Rice University researchers have developed a catalyst that could render steam methane reforming (SMR) entirely emissions-free by using light rather than heat to drive the reaction. SMR is currently responsible for more than half of global hydrogen production and is emissions-intensive. The new copper-rhodium photocatalyst sports an antenna-reactor design that,... Read more →

HySE (Hydrogen Small mobility & Engine technology Association) will participate in the “Mission 1000 ACT2” of Dakar 2025 (Dakar Rally), which will be held in Saudi Arabia from 3-17 January 2025, with the HySE-X2. “Mission 1000” is the category newly added to Dakar 2024, which is well-known as “Dakar Rally”... Read more →

PowerCell is now involved in the H2MAC project, a four-year European Union-funded initiative aiming to research and develop fuel cells capable of enduring the demanding conditions of the construction and mining sectors, including exposure to dust and intense vibrations. The project will design a scalable hydrogen-powered fuel cell (FCE) powertrain... Read more →

Sweden-based Plagazi AB announced that its flagship project has been selected to receive a €29.5-million grant from the European Union’s EU Innovation Fund to support its waste-to-hydrogen project. Out of 337 applications, Plagazi’s project was chosen as one of only 85 to receive funding. The grant will accelerate Plagazi’s efforts... Read more →

The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced more than $2.4 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, DC. This includes three projects in California, Colorado, and Pennsylvania to support deployment of hydrogen-related transportation technologies and applications.... Read more →

A team of researchers with Prof. Laura Nousch from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden has developed a demonstrator based on a high-temperature fuel cell stack (solid oxide fuel cell, SOFC) that can use ammonia to generate electricity directly and with high efficiency. Electricity and... Read more →

Yanmar Power Technology, a group company of Yanmar Holdings, successfully completed a land-based demonstration test of a pilot-ignition hydrogen 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation in coastal vessels, achieving operation at a rated output of approximately 500kW. This trial was conducted as part of the Nippon Foundation’s zero emission ship... Read more →

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced a new partnership with Advanced Ionics, a low-cost green hydrogen technology provider. This partnership includes an investment from Lummus Venture Capital to accelerate the commercialization of Advanced Ionics’ hydrogen electrolyzer technology and support the decarbonization efforts in... Read more →

As part of the BALIS project, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is setting up a scientific test facility in Empfingen. DLR is using the facility to develop and test fuel cell propulsion systems for various modes of transport. The BALIS project is focusing on... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Company unveiled its INITIUM hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) concept at its ‘Clearly Committed’ event held at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang. INITIUM provides a preview of a new production FCEV that Hyundai Motor plans to unveil in the first half of next year. The concept encapsulates the company’s... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced 55 grants for a total of nearly $3 billion from the Clean Ports Program, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. (Earlier post.) The selected applications will fund zero-emissions port equipment and infrastructure as well as climate and air quality planning at US... Read more →

The government of the Kingdom of Morocco and TE H2, along with its partners, have signed a Preliminary Contract for Land Reservation for the Chbika project. This agreement will allow TE H2, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and the EREN Group, together with the two Danish companies, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners... Read more →

PowerCell Group has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZeroAvia to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies. The partners are to explore co-development of fuel cell technologies for aerospace applications and other segments in need of heavy-duty fuel cell systems with high energy output. Joint R&D will focus... Read more →

In a project that recently started at the Kanzelstein quarry in Gratkorn, Austrian construction company STRABAG is testing Liebherr’s large hydrogen-powered wheel loader over a period of two years. Energie Steiermark will supply green hydrogen for its own hydrogen filling station at the quarry. The L 566 H wheel loader... Read more →

Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Nel ASA has been awarded a grant from the EU Innovation Fund of up to €135 million for industrialization of its next-generation pressurized alkaline technology. The technology is currently being prototyped, and the potential industrialization is planned at Herøya, Norway. Nel... Read more →

EverWind Fuels has been awarded $22.5 million through Transport Canada’s Green Shipping Corridor Fund, marking a significant milestone in establishing Atlantic Canada as a hub for green hydrogen and ammonia production and transportation. The $22.5-million investment will accelerate the development of the EverWind’s Point Tupper green hydrogen and green ammonia... Read more →

Neste has decided to withdraw from investing into a 120 MW electrolyzer project to produce renewable hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The decision follows the completion of the basic engineering phase, which commenced in May 2023. Neste said that the reasons behind the withdrawal are the challenging market... Read more →

Verdagy has opened the first Department of Energy (DOE)-supported electrolyzer manufacturing facility in the United States. (Earlier post.) The new Silicon Valley factory is in Newark, California and features more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space with the capacity to produce several gigawatts of electrolyzers. With deep experience in... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) (DE-FOA-0003439) for up to $46 million to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean-hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Projects funded under this NOFO will improve the performance of technologies for hydrogen production, hydrogen infrastructure,... Read more →

Hyzon has entered into a purchase agreement for North America’s first 12 hydrogen-powered refuse Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) with recycling and innovation pioneer GreenWaste, contingent upon Hyzon meeting certain commercial terms and specifications as defined in the agreement. Hyzon recently announced the Start of Production (SOP) of its single-stack... Read more →

New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI) and a leader in zero-emission electric mobility solutions, announced a new firm order for 108 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE FC 40-foot transit buses from San Mateo County Transit (SamTrans), marking the largest single fuel... Read more →

South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, along with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, the First Vice Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy visited POSCO’s Pohang Steelworks on 17 October to discuss measures for boosting investment and toured around the proposed site for hydrogen-based steelmaking and the operations at... Read more →

Local communities across the North West in the UK have another opportunity to learn more about Cadent’s plans for a new underground hydrogen pipeline and to influence proposals. A statutory consultation is running from 14 October until 19 November 2024, and will include eight in-person consultation events across the project... Read more →

Advent Technologies announced significant performance breakthroughs for its Membrane Electrode Assembly (Advent MEA G2) technology. The Advent MEA G2 technology has already been provided for testing to select strategic partners, in the automotive and aerospace industries. It is being developed within the framework of L’Innovator, the company’s joint development program... Read more →

Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Toshiba Group’s energy arm, will cooperate on superconducting technologies for future hydrogen-powered aircraft. The partners aim to co-develop a two-megawatt superconducting motor. In the quest to decarbonize the aviation industry, hydrogen-powered aircraft represent a possible solution... Read more →

Metis Engineering, a developer of battery safety and monitoring technologies, has launched its new Cell Guard with Hydrogen sensor. This new sensor, an evolution of the original Cell Guard, detects hydrogen (H₂) in energy storage systems, offering essential safety enhancements for hydrogen-based applications and battery packs alike. In air hydrogen... Read more →

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has invested in Koloma, a startup company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The investment has been executed through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), which joins a syndicate of investors, including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund, United Airline’s Sustainable Flight Fund and Energy Impact Partners.... Read more →

A team of researchers from University of California Riverside, BASF, Virginia Tech and Brookhaven National Laboratory have mixed platinum (Pt) catalyst with zeolites to improve significantly catalytic performance in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) with H2 (H2-SCR), a process aiming at NOx removal from internal combustion engines... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $5 million to support cooperative research between NREL and external partners that will advance the integration of hydrogen technologies in future energy systems. This funding will provide an opportunity to partner with NREL via cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs) and... Read more →

Hyzon, a US-based hydrogen fuel cell system manufacturer and technology developer, announced the Start of Production (SOP) of its revolutionary single-stack 200kW Fuel Cell System (FCS). This enables Hyzon to manufacture standardized FCSs at volume for commercial sale, further accelerating the decarbonization of heavy-duty industries. At SOP, all necessary conditions... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Group signed a collaborative research agreement with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) in the field of new energy. The partnership will encompass a three-year research collaboration, focusing on the areas of hydrogen energy business and advanced energy systems. This collaboration between the Group and NTU aims to take... Read more →

The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) announced that the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an agency within the US Department of Transportation, has joined CHS as a strategic partner. PHMSA is the second federal agency to join CHS, following the US Department of Energy (DOE). Having both... Read more →

Plug Power signed a binding framework agreement with Allied Green Ammonia (AGA), an Australian company focused on green ammonia production, to finalize a supply agreement for three gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity to AGA’s green hydrogen to ammonia plant in Australia. The framework agreement follows the recently signed MOU and... Read more →

PowerCell Group has signed an agreement with an Australian aviation company for a concept study for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with minimal emissions. The study includes an order of SEK 7 million (US$680,000) of engineering work for the specification; the customer aims to build prototypes that will... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2.5-million grant to develop and demonstrate advances in fuel cell technology at the Port of Oakland. The grant is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total project cost will be more than $7 million and is another part of the Port’s... Read more →

Vauxhall has commenced UK customer trials of the Vivaro HYDROGEN van. A range of companies, including some of the UK’s largest fleets, will be taking part in the trial over the coming months ahead of the UK launch of the Movano HYDROGEN, Vauxhall’s largest light commercial vehicle. The Vivaro HYDROGEN... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $8,055,000 to support seven projects that will advance efficient, scalable, high-throughput, and high-quality processes for manufacturing fuel cell and electrolyzer materials through the Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Consortium. This consortium of national laboratories focuses on developing efficient processes to reduce the cost of manufacturing electrolyzers... Read more →

IVECO BUS, the urban, intercity and tourist bus brand of Iveco Group, received three new contracts for electric mobility solutions in France. In total, 31 hydrogen fuel cell buses and 20 battery electric buses have been ordered since the beginning of September. Cannes Lérins Urban Community ordered 12 GX 337... Read more →

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, is supplying its lithium titanate oxide (LTO) traction batteries to Siemens Mobility to power seven next generation Mireo Plus H hydrogen trains operating in Germany. The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries form a hybrid power system with fuel cells to provide a smart alternative to diesel multiple... Read more →

TECO 2030 announced a strategic shift from manufacturing fuel cells in Norway at present, to positioning itself as a global technology provider. By offering licensing agreements to international partners, TECO 2030 says it will be poised to accelerate the global adoption of its fuel cell technology in heavy-duty applications. This... Read more →

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, the authorized distributor of Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia since 1955, and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) have embarked on a strategic partnership to advance hydrogen fuel cell research in Saudi Arabia. This collaboration aims to support the Kingdom’s... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Group unveiled its end-to-end hydrogen solutions and roadmap at H2 MEET (Hydrogen Mobility Energy Environment Technology) 2024, Korea’s largest hydrogen industry exhibition event, running from September 25 to 27 at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) near Seoul. Under the theme ‘Be a First Mover in Hydrogen,’ the... Read more →

MTU Aero Engines successfully completed multi-week testing of a liquid hydrogen fuel system for its Flying Fuel Cell (FFC). The tests showed that the system architecture is safe, reliable, and works as expected, and can ensure a regulated, need-based supply of preconditioned hydrogen to the fuel cell, said Barnaby Law,... Read more →

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. (DE-FOA-0003394) Specifically, the funding opportunity will support research and development projects... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Company and Škoda Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to commence collaboration on establishing a hydrogen mobility ecosystem. The MOU covers study on adoption of hydrogen fuel cell systems and technologies, study on adoption of energy efficient solutions for mobility projects and products, and exploring hydrogen... Read more →

ZF and Farizon announced an expansion of their strategic partnership upon signing a Memorandum of Understanding at the IAA Transportation 2024. Under the theme of “Safe, Smart and Sustainable Journey to Farther Horizons”, this agreement aims to accelerate the industrialization of ZF’s advanced technologies for Farizon’s new energy vehicles. This... Read more →

At the IAA Transportation 2024, ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division unveiled its latest addition to its e-mobility portfolio, a new Hydrogen Recirculation Blower. Designed to optimize hydrogen levels for fuel cell-powered vehicles, ZF’s Hydrogen Recirculation Blower recirculates unused hydrogen to improve hydrogen consumption and performance. Highly efficient, the system... Read more →

Plug Power has secured an order for 25 megawatts (MW) of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer systems from bp and Iberdrola’s joint venture, Castellón Green Hydrogen. The project will employ five of Plug’s 5 MW containerized PEM electrolyzers with a 25 MW capacity to decarbonize the operations at bp’s Castellón... Read more →

At IAA Transportation Hanover 2024, Renault’s HYVIA unveiled the prototype of the hydrogen version of the New Master offering a 700 km range and 5 minutes refueling time. This range is made possible by the “Dual power” architecture, an intelligent hybrid system between the 47-kW fuel cell and the 20-kWh... Read more →

A research team led by UCLA materials scientists and chemists has designed a new ultrafine platinum nanocatalyst with embedded cobalt oxide clusters that could make fuel cells more durable, nearly doubling the projected lifetime target set by the US Department of Energy (DOE). A study outlining the findings was published... Read more →