Author: Anela Dokso

British startup DRIFT Energy recently secured £4.65 million in seed funding, led by Octopus Ventures and supported by Blue Action Accelerator. The funding aims to enable the company to build its first vessel designed to produce green hydrogen at sea.

Stadwerke Stuttgart, the municipal electricity and gas supplier, has received approval from its supervisory board to proceed with the construction of a hydrogen production plant.

FuelCell Energy recently announced a $5.9 million CAD grant from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Fuels Fund (CFF) to support two innovative projects in Canada. These projects aim to utilize the company’s solid oxide electrolysis technology to produce synthetic fuels, also known as power-to-liquid (PtL) or “eFuels.” In collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Expander Energy, Nuclear Promise X, and St. Marys Cement, FuelCell Energy seeks to explore the viability of producing low-carbon-intensity synthetic diesel fuels using zero-carbon hydrogen generated from nuclear power. FuelCell Energy positions these projects as critical steps toward decarbonization, particularly in sectors that rely heavily on conventional…

The Durban University of Technology (DUT) and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) recently formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement focuses on hydrogen production, catalysis, and the utilization of renewable energy to support the hydrogen economy.

Enercity, a prominent municipal energy provider in Hanover, has cast doubt on the role of hydrogen in replacing traditional gas supplies for private households. Marc Hansmann, an Enercity board member, highlighted concerns about hydrogen’s future affordability and supply stability in a recent regional planning committee meeting.

The GreenLink Münsterland project, spearheaded by a consortium of municipal energy companies—Emergy, Gelsenwasser, Stadtwerke Münster, and Trianel—aims to develop a 50 MW electrolyzer in the Coesfeld area, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Chile is advancing its green hydrogen sector with a novel financial model designed to attract investment and stimulate project development.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Chevron have recently launched their joint venture, ACES Delta, which is being hailed as a groundbreaking project in the realm of green hydrogen production.

Avina Clean Hydrogen has chosen KBR’s PureSAF technology for its upcoming project in the United States.

The Dutch government is set to launch a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) subsidy auction in October, aimed at accelerating green hydrogen projects.