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As electrolyser players look to secure their futures, businesses are looking toward trusted models that are underpinned by mass oil and gas experience. ERM’s Global Hydrogen Lead David Hart said pairing electrolyser technology with established engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) expertise offers investors bankable execution, cost control, and delivery assurance. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Confirmation of the deal, which is expected to close in the first semester of 2026, comes after the French industrial gases major was shortlisted for the final bidding round last month. Air Liquide said the acquisition “substantially strengthens” its market position in South Korea, which is the sixth largest manufacturing country by GDP and fourth largest industrial gas market. Under Macquarie Asset Management’s ownership over the last six years, DIG has become one of the largest industrial gas players in Korea to operate 60 plants and 220km of pipeline networks. It also has a foothold in the hydrogen space, which [...]

The sector must develop new production technologies and integrate them with renewables. It also needs the infrastructure and market conditions to scale before ammonia can realise its role in clean hydrogen. Among the biggest hurdles is cost. Electricity makes up 40–50% of production, putting efficiency at the centre of competitiveness. Ceres is betting on solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC). Designed to operate at high temperatures, the system could enable green ammonia at scale. By using waste heat from the process, Ceres says SOEC could reduce energy consumption by around 30% per kilogram of hydrogen produced. In its upcoming In Conversation with [...]

The pair were awarded $2m from the state to develop trailers equipped with cryo-compressed storage technologies to improve distribution economics. The systems will be aimed at supporting hydrogen deliveries for small- to mid-sized warehouse and distribution centre customers in New York. Plug has long been both a fuel cell technology and hydrogen supplier for warehouse logistics applications, having deployed fuel cell forklifts with the likes of Amazon and Walmart. Verne, which was founded in 2020, claims its cryo-compressed systems can achieve 27% greater hydrogen storage density than compressed hydrogen gas. The technology works by compressing liquid hydrogen to pressures of [...]

The bulk logistics and fuel distribution firm said Luxfer’s 40-foot containers will be “crucial” in transporting compressed hydrogen safely for the initiative. Last month, the Protium Green subsidiary HyHaul Mobility committed a £14m ($18.7m) investment to develop three hydrogen refuelling stations along the M4, supporting the deployment of up to 30 hydrogen fuel cell trucks. Located at sites in Avonmouth and Reading, green hydrogen will be delivered to the stations from Protium’s production facility in Wales. Meanwhile, hydrogen heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are set to be leased out by Novuna Vehicle Solutions. “By investing in MEGCs, we’re securing critical infrastructure [...]

The US industrial gas firm delivered more than 50 trailer loads of liquid hydrogen to the 90-foot-tall sphere at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA will combine the hydrogen with liquid oxygen for use as fuel in cryogenic rocket engines for its Artemis missions, which aim to return humans to the Moon. Hydrogen has been used by NASA since the early 1960s, including on board its Saturn V. However, the energy carrier has caused issues in the Artemis missions. In September 2022, hydrogen leaks thwarted two launch attempts of NASA’s Artemis I rocket. Artemis I eventually launched in November [...]

As significant emitters of carbon dioxide, refineries are rarely mentioned in a green or decarbonisation context – but upcoming regulatory changes mean their repositioning provides new opportunities for the beleaguered hydrogen sector to grow. According to the report, “Isn’t it ironic? How Europe’s oil refiners could offer a route to scale up green hydrogen”, European refiners are set to require ~0.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030 to comply with EU regulations, replacing about 30% of current CO2-emitting hydrogen production. High costs have provided a brake on green hydrogen projects, but the new EU regulations offer a solution to [...]

High-purity hydrogen is used in process gas in semiconductor production, and until now, Infineon has relied on natural gas-based hydrogen, which was delivered by truck from Germany. However, H2 View understands that the proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis plant designed and built by Linde will produce around 290 tonnes of hydrogen per year to meet the facility’s demand. “We are replacing the existing hydrogen from fossil sources with green hydrogen,” explained Thomas Reisinger, Board Member for Operations at Infineon. “In this way, we are reducing CO2 emissions in the supply chain and making a further contribution from Villach to the [...]

Under the agreement, the clean aircraft venture will support SHZ in adapting its patented liquid hydrogen storage and distribution technologies for a Z4 variant, expected to deliver “up to 50% greater fuel efficiency and lower emissions” than conventional jets. The partnership has been formed under the NASA Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability 2050 (AACES) project, which is designed to analyse and design technical storage and distribution solutions for liquid hydrogen air transport. JetZero received an AACES grant last year to explore technologies that would enable cryogenic liquid hydrogen as a fuel for commercial aviation. The United Airlines-backed venture is [...]

Hydrogen blending is back on the agenda. This time, grid decarbonisation isn’t the primary motive. Now, it is viewed as a way to derisk clean hydrogen projects while demand remains low and infrastructure undeveloped. However, it’s contentious. Regardless of how pragmatic a route it may be, blending faces stark opposition from both physical and financial efficiency hawks and members of the public. The growth in discussions comes as the UK energy department consults the market on allowing up to 2% hydrogen blends into the National Transmission System (NTS). The consultation, which launched in July, aims to assess whether the benefits [...]