In Washington DC, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) said it was recently selected as one of 16 teams to research enhanced production of geologic hydrogen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program. Led by Texas Tech University with partners from NREL, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Rio Tinto, and […]
In Belgium, Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU), co-funded by the European Union, published its 2024 call for project proposals. A total of $228 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular biobased industries in Europe across 18 topics, CBE JU said. CBE JU noted that its main objectives are to accelerate the innovation process and […]
In New York, Plug Power said it had secured the first international safety and performance certification in Korea for electrolyzer manufacturing, enabling the commercial sale of Plug electrolyzer systems in the Korean market. This achievement was completed through Plug’s collaboration with SK E&S in the form of SK Plug HyVerse, a joint venture aimed at […]
In Oman, a consortium between Actis and Fortescue has been awarded the rights to develop, build, own and operate a large green hydrogen project in Oman. Hydrogen Oman SPC (Hydrom), an independent entity founded by the Omani government to orchestrate and deliver the nation’s green hydrogen strategy, announced the consortium was a winning bidder in […]
In the UK, BBC reported that BP is seeking planning approval to build a hydrogen plant on Teesside, in the UK. This process follows a consultation it led into its proposed HyGreen project in Redcar in 2023, according to the report. BP said the plant would produce hydrogen by breaking down water using electricity. The […]
In The Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Japan’s NGK Insulators has received a NAS batteries order from BASF Stationary Energy Storage (BSES), a subsidiary of German BASF, for a large-scale green hydrogen production project, developed by German HH2E. According to NGK, the NAS batteries that have been ordered have a maximum output of 18 megawatts […]
In Switzerland, Axpo and electric utility Rhiienergie opened the first green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland’s Graubünden canton. The facility is located next to the Reichenau hydropower plant in Domat/Ems and can produce up to 350 tons of green hydrogen a year. The plant’s green hydrogen is produced by water electrolysis, using green electricity from […]
In The Netherlands, RWE said that The Netherlands Agency Enterprise (RVO) has granted RWE a funding commitment of $133 million for its Eemshydrogen project. Eemshydrogen is a project to build a 50-megawatt electrolysis plant at RWE’s site in Eemshaven to produce green hydrogen. RWE plans to operate the electrolyser with green electricity from its Westereems […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zawya reported that Abu Dhabi-based Fertiglobe, the largest nitrogen fertilser producer in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), said it is in the evaluation and development phase for several new projects. Regarding its Egypt green hydrogen project, developed in partnership with Norway’s Scatec, the Sovereign Fund of Egypt […]
In Belgium, the European Commission said it is awarding nearly $770 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank. The funds for this auction come from the revenues of the EU Emissions Trading System. The winning bidders will produce renewable hydrogen in Europe […]
