Shell Brasil, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has made a multi-million bet on a project testing hydrogen in diesel engines on marine vessels, such as drilling rigs and tankers, to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This investment in a Brazilian technology research and development project enables the oil major to join forces with Ocyan and LZ Energia, the Protium Dynamics...
Hydrogen Projects
The North African country has ample solar and wind energy resourcesWhen Egypt hosted COP27 a couple of years ago, it was impossible to notice the number of largescale green hydrogen production projects within the massive Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone).Even then, it was obvious that Egypt saw its own potentialThe country is ideally suited for generating both solar and wind electricity, both of which...
US Department of Energy Announces Seven Hydrogen-Related Projects to Receive More Than $300 Million in 48C Tax Credits. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced details for 35 projects across 20 states that received a total of $1.93 billion in allocations of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). This information was voluntarily shared with DOE by...
Nordic energy company Fortum will build a new hydrogen production pilot plant in Loviisa, Finland, near the site of a nuclear power plant on a plot owned by the company.Financed entirely through Fortum’s R&D fund, the €17m ($18.3m) project will produce hydrogen from electrolysers with a capacity of around two megawatts and will include a filling station for the delivery of hydrogen to industrial...
Sewage sludge can now be converted into hydrogen. A new project by Aston University has been awarded an investment by The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) to develop a trial rig to transform sewage sludge into clean water and energy (hydrogen and/or methane). The gasses can then be used to power people’s homes.Aston University will be working with two industrial partners – engineering...
Representational image. Credit: Canva Everfuel A/S has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) with a prominent industrial partner in Germany for the provision of up to 10,000 tons of green hydrogen annually, starting from 2028. The undisclosed industrial partner’s initial demand is anticipated to align with the output of a 100 MW electrolyser, emphasizing...
Kleenex going green hydrogen at Millicent tissue mill. Technology development company entX will divest a 49 percent equity stake in its Limestone Coast Hydrogen Project (LCH2 Project, pictured below) which is aiming to produce green hydrogen for Australia’s major tissue manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Australia. KCA produces the Kleenex and Viva brands at the factory, as well...
Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), an entity founded by the Omani government to deliver the nation’s green hydrogen strategy, announced the win in the second round of a tender process.Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, and Fortescue, an energy, metals and technology company, have won exclusive rights to a ‘high-quality’ site, Hydrom said.The project is in the feasibility stage. The...
H2 MOBILITY and BASF forge ahead with construction of hydrogen refuelling station. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and BASF are jointly investing in the construction of an H2 refuelling station in Frankenthal. With the delivery of important core components, a milestone has been reached on the way to completing the plant. In the presence of Frankenthal’s Lord Mayor Dr Nicolas Meyer,...