{"id":7028,"date":"2025-04-18T10:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=7028"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:42:54","slug":"green-power-from-niagara-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2025\/04\/18\/green-power-from-niagara-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Green power from Niagara Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_7028 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_7028')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_7028').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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The truck\u2019s trailer contains eight tanks with a total of 130 kg of hydrogen.<a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/hone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7030\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/hone-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/hone-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/hone-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/hone-630x338.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/hone.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as one tank is empty, hydrogen from the next tank is automatically fed into the internal combustion engine\u201d, explains David Hardy, Chief Market Development Officer at Hone, who is responsible for the development of the mobile power generator. \u201cThe fill level is transmitted to the control center via a telematics system and the generator\u2019s internet connection, so that another hydrogen trailer can be provided if required.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/motor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7031\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/motor-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/motor-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/motor-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/motor.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a>When designing this generator, which Cologne-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutz.de\/\">Deutz AG<\/a> certified at the highest EU standards, the requirements of camera operators, lighting technicians, and stage technicians acted as a benchmark. In addition to a powerful 1,400 Amp generator, a smaller 800 Amp generator that can be moved quickly and easily has also been requested by Canadian crews. \u201cWe initially started with the larger generator because it\u2019s difficult to cover high power requirements with batteries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/tank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7032\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/tank-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/tank-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/tank.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a>The technical knowledge required to connect the generator to the trailer for the hydrogen supply is given in a special introduction. In the design process one of the goals was to replicate the crews\u2019 routines as closely as possible so that the generator would not be overly complicated. Film crews in Canada, however, have different regional preferences. While crews in Toronto use generators installed in a vehicle, teams in Vancouver prefer generators on a trailer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/anhanger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7033 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/anhanger-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/anhanger-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/anhanger-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/anhanger-630x430.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/anhanger.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On its first use on set, the generator will supply the entire base with electricity. \u201cWe\u2019ll test it on a large scale with the studios\u201d, assures David Hardy. \u201cWe are one of the ten Third Derivative companies that, together with Disney and Netflix, are active in the<a href=\"https:\/\/cleanmobilepowerinitiative.org\/\"> Clean Mobile Power Initiative<\/a> (CMPI) to deliver affordable zero-emission solutions to the media industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4ecuSINnCU?si=zV1GHS1mwf8M01pl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Our generator is not a fuel cell, rather an internal combustion engine (ICE)&quot;, David Hardy points out. &quot;As a result we have higher output than fuel cell generators out there, and the cost of an ICE is about 25 percent of the cost a comparable fuel cell stack.&quot; To secure green hydrogen at an affordable price, Hone has signed a contract with the Canadian energy supplier <a href=\"https:\/\/aturapower.com\/\">Atura Power<\/a>, which is building a 20 megawatt electrolyzer at Niagara Falls, Ontario. Starting in mid-2026,<a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/H2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7034\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/H2-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/H2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/H2-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/H2-630x381.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/H2.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a> green hydrogen from 100-percent hydropower is going to be produced there. Moreover, Hone will also be able to purchase green hydrogen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enbridgegas.com\/\">Enbridge Gas<\/a>, Canada\u2019s largest gas supplier, starting in mid-2025. \u201cThe studios only want to use green hydrogen\u201d, says David Hardy. &quot;We have sourced green hydrogen at roughly the same per kg cost as Germany \u2013 far less than currently available in North America.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: \u00a9 April O. Rourke\/Pixabay, David Hardy\/Hone, Petrmalinak\/Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With its development of a new generator, the Canadian company Hone offers a clean energy solution for film productions with high power demands. Thanks to an output of 175 kW, the generator installed on a pickup truck can supply larger studio productions with green electricity for at least one entire day. 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