Author: Anela Dokso

Fortescue Metals Group’s record profit will see the firm increase its spending on new green energy projects as it prepares to take on the significant emissions footprints of its customers and set a dedicated Scope-3 emissions target. The business said that it will devote additional $1.03 billion in investment to its green energy subsidiary, Fortescue Future Industries, which it would use to fund both its own operations and new green hydrogen production and end-use technologies. Next month, Fortescue will announce a Scope-3 emissions target, which will force the business to take on the significant task of reducing emissions inherent in…

Linde will invest more than $1 billion in decarbonization projects and increase the quantity of clean hydrogen produced by 2028, according to the industrial gas giant’s 2020 Sustainable Development Report. The study emphasizes Linde’s investment across the hydrogen value chain to speed the sustainable energy transition. Linde plans to seek competitive low-carbon hydrogen sources such as energy-efficient steam methane reformers (SMRs) with carbon dioxide collection, electrolysis using renewable power, and exploring novel low-carbon technologies. According to the paper, grey and blue hydrogen are “important stepping stones” on the route to green hydrogen because they “allow the essential frameworks and infrastructures…

NFI Group’s subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”) has been selected by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as supplier for 20 zero-emission hydrogen double deck buses following a competitive tendering process. This is the first order for ADL’s H2.0 second-generation hydrogen double deck bus, or ADL Enviro400FCEV. The 20 ADL Enviro400FCEV buses are being directly purchased through the Liverpool City Region’s Transforming Cities Fund and will be owned by the people of the City Region. The buses will initially serve the City Region’s busiest route, the 10A between St Helens and Liverpool city centre. The Enviro400FCEV has been developed on…

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), has acquired an interest in the H2Global foundation in order to carry out its hydrogen projects. HHLA will actively participate in the newly established H2Global foundation in order to successfully implement its hydrogen technology projects. HHLA is already focusing heavily on the opportunities presented by green hydrogen for meeting its climate goals. In Germany, a total of €20 to 30 billion will be invested in the development of green hydrogen. The H2Global foundation brings together a diverse group of individuals who aim to contribute to the commercialization of green hydrogen and its derivatives. The H2Global…

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. is prepared to test hydrogen blending in natural gas infrastructure as it prepares to play a part in the burgeoning U.S. hydrogen economy. The firm, which distributes natural gas in Arizona, California, and Nevada, is collaborating with Arizona State University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to establish two hydrogen blending pilot projects. Southwest Gas will use the two pilot projects to evaluate the best hydrogen-natural gas blend for safety and the environment, as well as the physical effects of hydrogen on distribution system infrastructure and common gas appliances. In addition, the company will investigate…

Octopus Hydrogen, Octopus Energy Group’s newly established hydrogen arm, will supply ZeroAvia’s R&D center at Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom with 100 percent green hydrogen during the testing, certification, and first commercial operations of its hydrogen-electric aircraft powertrain technology. In order to power its HyFlyer II project, ZeroAvia will supplement on-site electrolysis hydrogen production with supply from Octopus Hydrogen. The HyFlyer II project is a UK Government-backed program to develop a certifiable 600 kW hydrogen-electric fuel cell powertrain that will power a 19-seat aircraft with a 500 nautical mile range. ZeroAvia intends to commercialize this powertrain technology by 2024,…

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…