Hydrogen

Lack of knowledge is a major issue for some of the companies that are wanting to adopt hydrogen, a fact which may impact the commercialisation of the fuel going forward.

Empire Diversified Energy (Empire) and Heartland Water Technology (Heartland) have partnered to develop a waste-to-hydrogen site at the Port of West Virginia, as part of the Department of Energy’s Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2).

The case for e-fuels as a great fit for green hydrogen is now reality, with the world’s first commercial scale e-fuels plant now operational.

NW Natural and Modern Hydrogen have unveiled a new three-year pilot project that will produce clean hydrogen while capturing solid carbon in Portland, Oregon.

Japan’s JERA wants to handle over 35 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), 20GW of renewable energy capacity, and seven million tonnes of hydrogen and ammonia by 2035.

Plug Power has secured a $1.66bn loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of up to six green hydrogen production facilities.

Tenaris has introduced its latest innovation, THera Seal, at the World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition, taking place at the Rotterdam Ahoy complex in the Netherlands from May 13th-15th.

Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei has started operations at a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan after an official opening which took place on May 13th, 2024.

Dutch superyacht manufacturer Feadship launched the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered superyacht earlier this month, marking a milestone for clean transport.

Nordic energy company Fortum will build a new hydrogen production pilot plant in Loviisa, Finland, near the site of a nuclear power plant on a plot owned by the company.