Heraeus Precious Metals signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jolt Solutions, a Barcelona-based company specialized in the coating of metallic catalysts for electrochemical applications. Both companies aim to optimize the use of platinum group metals (PGM) for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis utilizing Jolt’s proprietary Sparkfuze technology. This coating... Read more →

Cummins has launched a new turbocharger designed specifically for hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2 ICE). This advancement in turbocharging technology marks a significant milestone for heavy-duty commercial on-highway applications in Europe. Cummins Components and Software (CCS), part of Cummins’ Components business segment, has secured a contract to supply H2 ICE... Read more →

The US Geological Survey (USGS) published the first map of the prospective locations of naturally-occurring geologic hydrogen resources in the contiguous United States, reflecting a systematic analysis of geologic conditions favorable for hydrogen that draws on a newly developed methodology. The map is the first of its kind at continental... Read more →

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund (CI ETF I), and Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG (Friesen Elektra) have initiated project Anker, a green hydrogen production facility in Sande, Germany. The project is scheduled to have an electrolysis capacity of 400 MW with plans to expand capacity to... Read more →

Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB has developed a porous transport electrode (PTE) that reduces the amount of iridium catalysts in PEM electrolyzers to a minimum of 0.1 mg/cm2—the level considered to make large-scale production of PEM electrolyzers profitable. The reduction represents a 95% reduction in iridium compared to conventional PEM electrolyzers,... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, an update to the Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Clean Hydrogen report, which was first released in March 2023 at the of the Liftoff effort. The US clean hydrogen market is poised for rapid growth, accelerated... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced the closing of a $1.66-billion loan guarantee ($1.55 billion in principal and $107 million in capitalized interest) to Plug Power Inc.’s (Plug) subsidiary, Plug Power Energy Loan Borrower, LLC, to help finance the construction of up to six facilities... Read more →

Plug Power announced a landmark purchase agreement with Allied Green Ammonia (AGA). This agreement will see Plug supplying an impressive three gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity to AGA’s green hydrogen-to-ammonia plant, currently under development in Australia. AGA will install a 4.5 GW solar plant to power the Plug electrolyzers with... Read more →

The European Union (EU) via the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) has awarded a €1.8-million grant to a research project to establish decarbonization technologies for the steelmaking industry. The program aims to establish a process for injecting hydrogen using the Sequence Impulse Process (SIP) technology directly into the... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) launched the Guiding Universal Indicators in Developing Ecosystems for Hydrogen (GUIDE-H2) competition. GUIDE-H2 aims to address a key challenge facing many commercial-scale hydrogen projects: delays or cancellations due to the lack of tools, training, and local support in... Read more →

German electrolysis company Sunfire has secured €200 million in guaranteed financing. The financing is provided by a consortium led by Commerzbank and other leading German and European commercial banks. The consortium includes, in addition to Commerzbank, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, LBBW and Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden. The commitment marks a strong... Read more →

A research team from the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry, in collaboration with the University of Birmingham and Cardiff University, has created a catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia that becomes more active with time. The novel material consists of nanosized ruthenium (Ru) clusters anchored on graphitized carbon. These... Read more →

Topsoe has chosen NER (New Energy Risk), a provider of technology performance insurance, as the preferred insurance partner for Topsoe’s SOEC hydrogen electrolyzer products. The partnership follows NER’s completion of detailed technical due diligence of Topsoe’s SOEC electrolyzer technology and enables Topsoe’s customers to deploy NER’s technology performance insurance on... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) opened new funding (DE-FOA-0003504) to small businesses for innovative clean energy technologies as part of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. SBIR and STTR are competitive funding opportunities that encourage US-based small businesses to engage in research and... Read more →

The US Department of Transportation will award $122.9 million for six California projects to build zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure, including more than $55 million for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles. The funding comes through the Federal Highway Administration’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program, which was created by... Read more →

A consortium led by H2 Global Energy signed an MOU agreement with the Tunisian government to develop a $6-billion green hydrogen and green ammonia project. Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by Algeria to the west and... Read more →

The US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final rules for the section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act. The final rules include significant changes and flexibilities that address several key issues to help grow the industry and move... Read more →

Greenstat Hydrogen India (GHI), a developer of green hydrogen and its derivatives, and H2Carrier, a pioneer in floating green ammonia production solutions, signed of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development and deployment of green hydrogen and ammonia projects located in India and Sri Lanka. Under the MoU,... Read more →

Researchers at Tianjin University in China have designed a furrow-ridge cathode catalyst layer (FR-CCL) with carbon nanotube (CNT) supported Pt catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with Pt/CNT FR-CCL shows high peak power density and durability compared to conventional Pt/C-MEA and Pt/CNT-MEA after the... Read more →

Two researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) have calculated that the potential in-place geologic hydrogen resource in the earth ranges from 103 to 1010 million metric tons (Mt), with the most probable value of ~5.6 × 106 Mt (5.6 trillion metric tons). Their findings are published in an open... Read more →

China in December launched the hull of an inland (river) containership to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Installation of the hydrogen power system and controls will be completed in 2025. The Dong Fang Qing Gang will have the largest hydrogen fuel cell system so far deployed on a ship... Read more →

Toray Industries announced that Japan’a Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has selected the company’s project to build a gigawatt-class mass production system for electrolyte membranes used in water electrolyzer for the Green Transformation Supply Chain Development Support Program. That initiative furthers the aims of a national policy to... Read more →

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has completed China’s first factory-based seawater hydrogen production research project at its Qingdao Refinery. The project integrates direct seawater electrolysis with renewable energy-powered green hydrogen production, achieving an hourly output of 20 cubic meters of green hydrogen. This approach not only offers a new... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its updated Hydrogen Program Plan, a foundational resource for advancing research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of clean hydrogen technologies. The Hydrogen Program Plan specifically identifies and articulates strategic, high-impact areas of focus across DOE’s Hydrogen Program, a cohesive and coordinated effort involving... Read more →

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, signed an agreement with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to pursue collaborative research related to fusion, materials characterization and hydrogen science and technology. With shared scientific missions to address national priorities in clean energy and environmental sciences, the... Read more →

bp has made the final investment decision (FID) for its 100MW green hydrogen project in Lingen, Germany. Commissioning of the plant, which will be built at bp’s refinery near the town of Lingen, is scheduled for 2027. The Lingen project marks the largest green hydrogen production system to date planned... Read more →

Honda Motor will build a new plant in Japan to produce the next-generation fuel cell system being developed independently by Honda. Honda aims to start operating the new plant in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2028 (FY2028), utilizing part of the land and buildings of the Powertrain Unit Factory,... Read more →

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that its new production plan for fuel cells and a water electrolysis system to supply hydrogen was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) as a successful applicant for its Support Program for Building GX Supply Chains. This METI program is based on... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) highlighted a recent groundbreaking achievement in hydrogen-powered transportation: a prototype H2Rescue truck, built and powered by Accelera with funding support from DOE and other federal agency partners, last month established a new world record by traveling 1,806... Read more →

Siemens Mobility announced that the first Mireo Plus H hydrogen trains have received authorization for passenger operation and are ready to inaugurate passenger service. Their approval marks another significant milestone for emission-free mobility in the Berlin-Brandenburg and Bavarian regions, where hydrogen-powered trains will be used for the first time. Niederbarnimer... Read more →

Hysata, an Australian manufacturer of high-efficiency electrolyzers entered into two Joint Development Agreements (JDA) with POSCO Holdings and POSCO Eco & Challenge (POSCO E&C). These collaborations aim to advance the development and deployment of Hysata’s next-generation electrolyzer technology. This builds on the strategic partnership established earlier this year through POSCO... Read more →

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced a joint industry project (JIP) to help spur the growth and innovation of fueling and infrastructure for hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles. SwRI’s H2HD REFUEL (Hydrogen Heavy Duty Refueling Equipment and Facilities Utilization Evaluation Laboratory) JIP aims to strengthen the acceptance of hydrogen fuel use by heavy-duty... Read more →

Recently, the first batch of 30 hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks jointly developed by GWM HYDROGEN-FTXT and China's well-known commercial vehicle manufacturer Yutong was officially delivered and put into operation in Anyang, Henan. The aim is to provide coke transportation services for the important coal chemical enterprise Liyuan Group and... Read more →

Vehicle and engine manufacturers, suppliers, and researchers have joined forces in the PoWer project (earlier post), which aims to explore how hydrogen drives can be used across the full spectrum of applications in construction and agriculture. The project is being led by MAHLE, with partners including DEUTZ, Purem, Claas, Liebherr,... Read more →

A new report from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has projected Australia’s hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing (HEM) sector could generate $1.7 billion in revenue and create nearly 4000 jobs by 2050. The Hydrogen Electrolyser Manufacturing report highlighted a significant opportunity in manufacturing devices that generate hydrogen from water using electricity, positioning... Read more →

Ballard Power Systems announced the signing of a new Long Term Supply Agreement (LTSA) with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), including the initial supply of 98 fuel cell engines for use in the North American freight rail market. Each engine has a nameplate of 200 kW, totaling approximately 20 megawatts... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia, in cooperation with Glovis America, has deployed Hyundai XCIENT heavy-duty hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks for clean logistics operations. Initially, a total of 21 XCIENT trucks will be in operation. These Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen fuel-cell Class 8 heavy-duty trucks will transport vehicle parts... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a report that highlights ways to reduce the cost of producing clean hydrogen via electrolysis. The report shows that electrolysis has the potential to achieve the aggressive DOE Hydrogen Shot goal of reducing clean-hydrogen production costs to $1 per kilogram (kg), and it... Read more →

The high production cost—known as the Levelized Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH)—has, to date, limited both investment in and demand for green hydrogen. However, ABI Research, a global technology intelligence firm, predicts that global LCOHs will reach a cost-competitive level by 2030 and undercut polluting alternatives by 2040, paving the way... Read more →

ArcelorMittal has previously announced the intention to invest in lower carbon emissions “hydrogen ready” DRI-EAF (DIrect Reduced Iron - Electric Arc Furnace) facilities to replace several blast furnaces across its European business as a key strategic first step towards reducing emissions. In all cases, the host countries offered funding support... Read more →

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors approved the purchase of 50 new zero-emission buses, marking a major milestone in an ongoing effort to transition the bus fleet to 100% zero-emission technology by 2040. The purchase, unanimously approved by the board on Monday, 25 November, includes 40 hydrogen... Read more →

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has successfully trialed its hydrogen production technology at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales, demonstrating affordable and renewable hydrogen can be generated at scale to help decarbonize heavy industry. CSIRO’s tubular solid oxide electrolysis (SOE) technology has clocked 1000 hours of successful operation... Read more →

Topsoe and Aramco signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to produce low-carbon hydrogen, also referred to as blue hydrogen, using Topsoe’s eREACT technology in Aramco’s Shaybah NGL facility. The JDA underlines the two parties’ strategic collaboration and ambitions to bring carbon-reducing technology to the market. This collaboration will further demonstrate... Read more →

Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and science, as well as small and medium-sized companies, including DEUTZ, KIT, The German Aerospace Center (DLR), Purem by Eberspaecher, Claas, Braunschweig University of Technology, Liebherr, Nagel, Umicore, NGK and Castrol, have joined forces to investigate the cross-application use of hydrogen-engine powertrain concepts for construction and agricultural... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced up to $2.2 billion in award commitments for two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) that will help accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of low-cost, clean hydrogen. The two awardees—Gulf Coast H2Hub and Midwest H2Hub—are part of DOE’s H2Hubs program, which was created by... Read more →

Technology group Wärtsilä is part of a new research project exploring innovative technology for cleaner, more energy-efficient engines utilizing a closed loop combustion cycle. The research will focus on the use of argon—a non-toxic ideal gas present in the atmosphere—to increase efficiency of balancing engines. The co-innovation project is run... Read more →

Canadian Pacific Kansas City and ATCO EnPower, a division of Canadian Utilities Limited, have completed construction of hydrogen production and refueling facilities in Calgary and in Edmonton; the facilities are fully operational. As part of its Hydrogen Locomotive Program, CPKC is retrofitting a number of diesel locomotives with hydrogen fuel... Read more →

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a $34.94-million incentives funding plan that will continue support ongoing efforts to increase access to medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks, buses, and equipment, with a focus on small businesses. The 2025 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives increases funding for small businesses that... Read more →

GE Vernova announced that the LM6000 gas turbine, included in the GE Vernova LM6000VELOX packaged solution is planned to operate on 100% hydrogen at the Whyalla hydrogen power plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia. GE Vernova announced it has secured an order with ATCO Australia for four LM6000VELOX... Read more →

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate approved funding totaling €226 million for the development, small-series production and customer deployment (operation and maintenance) of 100 fuel cell trucks. The application had been subject to extensive review, also by the European Commission.... Read more →