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H2-View News: From hype to fundamentals: what the first wave of hydrogen projects tells us
The Hydrogen Council’s 2025 industry report marked a step change in tone as the CEO-led industry body took stock of the industry’s first wave of clean hydrogen projects. With more than $110bn committed across 510 projects, the sector is moving towards widespread implementation. Yet the report also highlights a growing divide between projects with credible business cases and those flaring amid policy uncertainty, cost pressures, and weak offtake. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.
H2-View News: Hynfra inks framework agreement for $1.5bn Mauritania green ammonia plant
Building upon the Memorandum of Understanding signed last year, the project will now enter the next phase. The latest agreement was signed with Mauritania Green Ammonia, a special-purpose company established by the Polish company. After feasibility studies are carried out, the project will enter the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) phase and secure environmental assessments and the permitting process in 2027-28. The plant is scheduled to go into operation by 2030. Located in the southern zone of the Somelev wind farm near Nouakchott, the facility is expected to deliver 100,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year once operational. Green ammonia from [...]
Hydrogen Council News: Global hydrogen industry surpasses USD 110 billion in committed investment as 500+ projects worldwide reach maturity
MILAN (Italy) and BRUSSELS (Belgium), September 9, 2025 – The clean hydrogen sector has reached a major milestone, with USD 110 billion in investment now committed across more than 500 projects worldwide that are past final investment decision (FID), in construction, or already operational; a USD 35 billion increase since last year. Since 2020, the sector has averaged a 50% year-over-year committed investment growth rate according to the Hydrogen Council’s inaugural Global Hydrogen Compass report, co-authored with McKinsey & Company. This progress is accompanied by natural attrition, as projects with the strongest business cases advance and less viable ones are [...]
H2-View News: Demand is clean hydrogen’s ‘next great test’ as global investment passes $110bn: report
Total capital committed to global clean hydrogen projects has reached $110bn, according to a new Hydrogen Council report, up 46% on last year, despite growing cancellations and delays. The new Global Hydrogen Compass report, developed in collaboration with McKinsey, states that since 2020, the clean hydrogen sector has averaged a 50% year-on-year growth rate in committed investments, with 510 projects now past the final investment decision (FID) stage, in construction, or operational. A total of over six million tonnes per year (mtpa) of clean hydrogen is committed, including 1 mtpa already in operation, it found – up from 0.69 mtpa [...]
H2-View News: Electrolyser OEM Electric Hydrogen moves into project development with acquisition
The deal will allow the company to launch, buy, and sell large-scale hydrogen projects, opening up deployment opportunities and new revenue streams, with a focus on US and European markets. Ambient Fuels, which launched in 2021, aimed to deliver “custom-engineered” green hydrogen solutions from project development and design to financing and construction. Its portfolio of projects has not been publicly disclosed. However, Electric Hydrogen said the acquisition would expand its ability to “partner with customers on co-development of hydrogen projects and provide dedicated capital resources where appropriate.” As part of the deal, which closed in May, the OEM has partnered [...]
H2-View News: Port of Alicante launches consultation on 1MW hydrogen plant
The Preliminary Market Consultation runs until September 30, with APA seeking private partners to finance, build and operate the green hydrogen plant under concession. Under the project structure, APA will set the framework, while the private sector carries the financial and technical risk. The construction timeline will depend on the concession award and final tender decisions on capacity and scope. The planned 1MW plant will be designed for future scale-up. Dubbed Portali-H2, the project is expected to source at least 70% of its energy from renewables, “moving towards maximum energy autonomy.” The hydrogen produced will be used in port operations, [...]
H2-View News: Verso Energy signs 10-year green hydrogen deal with SHS Group
From 2029, Verso will supply at least 6,000 tonnes of green hydrogen from its Carling Hydrogen Next Generation (CarlHYng) project in France. The green hydrogen will supply SHS Group’s Saarland steelmakers, including Dillinger’s heavy plate production, Saarstahl’s long products and the joint venture ROGESA. Each company is transitioning under the government-backed Power4Steel decarbonisation programme. Verso plans to flow the hydrogen through the cross-border mosaHYc pipeline into the Dillingen steel plant, before being distributed across SHS’ facilities. The volumes will be used alongside scrap metal in new direct reduction and electric arc furnaces to reduce CO2 emissions. The energy firm specified [...]
H2-View News: H2H Energy to manufacture hydrogen refuelling stations in Tasmania
H2H has partnered with local firms Prowire Group and TAS Hydraulics to build its first station in Ulverstone next year. The consortium is aiming to leverage local skills, make Ulverstone a clean energy hub, and support the Tasmanian state’s transition to hydrogen-powered transport. Last month, H2H took part in the first hydrogen-powered public transport trial in Hobart. Three hydrogen buses delivered by Foton Mobility Distribution were rolled out in the city, with hydrogen supplied from Blue Economy’s small-scale hydrogen facility. As part of the new initiative, Prowire will handle electrical systems, TAS Hydraulics will manage the hydraulics, with H2H driving [...]
H2-View News: Hydrogen molecule sales expected to overtake electrolyser business, says ITM CEO
ITM Power expects revenues from hydrogen molecule sales and services to eventually overtake its core electrolyser business in the long-term, as the company pushes ahead with its new Hydropulse subsidiary. CEO Dennis Schulz told H2 View that the new build-own-operate business would allow the ITM Group to follow a similar path to major industrial gas players. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.
H2-View News: European magnetocaloric pilot plant targets €1.50/kg hydrogen liquefaction
The pilot, developed with HyLical by Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and startup Magnotherm, may pave the way for large-scale industrial applications. Magnetic cooling technology represents a new type of climate-friendly and energy-efficient power, without compressors and environmentally harmful refrigerant gases. The magnetocaloric effect occurs when materials with certain properties – such as lanthanum-iron-silicon alloy (LaFeSi) – are placed in a magnetic field. The HyLICAL demonstrator is powered by a 19-tesla superconducting magnet embedded in the floor of HZDR’s High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In comparison, medical MRI machines typically use 1.5–3 tesla magnets. Depending on the orientation of the magnetic moments, the [...]

