In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Banle Energy International, a Hong Kong subsidiary of marine fuel logistic company Banle Energy Group, has completed two B24 biofuel bunkering services for Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming at Malaysia’s Port Klang, marking the port’s first biofuel bunkering supply. The B24 biofuel is a blend of used cooking […]
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 Wyoming, Raven SR announced today it was awarded a $1.5 million grant from Spain’s Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO). The funding will support the development of an organic waste-to-renewable hydrogen production facility in Zaragoza, Spain, using Raven’s non-combustion Steam/CO2 Reforming technology. The project is the first in Europe to be established […]
In Saudi Arabia, Aramco has signed definitive agreements to acquire an equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Products Qudra (APQ). The transaction, which is subject to standard closing conditions, will also include options for Aramco to offtake hydrogen and nitrogen. Aramco expects its investment in […]
In Germany, Hamburg News reported that the German Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) recently handed over funding decisions on two “Important Project of Common European Interest” (IPCEI) worth over $273 million. Hamburger Energiewerke (HEnW) and its partner Luxcara will receive funds to build the “Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub” (HGHH). Gasnetz Hamburg will receive […]
In India, KNN reported that Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) second attempt to secure bids for the country’s first green hydrogen plant has garnered only two responses. The 10,000-tons-per-annum green hydrogen facility, slated for IOC’s Panipat refinery in Haryana, has attracted bids from GH4India-a joint venture between IOC, ReNew, and Larsen & Toubro-and Noida-based Neometrix Engineering, […]
In France, Cobra IS, a Vinci subsidiary, has been selected by SMS Group GmbH to carry out the piping and mechanical works on part of the steel production plant of the steelmaker Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg in Germany. Vinci said that the works are worth $80.9 million. With an annual production capacity of 2.5 […]
In France, Lhyfe announced a partnership with Elyse Energy to develop the production of e-methanol from green hydrogen. In November 2023, Lhyfe was selected as the winner of a call for expression of interest (CEI) launched in late 2022 by the Nantes Saint-Nazaire port authority (Grand Port Maritime de Nantes Saint-Nazaire), to set up an […]
In Belgium, The Financial Times reported that the European Union’ efforts to establish hydrogen as a clean fuel have been criticised by the EU’s audit body in a recent report which says that the bloc will not achieve its “unrealistic” targets. The European Court of Auditors said the European Commission “did not undertake robust analyses” […]
