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Europe’s largest steel group, ArcelorMittal, is planning to construct a pilot plant for climate-neutral steel production in Hamburg. The company is relying on the expansion of the Hanseatic city into a hydrogen metropolis, without which CEO Uwe Braun says the plan will not work. According to Braun, the company needs “affordable and available” green hydrogen, which is currently not readily accessible.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has given instructions for the development of a “Morocco Offer” in the green hydrogen sector, with the aim of accelerating the process of decarbonization of the Moroccan economy.

Calabria, a region in southern Italy, had ambitious plans to lead the experimentation of new hydrogen trains, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to restart the economy after Covid-19. However, a recent setback has put a significant dent in those plans, as the tender for the supply of eight hydrogen trains, worth a total of 109.6 million euros, has gone unawarded.

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has established a research facility in the province of Kiangsu on China’s east coast. The facility will be located in the city of Sucou in the Yangzi River delta, where Airbus will focus on research in the areas of hydrogen and alternative fuels.

The Belgian House Committee adopted a hydrogen law last February that is set to become the first law of its kind in the world, according to the Energy Minister, Tinne Van der Straeten. The new law will regulate hydrogen transport networks and set up a network operator to ensure the quality of hydrogen and provide free access to the transport network.

Lithuania has created the Lithuanian hydrogen platform, where institutions, universities, and associations can cooperate in the development and development of hydrogen technologies.

German engineering and technology company, Bosch, is showcasing its high-temperature mini-power plants, known as Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), at the Hanover Fair.

A 11 ha plot on the Maasvlakte is being developed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority so that a massive green hydrogen plant can be built there. The IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm tender that will take place later this year is the cause.

After the Mirai, Toyota Motor Corp. intends to introduce a hydrogen-powered fuel cell version of the new Crown Sedan in the autumn.

A feasibility study for the production of clean hydrogen in Japan from garbage, including municipal waste, has been started by Idemitsu Kosan.