Author: Arnes Biogradlija

A joint declaration on hydrogen valleys titled “Moving the hydrogen economy from niche to scale” was signed by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe Research President Luigi Crema, and S3 European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership co-leader Tjisse Stelpstra at the Repowering EU with Hydrogen Valleys event.

For the engineering, supply, and construction of the first hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at the Duisburg location, thyssenkrupp Steel makes an order with SMS group, Düsseldorf. 

Scientists from KBSU won the Russian Science Foundation competition that was organized as part of the “Priority-2030” initiative. The money was used to create cutting-edge materials for hydrogen storage and buildup.

The NEOM Green Hydrogen Project (NGHP), which is anticipated to be put into service in 2026, has inked financing agreements for a total investment of $8.5 billion with Saudi Arabian utility developer ACWA Power, which is partially owned by the sovereign Public Investment Fund.

The Westphalian University of Applied Sciences will establish the “H2 Solution Lab” as a futuristic hydrogen laboratory for hydrogen research with funding totaling about 42 million euros at its meeting on February 23rd, which is when the Structural Strengthening Council recommended funding for the first project in Gelsenkirchen.

Brazil has a number of innovative projects to manufacture the new fuel for the energy transition by utilizing local characteristics on the low-carbon hydrogen route.

Today, Thyssenkrupp will provide additional information regarding its massive, multi-billion-euro initiative to manufacture low-CO2 steel in Duisburg.

In order to increase output at its PEM electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Wallingford, Connecticut, Nel has made the final investment decision. By 2025, the project will increase yearly output capacity to about 500 MW.

The goal of the joint study between PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) and the Japanese power utility holding company TEPCO is to find the best operational technology for affordable green hydrogen production and transportation.

The European Parliament’s Energy Committee has come out in favor of distinguishing between transmission and distribution system operators and against separating ownership of the hydrogen and gas network at the distribution network level. The Federal Government is urged by a coalition of organizations to take steps to guarantee that the Council adopts the European Parliament’s viewpoint.