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Under the agreement, Hystar will combine its hydrogen production technology with McDermott’s expertise as a global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) provider. While details on the plant are thin, the two companies aim to develop a full facility reference design which has been “optimised for scalability, flexibility, safety, and cost efficiency.” In its statement, Hystar said the McDermott deal is designed to “offer customers an integrated, ready-to-deploy plant architecture that reduces technical risk, simplifies procurement and shortens time to market.” Hystar CEO Fredrik Mowill explained, “Working with McDermott ensures that Hystar’s leading PEM technology can be scaled efficiently and deployed [...]

US methane pyrolysis firm Modern Hydrogen has gone bust, despite a string of recent deployment plans and claims of a policy-proof business model. Messages from employees, seen by H2 View, suggested that the Washington-based technology player had “shut down”. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Japanese conglomerate will work to identify shipping customers, ports and routes that can generate demand for the project at the Port of Dampier. NH3 will also be positioned as a supply source for Itochu’s planned ammonia bunkering hubs in Japan and Singapore, helping to meet an aggregated 300,000 tonnes per year of demand across Asia-Pacific shipping markets. Securing credible demand is expected to be one of the biggest hurdles to NH3 taking a final investment decision (FID) on the project in late 2026. “Itochu have consistently demonstrated its desire to be a leader [...]

The Louisiana project had funding paused in May after the industrial gas major’s new management team looked to de-risk it by handing off the downstream carbon capture and ammonia synthesis elements. Investors had previously questioned whether the project overstretched Air Products’ capital allocation and risk profile, as carbon capture and ammonia synthesis typically sit outside its business model. Now, however, the company believes it could take a final investment decision by mid-2026, with the project coming online by 2030. Yara could take on ammonia production, storage, and shipping facilities – accounting for around 25% of total project costs, now estimated [...]

Doubts over the viability of Scotland’s largest carbon capture project have been raised after a key partner in the development, Storegga, wants to sell its interest in the Acorn CCS project. A Storegga spokesperson said the decision comes as it is progressing a structured sales process for its portfolio of assets. “With Acorn approaching a more capital-intensive phase, and with both the UK and Scottish Governments signalling the importance of its timely delivery, we have concluded that a new long-term owner would be better placed to take the project forward. This step reflects the intentions of our existing shareholders, who [...]

The trial, led by European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), saw an O2 tidal turbine, vanadium flow batteries, and a 670kW PEM electrolyser installed at an onshore test site on the island of Eday in Orkney. During periods of high tidal generation, power was used to charge the battery system, supply electricity directly to the electrolyser, and export power to the grid. When generation was low, the battery system discharged power to keep the electrolyser running. The project was launched in 2020, and received funding from both the EU and the Scottish Government. EMEC claimed the approach “smoothed out” the cyclical [...]

Doubts over the viability of Scotland’s largest carbon capture project have been raised after a key partner in the development, Storegga, withdrew, according to media reports. Storegga is understood to be looking at selling its key stake in the project after a review of its business, capital requirements and future structure. H2 View has approached the company for comment. The facility, which secured £200m ($266m) in government funding this year, is due to be built by Storegga, Shell, Harbour Energy, and North Sea Midstream Partners at the St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead, north of Aberdeen. This is a paid [...]

The firm, equally owned by Michelin, Forvia, and Stellantis, said the three had reached an agreement to allow Symbio to continue operations, but warned it faced challenges in adapting its strategy to its “new scope of activity.” Under the cost-cutting programme, Symbio will cut its headcount by over 70% from its current 650 employees to a team of just 175. Symbio said it was “committed to implementing employment support measures” for employees who lose their jobs. It intends to ramp up deployment of its current 75kW PEM fuel cells in buses and stationary applications. It now hopes to manufacture 10,000 [...]

Abdul Latif Jameel Motors (ALJ) inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French hydrogen generator firm EODev, and UAE tech provider Octopian to support the adoption of fuel cell stationary power in Saudi. The trio said it will work on introducing, demonstrating, and eventually localising EODev’s hydrogen technologies, which currently use Toyota’s fuel cells. “The MOU lays the foundation for potential local assembly and production opportunities, as well as long-term planning toward establishing a full value chain ecosystem for hydrogen generators in Saudi Arabia,” a statement said. EODev currently offers 100–110kVA generators, which have powered stationary applications in construction, events [...]

The plant at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus recently achieved “sustained” hydrogen generation for the first time, with technical teams now set to test the technology across a range of solar concentrations, temperatures, and pressures. “Sustained hydrogen generation at Roseworthy is a significant milestone for Sparc Hydrogen and the broader green hydrogen and photocatalytic water splitting industries,” said Sparc Technologies Managing Director Nick O’Loughlin. The Managing Director said the plant’s commissioning was the culmination of over a year of work. PWS is a solar-powered water splitting process, which directs solar energy through a photocatalyst material to split water into [...]