Chevron is advancing plans to develop a $5 billion blue hydrogen and ammonia facility in Port Arthur, Texas, but the project’s financial viability appears tightly linked to the timeline for securing U.S. federal tax incentives.
Gold H2 has completed the field trial of subsurface bio-stimulated hydrogen generation, successfully producing hydrogen from a depleted oilfield in California’s San Joaquin Basin.
Nepal’s state-run oil monopoly, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), is preparing to enter the hydrogen economy by producing green hydrogen from its abundant hydropower resources—marking a notable shift for a country that relies heavily on imported fossil fuels for transport and cooking.
India’s push to establish itself as a global green hydrogen leader has encountered a setback. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has withdrawn a high-profile tender to establish at least two large-scale green hydrogen hubs, citing challenges likely tied to technical feasibility, capacity demands, and possibly lukewarm private sector interest.
As South Africa intensifies its bid to position itself as a key player in the global hydrogen economy, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Germany’s KfW Development Bank have formalised a €17-million memorandum of understanding (MoU) to close persistent funding gaps in green hydrogen development.
Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceará has secured a major endorsement of its clean energy ambitions as the World Bank approved a $134 million package to accelerate green hydrogen production at the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex (CIPP).
The proposed Tiwi Hydrogen Project—once a high-profile 2.4 GW green hydrogen export initiative off Australia’s Northern Territory coast—has been formally withdrawn from federal environmental review, marking the end of a venture that once held “major project” status in Australia’s energy transition strategy.
Lhyfe, a France-based green hydrogen producer, has successfully conducted combustion tests using 100% renewable hydrogen in the ceramics sector of Spain’s Valencia region—signaling a potentially scalable pathway to decarbonize one of the country’s most energy-intensive industries.
Hynamics UK, a subsidiary of France’s EDF Group, has partnered with hydrogen investment firm Hy24 to develop a £300 million green hydrogen production facility at ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery and petrochemical complex in Hampshire.
