A cornerstone project in Chile’s green hydrogen ambitions—TotalEnergies-backed H2 Magallanes—has encountered a major regulatory hurdle, raising fresh questions about the social and environmental feasibility of gigawatt-scale hydrogen developments in remote regions.
Masdar and EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop offshore wind and battery energy storage systems across Germany and the UK.
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.
Envision has commissioned what it claims is the world’s largest and most advanced green ammonia production facility.
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a high-profile 2.4 GW green hydrogen export initiative off Australia’s Northern Territory coast—has been formally withdrawn from federal environmental review, marking the end of a venture that once held “major project” status in Australia’s energy transition strategy.
Brazil’s ambition to become a global green hydrogen exporter has hit a critical regulatory roadblock. On July 3, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) filed a civil action seeking the immediate suspension of all activities at a hydrogen production facility under construction in the Export Processing Zone (ZPE) of Parnaíba, Piauí.
In 2023, global investment in hydrogen technologies surpassed $200 billion, yet the gap between academic research and scalable solutions remains…
Germany’s hydrogen rollout faced another major setback this month, with E.ON announcing the cancellation of its 20MW HydroHarbourEssen project and a broader withdrawal from international hydrogen production and infrastructure development.
Spain’s ambition to become a green hydrogen hub has suffered a setback, as Repsol confirmed it will not move forward with the 130MW Hydric project in Puertollano, declaring it “technically and economically unfeasible.”
$5.8 billion green ammonia project on South Africa’s east coast is positioning itself as a low-cost contender in a competitive export landscape dominated by subsidies and infrastructure races.
