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While Next Hydrogen will retain control of its intellectual property and system design, Sungrow – a major Chinese electrolyser manufacturer with 3GW of capacity – will handle large-scale production, including the balance of plant components like pumps and piping. Beginning next year, Sungrow will manufacture Next Hydrogen electrolysers, including the balance of plant systems, such as pumps and piping, for large-scale orders. They are also exploring North American manufacturing to potentially meet ‘locally made’ rules, which could unlock tax incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This approach implies a move to future-proof the company against potential restrictions on foreign-made [...]

Those behind the Extreme E offroad racing series are set to launch its successor, the Extreme H series, later this year. The new racing series will illustrate the potential of hydrogen-powered racing and showcase the Pioneer 25 car. 1895 caught up with Ali Russell and Andy Welch of Extreme H to get the latest developments and hear more on the vision for the series, with Russell kicking things off with the sense of purpose that lies behind the project. “The vision of Extreme H is that it’s an evolution of Extreme E, with purpose at its heart,” says Russell. “If [...]

Despite industry-wide setbacks and recalibration, large-scale industrial hydrogen has made impressive steps to becoming a commercial reality in recent months. From Europe to southern Africa, change is firmly underway. Germany’s largest PEM electrolyser has just gone into operation at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site. The electrolyser has a connected load of 54MW and capacity to supply the main plant with up to one metric tonne of this substantial chemical feedstock every hour. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

The Climate Protection Contracts are a 15-year two-way carbon CFD aimed at supporting fuel switching and electrification in sectors like cement, chemical and steel production. Projects will be subject to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and musy cut at least 60% of emissions in the first three years and 90% by the end of the support. Each will be selected through a competitive bidding process and ranked based on the lowest aid amount requested per tonne of CO2 avoided – meaning only the cheapest technologies will succeed. The system will only cover the actual additional costs linked to the [...]

Under the agreement with one of the continent’s “leading” shipyards, the Swedish fuel cell provider will install 2MW of its recently launched fuel cell solution, once it’s delivered in 2029. PowerCell describes the M2Power 250 system as an all-in-one solution that combines a methanol reformer and fuel cells into a single unit, simplifying fuel cell integration for maritime applications. Onboard a ship, the M2Power unit reforms methanol into hydrogen, which is then used by the fuel cell to generate clean electricity. © PowerCell By unifying the reformer and fuel cells under a single control system, the solution is designed to [...]

The Newcastlemax bulk carriers and chemical tankers will be a mix of ammonia-fitted and ammonia-ready systems, allowing the hydrogen compound to fuel operations. Three ammonia-fitted 210,000 dwt bulk carriers on order at Qingdao Beihai Shipyard will be jointly owned by CMB.Tech and MOL – with the Japanese shipper chartering them for 12 years. Six chemical tankers – two ammonia-fitted and four ammonia-ready – have also been ordered from China Merchants Jinling Shipyards by CMB.Tech and will be charted to MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT) for 10 and seven years respectively. The carriers are expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027, [...]

Currently under construction in Duisburg, the plant has already secured €2bn ($2.2bn) in government funding, with Thyssenkrupp committing a further €1bn ($1.1bn) – its largest single investment to date. Using direct-reduced iron (DRI) technology, it’s set to produce 2.5 million tonnes of green iron annually, later converted into steel. From 2028, it’ll demand at least 104,000 tonnes of clean hydrogen annually- rising to 143,000 tonnes by 2029 and peaking at 151,000 by 2036. Thyssenkrupp put out a supply call last year. In a speech addressed to the regional parliament of North-Rhine Westphalia, Lopez said, “With this project, we are not [...]

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for April 28 to build a mandate to challenge US President Donald Trump. It sets up Carney’s Liberal Party for a short, fierce campaign against the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre – one that will centre on Canada’s relationship with an increasingly combative White House. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Clyde’s beta technology uses decoupled electrolysis – splitting water into two stages with an electrochemical reduction and catalytic generator – to flexibly produce high-pressure hydrogen, even when renewable power isn’t available. At its headquarters, the University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry spinout said it “successfully” ran the beta version of its system to produce hydrogen at >100 bar continuously, although it was still under manual control. A full pilot system is now expected later this year, and a commercial demonstration system is planned for 2027. Under a Memorandum of Understanding with PlusZero, Clyde agreed to showcase its electrolyser technology outside [...]

Hygreen has been selected alongside Spanish and Chinese electrolyser producers Joletech Solutions and Guofu to receive a share of a $25.6m funding package. Chilean development agency Corfo believes the three projects could collectively attract more than $50m in additional investment. Two of the three electrolyser plants will be built in the Biobío region, and the third in the Metropolitan region. Hygreen’s BioBío H2V project in particular will reportedly assemble alkaline electrolysers with 2.5MW and 5MW capacities. Construction and implementation of the BioBío factory will be executed in multiple phases over five years, with operations expected to begin in 2026. Hygreen’s [...]