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While startups in the United States, Australia, and Spain have already embarked on drilling projects to uncover naturally occurring hydrogen reserves, Switzerland is the latest entrant in the race, and early surveys indicate promising results on its home turf.

Green hydrogen is emerging as a transformative solution, a clean energy carrier produced through renewable energy-driven electrolysis, which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. This innovative approach has the potential to revolutionize both energy security and climate goals.

Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mohamed Shaker, recently sat down with Andreas Matthe, CEO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s Electrical Products Business Unit. The meeting, attended by Mostafa El-Bagoury, CEO of Siemens Egypt, and Mohamed Badran, Head of Siemens Egypt’s LV and MV business, aimed to explore collaboration opportunities in Egypt’s electricity and renewable energy sector and potential investments.

AM Green, a hydrogen and ammonia producer, has set its sights on a monumental expansion, and it’s attracting significant financial backing. Owned by the founders of India’s renewable energy giant, Greenko Energy Holdings, AM Green is in the midst of raising an impressive $1 billion to fuel its ambitious growth.

Fortum and SSAB have concluded their joint study exploring the production of hydrogen-reduced fossil-free sponge iron in Raahe, Finland.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Flexens, and Lhyfe have united their expertise in a groundbreaking partnership. The objective is the creation of an integrated energy island that combines large-scale offshore wind energy generation with green hydrogen production on Åland, a picturesque archipelago nestled in the Baltic Sea.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) projects that hydrogen and its derivatives could constitute a substantial 14% of the world’s total final energy consumption by 2050. With the urgent need to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius, green hydrogen is seen as a key player in achieving this ambitious goal.

Alfa Laval is launching a new business unit, aptly named the Business Unit Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Technologies, with the strategic goal of seizing opportunities in the burgeoning hydrogen sector.

The Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) is setting its sights on making hydrogen energy affordable for the local market.

The Bad Lauchstädt Energy Park, a flagship project in the country’s hydrogen endeavors, has announced significant progress in the conversion of a natural gas pipeline for hydrogen transportation. This development marks the advent of Germany’s first hydrogen pipeline, scheduled to commence operations in 2024.