Hydrogen was a key session at the Greentech 2024 New Horizon Conference and exhibition in Jerusalem. Israeli startups represented included H2PRO, Naki, Maygia, Hydro X, Eilat Eilot, plus from the Israeli Ministries of Energy and Finance. https://www.jpost.com/brandblend/greentech-2024-conference-green-horizon-importance-of-green-energy-820467 https://kenes-media.com/greentech/   h ttps://naki-v.com/ … Continue reading →

Since last featured (see here) in this newsletter, Israel’s Heven Drones has launched several new models of its hydrogen-powered drones. The early model flew for 100 minutes with a 7kg payload. Its new HD250 carries 10kg for up to 8 … Continue reading →

Since winning the Aviram Awards competition and its $500,000 prize, Israel’s QD-SOL (see here previously) has gone from strength to strength. Investment and grants are helping expand its sustainable photocatalysis hydrogen generation using water, nano particles, and sunlight. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/upvb1boe1 https://qd-sol.com/technology/

Tel Aviv University scientists have boosted the efficiency of producing hydrogen (a vital fuel) using electrolysis. They used a hydrogel to attach the enzyme hydrogenase to the electrode. It made the process 90% efficient and avoided the current need to … Continue reading →

Technion Professor Gideon Grader has been awarded the Grand Prix Scientifique research grant by the Institut de France for developing innovative green hydrogen technology. The E-TAC process is being commercialized by Israeli startup H2Pro (see here previously). https://www.israel21c.org/technion-professor-nabs-french-grant-for-green-hydrogen-tech/

Israel’s Heven Drones has unveiled its H2D55 hydrogen-powered UAV. It can fly for 100 minutes with a 7kg payload. HevenDrones won the Monaco Hydrogen Alliance Award for Disruptive Hydrogen Mobility. https://www.hevendrones.com/ https://uasweekly.com/2023/01/26/hevendrones-wins-monaco-hydrogen-alliance-award-for-disruptive-hydrogen-mobility/ https://www.jns.org/israeli-hydrogen-powered-drones-could-prove-revolutionary/

Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance energy-transition research arm has awarded a BloombergNEF Pioneer award to Israel’s H2Pro (see here previously). H2Pro is building a plant capable of producing 73 tons a year of hydrogen from water electrolysis, for commercial deployment in … Continue reading →

Israel’s GenCell Energy (see here previously) received the Rising Star in the Hydrogen Field award, in the framework of the Hydrogen Future Awards 2023. Presented at the Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA conference in Dubai, it recognizes GenCell’s zero-emission hydrogen and … Continue reading →