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CDT intends to adopt a build-own-operate business model for plants using high-temperature pyrolysis and gasification technology to take solid organic waste and turn it into syngas and hydrogen. H2 View understands waste is converted into syngas in an oxygen-free reactor operating at 700–900ºC. Syngas produced by the company’s plants will either be combusted to supply industrial steam or purified into hydrogen for industrial or fuel cell applications. “The distinctive feature of our technical solution is that it provides multiple potential commercialisation pathways for the same syngas stream,” said CDT CEO Li Yunwu. “This flexibility enables us to optimise project configurations [...]

The Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act sets rules on how hydrogen can be classified as “low-carbon,” covering production pathways like natural gas reforming with carbon capture, non-exclusively renewable-powered electrolysers, and methane pyrolysis. The rules require producers to demonstrate at least 70% fewer emissions than fossil fuels – equating to 28.2gCO2eq/MJ – through a methodology for full lifecycle emissions. This includes upstream methane emissions and actual carbon capture rates. It comes after the European Parliament voted not to object to the rules originally proposed by the European Commission, after assurances were offered by Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. They included confirmation of grandfathering provisions, [...]

Under a Development Agreement, the partners will collaborate on a Concept Study to assess the technical and economic feasibility of how HiiRoc can act as the hydrogen producer for the pipeline project. At EMP’s site in Nottingham, the firm plans to produce up to three tonnes of turquoise hydrogen per day, with plans to scale up to 50 tonnes if the wider consortium plan is realised. That hydrogen would then be injected into or stored within the pipeline network, which is set to connect producers and consumers in Nottingham and Birmingham. The agreement with HiiRoc also supports the EMP consortium’s [...]

The plant will convert around 500,000 tonnes of waste into SAF per year, using a hybrid production pathway that combines renewable-powered green hydrogen production and syngas from waste gasification. Once operational, the project is expected to serve multiple markets, in a bid to position Abu Dhabi as a regional SAF hub and support decarbonising a sector that accounted for over 18% of the UAE’s GDP in 2023, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) data. Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO at Masdar, said the project will advance the UAE’s profile in sustainable aviation, supporting the growth of a sector critical [...]

The selection from German-based Stablegrid Group could see ITM provide electrolysers to its 30MW and 680MW developments aimed at producing green hydrogen during periods of surplus renewables for storage in underground caverns. The partners say the projects’ focus on grid-balancing could be significant, noting the “grid bridge” operating mode could help reduce negative redispatch costs, which they said amount to €2-3bn ($2.3–3.5bn) per year. In practice, this means using electrolysers to absorb surplus renewable power before redispatch measures, where system operators adjust power output to prevent or resolve grid bottlenecks, are triggered. “Reducing these costs to zero while putting surplus [...]

That was a key message from a new AVL whitepaper, hosted on h2-view.com, which warned that the absence of these components posed “significant challenges” for performance benchmarking, technology comparison, and certification. “This is particularly problematic as governments and certification agencies move toward results-based incentive schemes and compliance-driven evaluations,” it stated. The whitepaper detailed how an electrolyser’s Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) – the energy consumed to produce per unit of hydrogen – could vary between different technology types and plant designs, depending on how it is measured. It noted SEC calculations can be “oversimplified” and said AVL’s measurement approach included electrical [...]

In 2024, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard and French sailor Raphaël Dinelli announced plans to develop a non-stop hydrogen-powered aeroplane, and they established Climate Impulse. Under its partnership with Orange, the telecom operator is expected to optimise flight routes in real time, while ensuring a secure link between the aircraft and control centre through post-quantum cryptography technologies. Once the aircraft is operational, Orange will begin mapping routes using AI, according to Lyse Brillouet, the company’s Executive Director of Research. Brillouet added, “Our unique digital twin solutions, powered by data from Climate Impulse and its partners, can guide explorers on their journey.” [...]

Under the “Healthy Development Initiative”, signed by manufacturers such as Schaeffler Hydrogen Technology and Sinopec Hydrogen Energy, they aim to shift competition from the lowest price to the highest value. According to the China Hydrogen Alliance, the move follows direct guidance from Beijing to curb “involution-style” competition. The newly signed initiative ensures companies commit to avoiding below-cost bidding, overhyping electrolyser efficiency or lifetime, and inflating project announcements. The signatories also call for stronger technical standards, credible third-party data, and a shift toward innovation in anion exchange membrane (AEM), solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) and hybrid technologies rather than pure scale expansion. [...]

As the plant builder and operator, Sapio has begun construction of a 5MW electrolyser at Solvay’s facility. Meanwhile, renewable electricity from Solvay’s 10MW solar plant will be used to ensure green hydrogen production. In total, the electrolyser is expected to produce up to 756 tonnes of the energy carrier per year. H2 View understands that all of this capacity will be used to decarbonise peroxide production, potentially reducing the site’s CO2 emissions by up to 15%. The project has also secured €16m ($17m) in support from the Tuscan Region under Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), and will be [...]