Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL), has signed a new contract for 10 MW of alkaline electrolyser equipment for about EUR 5 million with Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group (‘Samsung C&T’) for its first pilot for nuclear connected (pink) hydrogen production plant. The first contract with Samsung C&T […]
Today, in the first week of its new mandate, the Commission is stepping up its efforts to boost net-zero technologies that are key to ensure the competitiveness of European industry while meeting agreed climate goals. It is launching two new calls for proposals with a budget of €3.4 billion to accelerate the deployment of innovative […]
Greek gas grid operator DESFA has partnered with five transport operators from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia to develop a vast hydrogen transport network stretching from Greece to Germany, according to the Greek media of specialty. Investment planning is still at an early stage, focusing on building a common understanding between operators […]
Germany has approved plans to build a 19 billion-euro national hydrogen network, extending its commitment to an energy source that has hit some snags in recent months, Bloomberg reports. Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA) announced on Tuesday that it has approved proposals from transmission system operators for a 9,040 kilometer long hydrogen network to […]
The European Commission is today launching a 4-week call for feedback on the draft delegated act which clarifies the methodology for evaluating the emission savings of low-carbon hydrogen and fuels. This secondary legislation is required under the revised EU hydrogen and gas market legislation that entered into force over the summer. The draft text complements the rules already in place for […]
On 27 September 2024, the Commission published the final Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) for its second auction for the production of renewable hydrogen (IF24 Auction), via the Innovation Fund. This auction, which is a key pillar of the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) , provides financial support to producers of hydrogen categorised as Renewable Fuel of […]
The Society for the Administration of Energy Shares – SAPE SA obtained funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for one of its most important projects, the one regarding energy storage using green hydrogen. Thus, according to a press release sent on Wednesday, AGERPRES, for the “Green hydrogen production unit by electrolysis – […]
The Hungarian company MOL has started production in the largest green hydrogen plant in Central and Eastern Europe, which has a capacity of 10 megawatts. The facility is located inside the Dunărea Refinery in Százhalombatta, The plant will produce 1,600 tons of green, carbon-neutral hydrogen annually, which will be used for fuel production. Thus, the […]
Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, is in Namibia this week and will then travel to South Africa next Monday, 9 September, to enhance the EU’s energy relations with these countries. The visit to Namibia follows the endorsement of a roadmap for the EU–Namibia strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains and renewable hydrogen by […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is helping to decarbonise fertiliser production and power generation in Uzbekistan by financing a pilot renewable hydrogen facility. It will consist of a 20 MW electrolyser and a greenfield 52 MW wind power plant. The EBRD is offering a financial package of US$ 65 million (€ 58 […]
Rompetrol Rafinare, member company of the KMG International Group (Rompetrol), has renewed the Hydrogen Power Plant (HPP) in the Petromidia refinery, through an investment of almost 10 million dollars. The project aimed at replacing all the subassemblies that make up the reformer furnace, the most important and most complex part consisting in changing the 114 […]
Rolls-Royce has started, with a consortium of five companies and research institutes, to develop the necessary technologies for a highly efficient first-of-a-kind hydrogen combustion engine to drive combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Under the Phoenix (Performance Hydrogen Engine for Industrial and X) project, funded by the German Government, the consortium aims to generate the […]
Norwegian state-owned Enova has awarded NOK 300 million in innovation funding to Maris Fiducia Norway AS, with HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Hydrogen as subcontractors, to develop, build and operate five hydrogen-powered dry-bulk vessels. The NOK 300 million grant is awarded under Enova’s “hydrogen in vessels”-programme, which aims to contribute to market change by supporting companies […]
Lhyfe, a global pioneer in the production of green and renewable hydrogen, has built and will operate a green hydrogen production plant for Deutsche Bahn in Tübingen. The electrolysis plant in the innovation hub of DB Energie, a Group subsidiary, has an annual production capacity of up to 30 tons (installed electrolysis capacity of 1 […]