INDUSTRY NEWS
UNLOCKED POTENTIAL FOR HYDROGEN TO DECARBONISE HEATING?
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ewly formed technology company HYTING says it has developed a safe, highly efficient, carbon-free forced-air
heating system (patents-pending) that uses a catalytic process to turn hydrogen and oxygen from air into heat. Unlike systems that rely on hydrogen combustion to generate heat, HYTING’s technology does not produce any CO2, NOx, or particulate emissions – the only by-product is water. The process is also said to be inherently safe, as it does not use fl ammable concentrations of hydrogen at any operating point. The hydrogen is supplied at the same low pressures typical of natural gas supplies – around 1.5bar – so costly and energy-intensive compression and storage is not used. And unlike other technologies which rely on hydrogen, such as fuel cells, HYTING’s heating system works on commonly available hydrogen sources: high-purity grades are not necessary.
agricultural greenhouses, portable heating units, and heating systems for commercial vehicles (e.g. buses, coaches and heavy-duty trucks). It’s even said to be suitable for pizza ovens. Prototypes are currently undergoing testing, with the fi rst customer trials expected in Germany by the end of this year. Tim Hannig, Founder, HYTING, said: “Just as
HYTING’s technology is said to be as robust and
cost-eff ective as it is innovative because it uses many proven, existing components from the heating and automotive industries. It’s also modular and scalable in design, with outputs of 10-300 kW, enabling it to be confi gured for a wide range of diff erent heating applications, including industrial, commercial, and residential buildings – both new-builds and retrofi ts,
hydrogen is recognised as an ideal means to decarbonise hard-to-abate transport sectors such as aviation, shipping, and trucks, we also see hydrogen’s potential to contribute to the decarbonisation of the building sector. We’re preparing our technology for the fi rst customer trials, with the ambition to quickly scale to volume production within the next two years. We want to play our part in accelerating the transition from fossil fuels towards a more sustainable future by placing our zero-emissions heating systems at the heart of the clean hydrogen economy.”
STATE-OF-THE-ART HEAT PUMP TRAINING CENTRE OPENS IN LIVINGSTON
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itsubishi Electric has opened a new training centre at its factory complex in Livingston, Scotland, in answer to the UK’s
growing demand for heat pumps. The new centre is poised to revolutionise the training landscape for professionals in renewable heating. The centre was offi cially opened on 15 May
with key government and industry fi gures attending. This included: Graeme Day MSP, Minister for Higher and Further Education, and Tadashi Fujiwara, the Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh.
With the UK government aiming for 600,000
residential heat pump installations per year by 2028, there is a growing demand for skilled and accredited heat pump installers. Legislation, including funding, by Scottish Government and demand from homeowners and businesses to replace fossil fuel boilers with more sustainable forms of heating, such as heat pumps, is helping to drive growth for more installers. Over 1,000 people per year can be trained
as accredited heat pump installers at the new Livingston Training Centre. As well as hands-on training, Mitsubishi Electric has developed Virtual Reality (VR) training opportunities giving installers
a new and innovative way to learn and understand the workings of heat pumps. From the Livingston Training Centre, Mitsubishi Electric is also able to support local colleges and schools in training in renewable heating. Russell Dean, Mitsubishi Electric Residential
Product Group Director said: “The Livingston Training Centre reaffi rms Mitsubishi Electric’s commitment to investing in decarbonised heating and in developing a local workforce to bring about a greener sustainable future.” Further Education Minister Graeme Dey said: “Clean heat and energy effi ciency will be vital in meeting our ambitions to achieve Net Zero both in Scotland and across the world. As part of this, it is important that the Government continues to work collectively with industry, public and private sectors
to help scale up the workforce needed to install heat pumps and other clean heating technologies. “I have been delighted to see the innovative ways in which Mitsubishi Electric is training up the next generation to ensure they are prepared to tackle the challenges of both the present and the future.” The Livingston Training Centre joins the
company’s two other centres in Manchester and Hatfi eld.
6 June 2024
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