Author: Anela Dokso

On behalf of the European Parliament, the Industry, Research, and Energy Committee (ITRE) voted to allow hydrogen to be transported in existing gas network infrastructure and across borders in a system overseen by the natural-gas industry, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas, rather than a new body proposed by the European Commission. The amended directive on “common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen” also called for the ramp-up of a European hydrogen market, citing last year’s REPowerEU plan’s 10 million tonnes of domestic green hydrogen and 10 million tonnes of…

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The Flexibility for Hydrogen project, often known as “FLEX4H2,” has officially begun. The Clean Hydrogen Partnership and the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, State Secretariat for Education (SERI), Research and Innovation are both contributing funding to the project, which is being headed by Ansaldo Energia.

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JCB to test and use hydrogen-powered backhoe loader on UK roads In accordance with a vehicle special order, the transport secretary has granted JCB special permission to test and operate its first-ever hydrogen-powered backhoe loader on UK roads. An industrial juggernaut invested £100 million in JCB’s hydrogen combustion engines, which also resulted in the creation of 150 new jobs in the Midlands as part of the company’s hydrogen project. The built environment accounts for over 25% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, and the government has called the building industry “challenging to decarbonize.” In situations when other forms…

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