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The French industrial gas major’s venture capital arm made an undisclosed investment in Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) to support the US firm’s capital-raising efforts. It comes after the company closed its Series A round in August 2024 having raised over $18m to scale and deploy its electrolysis technology based on a hybrid liquid alkaline-AEM stack design. The first close saw participation from EDP Ventures, American Electric Power (AEP), Asahi Kasei, JERA and more. H2 View has contacted P2H2 for confirmation on the second close’s participation and value. P2H2 CEO, Paul Matter, said the support from Air Liquide was a “powerful [...]

Certified under the Gas Appliance Regulation (GAR), the German firm’s 10kW heat generator underwent testing by Kiwa, an independent testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company. Tim Hannig, Founder and Managing Director of Hyting said the certification demonstrates to its customers and investors that the technology “is not only safe, but also market-ready.” He added, “We chose Kiwa to carry out the certification because it is a trusted partner within the heating sector and has a proven reputation for technical excellence.” Hyting claims its 10-50kW units offer efficient and clean forced-air heating fuelled by hydrogen, with no CO2, NOx or particulate [...]

India allocated ₹22.39bn crores ($258.84m) to support 450,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen production – the maximum allowable under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme. Last December, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) announced that the country’s second hydrogen auction was oversubscribed, attracting 14 bids for 625,500 tonnes. In the end, four bidders missed out, while those who aimed for maximum subsidies in select years lowered their overall average by quoting ultra-low rates in others. The second tranche of the Incentive Scheme for Green Hydrogen Production offers producers a three-year incentive with caps set at $0.61/kg in the [...]

Energy Minister Chris Bowen today (March 20) gave the Western Australian project the green light by awarding it up to AUD $814m ($514m) in production incentives. The 10-year production credit, under the first AUD $2bn ($1.26bn) Hydrogen Headstart package, will be paid at “production milestones” to support the project’s development. While the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has not confirmed the subsidy’s per-kilogramme rate, the project plans to produce 900,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year in its first stage. CIP intends to expand the plant to produce around two million tonnes of green hydrogen-based [...]

Asian media outlet Nikkei first reported the news, indicating that Iwatani withdrew from the project amid mounting global challenges to decarbonisation. The Japanese multinational has also shut down its Queensland office, according to Nikkei. Just last month, the Queensland Government rejected project developer Stanwell Corporation’s AUD $1bn ($614m) funding request through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Adding to the project’s setbacks, CQ-H2 lost another Japanese consortium partner last November when Kansai Electric withdrew. Under a 2020 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stanwell, Iwatani planned to develop a large-scale liquefied renewable hydrogen supply chain between Central Queensland and Japan. The company played a [...]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves raised the entire fund’s economic capital limit from £4.5bn ($5.8bn) to £7bn ($9.07bn) to support projects that “struggle to access private finance.” The steer will direct investment into clean energy, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and transport. However, it remains unclear how the Government will look to distribute the funds, although the Treasury makes it clear that it hopes to get returns on its investments. Under the plans, the Chancellor will set up a new UK forum of policymakers and financial institutions to assess priority investment areas to make sure “the government is getting maximum impact for its [...]

The plan outlines measures to protect EU steelmakers from cheap imports by accelerating grid access and prioritising clean tech investments, as well as curbing imported volumes by up to 15%. However, specific measures remain unclear. It highlighted the need for a plentiful, affordable supply of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen to drive cleaner production. Without it, high costs and limited availability could stall adoption, the plan stated. “To make sure they [steelmakers] remain competitive, we must reduce energy costs and help them introduce innovative, low-carbon technologies to the market,” explained Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Many of the measures [...]

UK feasibility study Project Willow has published nine options for the soon-to-close Scottish oil refinery Grangemouth’s future industrial use after evaluating more than 300 technologies. The publication of the £1.5m study – published today by global business consultancy EY in conjunction with the UK government, the Scottish government and refining and energy trading business Petroineos – follows the recent Petroineos decision to decommission the oil refinery. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Elyse, alongside its project partners, selected thyssenkrupp Uhde’s BioTfueL® technology for its BioTJet project in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France, which aims to produce 110,000 tonnes of e-fuels from 2029. The biofuel technology was tested in a semi-industrial plant between 2010 and 2021 by the Bionext consortium, made up of Avril, Axens, CEA, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Total Energies, and thyssenkrupp Uhde. In 2024, Axens signed a licence agreement for BioTfueL® technology, which includes thyssenkrupp Uhde’s PRENFLO® gasification and Axens’ GASEL®. Pascal Penicaud, President of Elyse Energy, said the technology would help provide “cost-competitive” e-fuels. Clean hydrogen will be used in [...]

The Danish electrolyser maker entered a restructuring process on March 10 after filing for insolvency after efforts to secure additional financing collapsed. The District Court of Kolding appointed an administrator to explore whether the alkaline electrolyser manufacturer could continue operations, including the sale of part or all of the business’ assets. Today (March 19) Green Hydrogen Systems said it would start the process of a “substantial reduction” in its workforce. Green Hydrogen Systems has struggled to stay afloat since last October when it launched a drastic restructuring plan to slash costs by up to 50%. The company warned that it could exhaust [...]