Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Hystar, a Norwegian manufacturer of hydrogen, had raised $26 million in finance, from Mitsubishi and Nippon Steel Trading, two Japanese industrial conglomerates.

Shell Oman acquired a 35 percent ownership in Green Energy Oman (GEO), the partnership that is building the biggest renewable green hydrogen project in the nation in the Omani governorates of Al Wusta and Dhofar. From up to 25 gigawatts of solar and wind energy, hydrogen will be created.

The use of hydrogen should enable climatic neutrality. But if it escapes unchecked, it can potentially have a significant negative impact on the environment. The need for building a hydrogen infrastructure is increased as a result, as even little leaks from hydrogen pipes can have significant negative effects on the environment.

An approximately twelve-kilometer natural gas pipeline has been purchased by Thyssengas GmbH from RWE Generation SE, for hydrogen transport.

In order to build and sell high-pressure hydrogen storage systems for commercial vehicles, Plastic Omnium and Rein, a division of the Chinese state-owned energy giant Shenergy Group, have formed a joint venture.

The four Spanish initiatives selected by Brussels in a European call to promote green hydrogen and submitted by Sener, Nordex, Iveco, and H2B2 have received government approval for a royal decree to subsidize with 74 million euros.

According to a recent joint assessment of hydrogen patents by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency, innovation in hydrogen is trending towards low-emission solutions, with Europe and Japan in the lead and the United States losing the pace (IEA).

Raven SR, Chevron New Energies, and Hyzon Motors are collaborating to commercialize a green waste-to-hydrogen production facility in Richmond that will offer hydrogen fuel to Northern California transportation markets.

Pyeongtaek, Namyangju, Dangjin, Boryeong, and Gwangyang Pohang are among the six local governments that have been chosen as “hydrogen cities” locations.

Korea Shipbuilding & Maritime, the shipbuilding and offshore intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai, is collaborating with Europe’s largest research institute and fuel cell component manufacturer.