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ABO Energy has commissioned its first hydrogen project in Hünfeld-Michelsrombach. The plant combines wind power, a 5 MW electrolysis plant and a hydrogen filling station. It is expected to produce up to 450 tons of certified green hydrogen per year.
Thyssenkrupp Nucera has been awarded a contract to carry out a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for a hydrogen project in Europe. According to the company, the planned water electrolysis plant will have a capacity of approximately 600 MW.
The Japanese corporation Asahi Kasei first commercialized chlor-alkali electrolysis back in 1975. Now, the company has made its electrodes more durable by introducing an innovative nickel coating. The new process is also intended for potential use in alkaline water electrolysis.
The Austrian mobility technology company AVL and the Japanese ceramics specialist Niterra have entered into a strategic partnership to develop solid oxide electrolyzers (SOECs). Their goal is to industrialize the technology.
Intercontinental Energy, a global developer of large-scale green hydrogen projects, has unveiled a patented system called P2(H2)Node. Developed in Australia, the technology aims to reduce the production costs of green hydrogen by 10 to 20 percent, thereby accelerating the widespread adoption of this energy carrier.
The Norwegian state-owned energy company Statkraft is halting the development of new green hydrogen projects. For existing projects—including two electrolyzers in Emden, Germany—the company is seeking investors.
Technology provider Elcogen and plant engineering company Casale have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate solid oxide electrolysis into ammonia production. The partnership aims to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions in the traditionally fossil-based ammonia industry by using green hydrogen.
The administration of the Lithuanian capital has launched the construction of a hydrogen production facility in cooperation with district heating provider Vilnius Heat Networks and infrastructure company MT Group. The project aims to drive the decarbonisation of public transport and could serve as a model for the entire Baltic region.
The HyDresden initiative is calling for electrolysis and green hydrogen to be anchored as eligible infrastructure projects within the planned €500 billion special fund. Linde Engineering, Sunfire, and the Fraunhofer IKTS aim to establish Dresden as an international hydrogen hub and to expand domestic value creation.
Following Abo Energy, Energiequelle has also announced a major project in Finland’s Oulu region. Electrolysis capacity of up to 500 MW could be installed there by 2033.
The Ukrainian consortium Hydrogen Ukraine is participating in the transnational hydrogen project EastGate H2V, which aims to advance the production, distribution, and use of renewable hydrogen in Eastern Europe.
The startup Yellow SiC from Berlin is working on an innovative technology that does not require electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen. Yellow cells made of silicon carbide generate hydrogen directly on their surface. They utilize a broader spectrum of sunlight in this than other solar cells. Depending on the location, the production of “golden hydrogen” could be significantly cheaper than the production of green hydrogen from solar power. In this way, 6 cents per kWh could be achieved, even at our latitudes.
Austria’s first and leading hydrogen research center HyCentA began life in 2005. Now promoted to become part of the COMET funding program (Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies), it is continuing its research on the campus of Graz University of Technology as a K1 center of excellence.
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