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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 [...]

Representing the first time hydrogen has been transported by rail in the UK, the companies believe the solution could act as a “rolling pipeline,” by moving large volumes of hydrogen via existing railway routes. The hydrogen used in the trial was supplied by the 15MW HyMarnham Power site, which was backed by the government under the first Hydrogen Allocation Round, and stored in pressurised gas containers. “The railway has the potential to be a strategic hydrogen distribution network in the future, as it has been for energy for many years,” said Leevan Finney, Network Rail’s engineering services director. “We’re accelerating Britain’s [...]

One of the loudest advocates for strict green hydrogen rules in Brussels is calling on the European Commission to extend transition periods and loosen eligibility for renewable projects as developers struggle to reach final investment decisions (FID). In a new industry position paper, the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition (RHC) called for a “targeted” adjustment of the renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) delegated acts. It focused on prolonging the transitional phase for additionality, which underpins forthcoming hourly matching and grid-correlation obligations, while maintaining grandfathering and legal certainty for projects already passed FID. This is a paid article, to read the article [...]

The hydrogen company said it had signed a letter of intent with the developer for the system, which could be installed at its Sunrhyse project in Signes. Sunrhyse was originally due online this year. It will use solar and wind to produce RFNBO-compliant green hydrogen for maritime and land mobility applications in the South of France. However, in addition to supplying its PEM electrolysers, Plug said it will support the transport and distribution of hydrogen produced by the project. It also plans to “continue to expand” its hydrogen-powered forklift base in the region. Plug has doubled down on its forklift [...]

The Spanish public research institute has launched a world-first demonstration at its Merce Lab pilot line in Catalonia – a pre-industrial manufacturing facility with a capacity of around 2MW/year designed to validate large-scale SOC production. IREC argues 3D printing allows SOC systems to be cheaper, lighter, and more suitable for aviation, maritime, and large-scale applications. IREC said its 3D-printed SOC modules cost around €800/kW and could help reduce hydrogen to below €4/kg ($4.35/kg), while delivering four times the power density of existing commercial technologies. Furthermore, it uses fewer critical raw materials, such as nickel, cobalt, and rare earths, and the [...]

The expanded Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will see the companies collaborate on low-carbon hydrogen production, storage, transport and refuelling infrastructure. The industrial gas firm and automotive major also plan to deploy fuel cell trucks, buses, and logistics fleets, supported by new hydrogen hubs planned in the three regions. “Collaborations like this between leading companies across the value chain are essential to building the hydrogen economy,” Armelle Levieux, member of Air Liquide’s Executive Committee, said. “The progress we have made in South Korea highlights what is concretely possible when industry leaders work together for a more sustainable future.” The companies say [...]

This iteration of the auction marks the first time that the EU will fund low-carbon, non-exclusively green hydrogen, following the adoption of rules governing additional production pathways in October. Bidders will have until 19 February 2026 to apply for per-kilogramme subsidies for projects that meet the EU’s requirements for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) or for low-carbon electrolytic hydrogen that does not rely exclusively on renewable power. These non-RFNBO molecules will need to demonstrate 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels – 28.2gCO2eq/MJ – in line with the recently passed Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act. It is hoped the inclusion [...]

The deployment follows a successful three-year trial in which battery-powered AGVs were retrofitted with IE-Power fuel cells. The automotive major has said the transition will allow the vehicle assembly plant to cut the number of AGVs by 20%, as the hydrogen units will be available more of the time. Using hydrogen fuel cells, the AGV units, designed by DS Automotion, are reportedly expected to run longer than battery alternatives and can be refuelled quickly while producing zero emissions inside the factory. 50 AGVs have been delivered to Leipzig and are already in use. The remaining units will enter service within the [...]