BERLIN–“Germany is a strong industrial nation with global leading companies in future areas. For a successful ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, strong private sector engagement is needed.
Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard has a new innovative aviation project up his sleeve.
Together with his co-pilot André Borschberg, Piccard made headlines in 2016 after completing a global circumnavigation on the solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft, a journey that took more than a year to complete in multiple stages.
In 2023, Taiwan and Poland signed an MoU on establishing a hydrogen energy cooperation working group, and the Energy Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, and the Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland, held the inaugural “Taiwan-Poland Hydrogen Cooperation Working Group Meeting” virtually on April 16, 2024.
King County Metro will explore adding up to four hydrogen fuel cell buses as early as 2026 as part of a pilot project. These zero-emission buses provide extended range, run on hydrogen and emit only water vapor. Seeing how hydrogen fuel cell buses perform will inform if Metro uses them to complement its battery-electric and trolley buses.
A memorandum of understanding was signed this morning by the Walloon Region, represented by Minister-President Elio Di Rupo, Vice-President and Minister for the Economy Willy Borsus, Vice-president and Energy Minister Philippe Henry, Minister for Finance Adrien Dolimont, and the European Investment Bank (EIB), represented by Vice-President Kris Peeters.
Singapore — Green hydrogen costs need to drop significantly for the global community to meet its decarbonization goals, which are best achieved when green hydrogen competes economically with fossil fuel alternatives.
Beijing’s Daxing district has taken a proactive approach to developing the hydrogen energy industry in recent years, working towards China’s goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions and achieving carbon neutrality.
Lysaker, Norway– TECO 2030 together with BLOM Maritime and Samskip receive a grant for a pre-project aiming to retrofit Samskip’s vessel Kvitnos with TECO 2030 fuel cells and hydrogen fuel.
Solaris Bus & Coach has received another order for hydrogen buses. This time, the zero-emission Solaris buses, totaling 15 units, will strengthen the public transport fleet in the German city of Gummersbach. The hydrogen-powered Urbino 12 hydrogen buses will be delivered to the client in 2025.
Herning, Denmark–Everfuel A/S is pleased to announce that it has submitted a project proposal for the phased development of up to 2 GW green hydrogen production capacity at the Revsing Energy Park under development by the municipality of Vejen, Denmark. The project named Frigg, if included by the municipality, is set to become Everfuel’s first large-scale production facility dedicated to hydrogen supply via pipeline to industrial customers in Germany.
