Energy company Idemitsu Kosan has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The study is conducted in collaboration with US-based H-Cycle (HC), a developer of a thermal conversion process that uses heat and electricity to tran
Glenfarne Energy Transition, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, has launched Glenfarne Hydrogen Fuels Initiative, which aims to produce sustainable, zero-carbon hydrogen-based fuels. The initiative includes projects in Chile, Texas, and Louisiana, which together are expected to produce ap
Energy major Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company, and the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, through its Energy Transition division Green Ships, have made a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel. Thro
The European Commission (EC) has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €158 million Polish measure to support LOTOS Green H2, a special purpose vehicle ultimately owned by PKN Orlen SA, in the production of renewable hydrogen to be used in the refinery production processes. The LOTOS’s Green H2 proj
Canadian firm Bear Head Energy (BHE) has received Environmental Assessment (EA) approval from the Minister of Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change for its green hydrogen and ammonia production, storage, and loading facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. The proposed project is being developed
UK’s Crondall Energy, an offshore energy consultancy specialising in floating and subsea facilities, has been selected by the UK’s Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) to undertake a study aimed at developing efficient microgrid solutions for a Hydrogen Energy Hub, as part of the NZTC’s Energy Hub proj
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Norway-based Höegh LNG, together with other partners, have received funding of approximately €5.9 million (around $6.4 million) from the Norwegian government for the development of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for the energy market. The funding is part of Norwa
Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde have signed a collaboration agreement that is expected to facilitate energy transition in Iceland through the development of clean hydrogen and e-fuel projects. Landsvirkjun said the partnership will comb
Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei, a part of the Asahi Kasei Group, has established a ‘Care for Earth’ investment framework as a new initiative for carbon neutrality by investing $100 million worldwide in early-stage startups that aim to solve issues in environmental fields such as hydrogen, ene
Japan’s Itochu Corporation has decided to make an equity investment in Purus Marine, a recently formed, environmentally focused maritime vessel and infrastructure company. UK-based Purus Marine owns and manages various environmentally advanced vessels. Its business purpose is to provide vessels that
Canada-based Amp Energy, a global energy transition development platform, has signed an agreement with Australian iron ore exploration and mining company Iron Road Ltd. to develop green hydrogen at scale on the Cape Hardy Port precinct. Cape Hardy is located on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula, Sout
Germany-based company Sunfire has installed the world’s largest SOEC electrolyser as part of the MultiPLHY project in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to Sunfire, it is the first multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyser installed for the production of green hydrogen in an industrial environ
The Sustainable Hydrogen Powered Shipping Project (sHYpS), which is centred around the idea of developing a liquid hydrogen (LH2) swappable storage solution for multiple types of vessels, is gaining ground. Launched in the summer of 2022, the sHYpS project gathers 13 partners in six countries with a
The HyVelocity Hub team has put in an official application for funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) $8 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs programme. The application came after the team received encouragement from DOE to apply for the funding. To note, the team submitted an initial conc
