Green Energy Park has announced it has signed an agreement for $30m funding to develop an industry-leading renewable hydrogen production plant in Piaui, Brazil. The company secured Series-A funding to build one of the largest hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives production plants globally and obtained long-term rights to the hydrogen port terminal facilities in Luis Correia, Brazil. The sizeable funding...
Japan is now making a renewed push for the development of its hydrogen/ammonia economy, with the country targeting consumption of 20 million tons per year by 2050. With the goal of hydrogen and ammonia making up 1% of the country’s primary energy mix by 2030, there is now heightened attention on Japanese energy policy and regulatory change with key market-players watching closely for...
ITM Power strikes deal with Hygen for PME electrolyser supply. ITM Power PLC on Friday said it has been named Hygen Energy Ltd’s, preferred supplier for proton exchange membrane electrolysers, under a new partnership deal. The Sheffield, England-based designer and manufacturer of electrolysers for green hydrogen production said the PEM electrolysers it will be supplying is...
Green hydrogen must be used and produced wisely to harness its full potential – Danfoss. A new Danfoss Impact paper reveals that with hydrogen production set to consume more than half of today’s electricity demand by 2050, energy efficiency in its production is paramount. Decisive steps must be taken to scale its production for use in the hard to abate sectors, without...
Key points European Union requirements for certification of “green” hydrogen and other Power-to-X fuels continue to evolve.Most recently, the European Parliament has proposed a set of amendments to the criteria for renewable electricity used in hydrogen production which would:remove the requirement for the renewable electricity to originate from a plant constructed within three years from the...
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the Farmington-based manufacturer Mott Corporation a $10 million grant to accelerate design and manufacturing of clean energy technology. Mott Corporation has partnered with Wallingford-based Nel Hydrogen, Forge Nano, and the University of Connecticut to produce porous transport layers, an essential component for the production of clean...
And thanks to proposed rules from the administration, that output may actually be low-emissions. After a year of fierce lobbying from various industry factions, environmentalists and fossil fuel companies about how the government should define “clean hydrogen,” the Biden administration in December proposed strict stipulations that experts agree will incentivize the production of genuinely...
The EU Commission made history by approving $380M (€350m) German scheme to bolster renewable hydrogen production in Germany. The scheme was released this month under the EU state aid rules. It would be operated exclusively through the European Hydrogen Bank’s “Auctions-as-a-Service” tool. REPowerEU and The European Green Deal have set a concrete plan to move away from fossil fuels and embrace the...
Nel ASA – Hy Stor Energy places gigawatt capacity reservation for Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub. Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL) partners with Hy Stor Energy on the Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) and receives a capacity reservation for more than 1 gigawatt of alkaline electrolysers. Håkon Volldal, Nel’s President and CEO, said: We are thrilled to partner with Hy...