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Under the five-year electric vehicle affordability programme, both battery electric and FCEVs will be eligible for an incentive starting at CAD $5,000 in 2026 for the purchase or lease of cars priced up to CAD $50,000. The scheme will gradually phase out, with the subsidy dropping to CAD $4,000 in 2027, CAD $3,000 in 2028 and 2029, and CAD $2,000 in 2030. Lower value incentives are also available for plug-in hybrids. It comes as part of Ottawa’s new automotive strategy, which does away with a previous EV sales mandate. The new plan seeks to give EVs a 75% market share [...]

The firm will assist the EU-backed project with EPC-management services across the development, planning, and execution phases of the “first-of-a-kind” large diameter pipeline. The AquaDuctus consortium, made up of European national gas transmission operators and energy firms like RWE and Shell, envisages plans of 10GW of offshore electrolysers in the North Sea, producing around one million tonnes of green hydrogen. The pipeline, which was recognised by the EU as an Import of Common European Interest, aims to connect the proposed offshore production hubs with end-users across Northwest Europe. Worley will also oversee the supervision and management of EPC and commissioning [...]

The JV between CIMC Enric and Hexagon Purus said the 20-foot Type 4 hydrogen MEGC is suitable for road, rail, and waterway transport, and will address the need for “efficient and economical” hydrogen logistics in China. Designed to meet international standards, CIMC-Hexagon claims it will lower the cost of transporting hydrogen. Available in sizes from 10 to 45 feet, the JV said in a 40-foot configuration, the unit could store one tonne of hydrogen at 38MPa. The JV said it will initially target the wider Asian market before focusing on China. “Going forward, CIMC-Hexagon will maximise the synergy of its [...]

The assurance firm said it would review a contractor’s front-end engineering design work for gas utility Cadent’s H2East pipeline, which plans to run along the Northeast coast of England between the Humber and Nottinghamshire. Announced last month, the pipeline will connect prospective hydrogen production sites in South Humberside with industrial demand centres in Nottinghamshire. Cadent secured funding for the FEED work through the UK energy regulator. DNV’s work will focus on material performance and safety modelling to “identify and resolve uncertainties early on.” Hari Vamadevan, DNV’s Senior Vice-President and UK & Ireland Regional Director, said this kind of work was [...]

Cummins’ decision to stop pursuing new electrolyser projects, after taking $458m in hydrogen-related charges, has added to growing questions about the near-term trajectory of the hydrogen sector. But this is not a sudden collapse – it is a market correction that has been building for the past 12–18 months. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

The US engine manufacturer confirmed the move in its full-year 2025 results, reporting $458m in impairment and restructuring charges linked to its electrolyser business within the Accelera unit. Cummins said conditions in electrolysers and broader hydrogen markets deteriorated rapidly during the second half of the year, driven by weak customer demand and uncertainty around government incentives. This prompted an interim impairment review in Q3, followed by a reassessment of the business. As part of that review, Cummins determined the goodwill associated with its electrolyser reporting unit was fully impaired, resulting in a $210m non-cash charge in Q3. It also recorded [...]

The funding was approved under the June 2025 Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), which allows for continued support until the end of 2030. Eligible investments under CISAF include electrolysers, fuel cells, storage technologies, compressors, ammonia crackers, pipelines, and renewable energy infrastructure across wind, solar, and hydro. The commission said the scheme can offer support for decarbonising industrial processes “through electrification, energy efficiency and the switch to the use of renewable and electricity-based hydrogen”. The production and recycling of related critical raw materials will also be covered. Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, stressed the [...]

The firm finalised a non-recourse financing package for its Kapuni Project at Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ site in South Taranaki as it eyes bringing the plant online in 2027. Marking one of the first commercial plants in the country, it will combine 25.6MW of wind turbines and 5MW of electrolysis which will produce up to two tonnes of green hydrogen per day. Ballance will offtake some of the plant’s output to replace a portion of the grey hydrogen it consumes in ammonia-urea fertiliser production. Hiringa will also supply some to its hydrogen refuelling network, including stations in Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. The [...]

California-based Vema Hydrogen says the wells will host the first field deployment of its “engineered mineral hydrogen” technology, which injects water into iron-bearing rocks below the surface to trigger hydrogen-producing reactions. It claims it could produce huge volumes of hydrogen for less than $1/kg – below even unabated fossil-based processes. The approach aims to replicate geologic hydrogen generation, a naturally occurring process in the Earth’s crust driven by reactions such as serpentinisation and iron oxidation, which can trap hydrogen in underground reservoirs. The pilot wells will be used to analyse subsurface fluid movement, reaction rates, and hydrogen output – data [...]

The Suport project, led by the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), showcased a pilot-scale demonstration where wastewater and captured CO2 were converted into a synthetic fuel chemically equivalent to marine diesel. The process used co-electrolysis to convert CO2 and wastewater into hydrogen-rich syngas, which was then put through Fischer–Tropsch synthesis to make the liquid fuel. According to the researchers, integrating the two technologies into a single system improves overall efficiency compared to decoupled processes. Laboratory tests showed the system achieved carbon conversion rates of over 70%. While the project’s scale was not revealed, IREC Project Coordinator, Lucile Bernadet, said [...]