In Pennsylvania, PennState reported that Penn State doctoral candidate in chemical engineering Arash Emdadi and his lab colleagues are working to improve the hydrogen production method to make it more cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Emdadi is working toward commercializing a new electrolyzer invented by Professor Bruce Logan’s civil and environmental engineering lab. The electrolyzer uses […]
In Malaysia, CNA reported that the government of Malaysia said it will closely monitor how the EU responds to a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that supported the bloc’s stance that palm oil-based biodiesel should not count as a renewable biofuel, but sought changes in how it implemented that decision.The report noted that a WTO […]
In California, Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced it is developing a 5-megawatt hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley. The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilizing solar power, land, and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at the Lost Hills Oil Field in Kern County. This […]
In Uzbekistan, the US Embassy in Uzbekistan reported that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) introduced a new initiative to support the development of a Green Hydrogen Hub in the country. Uzbekistan set a 25% target for renewable energy generation by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. To support the government’s efforts to […]
In India, ETN reported that British technology firm Levidian is demonstrating its advanced hydrogen project that can generate sustainable hydrogen energy from bio-waste in the United Kingdom. The innovative project has been conceived for the country’s largest listed water company United Utilities, according to the report. Levidian and United Utilities are working to decarbonize wastewater […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that the Government of Canada has agreed to support the development of Project Nujio’qonik, the country’s first commercial-scale green hydrogen/ammonia facility on the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. World Energy GH2, the developer of Project Nujio’qonik, and Export Development Canada (EDC), on behalf of the Government of Canada, […]
In India, Solar Quarter reported that Egypt has signed a total of seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with global companies for the advancement of renewable energy and green hydrogen ventures in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). The report noted that these agreements were valued at $40 billion. The deals were signed with Pash Global […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that the first major hydrogen corridor in Europe, the so-called H2Med project comprised of hydrogen interconnection between Portugal and Spain and a subsea pipeline connecting Spain and France (BarMar), is entering the next phase of its development with contracts for preliminary engineering and environmental impact studies in place. Transmission […]
In Austria, Baha News reported that Russian national nuclear energy company Rosatom plans to open a hydrogen production plant in the island of Sakhalin by 2029. The report noted that the future hydrogen plant will have an annual production capacity of 36,500 tons of blue hydrogen. “We are currently working on an investment feasibility study, […]
In India, BNN Breaking reported that India’s Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia recently inaugurated a plant to produce green hydrogen for the stainless steel sector. Located in Hisar, Haryana, this plant is set to reduce carbon emissions, aligning with global environmental goals. The plant is engineered to cut down carbon emissions by approximately 2,700 metric tons […]
