Technology & Innovation

ACUA Ocean joins forces with Genevos for next-gen hydrogen-powered USVs
ACUA Ocean, a manufacturer of hydrogen-powered uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), and Genevos, a hydrogen fuel cell power systems integrator, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a commercial collaboration to develop next-generation hydrogen-powered USVs (H-USV). The strategic collabora

Scottish consortium to develop green hydrogen shore power trial with CMDC funding
A Scottish consortium of four renewable and maritime companies has secured funding from the UK Government Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a green hydrogen shore power trial project at the Port of Leith. As disclosed, the project was granted over £535,000 (around $679,000) as part of the Cl

Baker Hughes making strides in transition to hydrogen economy
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has reached numerous milestones in the advancement of its hydrogen-enabling technologies as well as in executing several customers’ hydrogen projects and new collaborations as part of its broader strategy in new energy. The company announced these milestones du

Lhyfe’s offshore hydrogen production pilot aces trials
French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has shared operating results from its Sealhyfe project, also known as the world’s first offshore hydrogen production pilot which returned to dock in November 2023, confirming that the initial objectives were met. Lhyfe launched the Sealhyfe project, equipped with a 1 M

Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen project to use floating solar power
Malaysian company Semarak Renewable Energy (RE) and China Hydropower (Malaysia), a subsidiary of PowerChina, have signed an agreement to develop Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen production project using floating photovoltaic power generation. The agreement is worth a total of MYR1.88 bill

Expro secures CCUS work on Japan’s first clean hydrogen production demo project
Energy services provider Expro has secured a contract with INPEX Corporation covering carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) for Japan’s first clean hydrogen production demonstration project, also known as the Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia project. Under the contract, Expro will deliver

TECO 2030 and partners begin work on EU-backed hydrogen-fueled passenger ship
Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030, together with thirteen partners from various European countries, has commenced its second EU Horizon project focused on developing, validating, and showcasing a zero-emission passenger ship fueled by hydrogen. The project named Zero Emission Adriatic Ship (ZEAS

Toyota’s growth fund invests in Corvus Energy to boost hydrogen fuel cell development
Corvus Energy, a supplier of zero-emissions energy solutions or maritime, offshore, and port applications, has secured an investment from Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund, to speed up the development of its battery storage and hydrogen fuel cells and expand its geographical footprint. Corvus and

Samsung C&T orders €5 million electrolyser equipment from Nel
Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser, a subsidiary of Nel ASA, has signed a contract for 10 MW of alkaline electrolyser equipment for about €5 million with Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group for the latter’s first off-grid green hydrogen production project to be deployed in South Korea. N

H2SEA studies monopile-based structures for hydrogen offshore wind turbines
Dutch engineering company H2SEA, in cooperation with the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has performed an assessment of monopile-based support structures for hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbines. H2SEA says that one of the main questions was if decentral hydrogen production on a mono

Delta and Ceres enter hydrogen energy technology collaboration
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing company Delta Electronics has signed a long-term collaboration agreement, which includes technology transfer and licensing, with Ceres Power Limited, a subsidiary of UK-based developer of clean energy technology Ceres Power Holdings, to access Ceres’ hydrogen e

Yanmar’s maritime hydrogen fuel cell system gets ClassNK’s blessing
Classification society ClassNK has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Japanese company Yanmar Power Technology (YPT) for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system, marking the first AiP certification for such a system developed by a Japanese manufacturer. The 300 kW maritime hydrogen fuel cell system

Corvus Energy wins EU funding to integrate ammonia cracker tech with marine hydrogen FCS
Corvus Energy, a supplier of energy storage solutions for the maritime industry, has secured funding for the integration of ammonia cracker technology with its hydrogen fuel cell system (FCS), the so-called Pelican Fuel Cell system. The project funding is part of the Horizon Europe Framework Program

Hy24 commits to invest €13 million in Hexagon Purus
Hy24, a clean hydrogen pure-play investment manager, will invest around €13 million into Norwegian hydrogen systems supplier Hexagon Purus. The investment is the first by Hy24’s new Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund, focused on industrializing the supply chain to scale the clean hydrogen economy. The fu