Author: Arnes Biogradlija

Tuesday in Athens, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for bilateral talks. They discussed bilateral relations and how to strengthen them in a variety of areas. In addition, they covered regional and global trends. Crown Prince Mohammed emphasized that Saudi Arabia and Greece had close and historic links, adding that he was “very pleased” to be visiting the nation and to have such a warm welcome. “This is extremely important to me and Saudi Arabia,” he emphasized. “I promised Greece that I would return with gifts.…

According to the South Australian government, the proposed hydrogen plant in Whyalla will generate renewable energy projects worth $20 billion. Acting Energy Minister Chris Picton responded to Opposition criticism that the plant would be a “experiment,” that its construction costs would increase, and that consumers’ electricity bills would not decrease. He stated that the government-owned plant’s employment initiative would expedite the green hydrogen industry in South Africa, “unlock the construction of a $20 billion pipeline of renewable energy projects, and spark the creation of new jobs in supply-chain companies.” The government said on July 25 that sixty business proposals related…

Industry ministry announced that South Korea held a ceremony to honor the completion of a new hydrogen manufacturing plant in the city of Pyeongtaek, the first of its kind in the metropolitan area. The base in Pyeongtaek, around 70 kilometers south of Seoul, is the second hydrogen manufacturing plant in the country, following the one in Changwon, which has been operational since the end of last year. After completing the requisite tests, the Pyeongtaek plant is anticipated to be placed into operation the following month. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, it will be capable of producing…

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and M/s Greenko ZeroC Private Limited (Greenko) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaboratively pursue prospects in Renewables, Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, and other derivatives of green hydrogen. The MoU, valid for two years, was signed in New-Delhi on 26 July 2022 by ONGC Director Onshore Shri Anurag Sharma and Greenko CEO & Managing Director Shri Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty, in the presence of Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Secretary (MoP&NG) Shri Pankaj Jain, ONGC CMD Dr. Alka Mittal, along with ONGC Director…

At the organization’s annual shareholders meeting, India’s richest man, Gautam Adani, said that the group will invest $70 billion in a new energy sector that will transform India from a net importer of oil to an exporter of green hydrogen. Here is what Gautam Adani said: -We have never halted or abandoned investments in India. -According to Adani, the group is now the country’s largest airport operator and has entered the cement market with the acquisition of Holcim. Gautam Adani states that his company has never halted or abandoned its investments in India, spending USD 70 billion on the new…

H.W. Richardson (HWR), the largest heavy transport firm in New Zealand, wants to decarbonize its fleet by adopting a hydrogen refuelling technology created by Fabrum. Fabrum, a zero-emissions transition company, is developing and delivering an end-to-end scalable hydrogen refuelling solution for HWR to facilitate fleet-ready hydrogen access. This is in line with HWR’s intention to have ten dual-fuel hydrogen diesel trucks on the road by the second quarter of 2023. Fabrum is constructing the first green hydrogen generation system for HWR at its Southland location, utilizing a membrane-free electrolyser with its cryogenic technologies in a containerized system for decentralized point-of-use…

Sixty organizations from across the globe are vying for a role in the building of the new $593 million hydrogen power plant in South Australia. A procedure for soliciting industry bids on the technical, systems, and commercial development of the hydrogen facility has concluded. Global operators with experience in establishing hydrogen infrastructure, enterprises with ties to local industry and local workforces, and organizations that collaborate with universities on research, training, and development submitted proposals. Labor said that the government’s hydrogen power project will boost South Australia’s hydrogen economy and unlock a $20 billion pipeline of renewable energy projects. Premier Peter…

Fitzgerald Cantero Piali, the country’s national energy director, acknowledged that new renewable generation will be needed and that the combination of wind and solar is the best option for this. With a practically decarbonized electricity matrix, Uruguay has already set its sights on its second energy transition, the expansion of the renewable generation park to meet new demand and the production of green hydrogen. So much so that Fitzgerald Cantero Piali, Uruguay’s national director of Energy, acknowledged that there are several programs and projects underway, including interest in H2V and the possibilities of renewable energy storage for when the system…

“The participation of ENEA and other Italian partners in the IPCEI Hy2Tech project will allow our country to exploit the considerable opportunities arising from the use of hydrogen in different application sectors, such as industry, transport, civil and residential, the latter in blending with natural gas”. This is according to ENEA President Gilberto Dialuce on the EU Commission’s approval of the first IPCEI project on hydrogen, which provides more than €1 billion in funding to Italy for research and innovation (R&I) activities, including €52 million to ENEA. “In the hydrogen sector, as an agency we have been conducting R&I activities…

Hydrogène de France SA (“HDF Energy”) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saigon Asset Management (“SAM”) for the development of Renewstable power plants in Vietnam. Invented and developed by HDF Energy, the Renewstable multi-megawatt power plants produce renewable, stable, guaranteed, 24-hour controllable electricity with zero greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to massive hydrogen energy storage. The signing was held in the presence of leading Vietnamese authorities, including the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI), and the French Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Nicolas Warnery, with the support of Business France. This MoU…