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HDF will design and manufacture 1MW fuel cell units at its Blanquefort facility, overseeing certification, testing and commercialisation. The systems will be scalable, allowing multiple units to be combined to power larger vessels. ABB will be responsible for system integration, ensuring the fuel cells are compatible with onboard power and propulsion systems. HDF has been backed with up to €168.8m ($198m) in French state support under an EU Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) contract. The funding under the Hy2Move IPCEI program will enable HDF to industrialise the fuel cells at its Blanquefort facility, which includes a high-power test [...]

Fortescue has amended a conditional power purchase agreement (PPA) for its 300MW Norwegian green hydrogen project, pushing the plant’s expected start-up beyond its original 2027 target. Norwegian hydropower firm Statkraft said the PPA for Fortescue’s Holmaneset green hydrogen and ammonia plant has been pushed back to post-2029 and extended to a 10-year supply deal. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Located in Pasadena, Texas, Lumus will run the plant, operate the equipment, and handle the supporting systems around it, while Advanced Ionics will provide its technology. H2 View understands that Advanced Ionics’ electrolyser is designed to use up to 50% less electricity per kilogram of hydrogen by operating at intermediate temperatures and leveraging existing industrial steam. © Lumus / Advanced Ionics The partners aim to prove the technology works in real-world conditions. If it performs as expected, they expect to move faster toward commercial use. “We are leveraging the expertise of our scientists and R&D team, plus our proven track [...]

The decision follows the termination of a key Innovate UK and Department for Transport grant after the project failed to meet milestones linked to its Customer and Fleet Leasing work package. Since its launch in July, the consortium engaged more than 100 potential customers, representing 192 vehicles and over a quarter of the UK’s 44-tonne HGV market. However, interest was expressed through non-binding commitments, which did not convert into signed leasing agreements within the grant’s fixed timeframe. H2 View understands that the closure will end plans for three hydrogen refuelling stations in Avonmouth and Reading, intended to support up to [...]

The Augsburg-headquartered real assets investment manager has secured €351m ($412m) in refinancing, as part of a wider €540m ($634m) debt package, extending loan maturities by five years and lowering borrowing costs to support the asset’s long-term development. The Etzel storage facility is one of the country’s largest underground sites, comprising 75 operational salt caverns used to store oil and gas reserves, with capacity to expand to up to 99 caverns. Hydrogen tests at Etzel have already been completed with major European partners. In 2024, Gasunie and Storag Etzel agreed to develop hydrogen storage caverns with up to 11TWh of capacity, [...]

Located in A Coruña, the facility will use renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen, which will be converted into green ammonia. As the technology provider and engineering contractor, the US-based firm will undertake early design work for Ignis to prove the project is technically and economically viable. The Spanish renewables and energy infrastructure company will develop the overall initiative, secure the required permits, funding, and offtake agreements, and supply the renewable power. “KBR’s green ammonia solutions, along with complementary technologies such as H2Act ammonia cracking, make us a global leader in delivering reliable and energy-efficient ammonia technology at a lower [...]

The Amsterdam Municipal Executive awarded the H2Avennet project with the subsidy from its Climate and Energy Fund. The funding will cover early-stage development and engineering, with total project costs yet to be disclosed. Being undertaken by Alliander subsidiary Firan, the network will connect hydrogen importers, producers, and users, with hydrogen operating between 8 and 16 bar. The network will link the port, the North Sea Canal, and the HoojTij industrial estate, targeting industrial hydrogen users. It could also feed into the Dutch national hydrogen network in the future. Firan is currently in the design stage, with a final investment decision [...]

Singaporean start-up Meranti Green Steel said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Anmah Energy to explore offtake from the consortium’s major electrolysis facility. Meranti plans to build a facility which will use natural gas and green hydrogen-fuelled direct reduced iron (DRI) to produce 2.5 mtpa hot briquetted iron (HBI) in Oman’s Duqm special economic zone. Anmah – made up of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Blue Power Partners, and Al Khadra – was awarded a 320km2 block of land in Duqm to develop a 200,000-tonne green hydrogen plant under Oman’s first public auction. The duo said linking the green [...]

Funded via Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance, the project will assess whether oxygen can act as a practical inhibitor to embrittlement. Penspen will also analyse alternative gas inhibitors, delivery mechanisms, and the design requirements for an oxygen dosing system suitable for National Gas’ planned hydrogen network. The company’s Innovation Engineer, Robert Best, explained that inhibitors could allow hydrogen pipelines to operate at higher pressures with greater pressure flexibility. This could improve throughput, asset utilisation, and overall network efficiency. “However, significant challenges remain with regard to the implementation of this technology,” Best added. The British transmission system operator is developing a 1,500-mile [...]

The Tree Valley station in Tainan is a demonstration site intended to act as a platform linking government, industry, and academia to advance local hydrogen applications. CPC’s Nanzih station in Kaohsiung can serve up to seven hydrogen buses per day and supports both 700 bar and 350 bar fuel cell vehicles. “With support from authorities and multiple partners, every step in this project became the first of its kind in Taiwan,” said Jeng-Zen Fang, Chairman at CPC. A heavy-duty fuel cell truck, which was announced in October, will join LLH’s fleet once regulatory inspections and capacity validation are completed. “This [...]