Author: Arnes Biogradlija
Arnes Biogradlija
Arnes Biogradlija is the founder and Editor in Chief of EnergyNews.biz, which he launched in 2021 to separate energy transition realities from fairy tales. He writes data driven analysis on hydrogen, energy storage, small modular reactors, grids and industrial policy, and leads the Energy Talks interview series. EnergyNews.biz reporting has been cited more than 100 times by the International Energy Agency.
The NEOM Green Hydrogen Project (NGHP), which is anticipated to be put into service in 2026, has inked financing agreements for a total investment of $8.5 billion with Saudi Arabian utility developer ACWA Power, which is partially owned by the sovereign Public Investment Fund.
The Westphalian University of Applied Sciences will establish the “H2 Solution Lab” as a futuristic hydrogen laboratory for hydrogen research with funding totaling about 42 million euros at its meeting on February 23rd, which is when the Structural Strengthening Council recommended funding for the first project in Gelsenkirchen.
Brazil has a number of innovative projects to manufacture the new fuel for the energy transition by utilizing local characteristics on the low-carbon hydrogen route.
Today, Thyssenkrupp will provide additional information regarding its massive, multi-billion-euro initiative to manufacture low-CO2 steel in Duisburg.
In order to increase output at its PEM electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Wallingford, Connecticut, Nel has made the final investment decision. By 2025, the project will increase yearly output capacity to about 500 MW.
The goal of the joint study between PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) and the Japanese power utility holding company TEPCO is to find the best operational technology for affordable green hydrogen production and transportation.
The European Parliament’s Energy Committee has come out in favor of distinguishing between transmission and distribution system operators and against separating ownership of the hydrogen and gas network at the distribution network level. The Federal Government is urged by a coalition of organizations to take steps to guarantee that the Council adopts the European Parliament’s viewpoint.
Despite bold intentions, implementing a hydrogen economy could be extremely expensive and time-consuming, endangering the continent’s economic expansion and potentially impeding decarbonization efforts.
The global portfolio of projects for the production of “low-carbon” hydrogen, which are in various phases, was 71.4 million tons per year at the end of last year, according to the research firm Wood Mackenzie. This is comparable to the current global yearly hydrogen consumption.
The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act designated a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstration encouraged a Texas consortium leading the creation of a regional clean hydrogen hub on the American Gulf Coast to submit a full application in response.
