Turn back the clock six years ago. Only one nation in the world had a hydrogen strategy: Japan. Since then, more than 50 other countries have developed strategies targeting the low-carbon fuel with decarbonization potential, pledging investments of over $300 billion with more than 1,000 projects announced. The bad news is that only 4% of these projects have made it past the final investment decision...
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VALLOUREC Press releaseNEXTCHEM (MAIRE) and Vallourec sign partnership agreementfor hydrogen storageMeudon, 3 April 2024 – Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, and NextChem Tech, NEXTCHEM’s (Sustainable Technology Solutions) subsidiary dedicated to decarbonization technologies, have signed a partnership agreement aimed at integrating Delphy hydrogen...
Gandhinagar: A high-powered state govt committee has in-principle approved allotting 63,000 hectares for production of green hydrogen from solar, wind and wind-solar hybrid energy sources. These land parcels are located in Kutch, Banaskantha and Patan districts. This land is in addition to the 1.99 lakh hectares already allotted for production of green hydrogen.According to top govt sources, this...
The IssueChevron's low-carbon spending is the lowest of its integrated major peers in both absolute and percentage terms. But Chevron can't be accused of strategic inconsistency. The company has stood by the targets for the three main pillars of its low-carbon strategy — biofuels, carbon capture and hydrogen — first unveiled in...
The hydrogen industry has continued steady growth despite macroeconomic headwinds. Some 860 kilotonnes (kt) per annum of clean hydrogen supply is operational globally today, out of which about 710kt is low-carbon hydrogen primarily in North America, and the remainder is renewable hydrogen.The pipeline of mature hydrogen project proposals continues to grow, with over 1,400 projects now announced across...
The Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) Hydrogen funding lane will open for two weeks beginning at 9 a.m. PDT on April 17, lasting through 5 p.m. PDT on May 1. This lane, funded by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and administered by CALSTART, followed the Electric Vehicle (EV) Fast Track funding lane application window, which is now closed....
Summary: AtkinsRéalis has been selected to pioneer the engineering and design efforts for Projet Mauricie, a groundbreaking green hydrogen hub in Quebec, aimed at emissions reduction and industrial decarbonization. This initiative marks a significant stride towards Quebec’s clean energy aspirations, offering an emission-reducing alternative for sectors difficult to electrify.AtkinsRéalis, a...
Hydrogen industry pleads for easier path to US tax credits. Some companies planning to use new U.S. tax credits to deploy hydrogen projects urged the Treasury Department this week to ease proposed environmental requirements, warning that they could hinder the nascent industry’s takeoff. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service hosted hearings this week on the guidance they...
Offshore wind farms: a future Eldorado for hydrogen? During the HyPorts conference, Evolen organised a session on hydrogen production at sea from offshore wind energy. This was an opportunity to have insights from Equinor and Lhyfe. This session, facilitated by Philippe Muguerra, head of hydrogen projects at Hynamics (EDF Group), provided an opportunity to talk about the existence of a task...
Pajarito Powder has been selected for $20m in US Department of Energy (DOE) funding to increase production and reduce catalysts and fuel cell costs.As a developer and manufacturer of advanced catalysts in fuel cells and electrolysers, Pajarito Power will work on two projects that will each be backed by $10m from the DOE.Funding of $750m was awarded to 52 clean hydrogen projects across 24 states by the...