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.
Stolthaven Terminals, part of the Stolt-Nielsen Group, and the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the study of a new storage terminal in Pecém Port, Brazil. The terminal will focus on providing storage and handling services for green hydrogen and associated products. Pecém Port is located in Ceará … Read more
Repsol has commenced work on the first advanced biofuels plant in Spain that the company is building at its Cartagena refinery. Repsol, in alignment with its ambition to become a net zero emissions company by 2050, will invest €200 million in this project that will enable the supply of 250,000 tonnes per year of advanced … Read more
ExxonMobil said it is planning a hydrogen production plant and one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage projects at its integrated refining and petrochemical site at Baytown, Texas. The projects are a supporting effort to reduce emissions from company operations and local industry. “Hydrogen has the potential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in … Read more
Hy2gen AG, the green hydrogen investment platform, announced the successful completion of a €200 million, investment round. The capital will be used for the construction of facilities in several geographies including Europe, producing green hydrogen-based fuels – or “e-fuels” – for maritime and ground transport, aviation and industrial applications. The investment, which is the largest … Read more
Hyundai Engineering announced that it has won the Indonesia LINE project worth US$757 million. The company will build a naphtha cracking center (NCC) for the LINE complex, a super-large petrochemical complex being promoted in the Cilegon area 90 kilometers northwest of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Meanwhile, Hyundai Engineering is making a big change in … Read more
Adani Enterprises Limited (ARL) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL), on 30th December, 2021, with an initial authorized and paid-up share capital of Rs 100,000. The new subsidiary will undertake business of developing and operating projects for the synthesis of low carbon fuels and chemicals, generation of low carbon electricity, … Read more
Novatek and Uniper signed a term sheet on the long-term supply of large volumes of low-carbon ammonia. These supplies will be delivered to Uniper’s markets in Germany and North-West Europe. Novatek is developing a major low-carbon ammonia production facility on the Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia, making use of the vast local gas reserves. Carbon … Read more
LOTTE Chemical will cooperate with Samsung Engineering and POSCO for the eco-friendly hydrogen business. LOTTE Chemical, Samsung Engineering, and POSCO announced on the 28th that they have entered an MOU for ‘a partnership for the development of hydrogen business in Korea and abroad.’ The top management gathered at Hotel Signiel in Jamsil, Seoul for the … Read more
Methane pyrolysis technology company Monolith, a leader in clean materials production, has received conditional approval for a $1.04-billion loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE). Established via the Title XVII Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program, the loan will allow Monolith to expand its clean hydrogen and carbon black production facilities in Hallam, Nebraska. Monolith … Read more
Cummins Inc. and China Petrochemical Corporation announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture — Cummins Enze (Guangdong) Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. The joint venture will accelerate the affordability and availability of green hydrogen through increased technological innovation, research and development, and manufacturing capacity. Cummins Enze, located in Foshan, Guangdong Province in China, will initially … Read more
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €900 million ($1 billion) German scheme to support investments in the production of renewable hydrogen in non-EU countries, which will be then imported and sold in the EU. The scheme, called ‘H2Global’, aims at meeting the EU demand for renewable hydrogen that is expected … Read more
Norway’s Equinor said that it collaberated with France’s Engie to develop a project designed to produce low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas in Belgium. The announcement of the H2BE project — which aims to produce hydrogen from natural gas using autothermal reforming (ATR) combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) — follows a memorandum of understanding … Read more
Air Products has awarded thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers a contract to supply a more than two-gigawatt (2 GW) electrolysis plant for one of the world’s largest green hydrogen projects at NEOM in Saudi Arabia. Under this contract, thyssenkrupp will engineer, procure and fabricate the plant based on their large-scale 20 megawatt (MW) alka-line water electrolysis … Read more
Gazprom’s Board of Directors approved a pilot project for hydrogen production in the Russian Federation. The company highlighted that the development of hydrogen energy in Russia is essential both for the decarbonization of the domestic industry and for exports to the global hydrogen market. This line of activity is becoming increasingly relevant in the context … Read more
GAIL (India) will build India’s largest green hydrogen plant in the next 12-14 months, as it looks to supplement its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel. Speaking at the India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, GAIL CMD Manoj Jain said the company is looking at building a 10-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer capable of generating 4.5 tonnes of … Read more
Saudi Arabia announced its key focus of Jafurah development natural-gas projects would be on manufacturing blue hydrogen, as it steps up efforts to transit to green-energy. A large portion of gas from the $110 billion Jafurah development will be used for blue hydrogen, according to Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman. The fuel is made by … Read more
French industrial gas manufacturer, Air Liquide increased its total stake in H2V Normandy to 100%, of which it previously held 40%. Renamed Air Liquide Normand’Hy, this company aims to build a large-scale electrolyzer of at least 200 MW for the production of renewable hydrogen in France. This strategic investment will support the development of a … Read more
Repsol announced its hydrogen strategy up to 2030, with the aim of becoming the market leader in the Iberian Peninsula and positioning the company as a relevant producer in Europe. The company has announced investments in the entire hydrogen value chain that will reach €2.549 billion ($2.97 billion) by 2030. Renewable hydrogen is one of … Read more
INEOS announced Monday it was investing more than €2 billion ($2.3 billion) into electrolysis projects to make zero carbon, green hydrogen across Europe. The company intends to build its first plants in Norway, Germany and Belgium over the next 10 years, with investment also planned for plants in the UK and France. INEOS, through its … Read more
Energy companies Octopus Energy and Renewable Energy Systems have joined forces to spend 3 billion pounds ($4.1 billion) by 2030 to build hydrogen plants across the U.K. Octopus Renewables, part of the generation arm of the renewable energy retailer, and renewables developer RES will combine their expertise and capital to develop, own and operate the … Read more