California is applying for a federal grant and to be one of four national hubs tasked with testing out hydrogen fuel technologies.
News release from Vestas Northern and Central Europe
Regional cluster organizations WaterstofNet and Cluster Tweed today launched the Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) to consolidate and strengthen Belgium’s position in Europe and on the global stage as a pioneering hub of excellence for clean hydrogen. The eight CEOs who make up the Board of the Council met for the first time today in Brussels.
Hynfra, a Polish company, has signed a framework cooperation agreement with Amarenco MENA, a major developer of renewable energy projects in the Middle East and North Africa and part of Amarenco Group.
(Lysaker, Norway) TECO 2030 (OSE: TECO, OTCQX: TECFF, ISIN: NO0010887516) unlocks the NOK 50 million granted by Innovation Norway, the grant was given to TECO 2030 in October 2021. TECO 2030 had a prerequisite to release the funds, and this prerequisite has now been achieved.
Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, “Marubeni”) launched the first green hydrogen injection demonstration project in the natural gas distribution network of Portugal through its investment in Floene Energias, S.A. (hereinafter, “Floene”), a gas distribution system operator in Portugal with over 70% of the country’s market share (Marubeni holds a 22.5% stake in Floene through a joint venture with Toho Gas).
The European Commission has unveiled the Net-Zero Industry Act as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, aiming to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies, including hydrogen, in the EU.
Today, the Commission has set out new plans to stimulate and support investment in sustainable hydrogen production through a European Hydrogen Bank (EHB).
Rio Tinto has appointed Dean Dalla Valle and Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz as non-executive directors. Mr Dalla Valle and Ms Lloyd-Hurwitz, both Australian citizens, will join the Board on 1 June 2023 and will therefore stand for election at the annual general meetings of the company in 2024.
Progress on the German 100MW Refhyne 2 renewable hydrogen project has been held back by UK electrolyser manufacturer ITM’s decision to trim down its expansion plans and by persistent regulatory uncertainty, Shell’s hydrogen business manager Frank Kiesslich said.
