Browsing: Europe

The governor of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Fátima Bezerra, traveled to Puertollano, Spain, on Wednesday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nordex Group, a leading manufacturer of wind turbines and clean energy equipment, for the development of an industrial chain for low-carbon hydrogen and wind and solar energy in RN.

H2 Energy Esbjerg, a Danish hydrogen company, has announced that it will build a distribution hub for the transport of green hydrogen in Taulov in several phases. The timing of the phases will depend on the expansion of the Danish hydrogen infrastructure and the clarification of the commercial framework for heavy hydrogen-powered transport in Denmark.

The local authorities in Vinkovci, a city located in the eastern part of Croatia, plan to produce hydrogen from waste, and use it in public transportation and for heating.

Oregon-based gas utility NW Natural and Kokkola, Finland-based Hycamite TCD Technologies have signed a letter of intent to explore applications for Hycamite’s novel methane pyrolysis technology to produce and distribute clean hydrogen.

European Commission approved a new tranche of Next Generation funds worth €93.5 billion for Spain. The funds will be used to support the country’s economic transformation through initiatives that will have a significant impact on the national territory, including the Valencian Community.

Technip Energies has been awarded Engineering, Procurement Services and Construction Management (EPsCm) contracts by Galp for an advanced biofuels unit and a green hydrogen unit for its Sines refinery in Portugal. Both projects are part of Galp’s program to reduce the carbon footprint of the refinery and its products.

Fraunhofer UMSICHT researchers are developing a new process called methanol-assisted water electrolysis (MAWE) that could revolutionize the way hydrogen is produced.

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have synthesized the first-ever metal-organic frameworks (MOF) membrane with a thickness of just one unit cell. The ultrathin film yields record-high separation performance of hydrogen.

Electriq Global, a pioneer and industry leader in Solid Hydrogen Carriers, has been awarded a €1.1M grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

EHM, in collaboration with Schiever, an family large distribution company, is set to convert a 44-tonne DAF heavy goods vehicle from diesel to a hydrogen combustion engine. This ambitious project not only signifies a major step forward in eco-friendly logistics but also demonstrates the increasing viability of hydrogen as an alternative fuel source.