In Chile, BNamericas reported that the country’s main steel producer CAP is working to develop a green hydrogen pilot plant to decarbonize steel production at its Huachipato unit in Talcahuano. According to the report, the firm aims to replace coke coal for the blast furnaces and supply the direct reduction plant with less polluting fuels. […]
In India, The Economic Times reported that Thermax Limited, an Indian energy and environment solutions provider, and Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), an Australia-based green energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore green hydrogen projects in India. Under the terms of the agreement, the two firms plan to explore opportunities to jointly […]
In Japan, DENSO Corporation and DENSO Fukushima Corporation announced that they will start a demonstration project at DENSO Fukushima in March 2023 to produce and use green hydrogen at its plant in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation as part of the initiative to realize carbon-neutral manufacturing. Through the demonstration project, the two companies aim to […]
In India, local newspaper The Economic Times reported that the country’s Oil minister Rameswar Teli said that Indian state-run refiners are setting up projects to produce 30,800 tons a year of green hydrogen by 2030. According to the report, India had recently announced a $2.4 billion green hydrogen program to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Zawya reported that the Egyptian Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker met with Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany, Stefan Wenzel, to discuss ways of boosting green hydrogen and renewables cooperation. According to the report, Shaker expressed Egypt’s intention to diversify energy […]
In Luxembourg, the European Investment Bank (EIB) said it will strengthen support for green hydrogen investment in Kenya. The EIB and Kenya signed a new agreement which, according to the parties, will strengthen cooperation to support the development of green hydrogen schemes in the African nation. The EIB expects to initially mobilize $1.9 million of […]
In France, Reuters reported that French gas transmission operator GRTgaz will conduct a feasibility study into transporting low-carbon hydrogen fuel to the industrial and port area of Dunkirk after 11 companies expressed an interest in using such infrastructure. According to the report, GRTgaz noted that the study would look into a potential 20 kilometer structure […]
In California, Universal Hydrogen announced that it has formed a collaboration with three Japan-based companies to study and potentially develop a green hydrogen supply and logistics solution that will enable Japanese airlines to scale their utilization of hydrogen-powered aircraft in the near-term. Universal Hydrogen Corporation, together with Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc., and an undisclosed third […]
In Germany, thyssenkrupp nucera said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazilian company Unigel to increase the capacity of the green hydrogen plant that Unigel is developing in Bahia, Brazil, from 60 MW to 240 MW of water electrolysis. The German company noted that Unigel’s facility will be the first industrial-scale green […]
In the United Arab Emirated (UAE), Zawya reported that China Energy will start the construction works of a $5.1 billion hydrogen project in Egypt next May. According to the report, China Energy and Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in November 2022 to establish a green hydrogen production project in Egypt, with the possibility […]
