Browsing: REGIONAL

With ambitions to deepen energy ties and align decarbonization strategies, the European Union has committed €3 million to a technical assistance project designed to fast-track Türkiye’s entry into the green and low-carbon hydrogen economy.

As Australia eyes 15 to 30 million tonnes of annual green hydrogen production by 2050, a looming resource bottleneck threatens to undercut its export ambitions: water.

Plug Power has signed a multi-year extension of its supply agreement with a major U.S.-based industrial gas company, aiming to secure consistent hydrogen volumes through 2030.

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.

Envision has commissioned what it claims is the world’s largest and most advanced green ammonia production facility.

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 The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has withdrawn a high-profile tender to establish at least two large-scale green hydrogen hubs, citing challenges likely tied to technical feasibility, capacity demands, and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).