Europe’s largest steel group, ArcelorMittal, is planning to construct a pilot plant for climate-neutral steel production in Hamburg. The company is relying on the expansion of the Hanseatic city into a hydrogen metropolis, without which CEO Uwe Braun says the plan will not work. According to Braun, the company needs “affordable and available” green hydrogen, which is currently not readily accessible.
Calabria, a region in southern Italy, had ambitious plans to lead the experimentation of new hydrogen trains, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to restart the economy after Covid-19. However, a recent setback has put a significant dent in those plans, as the tender for the supply of eight hydrogen trains, worth a total of 109.6 million euros, has gone unawarded.
The Belgian House Committee adopted a hydrogen law last February that is set to become the first law of its kind in the world, according to the Energy Minister, Tinne Van der Straeten. The new law will regulate hydrogen transport networks and set up a network operator to ensure the quality of hydrogen and provide free access to the transport network.
Lithuania has created the Lithuanian hydrogen platform, where institutions, universities, and associations can cooperate in the development and development of hydrogen technologies.
German engineering and technology company, Bosch, is showcasing its high-temperature mini-power plants, known as Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs), at the Hanover Fair.
A 11 ha plot on the Maasvlakte is being developed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority so that a massive green hydrogen plant can be built there. The IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm tender that will take place later this year is the cause.
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.
