The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) said the second round of CCFDs would be “more flexible, more SME-friendly, and more technology neutral” than the 2024 auction, which awarded €2.8bn ($3.3bn) to 15 projects. Energy Minister Katherina Reiche recently told the Bundestag that €6bn ($7.02bn) would be available for CCFDs in 2026. The [...]

Hydrospark has developed a platform that uses ceramic materials to produce solid oxide electrolyser cells (SOECs) with higher energy density and reduced manufacturing costs. According to the company, these cells produce electricity and heat from hydrogen with high efficiency and zero emissions. They can also convert renewable energy into hydrogen. “This investment will allow us [...]

Under a new memorandum of understanding (MOU), the state-owned renewables firm will assess using Etihad Rail’s national network to transport hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, sustainable aviation fuel and more. Etihad Rail currently operates 900km of network across the UAE from Ghuwaifat to Fujairah, linking ports, industrial clusters, and trade centres. © Etihad Rail The operator’s CEO, [...]

The 2.6MW Sunfire-made electrolyser operates at up to 850ºC to produce over 60kg of green hydrogen per hour, making it what project partners call the “world’s largest” multi-megawatt high-temperature electrolyser in an industrial environment. Hydrogen generated by the system is being used to replace grey hydrogen at the site to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [...]

The loan package from Barclays and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) will be used to build its UK government-backed 15MW HyMarnham joint project with JG Pears. The package, which includes a £16.5m ($22.2m) guarantee from EIFO, marks the Danish state-owned financial institution’s “first” international Power-to-X guarantee. “The UK has been our single [...]

A recent study by the analyst firm Boston Consulting Group found that by positioning itself as a pioneer in the production and adoption of SAF, Morocco could not only steal a march on its neighbours, but also strengthen its energy autonomy and its image. There is lots that comes with that statement, of course. One [...]

The electrolyser manufacturer said the contract for the undisclosed project was based on “multiple” 5MW containerised systems – often selected for ease of installation. While project capacity and client details remain undisclosed, the plant is expected to come online in 2028. However, the development has been selected for the Hydrogen Allocation Round 2. This scheme [...]

The economics of hydrogen mobility are the reverse of battery-electric vehicles (BEV), according to Johnson Matthey’s (JM) Eugene McKenna, with high upfront costs from infrastructure but cheaper scale-up once in place. The company’s Vice-President and Sustainable Technologies Director said that once a full-scale network is in place, the last million vehicles will, by definition, be [...]

The plant is expected to reform natural gas into hydrogen-rich syngas, capture much of the CO2, and use the hydrogen in that syngas to produce blue methanol for markets like shipping. Sandpiper said the facility will produce 3,000 tonnes of methanol per day. However, the project is still at the pre-final investment decision (FID) stage, [...]

Trafigura purchased 23,000 tonnes of low-carbon ammonia and loaded the cargo on 25 September, acting as the middleman between the two companies. Certified under the Verified Ammonia Carbon Intensity (VACI) programme, the ammonia will be used to make low-carbon caprolactam – a key chemical used in plastics and ammonium sulphate. “By integrating certified low-carbon feedstocks [...]