United States – Large-scale low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia projects in North America are being developed by Tallgrass and Norwegian energy giant Equinor.

The Netherlands – ONE-Dyas has taken a final investment decision for the development of the N05-A gas field in the North Sea with partners EBN and Hansa Hydrocarbons.

The Netherlands – Siemens Gamesa, H2SEA, and Enersea have been contracted by the H2opZee green hydrogen consortium led by RWE and Neptune Energy to conduct technical feasibility studies for the project.

Sweden – GreenIron H2 and H2 Green Steel have committed to work together to reduce emissions and promote circularity at the H2 Green Steel plant in Boden, Sweden.

France – TotalEnergies and SARIA have signed a deal to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the Grandpuits (Seine-et-Marne) zero-crude platform.

The Netherlands – Shell has hired Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a Japanese electrical engineering and software firm, to automate the majority of the procedures involved in the construction of its Holland Hydrogen I plant in Rotterdam.

Germany/UAE – RWE has signed deals with both ADNOC for LNG deliveries and Masdar for offshore wind.

Belgium – According to a new analysis by the Hydrogen Council, there has never been a more pressing need to increase funding for large-scale hydrogen energy projects in industry.

France – Eastman’s molecular recycling facility in Normandy, France, will receive up to 20,000 metric tons per year of PET household packaging waste from Interzero.

China – China is purchasing every vote to capture the top spot in the production of hydrogen globally, a crucial fuel for decarbonizing industry and transportation.

United States – Boston Metal’s patented molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) process takes advantage of clean electricity to transform low-grade iron ore into high-purity molten iron.

United States – The U.S. Department of Energy is now accepting proposals for its $7 billion regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) program.

Today hydrogen producer Lhyfe has inaugurated its offshore renewable green hydrogen production demonstrator in Saint-Nazaire. The project marks the first time that hydrogen will be produced at sea.

Belgium – The European Commission has authorized up to 5.2 billion euros (roughly $5.2 billion) in public funding for hydrogen projects.

Sweden – The HYBRIT pilot facility, which stores fossil-free hydrogen, has begun operations in Lulea, Sweden.

The Netherlands – Air Products plans to start building a second hydrogen liquefaction plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Oxylum, a spin-off from University of Antwerp, already produces formic acid from CO2 with a relatively small electrolyzer. And it can also produce other chemical building blocks. During the Dragons’ Den of Transition on November 30th at Chemelot, the company is looking for chain partners to scale up.

United Kingdom – The Hewett depleted gas field in the North Sea is the target of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project proposed by Eni UK, which aims to decarbonize the Bacton and Thames Estuary region.

Australia – For its ammonia facilities near Karratha, Western Australia, Norwegian chemical giant Yara has partnered with French energy firm ENGIE to create a renewable hydrogen plant.

The Netherlands – The Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded Swietelsky Rail Benelux B.V. the contract to construct a new pipeline strip along the Moezelweg.

Norway – Taking the concept of containerized fuel cells to a new level, TECO 2030 has introduced the TECO 2030 Power Barge.

Argentina – Fenix Gas Development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina, has received the final investment decision from TotalEnergies, a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum corporation.

Sweden – The environmental permission for the first large-scale green electrofuel facility for the marine industry has been granted to the Swedish green fuels project FlagshipONE, owned jointly by Liquid Wind and Ørsted.

Finland – Neste, a Finnish oil refining firm, has begun a strategic study to convert its Porvoo, Finland refinery to a facility for renewable and circular solutions rather than the refining of crude oil.

United States – A team of University of Illinois Chicago researchers has identified a method to transform 100% of carbon dioxide extracted from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a critical building element for plastic manufacturing.

Denmark – Topsoe and First Ammonia have signed a capacity reserve agreement in order to jumpstart the worldwide market for green ammonia.

The two businesses penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at an existing electrolysis plant in Bitterfeld.

Hydrogen won’t be the main energy source in the future, it will still be crucial to global climate policy.

Shell Global Solutions International and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on creating green hydrogen-focused low-carbon energy solutions.

At the end of 2022, Ben van Beurden will leave his position as Shell’s CEO, and Wael Sawan will take over.

Europe – Location matters. So does the type of business. Political conditions certainly. The Hydrogen Trail Europe offers several lessons. Especially about the different choices different companies make in different locations with different circumstances.

Mura wants to build a new – Europe’s largest – advanced recycling plant at Dow’s Böhlen location in Germany.