In Australia, Reuters reported that the government will invest $1.4 billion to scale up development of its domestic renewable hydrogen industry. According to the report, funds will be allocated under a “Hydrogen Headstart” program that provides revenue support for large-scale renewable hydrogen projects through competitive hydrogen production contracts. The Australian government said the funds would […]
In Canada, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador signed an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam, with the aim of encouraging the establishment of hydrogen supply chains to support Newfoundland and Labrador’s export of green hydrogen to the Netherlands and to other parts of Europe in the future. “Our province is well-positioned to help meet […]
In Germany, Reuters reported that German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said that the country can only meet 30% of its own needs for green hydrogen. According to the report, green hydrogen is a pillar of the German government’s plan to transition away from fossil fuels. “We need partners,” Habeck said, adding that contracts and memorandums […]
In Switzerland, ABB said it is collaborating with Lhyfe, a specialist in the production of renewable hydrogen, and renewable energy firm Skyborn, to jointly realize and optimize the SoutH2Port renewable hydrogen project. The new hydrogen production plant, operated by Lhyfe and Skyborn, will be located in the municipality of Söderhamn, in Sweden, and connected to […]
In Belgium, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) said it has joined forces with Dutch company VDL Groep (VDL) to break into the market of zero-emission heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Europe, using Toyota’s fuel cell technology. TME sees significant potential in using hydrogen trucks to decarbonize its logistic routes. The lower mass of hydrogen systems allows for […]
In the UK, Ford said it is spearheading research into the potential for hydrogen as an on-board energy source for its E-Transit van. The project will establish if hydrogen fuel cell technology can deliver more zero-emission range to heavy-use E-Transit customers. Partially funded by the Advanced Propulsion Center (APC), Ford’s consortium of six partners will […]
In Ohio, Cleveland-Cliffs announced that it has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial at its Middletown Works blast furnace. The firm noted that this introduction of hydrogen gas as an iron reducing agent in the blast furnace is the first ever use of this carbon friendly technology in the Americas region. The successful use of […]
In Singapore, CWP Global said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German firm Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, for a joint feasibility study in 2023 that will explore a 500 tons per day hydrogen transport chain from Morocco to Europe using Hydrogenious’ liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) technology. The 15 GW AMUN project near the […]
In Australia, ABC reported that the Tallawarra B power station is expected to transition from natural gas to 5% hydrogen mix by 2025. EnergyAustralia managing director Mark Collette said that plans were in place to increase the hydrogen mix to 20% using the current configuration of the imported GE turbine. “We do understand at the […]
In California, Bloom Energy said it has begun generating hydrogen from the world’s largest solid oxide electrolyzer installation at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. This unit produces 20-25% more hydrogen per megawatt (MW) than commercially demonstrated lower temperature electrolyzers such as proton electrolyte membrane (PEM) or alkaline. The company noted that this […]
