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Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced that it is putting its plans for blue hydrogen on hold due to high costs and the lack of off-takers.

The Port of Rotterdam, in collaboration with the Province of Zuid Holland and more than 40 partners, has launched an ambitious project to achieve emission-free inland and near-shore shipping on hydrogen.

Spanish energy company Cepsa has signed a cooperation agreement with German energy firm GETEC to supply green hydrogen and its derivatives to GETEC’s industry clients by 2026.

Scottish company Nova Innovation is leading a consortium that will investigate the potential for producing green hydrogen and oxygen from its tidal energy projects in Shetland.

The Netherlands is looking to the future and is set to expand its offshore wind energy sector with the development of energy hubs in the North Sea.

Finnish wave energy technology developer, AW-Energy Oy, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kaoko Green Energy Solutions (Pty) Ltd to provide its WaveRoller technology for a project aimed at producing hydrogen from renewable energy sources, including wave energy, in Namibia.

Ciudad Real, a city in the south-central region of Spain, is gearing up to become a hydrogen hub with the launch of the Erasmopower2X project. This ambitious initiative aims to promote the production, storage, and use of green hydrogen to decarbonize the local industry and transport sectors, thereby reducing the city’s carbon footprint.

German energy company RWE is set to expand its presence in the country’s hydrogen market by investing in its filling station business. The move is part of the company’s broader strategy to support the transition to sustainable mobility

thyssenkrupp nucera, one of the leading suppliers of water electrolysis technology in the gigawatt power range, announced the brand name for its 20MW green hydrogen electrolyser, Scalum. The announcement was made at the World Hydrogen Summit 2023 in Rotterdam. Scalum, derived from ‘scale,’ pays tribute to the module’s scalability, allowing for the interconnection of multiple modules to produce high plant capacities.

The city of Mantua, together with Sapio, Renhive, and Agire, has recently unveiled its ambitious project to create Hydrogen Valley in the Mantua area, with a goal to produce more than 1,500 tons of hydrogen annually using renewable sources. The project, worth over €60 million, aims to reduce CO2 emissions by over 14,000 tons per year.