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.
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.
Sunfire has successfully installed one of the world’s largest high-temperature electrolysis systems for the production of green hydrogen at Neste’s renewable products refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has raised concerns that loopholes in the upcoming heating replacement could delay the end of fossil fuel systems and cost consumers dearly. The DUH, along with other organizations, has warned that the approval of “H2-ready” devices, which are gas heaters that can be converted to hydrogen, may lead to the continuation of gas heating systems.
In a move aimed at supporting the production of renewable hydrogen, the European Commission has approved a €158 million Polish measure to support LOTOS Green H2 sp. z o.o, a special-purpose vehicle owned by PKN Orlen SA.
Portugal is set to achieve 80% renewable energy by 2026 through a combination of solar energy licensing, wind tower renovation, hydrogen support, and offshore wind production, according to the country’s Environment Minister, Duarte Cordeiro.
