Yara and Air Products’ potential deal, which would see the fertiliser firm sell green ammonia from the 2.2GW Neom green hydrogen plant, will eliminate Air Products’ volume risk associated with its sole offtaker role. That was the message from CEO Eduardo Menezes to investors in a quick-response teleconference to the industrial gas major’s announcement earlier [...]

While delivery volumes have not been disclosed, BASF’s renewable ammonia is certified under ISCC PLUS, which uses a mass balance method to verify its sustainability. Under this system, the product is allocated a renewable share through certified accounting rather than being produced entirely from green hydrogen. The BASF deliveries are expected to add to OCI’s [...]

Under the agreement, Hystar will combine its hydrogen production technology with McDermott’s expertise as a global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) provider. While details on the plant are thin, the two companies aim to develop a full facility reference design which has been “optimised for scalability, flexibility, safety, and cost efficiency.” In its statement, Hystar [...]

US methane pyrolysis firm Modern Hydrogen has gone bust, despite a string of recent deployment plans and claims of a policy-proof business model. Messages from employees, seen by H2 View, suggested that the Washington-based technology player had “shut down”. This is a paid article, to read the article in full you can sign in if [...]

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Japanese conglomerate will work to identify shipping customers, ports and routes that can generate demand for the project at the Port of Dampier. NH3 will also be positioned as a supply source for Itochu’s planned ammonia bunkering hubs in Japan and Singapore, helping to meet an aggregated 300,000 [...]

The Louisiana project had funding paused in May after the industrial gas major’s new management team looked to de-risk it by handing off the downstream carbon capture and ammonia synthesis elements. Investors had previously questioned whether the project overstretched Air Products’ capital allocation and risk profile, as carbon capture and ammonia synthesis typically sit outside [...]

Doubts over the viability of Scotland’s largest carbon capture project have been raised after a key partner in the development, Storegga, wants to sell its interest in the Acorn CCS project. A Storegga spokesperson said the decision comes as it is progressing a structured sales process for its portfolio of assets. “With Acorn approaching a [...]

The trial, led by European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), saw an O2 tidal turbine, vanadium flow batteries, and a 670kW PEM electrolyser installed at an onshore test site on the island of Eday in Orkney. During periods of high tidal generation, power was used to charge the battery system, supply electricity directly to the electrolyser, [...]

Doubts over the viability of Scotland’s largest carbon capture project have been raised after a key partner in the development, Storegga, withdrew, according to media reports. Storegga is understood to be looking at selling its key stake in the project after a review of its business, capital requirements and future structure. H2 View has approached [...]

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 [...]