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A cornerstone project in Chile’s green hydrogen ambitions—TotalEnergies-backed H2 Magallanes—has encountered a major regulatory hurdle, raising fresh questions about the social and environmental feasibility of gigawatt-scale hydrogen developments in remote regions.

Despite the two-year extension of the critical 45V tax credit for green hydrogen, more than three-quarters of U.S. projects in the pipeline are still expected to miss the eligibility window, according to new analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

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.

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).

Primary Hydrogen Corp. has launched Phase 2 of its natural hydrogen exploration program across its Atlantic Canada projects, marking a focused effort to uncover viable natural hydrogen accumulations in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Brazil’s ambition to become a global green hydrogen exporter has hit a critical regulatory roadblock. On July 3, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) filed a civil action seeking the immediate suspension of all activities at a hydrogen production facility under construction in the Export Processing Zone (ZPE) of Parnaíba, Piauí.

At an estimated production cost of €2.50 per kilogram—half the price of Europe’s subsidized hydrogen—Brazil is positioning itself as a…

In 2023, U.S. venture investment in energy innovation dropped 27% from its 2021 peak. While inflation and interest rates played…