News Spain’s ‘globally important’ green steel plant gets €60m Spain has approved a €60m grant from EU funds to build a hydrogen-powered steel mill, which the World Economic Forum has described as one of the “five most important industrial…
News German firm to spend €1.6bn converting power plants to hydrogen German energy company EnBW has ordered one of Germany’s first hydrogen-ready gas turbine power plants at its generating site in Stuttgart-Münster. Now, the site generates heat and electricity from three…
News Egypt and France shake hands on €7bn green hydrogen complex Egypt and France have signed a €7bn agreement to develop a green hydrogen and ammonia complex near Ras Shokeir on the Red Sea coast, Arab News reports. It will be…
News Chilean firm reaches first milestone in $6bn Uruguayan megaproject Highly Innovative Fuels Global (HIF Global) has obtained approval for the land recategorisation it needed from Uruguayan authorities to move forward with its $6bn hydrogen-based e-fuel plant in the country.…
News BP, Iberdrola to build Spain’s largest green hydrogen project Energy companies BP and Iberdrola have begun work on Spain’s largest green hydrogen plant in Valencia. The €70m plant will be sited on a 20,000-sq-m plot next to BP’s Castellón…
News Spanish company greenlights €3bn hydrogen scheme in Andalusia Spain’s second-largest oil company will start work on part of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley scheme, which will install enough electrolysers to turn 2GW of wind and solar energy into…
News Germany to start first 525km of its €19bn hydrogen network this year The first 525km of Germany’s hydrogen grid will be built this year, the Zeit Online website reports. Some 507km will be converted from existing gas pipelines, and the rest will…
News Germany approves €24bn fund to kickstart hydrogen economy Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW has approved a €24bn loan to support the construction of the country’s core hydrogen network. This will involve converting gas pipelines to carry hydrogen, creating…
News Polish firm to build $10.6bn ammonia plant in Egypt Egypt’s General Authority for Investment (GAFI) will commission Polish energy company Hynfra to build a green ammonia plant, local media report. The plan is to produce ammonia for export to…
News France, Morocco sign slew of deals amid diplomatic thaw French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco this week resulted in 20 deals covering desalination, energy, rail and water management, as well as finance, banking, and education, the North Africa…
News Strabag and Liebherr unveil world’s first hydrogen-powered wheel loader Austrian contractor Strabag and German–Swiss machinery-maker Liebherr have begun a project that will showcase the world’s first-ever hydrogen-powered wheel loaded. The work in Kanzelstein Quarry, in Gratkorn, Austria, will feature…
News AtkinsRéalis lands role on one of first regional ‘hydrogen hubs’ in US Montreal-headquartered AtkinsRéalis will help manage one of the first regional “hydrogen hubs” taking shape across the US.
News Aramco joins forces with Chinese giant for ‘materials science breakthroughs’ Saudi national oil company Aramco has signed a five-year cooperation deal with China National Building Material Group (CNBM), bringing together the world’s biggest oil and petrochemical company with one of the largest building material producers.
News Norway’s Equinor scraps plans to power Germany with hydrogen Norwegian energy company Equinor has scrapped plans to export hydrogen to Germany over fears of high costs and low demand, Reuters reports.
News California gets first hydrogen-powered train North America’s first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission passenger train has been unveiled in San Bernardino, California.
News Chinese renewables company Envision to invest £1bn in Spanish hydrogen park Chinese renewables company Envision Energy has announced plans to invest $1bn in a green hydrogen industrial park in Spain. The investment will be made “together with other business partners”, according…
News Acciona orders hydrogen generator for Madrid building site Spanish contractor Acciona has leased a latest-generation hydrogen fuel cell generator from a UK company to replace diesel engines on a construction project in Madrid. UK fuel-cell developer AFC Energy…
News EU approves €1bn Dutch plan to subsidise hydrogen plants A Dutch government plan to subsidise new green hydrogen plants with €1bn in grants will go ahead after passing EU scrutiny on competition and state-aid. Tenders will now go out…