Representational image. Credit: Canva European Commission has approved a €1.3 billion German State aid scheme aimed at accelerating renewable hydrogen production under the European Hydrogen Bank’s “Auctions-as-a-Service” mechanism for the 2026 auction round. The initiative forms part of broader European Union efforts to advance industrial decarbonisation under the...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. HVS was not a fringe hydrogen truck company with a sketch and a slogan. It had a serious ambition, a real engineering team, public support, private funding, partnerships, prototypes, and a target market that sounded plausible enough: zero-emission heavy-duty freight. Hydrogen Vehicle Systems wanted to build fuel-cell...

Two catalysts—a government grant verdict and MSCI index inclusion—will determine if ITM Power's 160% stock surge has lasting substance or is just momentum. The pieces are falling into place for ITM Power’s next growth chapter – but the stock’s eye-watering rally now faces a defining fortnight. Two catalysts are converging within days: a £46.5 million government grant...

When diesel generators are just too noisy and bulky for stealth operations, what’s the go-to alternative? In the heat of battle, tiny cartridges of methanol are stepping up to the plate to power Ukraine’s frontlines. Recently, SFC Energy AG, a trailblazer from Germany in both direct methanol and hydrogen fuel cells, landed its biggest deal yet—around €42.7 million—to provide combat-ready...

May 22, 2026 Platinum prices experienced a decline this week, with spot metal trading at $1,925 an ounce, dropping over 2% in a single day. According to a Kitco News article, the precious metal appeared poised to close the week with a 2.5% loss. Some analysts speculate that the ongoing war in Iran, which has contributed to a global energy crisis, might...

  RINA awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to a unique concept vessel that would be an energy-harvesting ship, designed to produce green hydrogen as it sails the world and supply it to ships and other users. The approval was issued to Drift Energy, a UK-based start-up launched in 2021. The company says it is following a roadmap towards building the world’s first net-positive...

KeysQuestions4Vehicles2India just signed binding, 10-year contracts for green ammonia at prices so low they make Europe's best auction results look like a bad joke — and the implications go far beyond fertilizer.The same molecule locked in at roughly $572 per tonne is the exact fuel MAN Energy Solutions and Wärtsilä are loading into commercial cargo ships starting this year, which means the "no one...

The Port of Pecém will receive nearly R$700 million in investments for the energy transition, following the approval by Brazil’s Federal Senate of external credit financing for the Industrial and Port Complex of Pecém (CIPP). The announcement was made by Ceará Governor Elmano de Freitas during the 3rd edition of the Cresce Ceará forum, organized by Diário do Nordeste in partnership with...

Koelnmesse Deploys Green Hydrogen Forklift Fleet to Expand Low-Emission Trade Fair Logistics SHERIDAN, WYOMING – May 19, 2026 – Koelnmesse has launched a hydrogen-powered forklift initiative designed to reduce emissions across logistics operations at its exhibition grounds in Cologne, marking what the company describes as the first deployment of locally emission-free...

May 22, 2026 Koelnmesse has put into service a hydrogen-powered forklift fleet at its Cologne trade fair site, aiming to cut emissions in logistics operations. The company calls this the first use of locally emission-free hydrogen forklifts at an exhibition venue. The project combines green hydrogen supply, on-site refueling infrastructure, and fuel-cell vehicle...