Fortescue slams Biden administration’s green Inflation Reduction Act hydrogen tax credit rules

The “hourly matching” rule will force hydrogen producers to either cease production when renewables are not available – an option that would undermine productivity and viability – or sign up for excess renewable power from diverse sources to improve the chances of having clean energy available from at least one source at all times.Fortescue has urged the government to instead consider “annual...

GAWDA SMC: Exclusive green hydrogen legislation could stifle industry growth | Events

The hydrogen industry will be at risk if only legislation that focuses on 100% green hydrogen is signed into law and rolled out globally.That was a strong message from Linde and TOMCO at the GAWDA Spring Management Conference this morning in San Antonio, Texas.According to the educational session hosts, Scott Rummans and Jeff Holyoak, there was over $220bn federal spending on clean energy initiatives...

Chart: The US clean energy backlog is getting bigger…

To be clear, the vast majority of these power plants will never get built; the project completion rate between 2000 and 2018 was just 19 percent. But even at that rate, we’re talking about hundreds of gigawatts’ worth of solar, wind, and grid battery projects that are plodding through the interconnection queue when the country needs the exact opposite — a rapid expansion of clean energy — to...

US awards about $335m of investment tax credits for new hydrogen-equipment manufacturing facilities

About $335m of investment tax credits have been awarded to eight companies for the construction of new hydrogen-equipment factories in the US, according to the US Department of Energy. Five of the awards of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit, also known as 48C, will go towards the construction of new electrolyser manufacturing facilities, with two allocated for fuel-cell production, and...

European firms sign deals to support new hydrogen production facilities reports Edison Energy update

The momentum that got underway in Q4 is set to increase as EU regulations now require green hydrogen producers to source renewable electricity through power purchase agreements. Under the European rules, eligible facilities must be no older than 36 months, and government aid cannot be used to subsidise the facility. The milestone news is tempered somewhat by ongoing renewable project permitting and grid...

Clean hydrogen’s best bet may be a rainforest state in Borneo

The oil-rich Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo is aiming to transform itself into a center for clean hydrogen energy, betting that its ability to harness an abundance of hydropower can help it defy challenges that are clouding the fuel’s prospects elsewhere. In state capital Kuching, the gambit is well underway after Sarawak plowed $3.4 billion into a network...

Amsterdam port accelerates green hydrogen strategy with two key deals

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 20. The Port of Amsterdam has sealed two deals related to green hydrogen and its derivatives, Trend reports. The first agreement involves a joint study agreement (JSA) between the Port of Amsterdam, Petronor, EnBW, and GasLog. This agreement aims to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of establishing a liquid hydrogen corridor linking Bilbao...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Support America’s Growing Hydrogen Industry as Part of Investing in America Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $750 million for 52 projects across 24 states to dramatically reduce the cost of clean hydrogen and reinforce America's global leadership in the growing clean hydrogen industry. These projects—funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—will help advance...

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