In the UK, Rolls Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgi told reporters ““I don’t believe in the next 15, 20 years hydrogen will play a role” in sustainable aviation, saying that SAF is the only viable path forward in the near term. The company is partnered with low-cost carrier EasyJet on a hydrogen technology, and reiterated that […]
In Jordan, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Kharabsheh, inked a MOU with the Mass Group Holding energy company, with a goal of conducting feasibility studies for the development of green ammonia and hydrogen projects in Jordan. The MOU targets production of 180,000 tons of green ammonia. It outlines the general framework of cooperation […]
In Mauritania, GreenGo Energy filed an application to Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines for the development of one of the world’s largest green energy parks. Megaton Moon will through a unique architecture and strategic location to the capitol enable truly transformative potential for Mauritania in terms of socioeconomic, green industrial, green farming and urban […]
In Brazil, PV magazine is reporting that the state of Ceará and Spain’s Grupo Jepri signed an agreement for an investment of $3.6B by Jepri to develop a green hydrogen project at the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex. The proposed capacity is 1.2 million tons per year, with a construction start in 2025 and production […]
In Massachusetts, Sossina Haile SB ’86, PhD ’92, the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University, in a recent presentation recent talk at MIT, unveiled a solution to hydrogen transport issues with a technology to use ammonia to “carry” hydrogen, and extract the hydrogen from the ammonia via devices that […]
In Switzerland, Hitachi Energy is developing a Hydrogen Power Generator demonstration unit with Gothenburg-based fuel cell manufacturer PowerCell Group. PowerCell has provided the power modules and know-how in fuel cell integration and Hitachi Energy has the balance of plant and expertise in power electronics, batteries, cooling, intelligent control, and systems integration. Hitachi Energy expects to […]
In California. a study by Cleantech Group finds that a favorable policy environment and $80 – $300B of investment will be required to build the global low-carbon hydrogen economy by 2030. Demand increases are estimated to reach 150 Mt by 2030 and 520 Mt in 2050. The Cleantech group report found that low-carbon hydrogen costs […]
In Texas, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is making a $75 million project equity investment commitment to support Infinium’s Project Roadrunner, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. Project Roadrunner will convert waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other low-carbon fuels. This first-of-a-kind commercial-scale Power-to-Liquids (PtL) eFuels facility is […]
In Texas, Santa Maria Renewable Resources has selected Topsoe, as its technology provider, and has executed License and Engineering Agreements with the leader in the renewable fuels market. These licenses encompass the state-of-the-art Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies. Topsoe’s HydroFlex process layout combined with the H2bridge concept offers unprecedented greenhouse gas emission savings and lower carbon intensity […]
In Ottawa, on the sidelines of the SCALING UP meeting, a coalition of the willing called the Bold Goals Action Group refined and amended a series of 37 Bold Actions that must be taken by industry and government in order to achieve the global timelines for Net Zero economies that address climate change and the […]
