Category: EU

EU Launches Hydrogen Mechanism Under New Energy and Raw Materials Platform

In a strategic move to strengthen Europe’s industrial competitiveness and secure a more diversified, decarbonized supply of energy and raw materials, the European Commission has launched the Hydrogen Mechanism under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform. This newly established…

The EU will enforce the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Directive REDIII

The European Commission is intensifying its enforcement of hydrogen policy across the bloc, signaling a shift from target setting to implementation. Legal action is being prepared against EU member states that have failed to fully transpose the Renewable Energy Directive…

The UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant is planned to be built in Kent.

Hydrogen Utopia International (HTE) is seeking planning permission to build the UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant near Ramsgate in Kent. According to reports, if approved by Kent County Council, the facility is expected to create at least 100 full-time jobs by…

India, Germany partner to set up $1.3 billion green hydrogen export center

India and Germany are joining forces on a major $1.3 billion initiative to transform Andhra Pradesh into a global hub for green hydrogen and clean ammonia exports. If all goes as planned, the state-of-the-art facility is expected to begin operations…

Australian researchers use urine to reduce hydrogen costs

Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation (COE-CSI) have developed two innovative electrolyzer systems that produce hydrogen using urea from wastewater and urine, cutting electricity consumption by up…

EU drops €992 million to boost 15 hydrogen energy projects

The European Commission recently announced that it has selected 15 renewable hydrogen production projects that will boost the production of nearly 2.2 million tons of green hydrogen in the European Economic Area (EEA) over the next decade. The projects will…

Sweden’s Metacon and China’s Perry Hydrogen enter Morocco’s green hydrogen market

On May 14, Metacon AB, a Swedish energy systems developer, announced that it was successful in securing a €1.82 million ($14 million) contract to supply a 1 MW pressed alkaline electrolytic hydrogen production plant to a major Moroccan renewable energy…

France proposes to increase hydrogen fuel share to 1.5% by 2030

The French government has launched a consultation on a proposed mandate requiring clean hydrogen to account for 1.5% of transport fuel by 2030, with penalties for non-compliance. The Ministry for Ecological Transition has introduced a mechanism to assign quotas to…

Energiequelle to launch first hydrogen energy project in Finland

Energiequelle Finland, part of German energy company Energiquelle, has received planning permission from the Municipality of Oulu, Finland, for the Oulu Green Hydrogen Park project, reports Offshore Energy Netherlands. The first phase of the company’s first public hydrogen project in…

H2APEX Acquires German Hydrogen Project

H2APEX has acquired the hydrogen project of HH2E Hamburg at the Lubmin plant. H2APEX says it intends to complete the green hydrogen production facility originally planned by HH2E. With this new project, H2APEX also acquires the land, infrastructure and all…