In California, Airbus Ventures announces its investment in Fourier as part of the company’s $18.5 million in Series A funding. With this latest funding, the company will begin scaling manufacturing, accelerating commercial deployments, and expanding its engineering efforts to integrate its systems into critical energy infrastructure. At the core of Fourier’s technology is an ultra-modular, […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a $451.7 million Spanish State aid scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank’s “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool for the auction closing in 2025. The scheme will contribute to the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal to accelerate the decarbonization […]
In Germany, EnBW said it has officially commissioned one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants at its Stuttgart-Münster site. EnBW CEO Georg Stamatelopoulos, said: “The power plants needed for the energy transition cannot be financed by the market alone. This is why the German government needs to create a framework of regulatory incentives […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Indian engineering solutions company Cyient has been selected to provide engineering services for the hydrogen production and distribution project at Langstranda in Bodø, Norway. The Bodø project, part of a joint venture between a Norwegian infrastructure company GreenH and a German-based asset manager Luxcara, is said to focus […]
In the UK, renews.biz reported that ABO Energy has been granted a planning reservation to build a hydrogen production plant in Oulu, Finland. In the preliminary plan, the new hydrogen facility would have an electrolyzer with a maximum capacity of 600MW. In addition to hydrogen production, the company is exploring the possibility of producing methanol […]
In Saudi Arabia, Alarabiya reported that NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has announced a mass recruitment campaign for its mega green hydrogen plant in Saudi Arabia. NGHC will hold a virtual career fair on April 18-19, aiming to attract top talent for its operations and maintenance (O&M) team which will run the world’s largest green […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that the ONTRAS H2 start-up network has officially begun operations near Bad Lauchstädt, with the initial filling of a 25km certified hydrogen pipeline connecting a 30MW electrolyzer to TotalEnergies’ Central Germany refinery in Leuna. ONTRAS has completed the first section of the hydrogen core network in eastern Germany […]
In the UK, Middle East Monitor reported that Egypt and France signed a cooperation agreement to establish a plant for the production of green hydrogen. Under the deal, the two countries will develop, finance, construct and operate a comprehensive facility near Ras Shokair on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez in eastern Egypt […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that The European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW Development Bank (KfW), Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) and the Chilean Ministry of Energy have signed agreements to support Chile’s renewable hydrogen industry via the Team Europe Renewable Hydrogen Funding Platform for Chile. As disclosed, under the […]
Qair, a European independent renewable energy company, announced the construction of its first hydrogen refueling station (HRS) in France. The station is set to be operational by the end of the year. Located in the Méridienne Economic Activity Zone in Béziers, in the south of France, the station will provide up to 600 kg of […]
