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I couldn't agree more. We are supposed to save the planet. Where are the biggest players supporting it? Where are the Governments supporting it? Where are they? Where is the EU being late with everything. But the biggest question of all is: where is PROTOS?
HUI was at a conference in the UK. Protos with PHE works under a small incinerator plan, so how can we say that incinerators are terrible? HUI has taken a different plan which is to become a chemical conversation System, but HUI was presenting in the UK, not on the Continent! PHE didn’t show up!
What choice do we have now? Incineration and Landfilling. Landfilling is beloved by the Greenpeace people, incinerators were very helpful for years ( look at the one in Copenhagen), but they don’t really like plastic. DMG is a much better solution for plastic, so we go ahead with that. I have no clue what the whole fuss is about. Keith Riley was building incinerators all his life, because we didn’t have a better solution. Now we do.
There were no cameras, from what I heard, at the conference and people were recording with their phones.
The speech was very political, because we are living under a new world order.
By the way:
PHE has a different kiln, HUI has a different kiln. The question about the emissions is not precise and any critique of a Keith is unacceptable as he is sitting on both Boards, trying his best.
Powerhouse will succeed for no other reason than the world needs this and other technologies like it, to survive - this is not an electric car that just moves the CO2 footprint from City centre to power station - this creates a genuine circular economy of allowing as much plastic to be produced by having a sufficient number of systems to be a true end of waste for it whilst producing Hydrogen which will offset diesel and petrol CO2 emissions.
Kind regards,
You all know who wrote it.
This is for the ones who really want to understand.
Firstly, a little clarification on the plastic and hydrogen market:
Any suggestion that single use plastic can or will be eradicated is nonsense. The food industry with Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) would suffer huge wastage and food prices would increase. You cannot recycle MAP as it contains 2 types of plastic. The primary layer is to keep the gas in and the second is to enable the heat sealing. Thanks to that the food doesn't rot away in two days and we can keep it much longer,which prevents disastrous food waste. The NHS usage of single use plastic has rocketed and there is no alternative for products that used to be reusable ( the armband for taking blood pressure for example) is now a one use item.
The Oil and Gas industry sees plastic as their growth market with projections showing from the current 380 million tons increasing to 700 million tons by 2030 and 1.5 billion tons by 2050. One must consider the number of new ethylene plants being built in the U.S, the top 10 costing $90 billion capex. So any suggestion that plastic production will be reduced is farcical.
Now Hydrogen, especially Green Hydrogen, firstly it is only green if you exclude the CO2 lifecycle audit; Wind turbines and solar panels have to be built, maintained and then decommissioned. Secondly with the recent jump in energy prices and the wholesale price of green electricity it is becoming far more attractive just to sell the power into the grid without a 30/40% loss on electrolysers. Even hydrogen from Nuclear power plants, considered zero carbon, fails once you perform a cradle to grave audit on building and much more CO2 production on decommissioning - not saying its not low carbon but be realistic. In reality it is not zero carbon.
Biomass production through gasification is a disaster, like Drax is the biggest F-up around, producing 12 million tons of CO2 registered as zero, costing the taxpayer £1 billion a year in subsidies and raping ancient American forests, all in the name of profit smothered with greenwash.
So let's look at the Hydrogen Economy. This push to green hydrogen to the exclusion of low carbon or zero carbon from hydrocarbon waste is just insane. There is an inevitable uptake in Hydrogen usage and it has already been predicted that by 2030 green hydrogen production will only meet 20% of demand, so the world needs to understand that what is needed is high speed transition and to embrace many technologies. Powerhouse being but one, that causes a decline in CO2 production whilst green hydrogen production can catch up. One Powerhouse system can produce a significant amount of hydrogen on a continuous basis for a lot less capital than green hydrogen per kg.
Powerhouse will succeed for no other reason than the world needs this and other technologies like it, to survive - this is not an electric car that just moves the CO2 footprint from City centre to power station - this crea
It’s nothing in comparison to the money they are receiving to shut down their mines.
https://imch.pl/wiadomosci/plastikowe-odpady-z-wielkopolski-zamienia-sie-w-wodor/
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https://imch.pl/wiadomosci/plastikowe-odpady-z-wielkopolski-zamienia-sie-w-wodor/
New system!
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC Agreement
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10 January 2022
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10 January 2022
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC
(the 'Company' or 'HUI')
Agreement in principle with Regional Municipal Waste Management operator in the City of Ostrów Wielkopolski, Greater Poland to develop a waste to hydrogen system
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (AQSE:HUI), a company pioneering non-recyclable waste plastics to hydrogen technology, is delighted to announce that its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, Hydropolis United sp z.o.o., has signed a letter of intent ("LOI") with RZZO sp z.o.o. ("RZZO"), the regional municipal waste management company operating in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Greater Poland. RZZO works closely with the local government and the LOI was signed in the presence of and with the full support of the Mayor of Ostr ó w Wielkopolski, Beata Klimek, and the Deputy Mayor, Miko aj Kostka.
RZZO has a long-term contract for the management of municipal waste with the city of Ostrów Wielkopolski, Greater Poland and it has built a number of modern waste management facilities in the region. Under the LOI, RZZO has agreed, subject to final contract, that it will provide a plot of land at one of its facilities with the necessary utilities to operate a HUI waste plastic to hydrogen plant, incorporating Powerhouse Energy's DMG(R) technology, it will provide assistance with the permitting of the site, it will source and provide the waste plastic feedstock necessary to operate the system and it will assist in procuring funding for the plant from EU, national or local grants and/or private funding. RZZO has also offered its full assistance in finding off-take partners for the hydrogen and energy produced by the plant. It is intended that the heat energy produced by a plant would be fed into a district heating system
Aleksandra Binkowska, CEO of HUI, commented:
" RZZO's ambition as a company, working closely with the city of Ostr ó w Wielkopolski's local government, clearly demonstrates that together they have an ambition to be ahead of the game. Their entrepreneurial spirit and forward-thinking is tangible. The drive to implement future technologies in the region is electrifying. My experience with RZZO and the City Officials has been highly positive, and I am sure that they will each do everything to help roll out a HUI plastic waste to hydrogen system in the region "
Marzena Wodzin ska, President of RZZO, commented:
" We believe that only future technologies can provide Ostr ó w Wielkopolski the prosperity and standing it deserves. We pride ourselves on delivering our customers with the b
Dr. Anomaly, just a small correction. It’s Just Transition Fund. Part of the Just Transition Mechanism.
https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal/finance-and-green-deal/just-transition-mechanism_en
SWECO submits environmental impact assessment for Hydrogen Utopia’s plastics-to-hydrogen plant in Konin, Poland
SWECO, one of Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancies has, in collaboration with Hydropolis United sp.z.o.o. (“Hydropolis”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (HUI), submitted an application for an Environmental Impact Assessment for a pioneering waste plastics to hydrogen plant in Konin, Poland.
HUI intends to replicate the construction of plants across Europe with the two-fold ambition of dealing with the major environmental threat posed by waste plastic and providing alternative price competitive energy sources that are not dependent upon the use of virgin fossil fuels such as coal, gas, oil and fossil fuel derived electricity.
HUI is targeting areas where there is significant private sector interest or potential financial backing is accessible and/or where substantial EU and/or government funded sources of grants and loans are available, such as the EU’s “Just Transition Fund” which was set up to help fossil fuel dependent communities transition towards climate neutrality.
Following the signing of an agreement between HUI and the City of Konin in February 2021, SWECO has been instrumental in identifying a suitable plot for the proposed HUI plant, close to the city's existing waste remediation facilities. Non-recyclable plastics can be delivered and fed into the plant producing four revenue streams: synthetic gas, electrical power, heat and road fuel quality 99.999% hydrogen. A lease agreement for the 1.2 hectare site has already been signed with the City of Konin by Hydropolis.
The Environmental Impact Assessment application is a complex document put together by SWECO engineers in conjunction with HUI which will be reviewed at both a local government and central government level. HUI and SWECO anticipate that approval should be granted within the next 9-12 months time.
Dariusz Czerniak, SWECO, Director, Energy Department said upon its initial engagement with HUI:
“It is our privilege to work closely with Hydrogen Utopia International on its waste plastic to hydrogen and energy plants as a novel, 4.0 technology. We believe that HUI’s solution can tackle the global, growing plastic waste problem. The technology will also enhance the transition to a hydrogen economy and we are proud to be a part of this exciting future for Poland.
Aleksandra Binkowska, CEO of HUI, responded:
”We thank our advisors and collaborators SWECO for all their support on the Konin project. The climate is right for Poland's energy transition, and for releasing my home country from its reliance on fossil fuels to move over to cleaner sources of energy, coupled with solving other pressing environmental issues such as eliminating plastic pollution. We look forward to a continued relationship with SWECO as we branch out to Bulgaria and beyond
https://www.hydrogenutopia.eu/news/01-12-21
HUI made it to the second phase of the 17 mln EUR loan.
Fingers crossed.
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) signs letter of intent with the city of Simitli, Bulgaria – heralding an era of waste-to-hydrogen to help phase out fossil fuels across Eastern Europe
Hydrogen Utopia International (HUI) is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter Of Intent between HUI and the City of Simitli, Bulgaria, under the auspices of Mayor Apostol Apostolov. The LOI could mark the start of a number of exciting waste-to-energy projects to be rolled out across Bulgaria, in unison with others spanning Eastern Europe.
The letter sets out HUI's intention to build and manage a Powerhouse Energy Group Distributed Modular Gasification plant (DMG®) sited in a commercial sector close to existing waste remediation facilities. Simitli is situated in the industrial South West of Bulgaria, and has a population of circa 8,000 – like many in the region, the town has historically relied on the extraction of fossil fuels to support its economy. The area is set against a backdrop of semi-operational coal mines and is keen for regeneration.
Aleksandra Binkowska, CEO of HUI, travelled from Sofia to Simitli this week, where she met Mayor Apostolov to discuss the potential advantages of the plant. This included an examination of some of the challenges faced by the locality: its flagging mining industry, the need to boost employment, finding solutions for the sustainable disposal of non-recyclable plastics, and enabling the provision of clean affordable power - as part of a countrywide decarbonisation strategy.
The groundbreaking Powerhouse Energy Group DMG® facility makes it possible to take raw materials of high calorific value such as non-recyclable and end-of-life plastics and convert them into synthesis gas in an efficient and cost-effective way, from which further products such as hydrogen, electricity and heat and other valuable industrial gases can be safely, securely obtained, without the release of unacceptable harmful emissions into the environment. The Powerhouse Energy DMG® system is scalable, based on 40 tonnes of plastic feedstock producing up to 2.7 tonnes of 99.999 % road fuel quality hydrogen.
The municipality sees the two key strands of the system - waste remediation plus energy generation - as highly advantageous in helping solve the issues it faces, whilst gaining ground in the race to Net Zero. The City of Simitli has duly undertaken to support the development of a zero-emission closed circuit economy in the town and surrounding areas. It has pledged to enable HUI to source and purchase a suitable plot for its operations and provide its assistance regarding the procurement of the necessary permits and approvals, in full compliance with all applicable legislation.
During her stay in Simitli, Ms Binkowska carried out site inspections and noted the support of the EU that is already evident in the industrial park she visited. It has been established that the technology and the waste treatment facility is eligible to pa
Every time HUI installs a system wherever it may be it is obliged to pay PHE their royalty. The faster HUI goes the faster PHE will make their money. Seems simple. I hope Peel and HUI will be speedy and successful because someone has to prove that the technology works. I believe it does, but when it’s proven both Companies will benefit.