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Germany/Philippines – The National Power Corp. (Napocor) and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) have teamed together to perform a feasibility study on the use of green hydrogen and fuel cell technology in off-grid locations.

The Netherlands – TNO will collaborate with three technical universities and a number of enterprises to create a new type of electrolyser. These electrolysers must be more affordable and more efficient.

Finland – A FEED study will be started by SSAB and Fortum to investigate the viability of producing hydrogen-reduced sponge iron in Raahe, Finland.

United Kingdom – Statkraft, Foresight, and Progressive Energy have formed Grenian Hydrogen, a joint venture focused on constructing electrolytic hydrogen projects in the United Kingdom.

Norway – For the green hydrogen production facility at Rjukan, in Eastern Norway, Innovation Norway has provided grants and loans of up to NOK 135 million to Aker Horizons Asset Development, the company’s wholly-owned asset development arm specifically focused to hydrogen projects.

Finland – Three green hydrogen generating facilities are being planned by Plug Power for Finland. By the end of the decade, these projects hope to create 2.2 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity, or 850 tons per day (TPD) of green hydrogen.

Denmark – The Danish government has unveiled plans for state-owned companies, Energinet and Evida, to own and operate hydrogen pipelines in the country.

Sweden – Smoltek Hydrogen, a division of Smoltek Nanotech Holding, has formally opened its cutting-edge hydrogen laboratory.

The Netherlands – Future Proof Shipping (FPS), a Dutch shipping company, unveiled H2 Barge 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship.

United Kingdom – Carlton Power and Schroders Greencoat have joined forces to establish the Green Hydrogen Energy Company (GHECO) and drive the development of green hydrogen projects in the UK.

Switzerland – The pioneering study by the Swiss commodity trading company Trafigura demonstrates the critical contribution hydrogen-based fuels may make to the decarbonization of the maritime industry.

Norway – Johnson Matthey has entered into a three-year strategic supply agreement with Hystar to support HyPilot project by providing membrane electrode assemblies for their proton exchange membrane electrolysers.

Norway – TECO 2030, a leading provider of sustainable technology solutions, has successfully completed the production of its first manual fuel cell stacks at its facility in Narvik.

The Netherlands – The Province of North Holland in the Netherlands has been recognized as a Hydrogen Valley, joining sixty other regions across Europe in their commitment to hydrogen development.

Denmark/Germany – The future of green hydrogen generation and consumption in Germany and Denmark is revealed in a recent report from Energinet and Gasunie, which places special emphasis on the contribution of cross-border infrastructure to the European energy transformation.

The Netherlands – BAM Energie & Water has started construction of a hydrogen distribution system to supply hydrogen for heating to 100 new homes in Nijstad-East and 6 to 18 existing homes in Erflanden, in the Netherlands.

United States/United Kingdom – A letter of intent to work together has been signed by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), two eminent professional societies committed to advancing the application of chemical engineering knowledge internationally.

Canada/The Netherlands – The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on the transportation of manufactured goods, including hydrogen, in dry and liquid bulk between Canada and the Netherlands.

Australia/The Netherlands – Port of Newcastle has partnered with ten global energy enablers to form the Platform Zero Global Partnership for Hydrogen Innovation.

The Netherlands – The Port of Rotterdam, together with the Province of Zuid Holland and more than 40 partners, has launched an ambitious project to facilitate the sailing of 50 emission-free vessels by 2030, targeting a CO2 reduction of 100,000 tons per year.

The Netherlands – The Netherlands is quickly developing into a leader in the field of renewable energy, notably in relation to green hydrogen.

Norway/Germany – With the German gas company VNG, Aker Horizons ASA has signed a letter of intent to supply up to 200,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually from Narvik, Northern Norway.

Sweden – ABB, Lhyfe and Skyborn will jointly realize and optimize SoutH2Port, Europe’s most ambitious renewable hydrogen project to date.

Finland – Finnish oil refining company Neste has announced plans to produce green hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland as part of its mission to become carbon neutral by 2035.

Belgium/France – Technip Energies and John Cockerill have launched Rely, a new provider of integrated green hydrogen solutions.

Spain – Enagás Renovables, Naturgy, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have invested €1,700 million in the start-up of a green hydrogen manufacturing plant in Andorra, Teruel.

France – GTT, TotalEnergies, LMG Marin, and Bureau Veritas have joined forces to form a consortium that will create a vessel for transporting liquid hydrogen.

Germany – For the creation of a green hydrogen plant in Essen, Germany, VoltH2 will work with TÜV Nord Group. A component of the HyPerformer Region Rhein Ruhr is the collaborative initiative.

United States – Stanford researchers have found a way to make ammonia using water and nitrogen from the air with the help of a catalyst.

Austria – Bilfinger assisted MPREIS with the engineering, construction, and assembly of the piping systems for a hydrogen generation plant in Völs, near the Austrian city of Innsbruck.

Germany – The official groundbreaking ceremony for H-TEC Systems ‘ new facility in the Hamburg area of Rahlstedt took place.

Norway – Norwegian Hydrogen and PEAB K. Nordang AS have agreed to work together to complete the Hellesylt Hydrogen Hub, which is anticipated to have a substantial impact on Norway’s ability to produce green hydrogen.

Germany – The Spaeter Group has teamed with Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH to produce and deliver low carbon steel under the SALCOS – Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking program.

Germany – Seven companies in Germany have joined forces to network their hydrogen projects in northwest Germany to create a sustainable, integrated hydrogen infrastructure.

The Netherlands – A partnership, including BW Offshore, has received a grant from the Dutch government for the construction of a sizable floating green hydrogen and ammonia project. The OFFSET project, which also involves MARIN, TU Delft, and Strohm, is overseen by SwitcH2.

Belgium – The North Sea has the potential to become a significant source of affordable, secure, and sustainable energy for Europe. Offshore wind and green hydrogen production, together with carbon capture and sequestration, will be instrumental in achieving the target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 as set in the European Climate Law and UK Net Zero Strategy.

Singapore – Linde, a global multinational chemical business founded in Germany, has inked a long-term arrangement to supply green hydrogen to Evonik, a major specialty chemicals manufacturer.

Germany – RWE, a German-based multinational energy company, and badenova, a supplier from Freiburg, plan to jointly construct an electrolysis plant in Albbruck, Germany.

Norway – HydrogenPro and Andritz have teamed up to increase the production and assembly of electrolyzers for the European market.

Germany – Following its arrival in Lower Saxony, RWE is installing electrolyzer modules at the pilot hydrogen plant in Lingen.

France – Lhyfe and AREC Occitanie have started construction on the Lhyfe Occitanie production facility in Bessières (Haute-Garonne), which is expected to be operational by the end of 2023.

Germany – VNG AG and Salzgitter AG will collaborate to examine hydrogen supply options and the resulting carbon footprint for steel production at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH’s steelworks in Lower Saxony.

Germany – ArcelorMittal intends to build a demonstration facility for the manufacturing of carbon-neutral steel in Hamburg.

Belgium – A memorandum of agreement was signed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Walloon Region to make it simpler for them to collaborate on projects involving hydrogen.

Germany – The Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Schleswig-Holstein State Government agreed to boost the hydrogen economy.

United States – A system that makes it possible to transport clean hydrogen over great distances was introduced by Honeywell as the Honeywell Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC).

The Netherlands – Onyx Power intends to construct a hydrogen production plant at its current location in Rotterdam’s port to create low carbon blue hydrogen.

United Kingdom – Planning and Environment Wales have received an Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report from Statkraft for a green hydrogen project.

Germany – ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt will construct a pilot electrolysis plant and a hydrogen filling station on the plant site in collaboration with energy supplier Vulkan Energiewirtschaft Oderbrücke (VEO), a joint venture between the city of Eisenhüttenstadt and ArcelorMittal, and McPhy Energy.

United Kingdom – The joint venture of RES and Octopus Energy Generation, HYRO, is collaborating with Kimberly-Clark to replace gas with green hydrogen at UK factories, reducing emissions and increasing energy security.

Belgium – Jan De Nul Group, DEME Group, and Aertssen Group in JV Terranova partner with Luminus and Nippon Gases to build and operate a green hydrogen production facility on the ‘Zonneberg’ in Zelzate.

Italy – The Giunta region of Emilia-Romagna has granted 19.5 million euros to the joint Hera and Snam project for the development of a green hydrogen production pole in the municipality of Modena, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

United Kingdom – In England, Scotland, and Wales, the Hydrogen Business Model (HBM)/Net Zero Hydrogen Fund process has provided finance for twenty projects with a combined capacity of 250MW.

Austria – Plansee and Linde signed a deal for a sustainable hydrogen supply for the Reutte facility; Linde Gas will run the critical facilities while the hydrogen required by Plansee and Ceratizit increasingly turns green.

Germany/The Netherlands – The governments of Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to work together more closely in the future to integrate their respective hydrogen pipeline networks.

Denmark – Stiesdal, a Danish climate technology firm, will supply the first electrolyzer for European Energy’s hydrogen production facility at Maade, Esbjerg.

Germany/Denmark – Germany and Denmark have decided to work together to accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen transmission infrastructure between western Denmark and northern Germany beginning in 2028.

Belgium – In the port of Antwerp, Belgium, Air Liquide plans the development of an industrial scale ammonia (NH3) cracking pilot plant.

Norway – TECO 2030 has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an unnamed company to collaborate on various fuel cell projects totaling 50MW of fuel cell power.

Egypt – Norway-based DNV and PETROJET have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their collaboration in Egypt’s energy transition by developing green hydrogen and its derivatives, including ammonia.

Ireland – A deal has been reached between Hydrogen Utopia International and Powerhouse Energy about the price and other aspects of their joint development of the Longford Project.

The Netherlands – The Dutch government may open up bidding as early as next year for the construction of a 500 MW offshore hydrogen electrolyser that runs purely on nearby offshore wind turbines.

United Kingdom – As a first for the country, Lhyfe and Centrica have agreed to collaborate on the development of offshore renewable green hydrogen.

United Kingdom – The Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub would be a green hydrogen manufacturing and vehicle refueling facility that would be powered by a specially designed solar farm, according to a planning proposal made by bp Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy Limited, a joint venture between bp and Aberdeen City Council.

Germany – Ceres Power Holdings has begun a collaboration with Linde Engineering and Robert Bosch GmbH to evaluate the performance, cost, and operational functionality of their SOEC technology.

Germany – Aramco and Linde Engineering have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new ammonia cracking technique.