The Italian government is facing a new challenge in implementing its National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr), the country’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Court of Auditors has raised concerns over the achievement of certain targets.
Aker Horizons ASA has signed a letter of intent with German gas group VNG to supply up to 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year from Narvik, Northern Norway.
The Government Council has approved the temporary Green Hysland program of the Balearic Energy Institute (IBE) for non-permanent needs, with a total budget of 147,000 euros, to develop the green hydrogen roadmap.
“The holy grail” of the energy future – hydrogen may soon have a very serious problem, which, if not solved quickly, will bring the whole “hydrogen revolution” to a halt for us. This is caused by the already absolute certainty that hydrogen in the Earth’s atmosphere reacts with tropospheric hydroxyl (OH) radicals. Therefore, its uncontrolled emission into the atmosphere disturbs the distribution and holds dangerously the decomposition of methane, ozone or water vapour, which can lead us, in the short term, to a possible climate cataclysm.
Germany has long been known for its ambitious plans to transition away from fossil fuels, and green hydrogen has been a critical element in this strategy. However, the country can only meet 30% of its own needs for this clean fuel, according to German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. This shortfall has led the country to search for trade partners to deliver the remaining 70% of its green hydrogen needs.
A new report prepared by the South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP) estimates India will reach an annual green hydrogen demand of 2.85 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030 if existing momentum in the public and private sectors for green hydrogen continues and announced projects get implemented. The report highlights that the fertilizer and export sectors will account for nearly 37% and 29% of the total 2.85 MMT green hydrogen demand, respectively.
