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…
News Making sense of sustainable plant: Latest 21CC podcast Construction firms looking to cut their operational CO2 emissions shouldn’t wait for widespread plant electrification or the advent of green hydrogen because there are many ways to improve plant productivity…
News California’s $12.6bn plan to become first US ‘hydrogen hub’ The US is planning to invest as much as $12.6bn in a programme of works that will turn the state of California into a hydrogen hub. The project will receive…
News Vinci lands role on Germany’s first hydrogen-powered steel factory Vinci subsidiary Cobra IS has won a €74m contract for piping and mechanical works on a major hydrogen-powered steel plant Thyssenkrupp is building in Duisburg, Germany. Cobra IS was picked…
News New York offshore wind could give hydrogen below $2/kg, say researchers Wind farms off the coast of New York could power green hydrogen production at below $2 a kilogram by 2030, say researchers at the US state-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory…
News Vast solar-powered hydrogen plant planned for Mexico Singaporean renewable energy company Aslan Energy Capital plans to build a massive green hydrogen scheme in the northeast Mexican state of Sonora. According to website Mexico Business, the company, which…
News Helsinki’s first green hydrogen plant to fuel trucks and heat homes Finnish energy company Helen has picked Sweco as engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) partner to build Helsinki’s first green hydrogen plant, called the 3H2 Helsinki Hydrogen Hub. Helen aims…
News EU approves Germany’s €3bn hydrogen network plan The European Commission has approved German plans to invest €3bn in a national hydrogen distribution system. The Hydrogen Core Network (HCN) will supply Germany and connect with a European market.…
News Mott MacDonald to study North Sea hydrogen network to ‘decarbonise Europe’ Engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has won a contract from Gasunie to assess the feasibility of an offshore hydrogen network in the Dutch North Sea. Gasunie is a gas network operator…
News France offers €149m to green hydrogen scheme France will offer a €149m grant to green hydrogen company Lhyfe to build an electrolysis plant in the Channel port of Le Havre. The Nante-based company is planning to install…
News Chinese firm to build $2.4bn green hydrogen plant in Vietnam Chinese energy company Huadian has proposed the construction of a $2.4bn green hydrogen plant in central Vietnam, local media report. The state-owned company is looking to carry out the project…
Markets Vietnam sets out 20-million-tonne-a-year hydrogen strategy Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to produce up to 20 million tonnes of hydrogen a year by 2050. According to Vietnam Plus, the plan emerged after a 22…