Global Hydrogen Review news updates

Metacon has been granted approximately SEK 111 million from Klimatklivet to build a 10 MW electrolysis plant in Uppsala, Sweden, for local production of green hydrogen.

The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) has opened a new living lab for safe hydrogen networks near Baruth/Mark, Germany.

Techfem has completed the construction works for Calabria’s first hydrogen valley located in Lamezia Terme, Italy, on behalf of Teca Gas.

EnergyPathways has secured a UK gas storage licence, advancing its MESH project for integrated hydrogen and energy storage in northwest England.

Max Power has confirmed basin scale natural hydrogen potential in Saskatchewan following its Bracken well exploration, 325 Km from Lawson Discovery.

Weser-Ems-Bus has commissioned a mobile green hydrogen refuelling station to enable the immediate deployment of a hydrogen bus fleet in Northern Germany.

Orica has reached final investment decision on the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub, a renewable hydrogen and ammonia production facility at Kooragang Island, Australia.

SeAH Besteel has become the first in South Korea to secure proprietary manufacturing technologies for two core hydrogen infrastructure materials.

Northern Gas Networks has outlined proposals for two pipelines to connect low carbon hydrogen with heavy industry and power generation across Humber and Teesside, UK.

Mantle8 has been granted two investigation permits to explore natural hydrogen and helium by Spain's Dirección General de Política Energética y Minas.

Hycamite has joined a €17 million Finnish research project, led by the University of Oulu and SSAB, to advance hydrogen and carbon use in steel production.

HRS has announced the signing of a five-year framework maintenance contract for six of its hydrogen refuelling stations installed for HYmpulsion in France.

Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. has announced a collaboration agreement with Fusion Fuel Cycles Inc. to demonstrate purpose-built electrolysers for the fusion industry.

India’s Department of Atomic Energy has inaugurated the first hydrogen production facility based on the copper–chlorine thermochemical cycle using nuclear heat.

OMV Petrom has announced the delivery of final module of the 20 MW electrolyser for the green hydrogen production at the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Gold Hydrogen have signed an MoU to assess the feasibility of a green methanol project utilising natural hydrogen in South Australia.

HYmpulsion and Hyliko are collaborating to support the deployment of hydrogen mobility in French Guiana through the HYGUANE project.

Southwest Research Institute and St. Mary’s University have agreed to collaborate on physics-based forecasting for metal hydride hydrogen storage durability.

PowerCell Group has secured a contract, valued at SEK 50 million, to supply 4 MW fuel cell systems for two liquid hydrogen-powered cargo ships.

€211 million of IPCEI funding has been approved to support Iberdrola España and bp’s exploration of additional green hydrogen production at Castellón refinery in Spain.

W. L. Gore & Associates and ITM Power have released new ultra-low degradation data advancing PEM durability for water electrolysis.

Plug Power has completed the commissioning of a 5 MW electrolyser system at European Energy’s facility in Esbjerg, Denmark.

H2SITE has secured a strategic investment to accelerate the industrial deployment of hydrogen production and separation solutions.

Hy2gen’s Albatros project, a planned 100 MW hydrogen facility in Kassø, Denmark, has been selected for support under the European Hydrogen Bank.