The support comes as part of a €4bn–€6.5bn ($4.2bn–$6.8bn) package backing a shift to gas-based direct reduction technology, while also exploring carbon capture and biomethane. According to a joint letter of intent signed with the Dutch government and the Province of North Holland, the first phase of the programme will see one of the site’s [...]

The Conservative Party has pledged to scrap the 2008 legislation and replace it with a strategy for “cheap and reliable energy.” Updated in 2019, the act set a legally binding target for the UK to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. By binding governments to long-term decarbonisation, the act compels ministers to develop hydrogen as [...]

The Federal Cabinet adopted the draft yesterday (October 1), and it will now be passed to the Bundestag and Bundesrat for debate and approval. Originally proposed by the previous government, the act would give hydrogen projects “overriding public interest” status until 2045, allowing legal priority for approvals. Currently, the main regulatory shifts in Germany include [...]

Last December, the government pledged to create an H2P business model, based on a dispatchable power agreement (DPA) framework, and launched a call for early projects last April. The government is now asking industry how H2P plants should be categorised in the Capacity Market, whether as combustion units, blending projects, fuel cells or closed-loop systems, [...]

The Knapton H2 Storage consortium has been awarded Discovery funding by Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to evaluate storage potential in the Knapton, North Yorkshire, area. Specifically, the study will investigate depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs, porous aquifers, salt deposits, and lined rock shaft options in the Vale of Pickering and the wider North Yorkshire region to [...]

The six-month pilot will operate 16 solar hydrogen reactors, covering 30m², powered solely by sunlight and water. The trial is expected to test performance, durability, scalability, and generate data for commercialisation. Partner GTI Energy will support the trial with safety review and on-site systems integration. “With its decades of leadership, including its Hydrogen Technology Centre [...]

Echoing the opening pragmatic address from Dr Leila Benali, Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry and Commerce, admitted to feeling “lost” with the often confusing claims surrounding hydrogen forecasts, before advocating a more pragmatic approach to generate growth. “We are still asking a lot of questions. The next rule is ‘just be competitive – then let’s [...]

This feels like a crunch point. The overly ambitious hype is gone, frameworks are forming, but the European clean hydrogen market still struggles. And just how long it can sustain this struggle is not clear. These challenges are not exclusive to hydrogen. The calls for local content requirements and phase-in periods could be applied to [...]

The remaining nine GenEco electrolyser modules are due before the plant’s completion in the first half of next year. Once operational, the 100MW facility is expected to cut the refinery’s emissions by around 110,000 tonnes per year. “Half of all grey hydrogen demand sits today in refineries and chemical plants,” explained Ronald Doesburg, Galp’s Executive [...]

Those were among the key talking points during the opening day of the World Power-to-X summit in Marrakech. Morocco’s strategy strongly advocates a collaborative approach. Masen, the Moroccan agency for sustainable energy, acts as the primary point of contact for investors, while the ‘Offre Maroc’ (Morocco offer) aims to attract private investors and developers for [...]