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Germany intends to build a 1,800-kilometer (1,118 miles) hydrogen energy pipeline network by 2027 with state assistance.

EDP will receive 35 million euros for its plans to convert Aboo and Soto de Ribera’s coal-fired power plants into centers for the production of renewable gas, and the consortium made up of Hunosa, Duro Felguera, Nortegas, and Alsa will receive an additional 4 million euros to produce green hydrogen using mine water in Langreo’s Fondón well.

A government and industry initiative has given £30 million to a Scottish-led project to create a large freight vehicle driven by hydrogen fuel cells.

Toyota has agreed to contribute £11.3 million to the development of a new line of pickup trucks fuelled by hydrogen.

Transport & Environment labeled the hydrogen strategy of the European Commission as “unsustainable” (T&E).

For a total of EUR 2.2 million, Hypion GmbH has bought three 40-foot hydrogen transport containers from Wystrach, a division of Hexagon Purus of Norway, with delivery scheduled for 2024.

In the context of altered gas flows, this second pipeline between Desteldonk and Opwijk will at first improve the security of supply for Belgium and surrounding nations.

For use on regional lines in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Friesland in the north, ARRIVA Netherlands has released a tender for four hydrogen trains, with an option for two more.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Shell and Swedish Alfa Laval for the creation of a new gas combustion unit (GCU) for use on liquid hydrogen carriers.

According to Chief Executive Maarten Wetselaar, the Spanish oil company Cepsa intends to invest 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in a green hydrogen project in Andalusia, southern Spain.