Browsing: Hydrogen

Morocco’s ambitions to become a global hydrogen hub took center stage this week at the World Power-to-X Summit in Marrakech, where government officials and industry leaders offered contrasting perspectives on how to accelerate the sector.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is positioning itself at the forefront of Korea’s energy transition through a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Group, aiming to achieve a 70% renewable energy ratio by 2035.

Repsol, the Iberian Peninsula’s largest hydrogen producer at roughly 360,000 tones per year, has now approved the construction of a 100 MW renewable hydrogen facility at its Cartagena complex, backed by €155 million in Spanish government support.

German utility RWE withdrew from Namibia’s $10 billion Hyphen green ammonia project, abandoning a 2022 memorandum of understanding that anticipated 300,000 metric tons of annual ammonia offtake starting in 2027.

The Department of Energy announced the cancellation of $13 billion in federal financing allocated for clean energy projects, representing the largest single reversal in climate investment since the Inflation Reduction Act established $370 billion in tax credits, grants, and loans in 2022.

India’s push into large-scale green hydrogen production is accelerating as NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) opens the door for global and domestic green chemical developers to participate in the 7GW Pudimadaka green hydrogen hub in Andhra Pradesh.

China and South Korea are intensifying their hydrogen agendas, but their approaches highlight different priorities—mobility infrastructure versus stationary power generation.

Germany is Europe’s largest hydrogen market in the making, with demand projected by Berlin’s National Hydrogen Strategy to reach 95–130 TWh by 2030.

In May 2025, Lhyfe has became the first French company to secure RFNBO certification for its Bouin hydrogen facility. Four months later, it has extended this status to its entire installed portfolio in France and Germany.

The European Union’s adoption of the Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act (DA) marks the formal completion of the regulatory framework governing renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) and low-carbon hydrogen.