In Finland, Stora Enso and Kolon Industries have signed an agreement to develop and industrialize bio-based polyesters and their applications, as well as renewable binder resin formulations. Application areas can cover, for example, packaging, car tire reinforcements, and films for high value-added products such as electronics, panels and displays, Stora Enso said. The development work […]
In France, Euroactive reported that a new French study found that hybrid vehicles running with up to 85% renewable ethanol (E85) are just as climate-friendly as electric vehicles if the “full-life-cycle” argument is taken into account. The study, conducted by IFPEN – a French public institute dealing with energy and environment – measured and compared […]
In France, Euroactive reported that the governments of Germany and Denmark want a land-based hydrogen pipeline in place across the two countries’ joint borders by 2028. Germany and Denmark aims to “cooperate more closely in the future on the development of a European hydrogen infrastructure,” German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck recently said, following his visit to […]
In the UK, Visiongain reported that the global blue hydrogen market was valued at $18.8 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period 2023-2033. According to the UK research firm, governments around the world are providing financial incentives and subsidies to support the development of the […]
In Serbia, Balkan Green Energy News reported that Serbian oil and gas firm NIS has extended the public call for the design and technical documentation development for the construction of a hydrogen production plant near the Elemir refinery near Zrenjanin. NIS is seeking a contractor for the design and development of technical documentation for the […]
In Portugal, Fusion Fuel announced that it has signed a ten year offtake contract with European developer Hydrogen Ventures for 30 tons of green hydrogen per annum. First orders are expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023. The hydrogen will be produced at the company’s projects in Evora, Portugal, where Fusion Fuel […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Zawya reported the Suez Canal Economic Zone’s (SCZone) head Waleid Gamal El-Dien said that the Egyptian government is set to sign eight new memorandum of understanding (MoUs) in the field of green hydrogen production soon. In an interview with CNBC Arabia, Gamal El-Din did not reveal any details about the […]
In the Netherlands, OffshoreWIND.biz reported that the Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That designated area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden, which had been identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW of electrolysis capacity and for […]
In Zimbabwe, Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) said it has reached a further step in the development of Zimbabwe’s first high-powered green hydrogen power plant, the Middle Sabi Renewstable, by formalizing the shared goal to supply the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) in a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement creates a framework for […]
In Canada, World Energy GH2 congratulated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on the tabling of Budget23 “A Made-in-Canada Plan” in the House of Commons. The firm said that the budget provides details around the Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit (ITC) announced in the Fall Economic Statement, and outlines the role of […]
