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The H2APEX Group and Lhyfe are expanding their collaboration. The French producer Lhyfe is set to supply the Rostock-based plant operator H2APEX with up to 100 tonnes of certified renewable hydrogen per year over the next two years.
Air Products has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with RWE. RWE will supply up to 75 GWh of wind and solar power annually for the hydrogen facilities in Rotterdam. This will also supply the hydrogen liquefaction plant under construction.
ABO Energy and the Finnish city of Oulu have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a green hydrogen facility. According to ABO Energy, the electrolysis capacity could be expanded in several phases to up to 600 MW.
ABB will supply its System 800xA distributed control system for the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal in Ogishima, Japan. Kawasaki Heavy Industries selected the technology for what is billed as the world's first commercial-scale liquefied hydrogen terminal. The demonstration phase is scheduled to end by 2030.
Siemens Energy is preparing the legal and operational spin-off of its Transformation of Industry division. This division, with 17,000 employees and a turnover of 5.7 billion euros, also includes the electrolyser business for the production of green hydrogen.
Air Products will in the future source RFNBO-compliant hydrogen long-term from Nobian's chlor-alkali plant in Rotterdam. The plant, with a capacity of more than 14,000 tonnes per year, is considered Europe's largest RFNBO-certified hydrogen production.
The Estonian electrolyser manufacturer Stargate Hydrogen is strengthening its business in Finland. Petri Sarnes takes over as Country Director. He comes from Siemens and is tasked with expanding the company's position in the growing Finnish hydrogen market.
The Norwegian electrolyser manufacturer HydrogenPro has presented its figures for the second quarter of 2026. Revenue was 15 million NOK, with a net result of minus 51 million NOK. Parallel to this, the production of a new electrode generation started.
The Friedrich Vorwerk Group has acquired the insolvent analysis and measurement specialist Meter-Q Solutions. As of August 1, 2026, the Friedberg operation will move under a new umbrella with all jobs secured.
The industry association BDEW is calling on the German government to establish Contracts for Difference as a central instrument for scaling up hydrogen. This requires a dedicated budget item in the Climate and Transformation Fund 2027.
A leadership change is taking place at the Norwegian hydrogen company Vireon: Vegard Frihammer will take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. He succeeds company founder Per Øyvind Voie, who is leaving the company to pursue a role outside the hydrogen industry.
The fuel cell joint venture Cellcentric has a new Chief Financial Officer. Lars Ljungström has taken over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Managing Director since August 2026. He succeeds Niklas Ekström, who is leaving the company at the end of July 2026.
A delegation with guests from five countries traveled through China for a good week with Hyfindr, gaining firsthand insights into a hydrogen market that is developing rapidly.
Without government kick-start support, the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy will not succeed. CfDs could serve as a bridge to competitiveness, argues our guest author from CIP, a global fund manager and leading investor in renewable energy infrastructure.
Indian tech company ACME is racing to become Oman’s green ammonia pioneer, with Chinese electrolyzers, US technology, and a port safely outside the Strait of Hormuz. Is Europe missing the boat?
Green hydrogen in the natural gas grid already bridges the gap between producers and consumers today. This potential should be leveraged more strongly to accelerate the German market ramp-up, argues our guest author from the engineering firm Emcel. No technical adjustments are required while simultaneously providing climate benefits.
A lot can be derived from the voltage of electrolysis or fuel cells, if measured correctly and continuously. That has been the expertise of Smart Testsolutions for 30 years.
The industrial gases company Messer is acquiring a 30 percent stake in four production sites of Lhyfe for renewable hydrogen in France and Germany. Additionally, both companies have signed a ten-year supply contract.
Thyssenkrupp nucera plans to establish production of electrolysis modules in India together with Indian state-owned company BHEL. The companies also intend to jointly participate in tenders for projects.
Hydrogenera and Stargate Hydrogen have signed a framework cooperation agreement covering industrial hydrogen projects across Europe. The two European companies plan to combine Stargate's next-generation alkaline electrolyzer stacks with Hydrogenera's system integration expertise.
Techfem has completed construction of Calabria's first Hydrogen Valley in Lamezia Terme. The production and distribution hub for green hydrogen, developed for operator Teca Gas, centres on PEM electrolyzer with 2 MW capacity and is scheduled to begin operations in September 2026 after regulatory inspections.
The French firm Mantle8 has been granted two exploration permits by Spain's Directorate-General for Energy Policy and Mines. The Aralar I and Aralar II licenses cover approximately 960 square kilometers across Navarre and the Basque Country, authorizing exploration for natural hydrogen and helium.
The US company Verde Hydrogen supplies core components for off-grid production of green hydrogen for the China Coal Energy Group. The order includes four alkaline electrolysers, each with 1,200 Nm³/h, as well as an integrated unit for gas-liquid separation and purification.
The biggest obstacle to hydrogen imports is not cost but the slow pace of EU regulation, according to Cornelius Matthes of DII Desert Energy in the podcast The Hydrogen Elevator. Laurent Antony of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), an intergovernmental partnership working to establish common rules for hydrogen, shares that assessment. At the same time, he points to significant progress and stresses the need to develop shared solutions.
The Finnish methane splitting specialist Hycamite is restructuring its leadership. Jukka Nieminen will become Chairman, Matti Malkamäki will move up to CEO, and Laura Rahikka will take on the position of COO. The company aims to advance its international expansion with this move.
