In Germany, Hintco has signed a €397 million contract with Fertiglobe to supply 19,500 tons of renewable ammonia to Europe in 2027, with deliveries projected to reach 397,000 tons by 2033. The ammonia will be produced at Fertiglobe’s Egypt Green Hydrogen plant, powered by 273 MW of new renewable electricity, which is being built in […]
In Brazil, on September 2, 2024, at the Goiana Automotive Center in Pernambuco, Brazil, Stellantis began fueling its Jeep and Fiat flex-fuel vehicles—including the Renegade, Compass, Commander, and Fiat Toro models equipped with T270 Flex and Turbo 270 Flex engines—with 100% ethanol directly from the assembly line, an initiative launched in the presence of Brazil’s […]
In Spain, Expansión reports Acciona and Plug Power announced a €49 million investment to develop a green hydrogen production plant in Arteixo, Galicia. The project, named Arteixo H2V, has been declared a strategic industrial initiative by the Galician Government, accelerating its approval process. The plant will utilize renewable energy to produce approximately 3,000 tons of […]
In Spain, El Periodico de Canarias reports on the Canary Island Fuerteventura, H2GO Repsol Morro Jable service station launched Spain’s first hydrogen-powered rental car service, featuring a fleet of Hyundai NEXO SUVs. The pioneering initiative by IR Maxoinversiones, in collaboration with Hyundai Canarias, marks a significant step towards sustainable mobility in the Canary Islands. This […]
In India, on September 2, 2024, Gensol Engineering Limited, in partnership with Matrix Gas & Renewables, was awarded the EPC contract for India’s first biomass-to-green hydrogen project, valued at INR 164 Crore. This pioneering project, set to be completed within 18 months, will convert 25 tons of bio-waste into 1 ton of hydrogen per day, […]
In Morocco, Maroc Diplomatique reports Australian company Worley will begin its initial technical design work in September 2024 for a groundbreaking green ammonia project in Tarfaya, Morocco. This project, the world’s first Power-to-X green ammonia program, will use wind and solar energy to produce green ammonia, a key component for sustainable fertilizers. Located in southern […]
In South Korea, Renewable Energy Magazine reports in Taebaek City, South Korea, Plagen and eight other companies signed an agreement to establish the country’s first commercial-scale green methanol plant, set to begin construction in late 2025, using locally sourced forest residues as feedstock to revitalize the region’s economy and reduce carbon emissions. The plant, which […]
In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency has extended an emergency fuel waiver that EPA issued on August 1, 2024, in response to requests made by some states waivers under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to address a fuel supply emergency caused by a power outage and resulting emergency shutdown of the ExxonMobil Joliet refinery when […]
In Spain, Nedgia, the Naturgy Group’s gas distributor, has already signed 45 contracts for connection to biomethane plants for the injection of renewable gas into its gas distribution network. The injection capacity linked to these requests amounts to 2,400 GWh/year, equivalent to the gas consumption of nearly half a million homes in Spain. By autonomous […]
In Canada, Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has obtained an interim extension of the maturity of its C$175 million first lien senior credit facility, and its C$25 million of additional debt capacity under the second lien term debt facility, from August 30, 2024 to September 18, 2024. This interim extension is expected to provide the Corporation with […]
