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
Air Products has announed a $4.5 billion blue hydrogen clean energy complex in Eastern Louisiana, the company’s largest-ever Investment in the US. Air Products will build, own and operate the megaproject, which will produce over 750 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of blue hydrogen in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. ‘Blue’ products are produced utilising … Read more
Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and Lotte, are combining forces with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest fund exclusively dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions. The fund aims to reach 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 Billion) and has already secured initial commitments of 800 million euros ($928 million). Its objective is to … Read more
Linde India said that its board has approved the proposal for setting-up of a 250 tonnes per day (TPD) merchant air separation unit at Dahej, Gujarat, to secure growth in the gases business in Western markets and deliver cost savings. The board has approved a capital expenditure of Rs 138.6 crores ($18.7 million) towards the … Read more
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro bagged two orders in the construction services segment – one each from GAIL India and Air Products Middle East Industrial Gases. According L&T’s classification, the value of the said contracts lies between Rs 1,000 crores ($135.9 million) to Rs 2,500 crores ($339.7 million). … Read more
Mitsubishi Corporation and Shell Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the production of low-carbon hydrogen through the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) near Edmonton, Canada. Mitsubishi aims to build and start-up the low-carbon hydrogen facility near the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Scotford towards the latter half of this decade, … Read more
National Oxygen Ltd., an industrial gases manufacturer based in India announced its results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2021. Q1 Results- QoQ The company’s net profit grew 303.5% to Rs 4.03 crores ($0.54 million) for the period ended June 30, 2021 as against net profit of Rs 0.99 crores ($0.13 million) for the … Read more
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), and Cummins Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a strategic alliance to develop commercially viable business opportunities in hydrogen and other alternative energy sources. The MOU provides the framework for Chevron and Cummins to initially collaborate on four main objectives: advancing public … Read more
Chemicals company Sasol announced Monday that the Competition Tribunal approved the deal by Sasol South Africa Limited to dispose of its 16 Air Separation Units (ASUs) located in Secunda to Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa. Sasol in last September had informed the market that its unit Sasol South Africa had concluded a sale of … Read more
Linde India Ltd., an Indian subsidiary of industrial gas manufacturer Linde Plc announced its results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2021. CY 2021 Q1 Results- QoQ The company’s net profit grew 434% to Rs 303.23 crores ($41.3 million) for the period ended March 31, 2021 as against net profit of Rs 56.8 crores … Read more
India has increased its Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) production by nearly 60% to to 8,922 MT per day and is expected to cross 9,250 MT per day by the end of the month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed about the increasing production of the life-saving gas, whose shortage has been reported in several places … Read more
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it has invested in Starfire Energy Inc, a US developer of modular chemical plants for green ammonia and hydrogen production. The partnership with the Colorado-based company will “advance the development of commercial scale applications to decarbonise ammonia production and unlock its potential as a zero-carbon energy carrier”, MHI said … Read more
Wacker Chemie AG announced that its project funding proposal to the European Union for building a production complex for green hydrogen and renewable methanol at its Burghausen site has reached the next selection stage. The funding application states that WACKER wants to build a 20-megawatt electrolysis plant with Linde GmbH to generate hydrogen from water … Read more
Air Liquide has announced a number of objectives in line with its growth trajectory, including firm targets to reduce its absolute CO2 emissions by 2025 and invest €8.0 billion ($9.5 billion) in the hydrogen supply chain to ACT for a Sustainable future. The company is aiming to accelerate its hydrogen developments to at least triple its … Read more
AQM Capital LLC (Aquamarine) is developing a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia facility to be constructed in multiple stages in northern Germany. In the first stage of the project, the proposed facility will use Haldor Topsoe A/S’s proprietary solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) to produce green hydrogen from 100 MW of renewable electricity. The H2 … Read more