first major figure in this race was Michael Faraday. By 1845, he had obtained various forms of liquid gases through primary compression. With his technology at the time, he was able to achieve temperatures as low as -130 degrees Celsius. However, during that time he was still unable to liquefy some gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. This was due to theoretical limitations at the time, so Faraday believed that these gases were “permanent gases” and could not be compressed into a liquid state. In the late 1870s, French physicist Louis Paul Cailletet pioneered the production of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, which could be obtained at low temperatures of -183 degrees Celsius and -196 degrees Celsius, respectively. To achieve this, Louis Paul Cailletet applied the Joule-Thomson effect. James Dewar. The next important person was a Scottish chemist and physicist – James Dewar, who would challenge hydrogen, the last “eternal gas” at the time. Scientists at the time expected to be able to produce liquid hydrogen at as little as -250 degrees Celsius. This temperature was an impossible challenge with the technology and equipment at the time, so Dewar had to invented new devices to be able to conduct this research. His plan was to use a gas that could be compressed and liquefied at room temperature, then allowed it to expand and return to a low temperature and then continue to use this temperature to liquefy other gases that are more difficult to liquefy . In this way, after a series of stages, it is possible to reach a temperature low enough to liquefy the hydrogen. But to do that, Dewar was forced to create new equipment and tools for research, which required a lot of money. So Dewar demonstrated some of the unique properties of liquefied petroleum gas to guests in the Royal Society’s laboratory, and used experiments to attract investors’ attention. But the experiment didn’t go well, in 1886, a terrible explosion occurred in a London laboratory, Dewar accidentally mixed liquid oxygen with liquid ethylene and caused an explosion, which subsequently caused the His scientific career was almost over. Soon, however, Dewar produced 20 cubic centimeters of liquid hydrogen through a multistage cascade of methyl chloride-ethylene-oxygen-hydrogen. At that time, the tank had a pressure of 180 atm (atmosphere) and the temperature reached -205 degrees Celsius. Dewar then put liquid hydrogen into the expansion tube and watched the temperature of the thermometer gradually decrease, eventually, he achieved a new record of -252 degrees Celsius, considered to have completed the impossible challenge for the predecessors. Faraday duty. However, shortly after the experiment was successful, a new gas was born – the inert helium gas. Next, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes went on to undertake this research and built a factory to produce magnetic liquid hydrogen using Dewar’s equipment and miraculously produced liquid helium, reaching temperatures lows of -269°C (4.2 K). At this near absolute zero temperature, many substances will exhibit unprecedented states, including fluid mechanics, electromagnetism and other related properties, which also earned Onnes the Nobel Prize in Physics in in 1913. But so far, no one has been able to conduct an experiment to achieve theoretical absolute zero – the value is 0 K, converted to the commonly used temperature unit of -273. ,15 degrees C.

Exploring the stars is man’s way to the universe. Some people think that each star represents a destiny, others say that the stars are small angels tasked with lighting up the night. Today, science has been able to give us a more precise answer. What is a star? Stars are all celestial bodies that are capable of emitting their own light. All of them are giant air spheres. They are tens to hundreds of thousands of times more massive than Earth. Only thanks to such a large mass can they create their own light. An object to be able to emit its own light needs to have a mass of at least 70 times the mass of Jupiter – the largest planet in the Solar System, that is, about 7% of the mass of the Sun. Why do we see the stars? The stars in the sky have always been a mystery to the human imagination. Our Earth has a mass of about 6x1024kg (6 million billion billion tons). The Sun is 330,000 times heavier than the Earth. That is, a star with a mass of 7% of the mass of the Sun would be about 23,000 times heavier than the Earth. Every object has a gravitational force that directs the center of it to its heart. Normally no one notices but we ourselves are always attracted to our own. Because each part of the body is attracted to each other and the sum of them all form a gravitational force directed towards a center of mass in our body (the center of gravity of the object). The table, the chair, the Earth, are always gravitating to itself by a force called centripetal gravity. But why doesn’t it all burn brightly? That’s because the mass of the objects we come into contact with every day just can’t afford that. Because gravity is a force proportional to mass, gravity in everyday objects is so small that they don’t cause any significant effects. With very large objects such as planets, Earth, gravity is also negligible because it creates a clear attraction that pulls everything towards it. For example, when you jump high, you will fall very quickly because of the pull from the Earth. As for the aforementioned massive objects (tens of thousands of times heavier than the Earth), the great gravity makes the pressure at the center of the celestial body very high, this pressure provides a great acceleration for the celestial bodies. gaseous atoms (mostly hydrogen). They collide strongly with each other at high velocities, breaking the electron shells, separating electrons from the atomic nucleus. At the core of the star is no longer ordinary gas but a state of chaotically moving nuclei and electrons. This state is called plasma. In the plasma state, the hydrogen nuclei have a chance to collide directly with each other at high velocities, which causes what we call fusion reactions, fusing hydrogen nuclei into heavy hydrogen and finally is the helium nucleus. This reaction is known on Earth in hydrogen bombs – bombs capable of releasing thousands of times more energy than atomic bombs of the same mass. The fusion reaction at the core of a star releases a lot of energy in the form of radiation, some of which is visible light. This radiation is transferred to the star’s surface and causes the star to glow. Stars are composed mainly of hydrogen (over 70%), with a large part helium remaining, and an insignificant fraction of heavier gases. The surface temperature of a star is usually in the range of 3,000 to 50,000K, and the temperature at the center is in the range of several million to several tens of millions of K. It can be as high as 100 million K for red giants and several billion K. with red supergiant stars. Star classification Graphic image. By mass, stars are divided into two types, dwarfs and giants. Today, modern division is based on spectral charts. In which, the star with the obtained spectrum of which position on the chart will be determined to belong to which group with specific characteristics of mass and temperature. The most widely used spectrogram today is the Hertzsprung-Russell chart. This graph represents the luminosity, size, and temperature of any star when its spectrum is obtained. According to temperature, the chart is divided into 7 levels with the symbols O, B, A, F, G, K, M respectively. In which, the star closer to O is hotter and closer to M is cold. Each level itself is divided into several sub-levels. Through the chart, it can be seen that most of the stars in the universe are concentrated in the main sequence of the chart. This sequence is a sequence of dwarfs and subgiant stars. Our sun is also on this sequence. It is located in the G group, has the detailed spectral designation G2V (yellow dwarf/Yellow dwarf). Below the sequence are groups of white dwarfs, and above are giants and supergiant, supergiant stars. Star evolution All stars form from large clouds of dust and gas called protostar nebulae. Due to gravity they gather together and shrink until they form a dense mass. As we all know, all objects that carry mass carry gravity. The same object itself also has a force of attraction between different parts of it. However, the gravitational force between small masses is negligible and we hardly notice it. Only significant forces, such as Earth’s gravity acting on people and objects, are enough to be noticed. In stars, gravity is very strong (due to its high mass). When the force of gravity is too great for the atoms to bear, they break the atomic shells and accelerate their nuclei. Hydrogen nuclei (consisting of 1 proton) when collided at high velocity, combine to form heavy hydrogen, and then helium. This reaction releases energy that causes the star to burn brightly. This is a fusion reaction (also known as a nuclear explosion. This reaction is used in the hydrogen bomb (H bomb) – the most destructive destructive weapon that mankind has built). Thanks to the great energy released from nuclear fusion in the star’s core, the gravitational contraction is halted as the released energy balances the gravitational force. The star burns so brightly for several tens, hundreds of millions or billions of years. The lower the mass of the stars, the longer the lifespan. For example, our Sun is a dwarf, medium mass, it can live for about 10 billion years. Meanwhile, stars are much larger, sometimes only living a few hundred or even tens of millions of years because the high mass creates greater pressure towards the center. It causes nuclear fusion to happen faster and the star to deplete energy faster. After burning out all of its hydrogen energy, the star no longer produces energy against centripetal gravity. It will once again shrink. At this time, the helium nuclei combine to form nuclei of heavier elements such as carbon, oxygen and heavier elements up to iron. This process releases an energy that inflates the star’s crust while the star’s core continues to contract. This is the red giant stage. For medium-sized stars (with a mass between 0.5 and 10 times the mass of the Sun), the red giant shell, when inflated sufficiently large, will explode and break up to form a planetary nebula. Meanwhile, high-mass stars have massively inflated stellar shells, becoming red supergiant stars. During this stage, the stellar core continues to contract due to gravity, temperature and pressure both increase many times compared to the previous stage, allowing nuclei of heavier elements to be synthesized (from familiar metals). from copper, silver, and gold to radioactive elements). Up to a certain limit, the energy released from the core creates a large explosion that breaks the outer shell. This is a supervova explosion. After the shell is broken, the star’s core remains for both massive stars as well as light stars. For low- and medium-mass stars like the Sun, the core will stop shrinking, becoming a white dwarf, emitting a very faint light. After billions or tens of billions of years, the generation of radiation ends, stars no longer emit light. It’s called a black dwarf, a dark, dead mass of matter. In fact, the process for a white dwarf to become a black dwarf is so long that so far a black dwarf is only a theoretical prediction. No white dwarf in the universe has been around long enough to become a black dwarf. For massive stars whose core remains after the supervova are at least 1.4 times more massive than the Sun, the mass is so great that they continue to shrink. The nuclei react with each other to form heavy nuclei. The contractions are not over yet, they cause the free electrons to be squeezed tightly against the protons, combining to form neutrons. The star becomes a solid mass of matter, composed entirely of neutrons. Therefore, it has extremely high density and extremely fast rotation speed. This object is called a neutron star. Previously, when this object was first observed, astronomers saw that it emitted a very strong amount of electromagnetic pulses, so they called them pulsars. Even more massive stars with a core mass at least 2 or 3 times that of the Sun, have not stopped after reaching the neutron star stage. They squeeze all matter together to an infinitely large density, concentrated at a location called a singularity. This singularity warps the space around it, a region of space that is bent to an infinite (closed) curvature. The boundary of this space is called the event horizon. Because the space is bent inward, anything that goes in can’t get out, not even light. This entire region of space bounded by the event horizon is called a black hole.

Recently, the Economic Police Team, Ba Dinh District Police (Hanoi) suddenly checked the Minh Phat seafood store, located behind Long Bien market, and discovered that the facility used hydrogen peroxide to bleach the ink. selling to the market. At the scene, authorities seized a plastic bottle containing about 30ml of hydrogen peroxide solution and 30kg of bleached apricot squid. The staff of this establishment admitted to repeatedly using hydrogen peroxide to clean the stench and bleach the ink, even though it was clear that this was an additive not allowed to be used in food. At the scene, authorities seized a plastic bottle containing about 30ml of hydrogen peroxide solution and 30kg of bleached apricot squid. It is known that according to the video recorded over many months by the group of reporters, the employees of this facility began impregnating ink in chemicals. The first step is to put a dozen packs of salt into the water tank. Next, put the cuttlefish that has removed all its organs into the barrel. The employee then took a plastic bottle containing a clear solution and poured it directly into the ink tank. According to the introduction of these facility staff, this is industrial hydrogen peroxide, which is very corrosive and bleaching. When working, this young man had to wear rubber gloves that reached to his wrists before putting his hands in the bucket to mix the solution to soak up the squids. Bleaching ink with industrial chemicals, specifically hydrogen peroxide, helps white ink cleaner, harder, remove all viscous substances. With this trick, every day a ton of dirty squid is transported to many restaurants, eateries, and markets in Hanoi. Eating squid bleached with hydrogen peroxide increases the risk of chemical accumulation in the body, which can lead to chronic diseases such as cancer According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh (Institute of Food and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology), the current situation of using cleaning chemicals in industry such as using hydrogen peroxide to bleach ink, helps Fresh squid is delicious, no longer stinks, increasing the risk of chemical accumulation in the body of the eater. Currently, the use of cleaning chemicals in industry such as using hydrogen peroxide to bleach the ink, help the ink stay fresh and no longer stink, increasing the risk of chemical accumulation in the body of the eater. The chemical used to bleach the ink, help the ink stay fresh, remove the dirt, and remove the stench in the dead squid for many days is a solution of hydrogen peroxide, the formula H2O2, also known as hydrogen peroxide. The Ministry of Health once issued a recommendation that the solution should only be used externally, not taken orally. Experts say that when using hydrogen peroxide to bleach food, it will generally have an antiseptic effect, whiten food, and remove odors. However, only pure hydrogen peroxide for medical use can be guaranteed. In fact, food processing facilities often use much cheaper industrial hydrogen peroxide, often containing many impurities and toxins that are harmful to consumers’ health. Therefore, the risk of ingesting ink bleached with hydrogen peroxide at such establishments is really dangerous. This is a form of commercial fraud, threatening the health of consumers. It is worth mentioning that these dirty food effects often appear in the form of chronic diseases, toxins that accumulate for a long time into dangerous diseases, not easily detected in a day or two. How not to buy ink bleached by industrial chemicals? According to experts, when buying ink, you should pay attention to the following selection criteria: – Color: Fresh ink will have a shiny color. The brown part will be dark brown, while the squid body will be milky white. The color of the ink eyes is clear, not protruding, the pupils can be clearly seen and there is no yellowing or discharge. If the ink is not fresh, the eye part has turned more opaque, sometimes there is a discharge. – When touching the squid body: The squid meat is firm and highly elastic. When pressing your hand on the ink body, the ink will quickly return to its original state and leave no dents. – When observing: Fresh squid, the head and tentacles, squid whiskers will stick together, definitely. If the squid is not fresh, the upper parts are usually soft and easy to separate.

By Christoph Arnowski, BR A high proportion of electricity from coal, insufficient range, too few charging points – all this makes many people doubt the electric car. Also the Ingolstadt engineer Roland Gumpert. That is why he has developed a completely new electric drive concept that works without a charging cable and still enables a long range – and with which the car can be refueled as easily and quickly as a petrol or diesel. The technical core is a methanol fuel cell. If these are fed with climate-neutral methanol, their cars will run without greenhouse gas emissions, says Gumpert: “We can install this concept in any car, in a Polo with 50 hp or in a long-haul truck with 40 tons,” says the engineer. “We are vastly superior to normal battery cars.”

“Father” of the Audi Quattro

Gumpert isn’t just anyone in the automotive industry. For decades he worked successfully for Audi – most recently as Marketing Director for the joint venture between VW and Audi in China. At the beginning of the 1980s, as head of Audi Sport, he and his rally drivers brought four world championship titles to Ingolstadt. The basis was the Quattro drive, which was considered a technical sensation in 1980. For the first time, an automobile manufacturer built a permanent four-wheel drive into its street car. Gumpert is considered one of the fathers of the Quattro drive.

Billions invested in electromobility

Now, at the age of 76, Gumpert wants to show it to the entire industry again – with his own small company. He wants to prove that his car with a methanol fuel cell is better than any electric car with a large battery and charging cable. But politics and industry are so far not interested in Gumpert’s idea. Is it because you have agreed on battery-electric e-mobility and have invested billions in developing it? “Germany can only achieve the EU’s 2030 climate target with a high proportion of electric cars,” the Association of the Automotive Industry VDA shares BR policy magazine controversial on request with. All other options are “not available in ‘mass production’ until then”. Audi expresses itself similarly. The Ingolstadt-based carmaker did not even respond to Gumpert’s invitation to take a look at his concept. Compared to the BR explains a company spokesman: “Electromobility is by far the most efficient way to decarbonise and achieve CO2 fleet targets. Audi is therefore concentrating on battery-electric mobility.”

This is how the methanol fuel cell works With the drive concept, cars do not fill up with hydrogen, which is technically complex and expensive. Instead, a mixture of methanol and water is put into the tank. This is as uncomplicated and quick as possible with gasoline or diesel. This mixture is only heated and broken down into its components in the car itself. The oxygen and carbon dioxide escape into the air. Because climate-neutral methanol is used, there are no additional greenhouse gas emissions. The fuel cell converts the hydrogen from the methanol into electricity, which runs the electric motor.

For the first time, engineer Roland Gumpert implemented his drive concept in the Nathalie sports car – a two-seater coupé with 550 hp and a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour. The fuel cell produces enough electricity in the car to be able to travel at speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour. If you want to drive faster, the battery supplies the electric motor with the additional energy required. If the speed drops below 130 km / h, the fuel cell not only supplies the driving current, but also recharges the battery at the same time. In this phase, the car drive needs less electricity than the fuel cell produces. If the vehicle comes to a complete stop, all the electricity from the methanol fuel cell flows into the battery.

If the battery is empty, the car can continue to drive, but at a maximum of 130 km / h – and as long as there is methanol in the tank. Gumpert specifies the range of the car as around 800 kilometers.

“The train left”

The Ulm management consultant Arnold Lamm also believes that the battery-electric car will prevail. “The train has left, you can’t stop it,” says Lamm. As an engineer, he worked for Daimler for more than twenty years. At the end of the 1990s, the Stuttgart-based car manufacturer opted for a drive with a methanol fuel cell, but the company did not achieve the breakthrough it had hoped for at the time. Lamm’s conclusion today: “Technically it works, but then as now I consider this system to be far too complex, too expensive and too time-consuming for a mass market.” Engineer Gumpert disagrees. His drive works: in the prototype of the “Nathalie” he built, a 400,000 euro super sports car that he plans to produce in a small series next year. And the same in an E-Smart that he has converted. His system is competitive: “We know for sure that we can get there with mass-produced products in terms of cost. Our system, including the battery, is ultimately no more expensive than a battery-powered car,” says Gumpert.

Advantages especially on long journeys?

Also from the point of view of the car expert Lamm, the technology “in this configuration is definitely worthwhile to be further promoted”. However, he sees opportunities above all in trucks that have to cover long distances. Here it could have advantages over pure hydrogen vehicles and electric trucks. So should the federal government be interested in e-cars with methanol fuel cells? At least Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer knows the concept. Gumpert was already in Berlin two years ago with his “Nathalie”. Scheuer seemed pleased. But does a 400,000 euro sports car really help in the fight against climate change? The minister sent engineer Gumpert back to Ingolstadt with homework: he was supposed to prove that his drive concept also worked in a small car.

Political tailwind for converted Smart?

In fact, Gumpert converted an E-Smart on behalf of the ministry. Since then, the car has driven 15,000 kilometers – without any problems, without a charging cable, just refueled with green methanol. However, all attempts to inform Scheuer about this failed for months. Emails from the company with the request to present the Smart in Berlin initially went unanswered. Upon request from Controversial said the ministry that methanol fuel cell systems were “not a mass-market solution”. In the meantime, the Federal Ministry of Transport has also contacted Gumpert. “We’re finally out of the drawer,” says the engineer. “We have been forgotten and apologized and will soon give us an appointment for a video conference.” So is the small company from Ingolstadt still getting some political tailwind? Engineer Gumpert continues to hope so. So far he has been pretty much alone with his vision of an electric car with a methanol fuel cell that can be refueled very easily and that continues to drive even with an empty battery.

According to genetics, each person has a hair count that ranges from 70,000 to 150,000 strands and is common at 100,000. This is the number that is assigned after the 5th month of the fetal cycle, the hair follicles that have been formed in the baby’s scalp are no longer able to change. The tiny blood vessels in each hair follicle nourish the hair root to keep it growing. But once the hair rises to the surface of the skin, the cells inside the hair are no longer alive. The hair that we see all contains dead cells. That’s why we don’t feel pain when we cut our hair. However, with effects such as pulling hair, combing hair too hard … can also cause breakage. And the hair will “die” earlier than its lifespan. However, people with red hair have sparser hair, blondes have thick hair, the most. On average, men’s hair lasts 2-4 years, while women’s hair lasts 4-7 years. However, the hair growth rate of women is slower than that of men. When you go for a haircut, people usually wet their hair before cutting it. Because then, the water changes the hydrogen bonds, making the hair straight and longer, and easier to handle. Strongly nourished hair can tie and lift a weight of 100 grams. The average adult human has about 100,000 – 150,000 hairs, so just calculate, what is the total volume that a person’s hair can lift? Hair grows out from the roots, not from the ends as mistakenly believed, so cutting hair and fast hair is almost unrelated.

Photographs taken on Mars show many glaciers-like features in Antarctica, If these covered glaciers do, in fact, exist, they could be a reason to direct future crews to Mars towards this area. The location was inherently attractive to SpaceX and NASA because it was a wide, flat plain, ideal for landing spacecraft. If there is ice that is not too deep below the surface, the astronauts can also easily have water within reach. Lead researcher Shannon Hibbard, a graduate student at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, said the newly discovered flow-like characteristics are very strange because they appear on flat terrain. “There is a lot of evidence that this is an area with a lot of ice, but we don’t have any confidence that there could be a glacier in places with winding features,” Hibbard said. this. They exist in a fairly flat plane, so that’s weird. ” Mysterious terrain Arcadia Planitia is located in the lowlands north of Mars. In the past 3 billion years, lava flows have been active in this area, so it is much less prone to cracking with craters than in other areas on the planet. Data collected from orbit over many years show that the ground in the area is rich in hydrogen. Because water is made up of molecules of hydrogen and oxygen, this hydrogen shows the presence of ice just below the surface. For decades, scientists have found features on Mars to be related to ice. Along the low hills, there are debris that look like a glacier flow covered in a thin layer of rock. There are also patterns in gulls that look similar to glaciers that flow through valleys on Earth. Similar features occur in Arcadia Planitia, Hibbard said. Lobate features occur near a set of mountains called Montes Erebus that rise up from the plain. Orbital images, thermal data showing surface temperature during day and night, albedo data showing surface reflectivity, dust cover information and altitude data, and topographic. Glacial flow The winding features are a big mystery, Hibbard says, because they look like they were created by the flow of ice, but the topography is not steep enough to explain why the meteor was moving. “We had to try to figure out what they are, why they have thermal symbols, why they are so bright day and night, why they have flow characteristics, why Are they threaded again? ”she said. The analysis showed that these traits were in fact derived from ice. The curled shapes look similar to other features related to slow-flowing matter seen on Mars, Hibbard said, and the data shows these points actually contain a lot of ice. The most similar sinusoidal feature, Hibbard says, is the currents inside the Earth’s ice sheets, which mainly occur in Antarctica. These faster moving ice currents are not well understood on Earth, much less than Mars, but they do show an example of ice flowing in fairly flat terrain, Hibbard says. This is a controversial claim, Hibbard says, because most ice currents on Earth need at least a thin layer of liquid water at their bottom to lubricate their flow. It is unclear whether sub-ice water existed or existed on Mars, she said, and it is not clear if a wet background is needed to create ice currents on the Red Planet. One possibility might be that in the past, when Mars’ orbit was tilted differently than it is today and its climate was different, melting under ice may have occurred. This research was published in the May issue of the journal Icarus.

Illustration. https://kinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn The cost of pollution in Europe has risen by more than 50% this year, signaling that climate policies need to be harsher, the region is also starting to make a difference. Futures in the carbon market of Europe, the largest market in the world, exceeded $ 60 / ton for the first time on May 4. Rising prices make it more expensive to release carbon dioxide into the air and force the industry to look for cleaner ways to run production. According to Ulf Ek, investment director at London’s Northlander Commodity Advisors LLP, the bulls have to go further. He hopes the futures contract will trade as high as $ 91 / ton by the end of the year, to boost his incentive to protect the environment. The rise in prices and industry concerns about its competitiveness, poised to put further strain on political discussions about the implementation of the “Green Agreement,” aimed at achieving neutrality. on climate by 2050 and strengthening emissions reduction targets by 2030. Some technologies to cut emissions, such as hydrogen generated without pollution, are still too expensive for steel and chemical manufacturers. But further price hikes could change that. Record carbon prices in Europe will strengthen the Government budget. EU leaders are arguing about enacting stricter pollution targets over the next decade at an extraordinary summit in Brussels, to be held on May 23. On July 14, the European Commission will propose a regulatory package to enact a new goal, by 2030, to cut greenhouse gases by at least 55% from 1990 levels. Agree by national governments and the European Parliament to become the binding rule. https://kinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn

The main difference between these three types of hydrogen lies in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Protium is the default type of hydrogen in our natural habitat, which consists of a proton and an electron, while deuterium has an extra neutron when compared to proti and tritium with two more neutrons when compared to proti. . Most of the hydrogen in nature exists in the form of proti, with a relative abundance of 99.9844%, while deuterium abundance is relatively low, at about 0.0156%. For tritium, since abundance is less than 0.001% it is usually noted as a trace amount. During the recent nuclear wastewater incident in Fukushima, Japan, tritium content was a major issue being discussed. Tritium is radioactive and undergoes beta decay with a half-life of 12.43 years. It is often thought that it was caused by the interactions of cosmic radiation and hydrogen in the atmosphere. Since the introduction of nuclear technology, humans have produced 5 times more natural tritium (about 7.3 kg in nature). Although proti (H2O), deuterium (D2O), and tritium (T2O) differ in atomic composition, the differences in their chemical properties are very small (D2O and T2O are commonly known as heavy water and super heavy water). Also because many of the three properties are similar, tritium is also one of the most difficult to separate and remove substances in nuclear wastewater. However, non-radioactive heavy water is much more interesting than super heavy water. Since the density of heavy water is 10% greater than that of water, heavy ice can sink to the bottom in the water. In 1931, the American scientist Harold Clayton Urey discovered the isotope of hydrogen, deuterium and he also received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934. In 1933, Urey’s mentor Gilbert Newton Lewis produced 0.5 ml of heavy water by electrolysis of water, with a purity of 65.7%. Harold Clayton Urey However, deuterium in natural water does not always exist in D2O form, and it is more likely to exist as HDO (half heavy water). During the production of heavy water by electrolysis, when the HDO molecules reach a certain rate, there will be an exchange of hydrogen ions between the water molecules, and the ratio of D2O also increases accordingly. . When the method of producing heavy water by electrolysis appeared, it quickly applied in practice. The year after Lewis produced high-purity heavy water, Norway built the Venmork hydroelectric plant in 1934, which uses nature’s abundant water to electrolyze water, creating hydrogen for production. Nitrate fertilizers. Norway’s Venmork hydroelectric plant. However, the manufacture of chemical fertilizers requires hydrogen from electrolytic water, and does not use the heavy water remaining in the electrolysis cell. So after a period of operation, the plant analyzed the residue of electrolysis and found that the ratio of deuterium to hydrogen (protium) was 1:48, much higher than the natural ratio 1. : 6400, though most of them exist in semi-HDO form. So the Norwegian Hydropower Company accepted the request of the person in charge of the hydrogen plant to produce heavy water from the byproducts of electrolysis. Therefore, it can be said that Norwegian Hydropower has become the earliest heavy water supplier in the scientific community. However, the story of heavy water has only just begun. In late 1938, the Germans discovered that the bombardment of a neutron on uranium could cause nuclear fission. In late 1939, the Soviet Union concluded that heavy water and graphite were the only viable regulators for uranium reactors, and each of these reactors required about 15 tons of heavy water to function. So heavy water then became a strategic substance because it can slow down the neutrons produced by chain nuclear reactions, and all nations take it seriously. From 1940 to World War II, the Norwegian heavy water plant was under Nazi control and bought nearly all of the heavy water in bulk. Allied forces crossed the mountain plateau to destroy heavy water factories under Nazi control. In short, when heavy water first appeared was associated with nuclear reactions, many people’s first impression of it was extremely dangerous, but it was not. Right after the discovery of heavy water, scientists were curious about it, so someone drank heavy water right after the discovery of deuterium. GeorgeCharles de Hevesy and Harold Clayton Urey, who discovered the deuterium, were good friends. In 1934, Hevesy asked Urey to get several liters of heavy water with low purity, only 0.6%. Hevesy then drank this heavy water to use deuterium as a marker, studied the water metabolism of the human body, and eventually concluded that the average residence time of water molecules in the muscle. human body is 13 ± 1.5 days. But if absorbing the amount of heavy water with a higher purity, it will have a significant effect on the body of animals and plants. Plants will die in high concentrations of heavy water. Animals such as mice and dogs will become infertile if D2O reaches more than 25% in the body, and fish will die rapidly in water that is more than 90% heavier. Mammals will die about a week after being given about 50% heavy water. In fact, humans and animals can hardly be exposed to such high purity heavy water, except animals raised for research purposes.

Most planets in the universe are not suitable for us to live in. With the current environment in the planets, imagine how, if we humans lived there, the body would change. Mars Gravity is lower on Mars than on Earth and it is further away from the Sun, so if we live on Mars, we will see less sunlight. Mars also lacks a protective magnetic field due to its thin atmosphere, everything there, including humans, is exposed to radiation. Occasionally, strong winds create dust storms that fly across the planet, and dust continues to settle for months to come. So if you go to live on Mars, you may be taller, stronger body to compensate for the poor gravity. You will have big eyes for better visibility when the Sun is too far away. In addition, the main pigment in your body changes from melanin to carotenoids (carrots, tomatoes and oranges). So your skin is likely to be orange. Jupiter Living on the surface of Jupiter is challenging because the planet has no real surface. It is purely air. However, this does not mean it is just a giant cloud suspended in space. If you travel through its atmosphere to deeper parts, the gas will become dense until it turns into a liquid. In a nutshell, Jupiter is an ocean layer made up of hydrogen instead of water. With such high pressure, extreme temperatures and liquid environments, humans would have to mimic creatures that live in deep water. We would be like animals with small legs and hard shells to protect the body from Jupiter’s radiation. Saturn Saturn is also a giant cloud of hydrogen and helium, with no soil or no wind. However, inside it is much denser and much smaller than Jupiter. Its iconic belts are made of countless ice particles, so nothing can live on this planet. The Saturn rings are innumerable ice particles. Saturn’s weight is too small, so it can float in a bath if there is a tub large enough to hold. The only way to get around in the dense mist of Saturn is to hover around like a jellyfish. Your body will not have a skeleton so that it cannot be crushed by the pressure. Mercury Life on Mercury is extremely difficult. This tiny planet is closest to the Sun, so the sunlight here is seven times bigger than Earth, no sunscreen can resist. Mercury’s temperature is extremely extreme, around 430 ° C during the day and -180 ° C at night. The planet is also prone to meteor shower and earthquakes. There is no atmosphere here to breathe. How must we change to accommodate Mercury? Meat and bones can never withstand the harsh conditions here. So to live in Mercury, our bodies must be made of something similar to the refractory metal, for example, titanium. There’s no need for a respiratory system, so your pretty metal face won’t have a nose. And your eyes will be like a thick sunglasses to protect them from the sun’s light. Venus If there’s a place that’s harder to live than Mercury, it’s definitely Venus. The temperature here is a whopping 471 ° C. The atmosphere is extremely thick, creating a greenhouse effect. The planet’s surface is very dry, there are many natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, hurricane winds and lightning. The pressure here is like you are 1 mile underwater, giving you constant headaches. Unfortunately, the only thing that can exist on Venus is bacteria. Venus corrode everything, even metal, making it impossible for human spacecraft to stop here. Venus’s atmosphere contains phosphine, which is toxic to any organism that breathes oxygen, but is very beneficial for bacterial growth. Uranus, Neptune Frozen, dark and plagued by strong winds, Uranus and Neptune are mostly made up of cold liquids – methane, water and ammonia. They do not have a solid surface, and their atmospheres slowly mix with the water around the cores of other planets. Gravity is stronger here than on Earth and puts more pressure on everything. With such a strong gravity, the human body living here would have to be shorter and muscular, muscular, and thicker in skin to resist the cold. And for the liquid environment here, the best form to live in is a cosmic dolphin or manatee, making it easier to navigate around the planet. The Pluto Pluto is the planet farthest from the Sun, covered with ice and snow. Gravity is extremely weak and the atmosphere is fragile. The sun seen from Pluto is just a dot on the horizon, like the Moon to Earth, so there won’t be much light. However, scientists believe that there may be ocean water below Pluto’s surface. If you live on Pluto, your body needs antifreeze, like some insects and fish. Low gravity causes muscles and bones to shrink, the space between the vertebrae expands and makes us taller. Human posture will also change as the spine is not doing too much. So you can be tall, thin, and somewhat spiderman with flexible limbs and a curved spine.

From Till Bücker, tagesschau.de According to numerous experts, hydrogen is the energy carrier of the future – for sustainable electricity in traffic, in buildings and also in industry. The federal government made a decision last summer its own hydrogen strategy . The fuel cell is an important part of this. The technology group Bosch wants to ensure a global breakthrough and, in addition to deliveries to car manufacturers and cooperations in China, is also relying on its own stationary fuel cells. The Swabians have set themselves the goal of CO2 neutrality in accordance with global climate protection requirements. In drive technology, electromobility is establishing itself as a core business, said Bosch boss Volkmar Denner recently. Therefore, the company is pushing the conversion from diesel and gasoline engines to alternative drives.

How do fuel cells work? A fuel cell is a so-called galvanic cell: A continuously supplied fuel – such as hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy carrier – reacts with an oxidizing agent such as oxygen. The reaction energy is converted into electrical energy. In addition, heat is released. Without combustion, the fuel cells can thus generate electricity from hydrogen with a high degree of efficiency.

The heart of the cells is the so-called stacks on which the reaction takes place. It consists of hundreds of closely stacked bipolar plates through which the hydrogen is supplied on one side and the water produced during the chemical reaction is discharged on the other.

Batteries are technically more efficient

Five billion euros have already been invested in future technology and orders worth more than 20 billion euros have been won. Sales are currently growing by almost 40 percent, twice as fast as the market. By 2025, sales should increase fivefold to five billion euros, and the business should be profitable from 2024. “Electromobility has long since ceased to be a bet on the future, we deserve back what we spent in advance,” said Denner. In a fuel cell, a fuel – usually hydrogen – reacts with oxygen, releasing electrical energy. As early as the 1990s, it was considered the technology of the future: vehicles should roll on the streets without exhaust fumes and every house should be able to generate its own electricity. Then the technology went quiet for a long time. Daimler and Toyota, for example, have been working on hydrogen cars for a long time. So far, however, the principle has not really prevailed. The problem is the high production costs. Contrary to older studies, the electric car with a battery should also be technically more efficient . To cover the same distance, a hydrogen drive needs twice to three times as much electricity. Because the fuel first has to be produced with a high expenditure of energy.

Drive for trucks

Nevertheless, Bosch wants to help the fuel cell achieve a breakthrough worldwide as an emission-free drive solution – especially in commercial vehicles. To this end, the supplier recently founded a joint venture with the Chinese company Qingling, with which “if possible all Chinese vehicle manufacturers” are to be supplied with fuel cell systems. So far, the truck manufacturer Nikola, a startup from the USA, was Bosch’s first and most important customer. The group refers to forecasts by the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE), according to which more than one million vehicles with fuel cell drives will be registered in China by 2030. The Chinese government is already investing heavily in the infrastructure. The first test fleet of 70 trucks with the Bosch system is due to start this year. The official market launch is planned for 2022/2023. Together with the Swedish specialist Powercell, the Stuttgart-based group is also developing fuel cell stacks, something like the heart of cold burners, in order to be able to produce in large series from 2022. “Especially with large, heavy vehicles that travel long distances, the fuel cell offers clear advantages over battery-electric drives,” said Stefan Hartung, the managing director responsible for the mobility division. Unlike purely battery-operated trucks, trucks with fuel cells do not have an eight-ton battery on board. According to Bosch, every eighth newly registered heavy commercial vehicle could be equipped with a fuel cell by 2030. Daimler also recently drove his is advancing its plans for liquid hydrogen powered heavy trucks.

Stationary fuel cells as municipal electricity suppliers

In addition, fuel cells could also provide sustainable energy for cities, factories, data centers and homes in the future. Private fuel cell heating systems are not yet very widespread in Germany, but have what it takes, according to experts, to become the “game changer” of the heating transition. Bosch also took a step forward in the area of ​​energy at the end of March. A first stationary fuel cell will supply the city of Bamberg with climate-friendly electricity in the future. The two-meter-high refrigerator-sized system generates around ten kilowatts of electricity and covers the needs of more than 20 households with four people around the bus station. The resulting heat will be used by a bakery for heating and hot water preparation. The new plant in Bamberg will initially run on natural gas, but is already hydrogen-capable. The fuel cell already saves up to 40 percent in CO2 missions compared to the electricity mix in Germany, the company emphasized. Basically, the whole thing only becomes completely CO2-neutral when the hydrogen is also sustainably generated.

Billion market emerges

For the first time, the company is testing a stationary fuel cell under real conditions, said a spokeswoman for Bosch. So far, the system has only been tested in the factories. Series production is to start in three years, and the company plans to invest a three-digit million amount by then. Not without reason: Bosch estimates that by 2030 a global market for stationary fuel cells for industrial and commercial applications in the order of magnitude of 20 billion euros a year will emerge. With their systems, the Stuttgart-based company wants to create a production capacity of around 200 megawatts per year – that would be a power supply for the households of 400,000 people. Bosch sees itself as the first major European corporation to announce the industrialization and continuous operation of stationary systems on this scale. In addition to Bosch, other German companies are also involved in the billion-dollar market of tomorrow: SFC Energy from Brunnthal near Munich and SOLIDpower are also among the leading suppliers of fuel cells.

At 9 a.m. on April 23, Times Finance called the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Hope Co., Ltd. The other party stated that the reply has been submitted to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and the specific content is not convenient for disclosure at present. However, as of press time, the content of Houpu’s response has not yet appeared on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange website.

On April 21, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange issued a letter of concern and an annual report inquiry letter to Hopu within one day. The serial follow-up questioning by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange revealed its eagerness, requiring Houpu shares to respond to the letter of concern before April 22.

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s attention to Houpu shares stems from the 15 billion yuan project agreement disclosed by Houpu shares on April 20.

On the evening of April 20, Houpu shares announced that the company and Chengdu Xindu District Government signed the “Hopu International Hydrogen Energy Industry Cluster Project Investment Agreement” (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”), and plans to invest 15 billion yuan in construction Hopu International Hydrogen Energy Industry Cluster Project.

Hydrogen refueling station. Image source: L.Willms

It seems to be a major positive news for the company, but when it is placed on Houpu shares, it makes people suspicious. Its annual report shows that in 2020, its operating income will be only 478 million yuan and a loss of 168 million yuan.

Where did the poor performance of Houpu shares to complete the 15 billion yuan project?

In the letter of concern sent by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to Houpu, it not only questioned the feasibility of the 15 billion project, but also asked whether it involved real estate development and operation. In the annual report inquiry letter issued on the same day, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange further inquired about Hopu’s operating conditions and asked for an answer within a week.

Affected by this, Houpe shares closed down 5.59% on April 22; it fell below 3% at the opening on April 23, but then quickly rose. As of the morning’s close, Houpe shares rose 5.74%.

Image source: Houpu shares it

Where does 15 billion come from?

The financial situation of Houpu shares in recent years is not optimistic. The two letters issued by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on April 20 focused on one question: Where does the 15 billion come from?

According to the financial report, Houpu’s revenue in 2019 is 543 million yuan, which is nearly cut in 2015 compared with the revenue at the beginning of listing, and the net profit in 2019 is only 20,827,600. In 2020, the performance of Houpu shares further declined. The total annual operating income was 478 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 11.87%, and the net profit attributable to the parent was 168 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 905.35%.

According to the “Agreement”, the first phase of the Hydrogen Energy Equipment Industrial Park project uses about 300 acres of land. The Xindu District Government will only use about 300 acres of land for the first phase of the project’s fixed assets (excluding land) investment amount to 4 million yuan per acre or more. Land supply for the second phase of the project will be initiated; similarly, the first phase of the Hopu International Hydrogen Energy CBD project covers an area of ​​about 118 mu, and the investment in fixed assets (excluding land) reaches 7.5 million yuan/mu or more before the second phase of land supply will be initiated.

Based on this data, Times Finance estimates that the first phase of the hydrogen energy equipment industrial park project needs to invest at least 2.085 billion yuan.

However, as of the end of 2020, Houpu’s total assets were 1.912 billion yuan, and the balance of monetary funds was only 136 million yuan; during the same period, its current liabilities were 750 million yuan, including 116 million short-term loans.

Image source: Houpu shares 2020 annual report

The Xindu District Government stated in the “Agreement” that it supports and encourages district-owned platform companies to participate in the clean energy industry fund initiated by Houpu. The first phase of the industrial fund scale is 500 million yuan, of which the district-owned platform company invests 200 million yuan. Two batches of investment; in addition, the district government also encourages and supports district state-owned enterprises to participate in equity investment in the project under this agreement, and the total investment amount does not exceed 200 million yuan.

In addition, the “Agreement” requires Hopu Co., Ltd. to register relevant project companies with independent legal personality in Xindu District, and at least one project company has a registered capital of 500 million yuan. On April 16, Yanxin Holding Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Yanxin Holdings” in the text) and Houpu’s subsidiary-Beijing Houpu Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. registered in Xindu District to establish Chengdu Houpu Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. , Registered capital of 500 million yuan, of which Beijing Hopu Hydrogen Energy subscribed 400 million yuan, and Yanxin Holdings subscribed 100 million yuan.

Even without considering the liabilities, according to Times Finance’s estimates, plus the 170 million yuan that Houpu shares planned to raise from Wang Jiwen in February 2021, and the 100 million yuan that Yanxin Group invested in the establishment of Chengdu Houpu Hydrogen Energy, Houpu has made every effort to spend about 1.106 billion yuan in international hydrogen energy industry cluster projects, and there is still a big gap between the 2.085 billion yuan required for the first phase.

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Hope shares may choose to seek external financing. Times Finance found that in the signing of the 15 billion project issued on the official website of Hopu Co., Ltd. on April 21, the world industrial gas giant-French Air Liquide (Air Liquide) Chairman of the Board of Directors in Greater China, Lu Yuebing, also attended the signing ceremony. . In 2019, Air Liquide Group and Houpu Co., Ltd. jointly established Air Liquide Houpe Hydrogen Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Air Liquide Houpe”).

On April 22, Times Finance called Jin Jing, the media liaison of Air Liquide Group, who stated that the cooperation between Air Liquide Group and Houpe is limited to the previously established joint venture company-Liquid Air Houpe. Recently, Houpe shares and Xindu District Government The project has nothing to do with Air Liquide.

Times Finance also contacted Chengdu Xindu District Investment Promotion Bureau and Xindu District Modern Transportation Industry Functional Zone Management Committee on the same day, trying to inquire about the details of Hopu International’s hydrogen energy industry cluster project. The staff of the other party said that they would record the problem and give feedback to the relevant person in charge, but as of the time of publication, no response has been received.

At the 2020 online performance briefing meeting of Houpe shares held on the same day, Times Finance asked Huang Yaohui, general manager of Houpu shares, on issues such as “whether it will introduce other investors to join the projects in Xindu District”. The other party said that the specific situation will await the company’s response to the “Letter of Concern”.

Cement boss enters hydrogen energy

At the end of 2020, Houpu shares only changed the actual controller. Another identity of Wang Jiwen, the current actual controller of Houpu shares, is the chairman of Yanxin Holdings.

According to its official website, Yanxin Holdings is a diversified group company integrating building materials, environmental protection, metallurgy, finance, investment, logistics, real estate, and equipment manufacturing, with total assets of more than 4 billion yuan. Its building materials sector can produce 4 million tons of cement and 2.25 million tons of clinker each year. Its leading products include “Diamond” and “Jun” cement.

Cement boss Wang Jiwen entered Houpu shares back three years ago.

In November 2018, in order to alleviate the pledge of shares held, Jiang Tao, then chairman, general manager and actual controller of Houpu Co., Ltd., planned to raise funds from Beijing Xingkai Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Beijing Xingkai”). According to Tianyan Check, Wang Jiwen and Yanxin Holdings own 99.02% of Beijing Xingkai.

At the beginning of 2019, the senior management of Hopu Co., Ltd. carried out intensive mobilization. First, in January 2019, Jiang Tao resigned as general manager and was replaced by Huang Yaohui, the former vice president of Yanxin Holdings; then in March 2019, Wang Jiwen succeeded Jiang Tao and was elected chairman of Houpu Co., Ltd.; on April 1, 2019, Houpu The shares completed the change of legal representative and changed from Jiang Tao to Wang Jiwen.

However, it was not until the end of 2020 that Wang Jiwen truly became the “master” of Houpu. On November 17, 2020, Houpu shares announced that Jiang Tao would transfer 20% of his shares to Wang Jiwen and Beijing Xingkai. After the completion of the transaction, Wang Jiwen and Beijing Xingkai controlled by Wang hold 25.51% of Hopu’s shares and are the actual controllers of the company.

Soon after Wang Jiwen took office as chairman, he changed the company name from “Chengdu Huaqi Houpu Electromechanical Equipment Co., Ltd.” to “Houpu Clean Energy Co., Ltd.”.

A relevant person of Houpu said in public that the new boss Wang Jiwen is optimistic about the development of hydrogen energy.

The name change may have demonstrated Wang Jiwen’s confidence in hydrogen energy and other clean energy businesses, but it failed to help Houpu shares to reverse the decline in performance.

Transition to hydrogen energy for 7 years, revenue accounted for less than 1%

In recent years, the hydrogen energy industry has become hotter and hotter.

Kaiyuan Securities believes that in the context of “carbon peak” and “carbon neutrality”, hydrogen is expected to play an important role in promoting energy transition and improving the flexibility of the energy system. The governments of Sichuan, Beijing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang and many other places have also launched their own “14th Five-Year Plan” for the hydrogen energy industry.

On April 21, the China Hydrogen Energy Alliance revealed at the “14th Five-Year” Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Forum that as of the end of 2020, China has built 128 hydrogen refueling stations and the cumulative number of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles has reached more than 7,000.

The “China Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Industry White Paper 2020” released on the same day shows that China’s current hydrogen production capacity is about 41 million tons per year, and the output is about 33.42 million tons, making it the world’s number one hydrogen producer; by 2060, under the carbon neutral scenario, it can be The scale of hydrogen production from renewable energy is expected to reach 100 million tons.

Wanlian Securities analyst Jiang Wei told Times Finance on April 22 that in the future, with the reduction of fuel cell costs, the layout of hydrogen refueling stations, and the promotion of photovoltaic hydrogen production, hydrogen energy is expected to become the preferred alternative energy source in the non-electric field. Can be used on a large scale.

In order to catch up with this round of hydrogen energy boom, Houpu has been preparing for 7 years.

The prospectus submitted by Houpu in 2014 did not mention that the company has any hydrogen energy projects. However, in its 2015 annual report, there was a message that “the hydrogen charging device has achieved phased results, and the research and development prototype has been tested on site”. Every year since then, Houpe has announced its progress in the field of hydrogen production and hydrogenation.

But so far, hydrogen energy has not yet become Hopu’s main business. In its announcement on April 8th, Houpu shares mentioned that in 2020, the company’s main operating income will still be the natural gas refueling equipment and parts business, and the company’s hydrogen energy business recognized operating income in 2020 is less than total revenue. 1%.

Perhaps in order to break through this 1%, Houpu shares will spend a lot of money to invest in the hydrogen energy industrial park. But with 1.106 billion funds to leverage 15 billion projects? difficult.

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From Peter Sauer, SR It is a bit reminiscent of a sauna infusion when driving instructor Rouven Klein from Saarbrücken parks his new driving school car. Instead of exhaust fumes, a lot of steam rises and a little water drips. Together with Sven Schmitt, Klein has a real rarity at the start of their driving school voovoo drive: a driving school car that is powered not by diesel or gasoline, but by hydrogen. “We work very closely with the manufacturers of hydrogen vehicles. As far as we know, we are probably the first driving school in the world to have retrofitted such a vehicle,” says Klein. There are no really reliable figures yet. The Federal Association of German Driving School Companies is not yet aware of any hydrogen driving school cars. But they support the advance from Saarbrücken. The driving school completely dispenses with internal combustion engines and instead relies exclusively on bio natural gas, electric drive – and hydrogen. “This sustainable approach is very important to us, and someone has to start with it,” says Schmitt.

Conversion turns out to be difficult

Fuel cell vehicles are still rare. For around 60,000 euros, voovoo drive bought one of the few available models – one Toyota Mirai. Indispensable for every driving school car: the pedals on the passenger side so that the teacher can intervene in an emergency. In the case of combustion engines, a linkage usually connects the pedals. It is installed in the middle between the driver and passenger compartment. The problem: One of the three hydrogen tanks is right there. In this case, some pioneering work was necessary. After a long search, they found a company in Germany that took on the complicated installation of the pedals, explains Klein: “Fortunately, the company has agreed to carry out this exciting experiment – and it worked. We now have one operated with a cable Driving school car. ”

Fast acceleration

Driving school cars traditionally have a diesel engine. It is robust, long-lasting and also suits the students very well when it comes to coupling at the beginning. But a change is also taking place in driving schools. Because for the target group – mainly teenagers – the topic of sustainability is of enormous importance, as the “Fridays for Future” movement has shown. An emission-free hydrogen drive is well received by young people like Adrian Bredebusch. Bredebusch has also driven a diesel on the practice area. As one of the first learner drivers, he is now learning with the new hydrogen vehicle. Bredebusch describes the driving experience as “pleasant gliding”. But there are also pitfalls, because in contrast to internal combustion engines, which only develop their full power with increasing speed, fuel cells have full power from the start. “It accelerates really fast, and you also have no audio feedback on how fast you are driving. You have to keep looking at the speedometer,” says the learner driver. Like hybrids and e-vehicles, the hydrogen car also has an automatic transmission. This is pleasant for novice drivers and probably also the form that will prevail in the medium term. The legislature has now also recognized this. For a long time the test was only possible with a classic gear shift. “Fortunately, since April 1st there has also been the option of more or less combining or adding this switching training”, explains driving instructor Schmitt. This means that the students can now take their exams with automatic vehicles without any restrictions.