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 the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Tunisia has signed six memoranda of understanding (MoU) with European firms for the production of green hydrogen. The deals were signed on July 29, under the supervision of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatima Thabet Shiboub, according to the report. The companies involved in the six […]
In Oman, DEME and OQ have announced a partnership with bp for the HYPORT Duqm project, a major green hydrogen initiative in Oman where bp will acquire a 49% stake in the project, while OQ and DEME will each retain 25.5%. This collaboration will see bp becoming a key player in the green hydrogen project […]
In Germany, Messer is to build a plant for the production of green hydrogen in the Brainergy Park Jülich intermunicipal industrial estate. The business park is designed to promote the topics of “new energies” and “energy transition”. The hydrogen plant will be operated by HyDN GmbH, a joint venture between the district of Düren and […]
In Germany, Reuters reported that Siemens Energy will build a 280-megawatt (MW) green hydrogen electrolysis system for Northern German utility EWE, which is expected to begin operating in 2027. The German government recently handed $4.98 billion of EU-approved subsidies to a series of projects to supply secure and sustainable hydrogen on its road to net-zero […]
In the UK, Global Construction Review reported that researchers at the US state-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) noted that wind farms off the coast of New York could power green hydrogen production at below $2 a kilogram by 2030. They evaluated four different scenarios to calculate the potential “levelized cost” of a wind-hydrogen system […]
In France, green hydrogen producer Lhyfe announced a partnership with low-carbon molecule innovator Elyse Energy to produce e-methanol from green hydrogen for maritime transport within the Loire Estuary’s industrial and logistics port ecosystem. Lhyfe was selected by the Nantes Saint-Nazaire port authority to develop green hydrogen production and distribution at the authority’s 73 hectare Montoir-de-Bretagne […]
In the UK, Innovation News Network reported that scientists at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a revolutionary MXene that may advance green hydrogen production. The report noted that the team has developed the oxidatively stable molybdenum-based MXene as an electrocatalyst support for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Due to its […]
In Spain, Reuters reported that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new plan worth $2.5 billion with the aim of boosting the country’s transition to clean energy, including subsidies for green energy industries and hydrogen made from renewable power. The report stated that the plan will also include measures to help agriculture, infrastructure and […]
In China, South China Morning Post reports Shanghai is set to establish a trading platform for net-zero hydrogen and its derivatives, aiming to lead the global hydrogen sector and decarbonize the heavy-emitting shipping industry. The platform will focus on the certification and trading of green hydrogen, green methanol, and green ammonia within China, with plans […]
