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In order to diversify its economy, Saudi Arabia, a major oil producer and member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is looking to add additional energy sources, such as clean fuels and renewables.

It will still be roughly a year before the first hybrid-electric truck from Hyliion is produced. Nevertheless, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell that was created with Hyzon Motors will power the third generation of the Hypertruck ERX.

Power to Hydrogen (P2H2), a Columbus-based clean energy startup, is embarking on an ambitious mission. Partnering with a consortium of international electrical utilities, including American Electric Power (AEP), EDP, E.ON, and ESB, P2H2 is set to pilot its innovative low-cost clean hydrogen production and energy storage systems.

A joint declaration on hydrogen valleys titled “Moving the hydrogen economy from niche to scale” was signed by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Europe Research President Luigi Crema, and S3 European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership co-leader Tjisse Stelpstra at the Repowering EU with Hydrogen Valleys event.

For the engineering, supply, and construction of the first hydrogen-powered direct reduction plant at the Duisburg location, thyssenkrupp Steel makes an order with SMS group, Düsseldorf. 

For the purpose of powering many hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks, First Mode signed a purchase agreement with Ballard to provide 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules, totaling 3 megawatts. This is roughly 4,000 horsepower’s equivalent.

Lotte Chemical has partnered with CF Industries Holdings, the largest ammonia producer in the world, to work together in the clean ammonia industry in the United States. By doing so, Lotte Chemical has secured a steady supply to provide a springboard for reviving the hydrogen economy.

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik issued Royal Decree 10/2023 on February 26, 2023, establishing a new legal framework for large-scale renewables and green hydrogen projects in Oman.

The second-largest economy in the Arab world, the UAE, will unveil its national hydrogen strategy the following month, according to a representative of the ministry of energy and infrastructure.

After the signing of an addendum to the Norwegian-British Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), the two governments will work more closely together on hydrogen.