In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that the Dutch government, through Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), has joined the PosHYdon project, a pilot which aims to produce green hydrogen on an operational gas platform in the North Sea. The project, which will integrate three offshore energy systems – offshore wind, offshore gas, and offshore hydrogen – […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that the European Commission (EC) has granted its approval, under EU state aid rules, for a $285 million German scheme to back the installation of electrolyzers for the production of renewable hydrogen and hydrogen storage. The scheme will be financed fully by the Just Transition Fund. It will provide aid […]
In Saudi Arabia, AL-Monitor reported that Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed an agreement to develop a $4 billion green hydrogen project in Egypt, with the first phase of the initiative expected to produce 600,000 metric tons of green ammonia per year. The agreement by the Saudi company and The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, the […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that French hydrogen producer Lhyfe, together with its partners Flexens and Stockholm University’s Department of Ecology, Environment, and Plant Sciences (DEEP), has introduced the Baltic Sea Oxygenation and the Super-Green Hydrogen Economy project, also known as BOxHy, as the new step in the works on ocean reoxygenation. The project’s […]
In Croatia, Balkan Green Energy News reported that energy firm E.ON Croatia has received a grant from the European Union via the Innovation Fund for a project to produce hydrogen using sewage sludge, to blend it into the local gas grid and use it as fuel for public buses in Zagreb. The reported stated that […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The National reported that Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) has opened its first green hydrogen fuel station at Expo City Dubai. The project, which was developed with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Japan’s Toyota, is within Expo City’s Service Station of the Future and will support the […]
In the UK, the UK Government reported that Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho announced backing for 11 major projects to produce green hydrogen – through a process known as electrolysis – and confirmed suppliers will receive a guaranteed price from the government for the clean energy they supply. In return for this government support, the […]
In France, Lhyfe , a producer of green and renewable hydrogen for transportation and industrial applications, announced it has successfully closed a $30.7 million financing package with its banking partners. Maria Pardo Saleme, Lhyfe’s Chief Financial Officer, said: “We are very proud to have arranged this first syndicated green financing for Lhyfe, which becomes the […]
In Japan, Komatsu said it will co-develop with General Motors (GM) a hydrogen fuel cell power module for Komatsu’s 930E electric drive mining truck. “At GM, we believe fuel cells can play an integral role in a zero-emissions future, helping to electrify heavier-duty applications, beyond passenger vehicles,” said Charlie Freese, executive director of GM’s Global […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that a consortium of eleven partners from public and private entities from Spain, France, Ireland, and Portugal has kicked off a project that will carry out pilot tests for the application of hydrogen and methanol as an energy alternative in the fleet and vehicles of the ports of the […]
