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The Norwegian hydrogen refuelling firm will team up with Denmark’s Everfuel to construct the station for an unnamed customer, said to be a “leading and influential player in the German mobility sector”. Located in the West of Germany, the station is planned to fuel up to 25 buses per day with hydrogen dispensed at 350 bar. Cavendish is expected to deliver in two phases through 2026 and 2027, with construction set to begin in the latter. Everfuel will act as a subcontractor on the development, building on two previous bus-focused stations developed in Germany by the two firms. The announcement [...]

The €200m German funding, which will be matched by Canada, will be awarded through the H2Global scheme, where Canadian producers could be awarded contracts to supply EU-certified green hydrogen for German consumption. Under the scheme, H2Global’s investment vehicle Hintco will purchase the hydrogen volumes and resell them to European consumers at the highest possible market price, absorbing the price gap between green and grey alternatives. The European Commission said the joint €400m ($464m) German-Canadian scheme could support the construction of up to 300MW of electrolyser capacity in Canada. Contracts will be awarded through competitive bidding to support the lowest-cost molecules [...]

The University of Glasgow spin-out said its decoupled electrolyser could be integrated with intermittent renewables and store hydrogen in a non-gaseous form, offering a potential solution to long-term energy storage. Clyde’s beta technology splits water into two stages with an electrochemical reduction and a catalytic generator to improve flexibility when using renewable power. This development comes after the decoupled electrolysis system produced its first molecules in March 2025. Now, the start-up expects to have its first market-ready product available in 2028. Last year, Clyde inked a memorandum of understanding with Scotland’s PlusZero to bring forward out-of-lab demonstrations of the technology. [...]

Anil Srikar Pavuluri, who will be based in New Delhi, has extensive electrolyser and fuel cells experience working at Larsen & Toubro, Toshiba and GreenH Electrolysis. Anil Srikar Pavuluri For Elcogen, specialising in high-efficiency solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and electrolyser (SOEC) technology, the move presents a significant opportunity, with the region experiencing fast green hydrogen and data centre growth. Elcogen says its solid oxide electrode-supported cells are among the “most efficient” on the market, and can operate at 600–800°C for both fuel cell and electrolysis operations. It currently manufactures cells for third-party systems, as well as its own electrolyser [...]

The US Department of Energy (DOE) acted unconstitutionally when it axed $7.5bn worth of clean-energy funding, including grants linked to two West Coast hydrogen hubs, a federal court has ruled. The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favour of a lawsuit against the DOE and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, alleging the administration breached the Fifth Amendment by cancelling grants based on the political leanings of states. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

The company said the Petroleum Agency SA had accepted two applications for review, with final approval still required from the Minister of Mines and Energy. If approved, the three-year licenses would allow H2Au to search for natural hydrogen in around 3.4 million acres in the Bushveld region, where the company claims its own studies revealed “promising results.” H2Au CEO, Owain Jackson, said the work “reinforced our confidence” in the region’s natural hydrogen potential. The firm said the areas had been “high-graded” for natural hydrogen potential and lie within a “major industrial and mining corridor,” where it says it has begun [...]

That was the message to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband from 30 companies and organisations across the Humber region, who said new hydrogen infrastructure could prevent further closures of industrial facilities. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is expected to launch a process to select an industrial region to receive £500m ($672m) in funding to build a hydrogen transport and storage network to connect producers and end-users. Last year, the Humber saw the closure of a bioethanol plant and a refinery, along with cancelled plans to set up rare earths refining, job cuts at chemicals firms, and the [...]

The company will supply the gas from its recently-launched Sorel-Tracy project in Quebec to the customer in New York state, said to be part of a “major Japanese industrial conglomerate”. The volume, duration, and financial details of the order have not been disclosed. Dave Gagnon, CEO of Charbone, said the order was “pivotal” for the company, as it looks to establish itself as an industrial gas supplier. “Being selected by a client affiliated with a major Japanese conglomerate in New York State confirms the credibility of our platform…and our ability to meet the demands of the technology markets in North [...]

Africa should stop jumping straight into mega-scale green hydrogen projects and instead focus on lining up realistic offtake and building local infrastructure and supply chains first. That is the conclusion of the Energy Industries Council’s (EIC) latest report, which found that despite 38GW of planned clean hydrogen production capacity, Africa has just 17MW in operation. The trade body found 78 green hydrogen projects – representing $194bn of capital costs – were proposed across the continent, led by developments in Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa, which account for around 80% of the region’s planned capital spending. This is a paid article, [...]

Shock and vibration tests, undertaken with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, simulated mechanical loads that could be experienced during the lunar missions, where the fuel cells could be used for life support systems. Nimbus’s technology could be installed in Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Lander, which is set to be used for Nasa’s anticipated return to the moon under the Artemis programme. The fuel cells would be used to generate potable water and heating, in addition to electricity from hydrogen to support crewed operations. Nasa has used hydrogen fuel cells for crewed missions since the 1960s. To operate in zero-gravity environments, Nimbus [...]