Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Robert Habeck, the German Vice Chancellor for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and Senator the Hon. Don Farrell, the Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism, discussed important issues of their countries’ bilateral economic cooperation yesterday.

According to the International Energy Agency, Oman has the largest low-emission hydrogen project pipeline in the Middle East area, with an ambitious goal of exporting one million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030. (IEA).

In order to make Scotland a global leader in the production of hydrogen, ministers have devised a strategy that they claim could generate up to £25 billion annually and create more than 300,000 employees.

The study intends to develop new materials for hydrogen storage applications, including hydrogen storage, Ni-MH batteries, and Li-ion batteries. It focuses on the synthesis, structural, and Physico-chemical properties of intermetallic compounds and hydrides.

By 2030, the Austrian hydrogen strategy plans to build an electrolysis capacity of 1 GW. But for that, there must be an active market.

The Saxon government has announced that the Leipzig-based company Ontras Gastransport GmbH can begin constructing the first hydrogen pipeline network in Europe this week.

The government of Egypt announced that the cabinet has approved a permit for the construction of a green ammonia project with a 1 million ton annual production capacity in the Ain Sokhna industrial zone.

Stanwell announced it plans to begin a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study in early 2023 after a $10.4 million (USD 7 million) feasibility study found the proposed 3 GW facility is technically feasible and commercially viable.

The first of its type in Florida, a new green energy facility being built by FPL was officially started on Wednesday in Okeechobee.

The government program contains some positive initiatives, but it would have been ideal if PTX and hydrogen had taken a more strategic position in the new administration.