Author: Anela Dokso

By 2050, the global green hydrogen market is projected to reach $2.5 trillion, driven by decarbonization efforts in heavy industries, transport, and energy storage. Punjab, India’s agricultural powerhouse, is positioning itself to capitalize on this shift with its draft Punjab Green Hydrogen Policy 2023. The policy targets 100 kilotonnes per annum of green hydrogen and ammonia production by 2030, leveraging the state’s abundant crop residue—paddy, sugarcane, and cotton—to fuel biomass-based hydrogen generation. Aligning with National and Global Climate Goals Punjab’s policy dovetails with India’s National Hydrogen Mission (2022) and its 2070 net-zero commitment, emphasizing green hydrogen as a critical lever…

In 2023, renewable energy accounted for 22.1% of the EU’s final energy consumption, up from just 9.6% in 2004. As demand for alternative energy sources surges alongside efforts to achieve carbon neutrality, green hydrogen production has emerged at the forefront.

The clean hydrogen revolution is gaining momentum, highlighted by a paradigm where waste — particularly waste heat — serves as an untapped frontier.

Germany’s ambitious shift towards a hydrogen-based energy system represents a significant shift in energy policy. Splendidly exemplified by the aim to transition existing natural gas and oil storage facilities to accommodate hydrogen storage—this could potentially fulfill 20 to 50 percent of Germany’s hydrogen storage requirements by the 2030s.

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is intensifying its drive to diversify the country’s energy portfolio, with a firm emphasis on decarbonization and alternative fuels.

Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad) has secured over $500 million in funding for ACME’s green hydrogen project. This financial milestone signals growing global confidence in Oman’s renewable sector, aligning with international pursuits towards cleaner energy.

The Welsh government’s removal of a holding direction on the Bridgend hydrogen energy project marks a pivotal moment in the region’s energy transition. The approval, granted to Marubeni Europower Ltd, comes despite ongoing community opposition and logistical challenges, drawing attention to the broader implications of hydrogen energy integration within local contexts.

In a decisive move to bolster France’s domestic hydrogen production capacity, Doubs-based startup Gen-Hy has secured €100 million (USD $107 million) in state support, a key component of the country’s industrial decarbonisation and energy sovereignty strategy.

Hanwha has decided to incorporate KBR’s ammonia decomposition technology into its domestic hydrogen projects.

As the EU intensifies its push toward decarbonization, the hydrogen sector faces a new layer of regulatory scrutiny—and opportunity. By 2030, 42% of industrial hydrogen use across the bloc must come from renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO), a category that includes green hydrogen. Within this tightening framework, Nobian’s recent acquisition of ISCC EU certification for its green hydrogen signals both regulatory readiness and strategic positioning within a fast-evolving market. The certification, issued by independent verifier Normec QS, confirms that Nobian’s hydrogen meets the EU’s stringent RFNBO criteria: produced using renewable electricity, demonstrating full traceability, and emitting substantially lower lifecycle…