Electric trucks are becoming more and more prevalent. Yet, no one has requested funding to buy a hydrogen vehicle in a recent round of subsidies, indicating that driving on hydrogen is not very common. The cabinet is still spending millions on the development of hydrogen truck filling stations, nevertheless.
For 35 years, the Emsland nuclear power station in northwest Germany has consistently delivered electricity to millions of homes and numerous well-paying jobs in an area that was formerly a backwater of agriculture.
With financing for a new research project, Wales & West Utilities is trying to create “hydrogen hubs” to aid in lowering emissions from heat and transportation together.
The Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP) and three private enterprises have inked an agreement to transform the Laredo Terminal in the Magallanes region into a development hub for the green hydrogen (H2V) industry.
A total of six projects to convert diesel trains to hydrogen ones would each receive 300 million euros from the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
Two Repsol initiatives to promote renewable hydrogen in Spain have been awarded 25 million euros in aid as part of the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAEfinal)’s concession under the Strategic Programme for Recovery and Economic Recovery of Renewable Energies, Renewable Hydrogen, and Storage (PERTE ERHA).
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Walloon Region signed a memorandum of understanding aimed to make it easier for the EIB and Wallonia to work together on hydrogen-related projects.
Fraunhofer IWU and industry are developing a reference plant to mass produce fuel cells and electrolysers.
Wärtsilä, along with Norway-based Höegh LNG and other partners, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), University of South-East Norway, Sustainable Energy, and BASF SE, has received funding from the Norwegian Government totaling roughly EUR 5.9 million.
Teréga oversees the pipelines that connect New Aquitaine and Occitania as part of the H2Med initiative, which was started by France, Spain, and Portugal.
