Author: Anela Dokso

With its consortium partner Midrex, the SMS group company Paul Wurth has been chosen to provide the first commercial 100% hydrogen Direct Reduction plant in the world to the Swedish company H2 Green Steel. By substituting green hydrogen for coal, the new factory in Boden, northern Sweden, will be the first in the world to make green steel on a large scale. This multibillion-euro project has an ambitious timetable. The goal is to begin steel production in 2025, followed by a ramp-up phase in 2026. More than 2.5 million tons of green steel will be produced annually at first.

Technip Energies has been given the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study contract by Uniper for the H2Maasvlakte project, which will begin immediately in October 2022. By 2030, H2Maasvlakte plans to gradually grow up to a 500 MW total electrolysis capacity for green hydrogen. In 2025, the first 100 MW is expected to be put into service. The Dutch government’s objective of constructing 500 MW of green hydrogen electrolyzer capacity by 2025 and achieving 3–4 GW by 2030 would be greatly aided by Uniper’s flagship H2Maasvlakte project. The Uniper H2Maasvlakte project was recently nominated by the European Commission for the “IPCEI…

Accelerating scoping activities on a pilot plant for its hydrogen process is Sparc Technologies’ joint venture (JV) with green energy producer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and the University of Adelaide. After the JV, Sparc Hydrogen, finished a preliminary techno-economic analysis (TEA) on its photocatalytic water splitting technology, which confirmed the commercial potential for the technology potential to create energy efficiencies and a cost competitive advantage because of the low capital and operating expenditure required, in comparison to renewable energy and electrolysis, the decision was made. FFI has praised the advancements made in the study and creation of new technologies that…

500 fuel cell vehicles, along with maintenance and fuel for several years, have been ordered from the Swabian manufacturer by the US transportation firm TMP Logistics. A significant order for fuel cell trucks has been placed with the German company Quantron from the USA. The American logistics firm TMP Logistics will get 500 large fuel cell vehicles from the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. In the presence of Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger, the framework agreement for this will be signed during the Hydrogen Americas Summit in Washington (Free Voters). The trucks are included in the order as a service, including…

In order to make India a competitive export hub in the industry, Assocham President Sumant Sinha stated that India’s legislation for green energy should be sensitive to developments in other nations in terms of providing incentives for fledgling sectors like green hydrogen. A comprehensive green hydrogen mission is being developed, and the government has also established the national green hydrogen policy. The CEO of ReNew Power added that there is significant room for expansion in manufacturing as well as in the field of renewable energy. The government is placing a strong emphasis on the development of non-fossil fuel energy, and…

The largest anticipated advanced bio refinery in the world will now be able to run with zero emissions thanks to an announcement made by SGP BioEnergy. The plan for the Biorefineria Ciudad Dorada (Golden City Biorefinery), to be built in Colon and Balboa, Panama, was revealed by SGP BioEnergy in May. All property rights have been secured to enable the groundbreaking of physical construction in 2023, and facility building is on pace for Phase 1 production to start in 2025. When fully operational, the biorefinery will generate 405,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually and 180,000 barrels per day (2.6…

ACWA Power and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) proposing a prospective collaboration in the development of green hydrogen/ammonia projects in the Middle East. The firm plans to use the finished product to run its power plants in South Korea, provided that the green ammonia from the projected project is offtaken by KEPCO’s generation companies. Although both firms have been joint investors in projects like the Rabigh 1 independent power plant (IPP) in Saudi Arabia for almost ten years, this is the first agreement of its sort between ACWA Power and KEPCO. While KEPCO…

In France, the first green hydrogen storage demonstrator in a salt cavern is being built. The Hydrogen Pilot Storage for Large Ecosystem Replication (HyPSTER), which formally unveiled in January 2021, proposes to use salt cavern storage to link hydrogen injection by electrolysis to industrial and transportation purposes. Additionally, it will evaluate if the procedure can be economically and technically repeated at other locations in Europe. The storage facility and the salt cavern for testing will be managed and run by Storengy, which is also in charge of project coordination. One of the first members of the Hydrogen Council is ENGIE.…

For assistance in navigating the green hydrogen offtake talks around the Bristol Springs Project in Western Australia, Frontier Energy has chosen Equity Lifting Solutions. The Bristol Springs Project’s Stage One green hydrogen hub, which is expected to produce 4.4 million kilograms of the clean energy source annually, will be the focal point of conversations about offtake. With several of its top targets, particularly individuals working in the larger energy sector, Frontier has already begun negotiations. The Bristol Springs Project is around 300 meters away from the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), which offers a potential route for green…

A new initiative has been announced that hopes to use a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) to carry green hydrogen from Sweden to Germany, however there is currently no provider set up to provide the renewable H2. According to Hydrogenious, a German LOHC manufacturer, the Northern Green Crane project will transport up to 8,000 tonnes of green hydrogen from a yet-to-be-determined location in northern Sweden to Lingen, Germany, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, by 2026. The hydrogen will be added to benzyl toluene, a LOHC that is easily transported and a liquid at room temperature. The hydrogen will then be extracted…