Leading Australian energy producer Woodside has entered front-end engineering design (FEED) on a hydrogen project for the first time, awarding a contract in late December for FEED engineering services to Kellogg, Brown & Root LLC (KBR) for its proposed H2OK project in Oklahoma.
SINGAPORE — Gen X Energy enters into a joint venture with ACE Enexor Inc., a subsidiary of AC Energy Corp., to develop Batangas Clean Energy, Inc.’s (“BCE”) 1,100 MW combined cycle power plant project.
STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES — With the rapid development of fuel cell vehicle industry and the improvement of environmental protection awareness, the demand for fuel cell vehicle is increasing gradually, which has trigged the attention of hydrogen production and refueling infrastructure. By the end of 2020, a total of 553 hydrogen stations were in operation worldwide with 107 new stations were added throughout the year.
The Electric Aviation Group (EAG) aims to develop the world’s first ‘True Zero i.e. targeting zero Carbon and NOx emissions’ 90-seater hydrogen hybrid-electric regional aircraft (H2ERA). To enable this, EAG’s immediate focus is on developing key enabling technologies at the right size and scale without which future green aircraft platforms cannot be delivered.
Impact Coatings is pleased to announce that Stefan Dreger has joined the company in the new role of President EMEA, Hydrogen Solutions. Stefan’s responsibilities will encompass sales leadership and business development with a clear goal to accelerate Impact Coatings’ revenue growth within the Fuel Cell and Electrolysis segments in the EMEA region. Focus will be to further expand the company’s customer base and execute a partner strategy, as well as contribute to the company’s marketing and business strategies. Stefan comes to Impact Coatings from Robert Bosch GmbH, where his most recent role was Senior Sales Manager for Hydrogen Solutions.
Tallinn, Estonia: Elcogen, a leading European solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cell manufacturer headquartered in Estonia, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Uljin-County and Next Energy Corporation to supply its solid oxide electrolyser technology for large-scale nuclear hydrogen production complex in Uljin-County, Korea.
La Motte-Fanjas – McPhy (Euronext Paris Compartment C: MCPHY, FR0011742329), (the “Company”), specialized in zero-carbon hydrogen production and distribution equipment (electrolyzers and refueling stations), announces that it has signed a contract with Eiffage Énergie Systèmes – Clemessy (acting as agent), a subsidiary of the Eiffage Group, to equip a hydrogen production and distribution site located in Danjoutin, in the south of Belfort in France, operated by Hynamics (hydrogen subsidiary of the EDF Group). Equipped with an electrolyzer and a station, the site will initially be used to fuel low-carbon hydrogen to a fleet of 7 buses operated by the RTTB (“Régie des Transports du Territoire de Belfort”) on behalf of the SMTC (“Syndicat Mixte des Transports en Commun”) on the urban transport network Optymo. Commissioning is expected in spring 2023.
“We will soon open a hydrogen diplomacy bureau in Kyiv in order to launch concrete projects as soon as possible,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at a joint press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Gqeberha, South Africa – As the world looks to green solutions to reduce the devastating impact of climate change and deliver on its COP26 commitments, Hive Hydrogen and Linde announce the establishment of a 780,000 ton/year $4.6bn Green Ammonia Plant with its own dedicated power supply at the Coega Special Economic Zone alongside the Port of Ngqura.
Keele University is leading a new programme designed to support and foster the creation of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands.
