Hydrogen is a more environmentally friendly alternative to methane, also known as natural gas. It is estimated that H2 molecule makes up 93% of all atoms in the universe.
Water, plants, animals, and, of course, humans contain massive amounts of H atoms. While it is found in nearly all molecules in living things, it is extremely rare as a gas, with less than one part per million by volume.
Hydrogen can be produced using a variety of resources, including natural gas, nuclear power, biogas, and renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. The difficulty is in harnessing hydrogen as a gas on a large scale to power our homes and businesses.
The world is currently exploring with the onset of hydrogen energy in all sectors, including electricity generation, industrial use, domestic use and transportation.
Energy efficiency and sustainability are two important factors driving the transition from the current fossil fuel–based economy to a circular economy.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services, announced the commissioning of a Green Hydrogen Plant at its AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex in Hazira, Gujarat. The plant was inaugurated by Mr. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman – Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The production of Green Hydrogen based on … Read more
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. has announced that its subsidiary MyRechemical has been awarded by Alia Servizi Ambientali S.p.A. a basic engineering contract for a waste-to-methanol and hydrogen plant to be located in Empoli (Tuscany), Italy. The scope of work includes the basic engineering design of the plant and the provision of necessary documentation to start the … Read more
India’s energy major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Greenko ZeroC Private Limited (Greenko) for a joint venture on green hydrogen. The two companies will jointly pursue opportunities in Renewables, Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia and other derivatives of green hydrogen. The MoU, valid for two … Read more
Repsol and Navantia Seanergies, Navantia’s green energy division, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly explore business opportunities in renewable hydrogen production in Spain. The signing took place at Navantia’s Turbine Factory in Ferrol, a center that will play a key role in this agreement. The two companies have agreed to combine knowledge and efforts … Read more
Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V., subsidiaries of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I. This will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025. The 200MW electrolyser will be constructed on the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam and will produce up … Read more
India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) has proposed a 25/25 National Green Hydrogen Hub Development Plan for creation of twenty-five National Green Hydrogen Projects and Five National H2 Hubs by 2025. The plan seeks to develop first-generation green hydrogen projects, with public finance support of $360 million over next three years; create a National Hydrogen Development Corporation … Read more
LG Chem announced its plan to produce hydrogen as a key component of its long-term 2050 Net Zero corporate sustainability goal. Aligned with this goal, South Korea’s largest chemical company said it would establish a plant in Daesan, Korea, with the capacity to produce 50,000 tons of hydrogen annually by the second quarter in 2024. … Read more
TotalEnergies has entered into an agreement with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) to acquire a 25% interest in Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL). ANIL will be the exclusive platform of AEL and TotalEnergies for the production and commercialization of green hydrogen in India. ANIL will target a production of one million metric tons of green hydrogen … Read more
Air Products announced the signing of a long-term supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), India’s flagship national oil company. Air Products will build, own and operate (BOO) a new industrial gases complex supplying hydrogen, nitrogen and steam to IOCL’s Barauni Refinery in Bihar, India. The new industrial gas complex will aid IOCL’s capacity … Read more
INEOS Olefins Belgium is the first industrial player to sign an agreement with Fluxys to participate in the feasibility study for the development of an open access hydrogen network in the port of Antwerp. The cooperation follows the market consultation initiated by Fluxys last year to match supply and demand for hydrogen in the Belgian … Read more
BP has collaborated with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Masdar of Abu Dhabi for its planned hydrogen projects in Teesside, UK. The collaboration builds on strategic framework agreements signed by the companies in September last year. ADNOC will make its first investment in the UK to acquire a 25% stake in the design … Read more
Air Liquide officially opened its largest liquid hydrogen production and logistics infrastructure facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility aims to supply the growing needs for hydrogen mobility, but will also allow to provide hydrogen to a wide array of industries while the mobility market continues to mature. The facility, and the associated logistics … Read more
India and Germany have signed a joint declaration of intent on the Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force. According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the joint proclamation was virtually signed by R K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, and Robert Habeck, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate … Read more
Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar and its Cairo-based partner Hassan Allam Utilities, have secured Egypt’s support to develop green hydrogen hubs on the Red Sea and the Mediterranean coasts of the country, targeting up to 4 GW of electrolysers by 2030. The partners signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the New and Renewable … Read more
Wood plc will provide conceptual engineering for Total Eren’s H2 Magallanes Project, a large-scale green hydrogen production facility, to be located in the commune of San Gregorio, in the Magallanes region, Southern Chile. Wood’s scope covers the development of a complete off-grid integrated energy complex to produce ammonia from green hydrogen – avoiding up to … Read more
Greenko ZeroC (GZC), a subsidiary of Greenko Group, an Indian renewable energy company, and John Cockerill, a Belgium-based high-capacity alkaline electrolyzers manufacturer, have agreed to together manufacture green hydrogen electrolyzers in the Indian sub-continent. The two companies will build a hydrogen electrolyser Gigafactory targeting capacity of 2 gigawatts which is aimed at substituting 8% of … Read more
India’s state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), and renewable energy player ReNew Power have announced a joint venture (JV) company to develop the nascent green hydrogen sector in India. The tripartite venture is a synergistic alliance that brings together the strong credentials of L&T in designing, executing, and … Read more
Worley ECR has been contracted by Green Energy Oman (GEO), an international consortium, to support their 25-gigawatt (GW) low-carbon fuels project in Oman. As part of the contract, Worley shall be providing concept feasibility study services to develop and challenge GEO’s defined green hydrogen energy project. This includes optimizing around 25 GW of wind and … Read more
Neom has signed an agreement to begin construction of a 1.2 million tonne per year green hydrogen facility in Saudi Arabia, the largest in the world. The contract is worth $900 million. The contract sets the duration of work at six months. ACWA Power, which has a 33.3% stake in Neom Green Hydrogen, announced the … Read more
Yara International ASA to continue the realisaton of its decarbonisation project at the ammonia plant in Herøya, Porsgrunn without Aker Clean Hydrogen AS and Statkraft AS. The project was launched in 2021 as a cooperation between Yara, Aker Clean Hydrogen and Statkraft, aiming to decarbonize Yara’s ammonia plant at Herøya in Porsgrunn and removing 800,000 … Read more