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H2-View News: Gasgrid begins environmental assessment for Finland’s hydrogen backbone
The EIA process will kick off on the Tornio to Porvoo leg to examine options to determine the final route for the pipeline following discussions with landowners and stakeholders, and detailed technical design. Industrial companies are also being consulted on the route, through a market survey which has been open since 2023. EIAs will also be conducted on the development in Northern Ostrobothnia, Western Finland, Southwestern Finland, and Southern Finland. Once complete, Gasgrid will begin applying for permits to construct the network. Earlier this year, Worley was appointed Owner’s Engineer for the network to provide front-end engineering and design until [...]
H2-View News: EODev hydrogen generator deployed in Taiwan disaster relief for first time
The unit supplied zero-emission, off-grid power to one of Taiwan’s hardest-hit regions during emergency relief efforts. According to reports, residents praised the generator’s ability to quickly restore power, while Taiwan’s President, Lai Ching-te, also visited the site and observed the generator delivered by Necellent Energy. The unit delivers 80kW via a hydrogen fuel cell with battery support, scalable in parallel for microgrids, and consumes about 10kg of hydrogen per hour at 350 bar. Last year, the generator model was used at a construction site in the UK throughout a four-week trial. Throughout the four weeks, the construction site consumed 202.5kg [...]
H2-View News: Carbon280 commissions pilot plant for Hydrilyte hydrogen storage in WA
Carbon280’s TRL6 prototype showcases its Hydrilyte technology at “an industrially relevant scale,” storing hydrogen as a liquid at ambient conditions for transport via existing fuel infrastructure. The system can also separate hydrogen from helium for storage and delivery. “Natural hydrogen in combination with Hydrilyte will be game-changing for the use of hydrogen across all industries, including energy, by slashing costs and simplifying handling,” explained Founder and CEO Mark Rheinlander. The pilot plant is expected to provide performance and validation data for partners, investors and a potential future scale-up. The lab and pilot were backed by AUD $10.6m ($6.9m) in seed [...]
H2-View News: Advent to supply MEA technology for Stralis’ hydrogen aircraft
The US technology firm said that its MEA technology enables engines to be “efficiently cooled with smaller radiators that reduce weight and drag on the aircraft.” Stralis will install the technology onto its hydrogen-electric Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft. Stralis will trial its hydrogen-electric system on a Bonanza A36 this year, with results informing a 15-seat B1900D-HE retrofit offering 800km range, due to enter service with Skytrans Airlines in 2026. “We are already testing our hydrogen-electric propulsion system on the ground and plan to achieve the first flight of our six-seat technology demonstrator aircraft later this year,” explained Stuart Johnstone, Stralis’ Chief [...]
H2-View News: Torrent Group commissions hydrogen–gas blending project in Uttar Pradesh
Located in Gorakhpur, the plant will produce green hydrogen for blending into compressed (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG). Though modest in scale, the plant will produce enough hydrogen to feed into Torrent Gas’ City Gas Distribution network in Gorakhpur, delivering a cleaner fuel mix to households, CNG stations, and local industries. The project is backed by Uttar Pradesh’s Green Hydrogen Policy 2024 and represents the country’s largest hydrogen–natural gas blending initiative within a city gas distribution network. The state has set a target of producing one million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2028 under its policy framework. Chief [...]
H2-View News: Tasmania rolls out first hydrogen buses in Hobart public transport trial
Representing a first in public transport for Tasmania as part of Metro’s Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) trial, the project was backed by the government through Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania. The buses, which will use locally produced hydrogen, are expected to operate on a variety of Metro’s Hobart routes, collecting data and insights on the fuel cell-powered vehicles’ performance in Tasmania’s climate and terrain. Partner H2H Energy is set to refuel the vehicles using its H2Core technology – a containerised refuelling station capable of dispensing hydrogen at 35 or 70 MPa. H2 View understands that the green hydrogen will [...]
H2-View News: Meranti Green Steel eyes 2026 FID for 2.5 mtpa green iron project in Oman
Located in Duqm’s Special Economic Zone (Sezad), the hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant is expected to transition to low-carbon iron production by starting with a natural gas and green hydrogen mix, before gradually ramping up to 85% green hydrogen. With commissioning slated for 2029 and construction due to start immediately after FID, MGS has already locked in land at Duqm, secured a conditional gas allocation, and established a local entity to anchor the project. A significant portion of the 2.5 million tonnes per year is earmarked for MGS’ planned green steel mill in Rayong, Thailand, which is set to become [...]
H2-View News: India to launch first hydrogen-powered train on Jind–Sonepat route
According to reports, the prototype train successfully passed load testing at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, one of Indian Railways’ largest and oldest train manufacturing facilities. Expected to be rolled out on the Jind-Sonepat route in Haryana, the diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) will run two daily trips totalling 356km and carry over 2,600 passengers per day. The train’s two 1,600 HP diesel cars have been converted to use hydrogen fuel cell systems, and they will store 220kg of hydrogen in 350-bar high-pressure cylinders. Additionally, a new station in Jind with 3,000kg hydrogen capacity has been built according [...]
H2-View News: EU to reallocate EHB auction funds after 1.3GW of projects withdraw
The three major withdrawals included Deutsche ReGas’ 210MW H2-Hub in Lubmin, Germany; Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) 560MW Zeevonk electrolyser plant in the Netherlands, which was delayed earlier this week; and CIP and Enagás Renovable’s 500MW Catalina electrolyser in Spain. H2 View understands that projects withdrew due to regulatory uncertainty, tight EU deadlines, unfinished hydrogen infrastructure, and, in Catalina’s case, conflicting national funding. Together, the withdrawals represent around 1.3GW of electrolysis capacity, around a third of all capacity awarded across the two auctions. Withdrawn funds from the second auction, which was oversubscribed fourfold with 6.3GW of bids for a [...]
H2-View News: ITM’s Hydropulse to cut out ‘unnecessary intermediaries’ in hydrogen supply
ITM Power’s new plant-building subsidiary aims to produce hydrogen at a cost others “can only dream of,” the company’s CEO has said. Dennis Schulz told analysts that Hydropulse will avoid “unnecessary intermediaries” to provide industrial users with low-cost green hydrogen. The business was launched in June to build decentralised small-scale green hydrogen plants to supply industrial customers under long-term offtake agreements. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

