When the two nations and the nations of Southeast Asia convened for their first ministerial meeting on the reduction of carbon emissions in the rapidly developing region, Japan announced on Saturday the beginning of a hydrogen supply chain with Australia.
The governor of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Fátima Bezerra (PT), signed two memorandums of understanding for the development of green hydrogen production plants and derivatives in locations near the planned Porto-Industry of the state while on a trip to Portugal to meet with European investors.
The European Union is laying up a new legal framework for green hydrogen with the expectation that by 2030, electrolyzers will be widely used and connected to sources of renewable energy.
Technologies that can quantify hydrogen emissions are being researched and tested. A novel tool developed by Aerodyne Research Inc. and EDF allows for the first time quantifying hydrogen emissions throughout the whole value chain.
On its headquarters site in Torrance, California, Honda started running a stationary fuel cell power plant. This was the company’s first move toward commercializing zero-emission backup power generation in the future.
In order to support the future growth of Westport’s hydrogen componentry business and other alternative fuel system technologies, Westport Fuel Systems intends to increase its worldwide manufacturing presence in China. Westport is concentrating on China for this industrial growth as China is the global leader in infrastructure development and investment in hydrogen.
The infrastructure for recharging hydrogen for road traffic has expanded. The first ten hydrogen filling stations that JET H2 Energy will build will be located in Germany and Denmark.
According to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, chief of the presidency’s infrastructure office, wealthy countries have a responsibility to support South Africa’s development of green hydrogen as part of a worldwide drive to decarbonize.
To advance the hydrogen industry, the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy will find and promote 600 hydrogen-focused businesses by 2030.
By identifying and supporting outstanding hydrogen businesses in the area that will drive the hydrogen economy, Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do hopes to lay the groundwork for becoming a hub city for the hydrogen economy.
