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PowerTap Hydrogen Capital makes new appointments Margarito Rodriguez has been hired as PowerTap Hydrogen Capital’s chief financial officer, while Byron Berry and John Zorbas have been added to the board of directors with immediate effect. Rodriguez is a California CPA with over 13 years of expertise in public accounting, according to the corporation, and most recently served as CFO at its subsidiary PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp. He has experience in a variety of industries, including consumer goods, energy, transportation/logistics, and financial reporting. In contrast, Berry has over 25 years of expertise working with, financing, and advising technology firms. The premier…

Fabrum, a New Zealand-based startup, announced its $23 million Series A fundraising, which was led by AP Ventures of London and included Fortescue Future Industries of Australia, Obayashi Corporation of Japan, and K1W1 of New Zealand.

First Hydrogen is eagerly anticipating the acceptance of the EUR 250 billion in green technology subsidies provided by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The Norwegian Orkla and the Swedish OX2 have partnered to provide green hydrogen to the company’s Haraldsby facility in Land.

Three projects run by Rolls-Royce will receive £82.8 million (US$100 million) as part of a £113 million (US$136 million) investment from the UK to progress the development of a zero-emission liquid hydrogen combusting jet engine. The ATI Program is used to distribute the funding.

Elogen, a member of the GTT group, has contracted with CrossWind, a Shell and Eneco venture for the development of the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind project, to create a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser with a capacity of 2.5 MW.

By the end of the year, the capacity for producing hydrogen is predicted to increase by 165% from 2022 to 4.5 million tons per year (mtpa) globally, according to GlobalData, a top provider of data and analytics.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given Universal Hydrogen a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category, allowing them to move on with the first flight of its hydrogen-powered regional aircraft.

In order to strengthen efforts targeted at the “energy transition,” the University of Burgos (UBU) and the business Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement that will encourage the development of renewable sources, namely green hydrogen.

73 hydrogen filling stations opened in Asia, and 11 in North America, in 2022, according to a review of 130 stations worldwide.