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UK feasibility study Project Willow has published nine options for the soon-to-close Scottish oil refinery Grangemouth’s future industrial use after evaluating more than 300 technologies. The publication of the £1.5m study – published today by global business consultancy EY in conjunction with the UK government, the Scottish government and refining and energy trading business Petroineos – follows the recent Petroineos decision to decommission the oil refinery. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Elyse, alongside its project partners, selected thyssenkrupp Uhde’s BioTfueL® technology for its BioTJet project in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France, which aims to produce 110,000 tonnes of e-fuels from 2029. The biofuel technology was tested in a semi-industrial plant between 2010 and 2021 by the Bionext consortium, made up of Avril, Axens, CEA, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Total Energies, and thyssenkrupp Uhde. In 2024, Axens signed a licence agreement for BioTfueL® technology, which includes thyssenkrupp Uhde’s PRENFLO® gasification and Axens’ GASEL®. Pascal Penicaud, President of Elyse Energy, said the technology would help provide “cost-competitive” e-fuels. Clean hydrogen will be used in [...]

The Danish electrolyser maker entered a restructuring process on March 10 after filing for insolvency after efforts to secure additional financing collapsed. The District Court of Kolding appointed an administrator to explore whether the alkaline electrolyser manufacturer could continue operations, including the sale of part or all of the business’ assets. Today (March 19) Green Hydrogen Systems said it would start the process of a “substantial reduction” in its workforce. Green Hydrogen Systems has struggled to stay afloat since last October when it launched a drastic restructuring plan to slash costs by up to 50%. The company warned that it could exhaust [...]

Whilst AFC Energy has not confirmed the carbon intensity of the hydrogen produced from the module, H2 View estimates it is likely to be grey hydrogen based on the pricing. AFC Energy had not responded to H2 View’s request for clarification at the time of publication. Hy-5 was announced during the company’s 2024 full-year financial results. AFC states it will be capable of producing up to 500kg/day once it’s available in 2026, offered as a plug-and-play under a ‘fuel as a service’ solution. At £10/kg, AFC’s hydrogen offering is significantly more competitive than GeoPura’s estimated costs for non-low carbon hydrogen standard production (£25.40/kg) and green hydrogen (£47.02/kg) in the [...]

That’s according to Antoine Huard, CEO of French e-fuel producer Verso Energy, who told H2 View that while policymakers generally support domestic e-SAF production, some are still considering import strategies, over concerns about power availability. “Two years ago in Le Bourget, President Macron confirmed France’s commitment to e-SAF development in front of the worldwide airline industry,” Huard said. “However, on the ground, we sometimes still perceive hesitation about the appropriateness of such developments”. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if you are subscribed or subscribe today.

Solar developer Solatio plans to build the project in the Parnaíba Export Processing Zone (EPS) in the state of Piauí in three consecutive 1GW phases per year, with the first phase planned to come online in January 2029. The majority of the plant’s output is planned to be exported to European and Asian markets. H2 View understands offtakes agreements are still undergoing negotiations. The approval from the National Council of Export Processing Zones (CZPE) grants the project “substantial” tax exemptions for both the plant’s CAPEX and OPEX. Based on engineering and industrial plant design undertaken by Australia’s Worley, Solatio told [...]

Renewable equipment manufacturers in the Czech Republic will receive direct grants under the scheme, which is open to businesses of all sizes. Beneficiaries will include producers of electrolysers, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) systems, and wind turbines, alongside support for the critical raw materials essential to these technologies. In an online statement, the Commission said the scheme is “necessary, appropriate and proportionate to accelerate the green transition and facilitate the development of certain economic activities, which are of importance for the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal.” Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just, and Competitive Transition at the [...]

Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused the UK’s Labour government of “mistaking press releases about GB Energy for actual solutions” and said plans for Net Zero by 2050 “are impossible”. “The real reason no one in their government is talking about a proper overall plan is that they know it would reveal just how catastrophic the actual costs will be for families, for businesses, and for our economy,” she said. Badenoch argued that sustainability costs would mean businesses paying much more than they already are for energy, so the country’s industrial base and manufacturing businesses would be further weakened. “It will [...]

Under a new four-year partnership with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble Institute of Technology and Savoie Mont Blanc University, Michelin will participate in the development of AEM technology. The partnership will be led by AlcalHylab, the tenth joint research laboratory between Michelin and the CNRS. Jacques Maddaluno, Director of CNRS Chemistry said it’s another “illustration of the mutual trust between [the] two institutions.” Together, the partners aim to develop next-generation materials using abundant elements found in the Earth’s crust. Notably, AEM technology is valued for its elimination of precious metals in the electrolysis [...]

Under a ‘strategic collaboration’ between the Swedish startup and UK-based Levidian, the partnership will combine the latter’s patented LOOP technology with Graphmatech’s flagship product, Aros Graphene. With LOOP, Levidian can produce hydrogen and high-quality graphene from methane without CO2 emissions, while Graphmatech enhances polymer materials for pipes, pressure vessels and other industrial applications, and they can reportedly reduce hydrogen leakage by up to 83%. Product development will be carried out in the UK and Sweden, with “significant scope for growth in the Middle East.” This comes after Levidian expanded its presence in the region, recently announcing plans to use flare [...]