Atlas Agro Fertilizantes, a Brazilian fertilizer company, announced plans to invest $850 million in the construction of a green hydrogen plant in Uberaba, Brazil. The plant, which will be the first of its kind in the country, will produce 500,000 tons per year of nitrogen fertilizers using green hydrogen.
Entergy has broken ground on the Orange County Advanced Power Station (OCAPS), a 1,215 MW combined cycle plant located near Bridge City, Texas. The plant, which would use natural gas initially and transition to hydrogen in the future, would have the ability to use up to 30% hydrogen by volume, potentially reaching 100%. The $1.2 billion project is expected to create nearly $1.8 billion in total economic activity in Southeast Texas.
The Caribbean Island of Dominica has taken a significant step towards sustainable economic growth with the signing of a Framework Agreement to establish a joint venture company for the development of a large-scale green hydrogen geothermal complex.
Worley, a global professional services company, has been selected alongside its consulting business, Advisian, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of Xcel Energy’s natural gas system in the US.
In a significant move for the clean energy industry, Ohmium, a Silicon Valley company, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $250 million to increase the production of machines that can produce clean hydrogen and displace fossil fuels.
DNV, a global energy expert and assurance provider, has been engaged by Brazilian upstream service provider Ocyan, as an independent third party to qualify the system injecting hydrogen as an additive in the internal combustion engines of drilling rigs.
The Electric Power Trading Chamber (CCEE) has been invited to join a World Bank initiative aimed at helping developing countries structure their hydrogen markets.
Petrobras President, Jean Paul Prates, met with Ceará Governor, Elmano de Freitas, to discuss the energy transition and the development of sustainable generation in Brazil.
Nikola Corporation has sold a Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and a Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle to the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) in Canada.
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) has signed an agreement with the Sao Paulo state government in Brazil to produce small hydrogen-powered cargo vehicles in the country.
