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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.

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.

The British multinational Hive Energy and Enagás have announced plans for a major green hydrogen project in Albacete, with an investment of up to 10 billion euros. The project will focus on the production, storage, and transport of green hydrogen, which is a priority for the European Union. Hive Energy and Enagás have signed a collaboration agreement with the local government to carry out the project.

In order to assist Northern Gas Networks (NGN), Arup has been hired to conduct a pre-FEED study for the East Coast Hydrogen (ECH) project, with a particular emphasis on regions of their network, such as Teesside and the Humber.

Centrica Business Solutions has begun construction on a 20MW gas-fired peaking plant in Worcestershire that is ready to burn hydrogen.