Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Hopium, a French automaker, shelved plans for a high-performance sedan in order to concentrate on fuel cells, that it will make available to other big businesses.

In a move that underscores its commitment to clean energy and international cooperation, Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China in the field of clean hydrogen energy. The announcement was made following a cabinet meeting chaired by King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

BMW Korea has recently launched its new hydrogen-powered SUV, the iX5 Hydrogen, which is based on the fifth-generation eDrive technology.

Thyssenkrupp, the German industrial engineering and multinational conglomerate, has completed an intensive Technical Concept Study for Cayman Islands-based energy infrastructure provider Brooge Energy.

Canadian renewables developer Amp Energy has won a competitive bidding process to lead the development of a gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production project in South Australia.

PTT Group, Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, has pledged to invest $7 billion in green hydrogen production in partnership with Saudi Arabia’s leading renewable energy company, ACWA Power.

KBR Inc. has secured the primary integrated project management contract across BP’s global hydrogen project portfolio, according to an announcement made by the Houston-based company.

Hazer Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chubu Electric and Chiyoda Corporation to establish a commercial-scale Hazer facility in Japan’s Chubu region.

Japan’s ambitious Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project, a $500m, decade-long plan to extract hydrogen from brown coal in Victoria, Australia, is at risk of failure due to demands for extra subsidies and a lack of long-term commitments from Japanese customers.

In the EnergyNews.Biz hydrail interviews series, we talked with Dr Holger Busche, scientific advisor for energy and traffic at the provincial parliament in Northern Germany and the federal Bundestag.