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French industrial gas firm Air Liquide has taken a final investment decision (FID) to build a 200MW electrolysis plant at the Dutch port of Rotterdam. The ELYgator project at the port’s Maasvlakte site will produce around 23,000 t/yr of renewable hydrogen. Of this, 15,000 t/yr is earmarked for TotalEnergies’ 338,000 b/d Antwerp refinery in Belgium under […]
Australian iron ore miner and energy developer Fortescue will exit its planned PEM50 green hydrogen project in Australia’s northeastern city of Gladstone and its 80MW hydrogen hub near Phoenix in the US state of Arizona. An evaluation is underway to repurpose the assets and the land, the company said, with a pre-tax write down of […]
June saw a number of setbacks for European hydrogen project development, with three major projects halted amid familiar challenges including unfavourable economics, policy uncertainty and inadequate government support. EWE cancelled its 50MW electrolytic hydrogen project in Bremen after ArcelorMittal withdrew from its green steel initiative, despite being offered €1.3 billion in subsidies. The exit underscores […]
Japanese trading house Itochu plans to begin demonstrating ammonia bunkering in Singapore after October 2027, to enhance the competitiveness of Japan’s shipbuilding industry and secure demand for ammonia as a marine fuel. Itochu signed agreements at the end of June with domestic shipbuilder Sasaki Shipbuilding to build a 5,000m³ ammonia bunkering ship and Japanese tank […]
Was the EU too ambitious on renewable hydrogen? Or just visionary? Back in 2019, the EU set bold targets: Produce 10 million tonnes of renewable H2 annually Consume 20 million tonnes to decarbonize fossil H₂ use and steel production At the time, these numbers felt reasonable – even conservative – for global climate ambitions. Some […]
Germany’s new government has substantially reduced medium-term funds earmarked for development of a hydrogen economy and the decarbonisation of industry. In its first budget, the government has allocated €1.28bn ($1.46bn) in the 2026-32 period for measures aimed at realising the country’s national hydrogen strategy, according to a document for the climate and transformation fund (KTF) […]
Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it will not proceed with previously announced direct-reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) decarbonisation projects at Bremen and Eisenhuttenstadt in Germany. The company cited unfavourable policy and slower than expected progress in the energy transition — particularly the lack of commercially viable renewable hydrogen. The company initially planned to […]
The US Senate is considering ways to reinstate the 45V hydrogen production tax credit that the House voted to terminate by the end of this year, said a key Republican official. “That’s on the table,” said Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), who serves on the Senate’s tax writing committee, in response to a reporter asking him […]
Several winners in the European hydrogen bank’s second auction benefited from the EU deeming numerous projects with lower bids ineligible, European Commission data show. The EU this week picked 12 winners under its ‘general topic’ that — unlike a separate ‘maritime topic’ — does not prescribe the end use for the renewable hydrogen. The round […]