In India, Mint reports state-owned oil and gas company BPCL has entered joint ventures with Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India and GPS Renewables to develop renewable energy and biogas projects across India, as part of its strategy to achieve net-zero emissions and diversify its energy portfolio. BPCL will hold a 50% stake in both ventures. The […]
In India, Hindustan Times reports Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the International Conference on Green Hydrogen India 2024, reaffirmed the nation’s ambition to become a global leader in green hydrogen production, use, and export. Green hydrogen, produced via electrolysis from renewable sources, is key to decarbonizing industries like steel, transport, and refineries. Modi highlighted the […]
In Hungary, MOL Group started production at its 10-megawatt green hydrogen plant in Százhalombatta, Hungary, capable of producing 1,600 tonnes of green hydrogen per year, aimed at cutting the Danube Refinery’s carbon dioxide emissions by 25,000 tonnes annually. MOL will primarily use the green hydrogen for fuel production, helping the company transition to a lower-carbon […]
In Spain, Europa Sur reports Cepsa will present its €2 billion green hydrogen and ammonia projects at the San Roque Energy Park in Spain to Industry Minister Jordi Hereu. The energy park, one of the largest industrial sites in Andalusia, plays a pivotal role in Cepsa’s ambitious Andalusian Valley of Green Hydrogen initiative, which aims […]
In India, on September 2, 2024, Gensol Engineering Limited, in partnership with Matrix Gas & Renewables, was awarded the EPC contract for India’s first biomass-to-green hydrogen project, valued at INR 164 Crore. This pioneering project, set to be completed within 18 months, will convert 25 tons of bio-waste into 1 ton of hydrogen per day, […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Tunisia has signed six memoranda of understanding (MoU) with European firms for the production of green hydrogen. The deals were signed on July 29, under the supervision of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatima Thabet Shiboub, according to the report. The companies involved in the six […]
In Oman, DEME and OQ have announced a partnership with bp for the HYPORT Duqm project, a major green hydrogen initiative in Oman where bp will acquire a 49% stake in the project, while OQ and DEME will each retain 25.5%. This collaboration will see bp becoming a key player in the green hydrogen project […]
In Germany, Messer is to build a plant for the production of green hydrogen in the Brainergy Park Jülich intermunicipal industrial estate. The business park is designed to promote the topics of “new energies” and “energy transition”. The hydrogen plant will be operated by HyDN GmbH, a joint venture between the district of Düren and […]
In Germany, Reuters reported that Siemens Energy will build a 280-megawatt (MW) green hydrogen electrolysis system for Northern German utility EWE, which is expected to begin operating in 2027. The German government recently handed $4.98 billion of EU-approved subsidies to a series of projects to supply secure and sustainable hydrogen on its road to net-zero […]
In the UK, Global Construction Review reported that researchers at the US state-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) noted that wind farms off the coast of New York could power green hydrogen production at below $2 a kilogram by 2030. They evaluated four different scenarios to calculate the potential “levelized cost” of a wind-hydrogen system […]
