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At the presentation of the feasibility study for the establishment and expansion of an effective hydrogen transport network in Brandenburg, Brandenburg’s Minister of Economic Affairs Jörg Steinbach stated that the state not only has the potential to expand a green hydrogen infrastructure but that the future of the state’s fundamental industries will also depend on it.

On the strength of a £36 million investment from major players in the sector, a hydrogen pioneer is poised to strengthen green capabilities and expand its business.

Less than a month after its UAE counterpart, Masdar, signed a comparable agreement, Saudi Arabia’s government-affiliated renewables firm Acwa Power has decided to work with the State Oil Corporation of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) on the creation of green hydrogen.

The second phase of H2Pipe, a joint industry project (JIP) to create a new code for the design, re-qualification, construction, and operation of offshore pipelines to transport hydrogen — either pure or blended with natural gas — is now being launched by DNV, the world’s leading independent energy expert and assurance provider.

A grant of €11.8 million has been given to hydrogen producer HYGRO and TNO (from DEI+ of RVO) to help launch the chain of sustainable hydrogen generation up to and including sales in road transportation.

Cepsa and ACE Terminal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the Spanish energy provider will deliver green ammonia to the planned import terminal in Rotterdam, for end-use applications in industry after conversion of the ammonia back into hydrogen, or for direct end use in shipping and other industries in Northwest Europe.

Krensen, Trident Marine Electrical, and ACUA Ocean, three British maritime businesses, have teamed up to create a liquid hydrogen marine powertrain system that emits no emissions.

10 Urbino 12 hydrogen and 2 Urbino 18 hydrogen buses have been chosen by the German company Stadtwerke Aschaffenburg Verkehrs GmbH out of a total of 12 Solaris hydrogen buses. For the 18-meter hydrogen-powered buses, which were introduced in the fall of last year, this is Solaris’s first order.

Assuming willingness to finance it if it meets “eligibility criteria,” the European Investment Bank (EIB) is in “exploratory talks” with Portugal, Spain, and France on the future “green” hydrogen-fit maritime pipeline to boost Iberian interconnectivity.

The economic policy SPD spokespeople from the federal government and the states claim that the energy shift in the industry is impossible without the usage of blue hydrogen.