Author: Anela Dokso

JERA has received funding to begin this year with a hydrogen demonstration project at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) thermal power plant. JERA’s funding application was accepted under the Green Innovation Fund program of the nation’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization. From October to March 2025, JERA will investigate the practical use of carbon-free hydrogen in existing LNG power plants. Because hydrogen emits no carbon when consumed, it is being explored as a next-generation fuel for thermal power plants. Many plant equipment manufacturers are investigating hybrid and potential 100-percent H2 utilization in natural gas turbines. JERA intends to…

According to a new study from Stanford and Cornell universities, blue hydrogen generation emits more greenhouse gases than simply burning natural gas. However, according to the CEO of a business that aims to establish a blue hydrogen hub in North Dakota, the study looks at an outdated process for manufacturing blue hydrogen. North Dakota’s hydrogen hub, on the other hand, will employ a totally modern technique known as auto thermal reforming. Once operational, the company predicts that its blue hydrogen will capture 95 percent of carbon emissions, removing 6 million tons of carbon from the annual emissions stream, or the…

After granting the Port Kembla power station Critical State Significant Infrastructure classification, the NSW government will expedite planning permissions for what may become one of Australia’s first gas-hydrogen co-fired power stations. The $1.3 billion project is being constructed by Andrew Forrest-backed Squadron Energy and is part of the company’s larger plans to build a gas import facility at Port Kembla, New South Wales. The Port Kembla project will, at least initially, rely on fossil gas sources and will be located in the Illawarra region’s large industrial district, which already houses the BlueScope steelworks. According to Squadron Energy, the proposed 635MW…

According to a draft development plan released in August, Russia wants to become a hydrogen exporter within a few years and deliver up to 12 million tonnes per year (tpy) of the fuel by 2035. The country is eager to carve out a position for itself in the European and Asian energy transitions, and sees a chance to transform part of its massive natural gas supplies into low-carbon hydrogen. In June, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Russia might capture 20% of the worldwide hydrogen market. However, its expansion plan provides widely disparate forecasts for how much hydrogen Russia…

CMB.TECH and Luyckx unveil the world’s first dual-fuel excavator fueled by hydrogen. This machine promotes gradual environmental growth in the heavy construction and earthmoving industries. Companies in the sector can commence on an energy transition with today’s machines without being forever reliant on the supply of hydrogen with this machine. “Driven by the wishes of our end users and fleet owners, we launched an own initiative feasibility study with regard to possible alternative solutions that help to reduce CO₂ emissions, make the machine park more sustainable and do business in a socially responsible way. We have been looking for the…

Eneos has expanded domestic hydrogen sales for fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs), using renewable energy sources including solar and biomass. The company sells the green hydrogen combined with LPG-derived hydrogen for $11/kg at its Yokohama retail outlet. The green hydrogen is created by the station’s solar panels and the company’s 74.9MW Muroran biomass power facility in Hokkaido. Eneos began producing hydrogen from LPG in March 2016 at its hydrogen production delivery center near to its 270,000 b/d Negishi refinery, helping Japan reach its 200,000 FCV target by 2025 and 800,000 by 2030. Eneos also provides solar-generated green hydrogen for FCVs in Tokyo.…

Ohmium International announced the start of India’s first green hydrogen electrolyzer gigafactory. The Bengaluru project will initially produce 500 MW per year, with ambitions to expand to 2 GW (2000 MW). Green Hydrogen is the future pollution-free fuel that will help India move to renewable energy. Green hydrogen has no carbon impact and may be used to make fertilizer, refine oil, steel, fuel cell vehicles, and traditional automobiles with methanol blended in. Green Hydrogen is also transportable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the National Hydrogen Mission in his Independence Day speech, with the goal of becoming the world’s largest exporter…

In the Liverpool City Region, one of the world’s first large-scale demonstrations of 100 percent hydrogen burning in a live float sheet glass production is taking place. Pilkington UK announced that the natural gas fossil fuel that is now utilized in its production process would be totally replaced by hydrogen at its St Helens site. This endeavor is part of Progressive Energy’s HyNet Industrial Fuel Switching project, which aims to demonstrate that low carbon hydrogen is a viable alternative to natural gas. BOC, an industrial gas business, will supply the hydrogen fuel for this project. The Pilkington project is one…

The Apennine railway in Italy, which connects Sansepolcro and Sulmona, is being converted to green hydrogen, and it could be the first of many Italian railways to do so. Iberdrola and AECOM are leading the endeavor to entirely decarbonize the 300-kilometer-long route, which is now utilized by aging diesel trains. The two will also investigate into converting the Ferrovia dei Due Mare (two seas railway) to green hydrogen after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday (August 24). Both conversions are part of an integrated project combining AECOM, Ancitel Energia e Ambiente, and Cinque International to revitalize the Central…

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, who was named as the association’s new CEO, will continue to lead Hydrogen Europe in advancing global carbon neutrality by accelerating the hydrogen sector. Chatzimarkakis is no new to Hydrogen Europe, having previously served as the organization’s Secretary General, a position he has held since 2016. “I feel honored to have received this responsibility in such crucial and decisive times. As always, the team will work hard with the Hydrogen Europe members to contribute and accelerate the European energy transition where hydrogen, as a hero net zero, can contribute massively.” Chatzimarkakis,