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The European Union’s target to produce 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030 hinges on a critical question: Can…

Norwegian Hydrogen has secured dual public backing for its green hydrogen facility in Rjukan, Norway, with €13.2 million offered by the EU Hydrogen Bank and NOK 100 million in combined grants and loans from Innovation Norway.

Despite surging demand for decarbonized fuels, only 15 projects across five countries secured backing in the EU’s second European Hydrogen Bank auction, highlighting both momentum and bottlenecks in Europe’s push to scale renewable hydrogen.

With over 90% of its electricity already generated from renewable sources, Newfoundland and Labrador holds a rare advantage among global hydrogen hopefuls. Its latest move—signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Port of Amsterdam—signals growing ambition to convert this domestic strength into an export-led green hydrogen economy.

RAG Austria AG has successfully stored approximately 500,000 cubic meters of hydrogen in a depleted sandstone gas reservoir in Gampern, Upper Austria. This demonstration, part of the Underground Sun Storage 2030 (USS 2030) project, confirms the technical feasibility of large-volume, seasonal hydrogen storage in porous geological formations.

When Liverpool’s hydrogen bus fleet managed just 450 journeys in its first year—averaging fewer than two trips per bus per month—it became emblematic of a national trend: high-profile hydrogen mobility trials are failing to deliver operational viability or cost-efficiency.

As Belgium prepares for the 2025 nuclear phase-out, grid reliability is emerging as a central challenge. The latest response comes from Kallo, Beveren, where ENGIE and NHOA Energy have started construction on a 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)—a project positioned as both a symbol of transition and a technical asset in Belgium’s evolving energy infrastructure.

While most developers rely on simplified spreadsheets or generic LCOH calculators, Verdigy is betting on a more granular, system-integrated approach. At a recent Energy News webinar, Dr. Karen Das, simulation software lead at Verdigy, presented Energize, the company’s digital twin platform designed to simulate green hydrogen ecosystems with high fidelity and operational realism.

The recently concluded IPOSH (Innovative Process Design for Offshore Hydrogen) project—led by H2sea, Bosch Thin Metal Technologies, and TNO—claims to have achieved a 10–20% reduction in the Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH). While the figure is significant, the implications rest heavily on whether the novel system integration approach can translate into real-world commercial deployments.

Green hydrogen electrolysis at industrial scale remains an unfulfilled promise across much of Europe—but in Groningen, the Netherlands, a key facility has now produced its first hydrogen under elevated pressure and temperature, marking a milestone in real-world electrolysis testing.