Gruyère and hydrogen go hand in hand in Switzerland
Gruyère and hydrogen go hand in hand in Switzerland Gruyère Energie, which has a dedicated hydrogen subsidiary, is to launch production at its site in Bulle, near Fribourg. Liebherr will…
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Automotive sector deal: France confirms its shift towards zero-emission vehicles
France confirms its shift towards zero-emission vehicles Despite the slowdown in sales and doubts over whether the internal combustion engine will be phased out by 2035, the government and the…
The UK’s HIA alliance says hydrogen is inevitable in air transport
The UK's HIA alliance says hydrogen is inevitable in air transport According to the Hydrogen In Aviation alliance, HIA, which includes Airbus, Easyjet, Rolls-Royce and other partners, SAFs are merely…
A hydrogen cooperation in sight between France and Morocco
A hydrogen cooperation in sight between France and Morocco A week ago, the French Minister of Economy travelled to Rabat for a Morocco-France business forum. The event provided an opportunity…
Toyota sets up a hydrogen research centre in the United States
Toyota sets up a hydrogen research centre in the United States In a symbolic move, Toyota has decided to locate a dedicated hydrogen research centre in California. The centre will…
The European Hydrogen Bank reveals its first winners
The European Hydrogen Bank reveals its first winners The European Commission has allocated €720 million for 7 projects linked to green hydrogen production. Winning projects are to receive subsidies to…
HRS secures financial support from BPI to expand in the USA
HRS secures financial support from BPI to expand in the USA Station manufacturer HRS has announced an exceptional grant of €1.35 million from Bpifrance. This funding will support research, as…
Green Park Energy raises $30 M to export hydrogen and ammonia from Brazil
Green Park Energy to export hydrogen and ammonia from Brazil The start-up, which is carrying out an ambitious project to produce hydrogen and ammonia in the Parnaiba economic zone (Piaui…
OPmobility: a tank order from a European premium manufacturer in the USA
OPmobility receives a major order of tanks in the USA The H2 power business of OPmobility (formerly known as Plastic Omnium) has received a "significant order in the United States"…
An investment fund for natural hydrogen
An investment fund for natural hydrogen Idrogenia, a consulting and investment company with shares in Terrensis*, is planning to launch an investment fund dedicated to natural hydrogen. This will be…
Positive results for the Hydrogen Mobility Europe programme
Positive results for the Hydrogen mobility Europe Programme A final report has been published on the H2ME programme, which brought together around fifty partners. This flagship project has enabled the…
Atawey exceeds its targets and enters 2024 with a full order book
Atawey improves its results and enters 2024 with a full order book With €8.5 million in turnover, Atawey, the Savoie-based company, has increased its results by a factor of 2.5…
Mobility: hydrogen registrations up significantly in China
Mobility: hydrogen registrations up significantly in China Over 800 hydrogen-powered vehicles hit the road in the first quarter of the year. A 46% increase, according to the China Association of…
Lhyfe launches the first green hydrogen marketplace
Lhyfe launches the first green hydrogen marketplace On its Heroes digital platform, which connects players around projects, Lhyfe is launching the first green hydrogen marketplace. Hydrogen can be purchased digitally anywhere in…
French regions making progress on hydrogen retrofitting for coaches
French regions progressing on hydrogen retrofitting for coaches Normandy, Occitania and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions are leading the way in retrofitting diesel coaches to hydrogen. And these vehicles are not simply…
Torghatten to launch the world’s two largest hydrogen-powered ferries in Norway
Torghatten to launch the world's 2 largest hydrogen ferries Shipowner Torghatten has decided to launch the construction of two 117 m-long hydrogen-powered ferries, which will carry up to 120 cars…
Bosch banks on hydrogen in China, to drive growth
Bosch banks on hydrogen in China, to drive growth Having improved its sales in 2023, and expecting a further increase in 2024, Bosch is focusing on innovation and sustainable mobility.…
AVL and Red Bull are to develop a high-performance fuel cell
AVL and Red Bull are to develop a high-performance fuel cell Both involved in motor racing, AVL and Red Bull have announced the development of an ultra-efficient and more compact…
Europe adopts new regulations in favour of hydrogen
Europe adopts new regulations in favour of hydrogen On 11 April, the European Parliament voted to adopt a new directive and a regulation on the gas and hydrogen markets. These…
A €3.7 million fundraising for HyLight, the hydrogen airship
€3.7 million in funds for HyLight hydrogen airships Backed by one of the co-founders of Tesla, the start-up has managed to convince investors. HyLight will be able to develop hydrogen…
Supply infrastructure: Europe backs 42 projects totalling €424 million
Europe: €424 M worth of projects for alternative fuels supply infrastructure As part of an AFIF call for proposals for alternative fuels infrastructure, Brussels has chosen to finance projects that…
GRTGaz: the MosaHYc Project is officially launched
GRTGaz: the MosaHYc Project is officially launched On the morning of April 10, GRTGaz announced the official launch of the first cross-border renewable, low-carbon hydrogen transport network between France and…
Hopium: major breakthrough for its fuel cell
Hopium: major breakthrough for its fuel cell The French start-up has announced the launch of prototypes production. This is the commercial version of its fuel cell, available in two versions:…
Nearly €200 million in funds for HysetCo!
A €200 million fundraising for HysetCo! The fundraising was led by a group of investors headed by Hy24, which has become the main shareholder in HysetCo. These funds will be…
MAN to launch a small series of hydrogen-powered trucks
MAN to launch a small series of hydrogen engine trucks The German manufacturer MAN, will be the first in Europe to launch a small series of trucks featuring a hydrogen…
Innoplate starts production of its bipolar plates
Innoplate starts production of its bipolar plates The joint venture between Symbio and Schaeffler began operations in the first quarter of this year at its plant in Haguenau, eastern France.…
HRS secures a loan to finance a unique test centre in Europe
HRS secures a loan to finance a unique test centre in Europe The station manufacturer, HRS, has secured a €3.1 million loan, with the support of the BPI (French International…
The German coalition agrees on a hydrogen transport plan with a due date in 2037
Governing coalition in Germany agrees on hydrogen transport According to Reuters, the governing coalition in Germany agreed on Friday 5 April on a financing scheme for the country's future hydrogen…
Several agreements on hydrogen were signed during Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Brazil
Several agreements on hydrogen were signed between France and Brazil Emmanuel Macron's visit to Brazil caused a stir on the internet, as testified by this post on the French President's…
Opposed piston hydrogen engine: an original solution for heavy mobility in the United States
Opposed piston hydrogen engine: a solution for heavy mobility? The Argonne National Laboratory (Illinois) and Achates Power have proven that it is possible to run an opposed piston engine on…
Opening of the Belfort-Danjoutin hydrogen station
Opening of the Belfort-Danjoutin hydrogen station Operational for several months already, the Belfort-Danjoutin hydrogen production and distribution station was inaugurated on April 3rd. The station will be used to power…
6 weeks to go before World Hydrogen 2024 starts!
6 weeks to go before World Hydrogen 2024 starts! World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition returns to Rotterdam from 13 to 15 May. The *event, which is the largest in…
The European Commission approves a French €900 M plan for sustainable fuels and hydrogen
The European Commission approves a French plan for sustainable fuels and hydrogen The European Commission approved €900 million in State aid to support the production of sustainable energy and fuels…
Air Liquide reopens its Alma station in the centre of Paris
Air Liquide reopens its Alma station in the centre of Paris A few months ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Air Liquide, partner* of the Olympics, reopens its historic…
NepTech: A gem of hydrogen boats?
NepTech: A gem of hydrogen boats? NepTech, a young start-up based in Aix-en-Provence, is one of the rising start-ups in the maritime sector and is starting to deliver electric and…
Lhyfe to quadruple its turnover by 2024
Lhyfe to quadruple its turnover by 2024 Lhyfe has doubled its turnover in 2023, and It will do even better in 2024 thanks to the ramp-up of its projects. With…
French PACA Region aspires to become a Euro-Mediterranean Hydrogen Hub
PACA Region aspires to become a Euro-Mediterranean Hydrogen Hub The region hosting the Hyports conference, has a Hydrogen Plan and believes it has many assets. Over the period 2021-2027, €50…
2GTN1YR Pacific Railroad Along The Coast Of California With Blooming Wildflowers In Springtime
A world record for Stadler hydrogen train: over 2,800 km without refuelling
A world record for Stadler hydrogen train Stadler hydrogen train, the Flirt H2, covered 2,803 km on a single tank of fuel in Colorado, which is a record that overshadows…
Europe leading the way in the use of green hydrogen according to Roland Berger
Roland Berger: Europe leading the way in the use of green hydrogen In a report by the consultancy firm, Roland Berger, it is estimated that green hydrogen will account for…
FrHyGe: An industrial-scale underground hydrogen storage project led by Storengy
FrHyGe : An underground hydrogen storage project led by Storengy Supported and subsidised by the European Union via the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the FrHyGe project brings together 17 partners and…
Inocel to receive a €64 M fund to develop its activity
Inocel to receive a €64 M fund to develop its activity Inocel, the fuel cell manufacturer, has announced that it has secured a €64 million fund made up of equity,…
Hydrogen increasingly relevant for BMW
BMW Annual Conference: hydrogen, a viable solution At its annual conference, BMW presented its vision of energy transition, and unveiled the Neue Klasse X in the process. H2 Today spoke…
Batteries and hydrogen: key technologies to decarbonise mobility by 2050, according to KPMG
Batteries and hydrogen: key technologies to decarbonise mobility by 2050, according to KPMG As part of a study entitled "Fuels of the Future", KPMG France asked a panel* to assess…
Stellantis hydrogen-powered LCVs to significantly drop in price by the summer
Stellantis hydrogen-powered LCVs to significantly drop in price by the summer On the occasion of the inauguration of the Hysetco hydrogen station at Le Bourget, the group told Hydrogen Today…
Lhyfe: A €149 M subsidy to mass produce green hydrogen in Le Havre
Lhyfe: A €149 M subsidy to mass produce green hydrogen in Le Havre The Nantes-based company, Lhyfe is to receive subsidy from the French government for the construction of a…
AVL H2 Ice Race: an impressive hydrogen engine for motorsport
AVL H2 Ice Race: an impressive hydrogen engine for motorsport The motorsport department of AVL Racetech has developed a hydrogen combustion engine. A 2-litre block with a turbocharger that develops…
Biden administration allocates $750 million for hydrogen projects
US administration allocates $750 million for hydrogen projects With the elections just a few months away, the US administration announced supporting 52 hydrogen projects in 24 states. They involve both…
The largest site for ammonia to hydrogen conversion opens in the UK
The largest site for ammonia to hydrogen conversion opens in the UK A consortium is working on this Birmingham-based demonstrator, which will produce 200 kg of hydrogen a day. The…
Hyzon launches its 200 kW fuel cell
Hyzon launches its 200 kW fuel cell The company presented the Prime Mover in Australia, which is a truck incorporating its new 200 kW stack. The system is due to…
Toyota to present 10 hydrogen applications for the Paris 2024 Olympics
In addition to the 500 Mirai, which will be part of the official fleet at the Olympics, Toyota plans to showcase the other applications of hydrogen in mobility. According to…
Europe: a €1 billion call for projects for alternative fuels including hydrogen
Europe: a €1 billion call for projects for alternative fuels including hydrogen Under the umbrella of the CEF* mechanism for European interconnection, a call for projects has been launched to…
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions successfully integrated its fuel cell in an aircraft
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions successfully integrated its fuel cell in an aircraft Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), a UK-based company which is developing hydrogen propulsion system technology for aircraft, has just reached a…
Around €9 M for the AdvancedH2Valley Project in the west of France
Around €9 M for the AdvancedH2Valley Project in the west of France Coordinated by Lhyfe, this project to create a large green hydrogen valley in the west of France capitalizes…
Hydrogen transport: engineering studies for the DHUNE project in Dunkirk have been launched
Launch of engineering studies for the DHUNE project in Dunkirk GRTGaz launched fundamental engineering studies in January. This is an essential step before launching the construction of the future hydrogen…
Toyota starts delivering its vehicles to Paris 2024
Toyota starts delivering its vehicles to Paris 2024 As a partner of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Toyota made its first vehicle deliveries of its fleet on March first. It was…
Successful ground test for Universal Hydrogen, simulating liquid hydrogen supply to a regional aircraft
Successful ground test for Universal Hydrogen, simulating liquid hydrogen supply to a regional aircraft Universal Hydrogen, the start-up specialised in hydrogen aircraft, ran a MW powertrain on the ground using…
Beyond Aero: The first hydrogen-powered aircraft to fly in France
The first successful hydrogen-powered flight in France French, Toulouse-based start-up, Beyond Aero, announced its first successful flight of a hydrogen aircraft named Blériot, in honour of the first aviator to…
Lhyfe launches its first 20 MW project in the UK
Lhyfe launches its first 20 MW project in the UK This Lhyfe Wallsend project occurs 18 months after the opening of the UK subsidiary, which is headquartered in Newcastle. The…
Europe adapts its stations to heavy mobility
Europe adapts its hydrogen stations to heavy mobility According to the data held by H2stations.org, there are nearly a thousand stations around the world. The trend, in Europe at least,…
France: GCK obtains the first series homologation for a coach retrofitted with hydrogen
GCK obtains the first series approval for a coach retrofitted with hydrogen GCK Mobility (a GCK subsidiary) has announced that it has passed all the homologation tests carried out on…
Go Hydrogen: interview with Luc Graré (Lhyfe), Head of Central & Eastern Europe
Go Hydrogen: interview with Luc Graré (Lhyfe), Head of Central & Eastern Europe As part of the Go Hydrogen event, Lhyfe took part in a session on scaling up green…
Hydrogen Infrastructure Map: a real-time map of Europe’s pipelines
Hydrogen Infrastructure Map: a real-time map of Europe's pipelines At Go Hydrogen, the focus was on hydrogen transport infrastructure. And the event provided an opportunity to present an initiative aimed…
Go Hydrogen: Evnika Polovinkina presents the event
Go Hydrogen is being held today and tomorrow in Antwerp, a strategic port city for hydrogen-related trade in Europe. As a partner of the second edition of the event, Hydrogen…
Air Liquide completes its strategic plan ahead of schedule and doubles its ambition
Air Liquide completes its strategic plan ahead of schedule and doubles its ambition The Group, which has revealed its results for 2023, is focused on energy transition. It has announced…
Green steel: GravitHy plant selected by France 2030
Green steel: GravitHy plant in southern France selected by France 2030 The sustainable steel company, which completed consultation for its first plant at Fos-sur-Mer* (a port city near Marseille, southeastern…
Hydrogen in Brazil : Interview with the President of the Brazilian Hydrogen Association
Hydrogen in Brazil : Interview with the President of the Brazilian Hydrogen Association (ABH2) In an exclusive interview with H2 Today during the Hyvolution Paris 2024 event, Paulo Emílio de…
Retrofit : a French Region orders 50 hydrogen coaches from GCK
Retrofit : a French Region orders 50 hydrogen coaches from GCK The French region Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes made the announcement today. This is a major order for at least 50 coaches. This…
Europe approves 6.9 billions in state aid for a third hydrogen IPCEI
Europe approves 6.9 billions in state aid for a third hydrogen IPCEI Following IPCEI Hy2Tech and IPCEI H2Use, here is a third Important Project of Common European Interest, focusing on…
Symbio to provide fuel cells to Extreme H starting from 2025
Symbio to provide fuel cells to Extreme H starting from 2025 In a press release published on Thursday 15 February, Symbio announced that it had become an official supplier to…
Solhyd: A solar panel that produces hydrogen from air and light
Solhyd: A solar panel that produces hydrogen from air and light Developed by researchers at the University of Leuven in Belgium, the technology is now being run by a start-up…
The IMT Nord Europe receives a €10 M grant to run the project ECOHYDRO
The IMT Nord Europe receives a €10 M grant to run the project ECOHYDRO Based in Douai (northern France), the engineering school has obtained a grant from the European Commission…
ImagHYne: A hydrogen valley project to unite the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
ImagHYne: A hydrogen valley project to unite the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region During a webinar, the region presented a major project that would scale things up. Consequently, a massive production that will…
Thermal power plant in Saint-Avold prepares its conversion from coal to hydrogen
Saint-Avold coal plant prepares conversion to hydrogen The tallest tower, of 120 m, at the Emile Huchet power station in Saint-Avold (Moselle, France), was blasted out on the morning of…
French CNRS announces the discovery of natural hydrogen in a mine in Albania
Albania : the CNRS discovers a natural hydrogen mine A team of international scientists, including researchers from the Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre)*, has just discovered a reservoir…
sLH2: Daimler Truck and Linde establish a new ISO standard for liquid hydrogen refuelling
After several years of development, Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering are aiming to make sLH2 an ISO standard for refuelling hydrogen-powered trucks. In comparison with gaseous hydrogen, subcooled liquid hydrogen…
Fives’ cryogenic solutions to witness a ramp up in China
Fives' cryogenic solutions to witness a ramp up in China Fives announces an agreement with GuofuHee, a Chinese leader in integrated hydrogen solutions, to integrate its state-of-the-art cryogenic equipment and…
Hyvolution 2024: the record-breaking edition in figures
Hyvolution 2024: the record-breaking edition in figures Europe's largest hydrogen exhibition set new records, with 11,503 visitors (+46%) and 572 exhibitors (+45%), all gathered into two halls over three days.…
Italy: Europe approves 550 million in aid for hydrogen in industry
Italy: Europe approves 550 million in aid for hydrogen in industry In a different outline from those of the IPCEI, the European Commission approved a €550m Italian scheme to support…
H2MED: preliminary studies to begin for the BarMar section
H2MED: preliminary studies to begin for the BarMar section As part of H2med, the three partners* of the BarMar project have decided to entrust Wood with conducting the preliminary engineering…
John Cockerill to raise major funds
John Cockerill to raise major funds According to the local press, the Belgian group is to raise 300 million euros for its hydrogen division. The federal government, the Walloon Region…
Hyvolution: the hydrogen-powered tuk-tuk steals the show
If you happened to cross the show's 6th hall, you wouldn't have been able to miss it. A hydrogen-powered tuk-tuk, based on a three-wheeler model from Indian manufacturer Omega Seiki…
Hydrogen in France: key figures of 2023
At the opening of Hyvolution Paris, France Hydrogene presented the key figures for hydrogen in 2023. With a panel displaying the main indicators in the background, both presidents of the…
Bordeaux Airport and Elyse Energy partner up for sustainable aviation fuels
Bordeaux Airport and Elyse Energy partner up for sustainable aviation fuels The two partners will bring together their expertise from production in Lacq to refuelling in Bordeaux in order to…
Hyliko aims for type approval and prepares its refuelling itinerary
Hyliko aims for type approval and prepares its refuelling itinerary One of the attendees at Hyvolution 2024, the mobility player is to announce its first deployments. Hyliko is working on…
Sealhyfe platform bodes well
Sealhyfe platform reveals positive results One day before Hyvolution 2024, the French hydrogen producer, took stock of its, first in the world*, offshore hydrogen production pilot site. The goals have…
General Motors and Honda begin mass production of their fuel cell
General Motors and Honda begin mass production of their fuel cell In a press release published by General Motors, the two manufacturers announce the start of production at their joint…
H2eart for Europe commits to underground hydrogen storage
H2eart for Europe commits to underground hydrogen storage A new alliance created in Brussels in January 2024, aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of Europe's energy system at a lower cost…
Lhyfe to produce green and renewable hydrogen in the UK and Ireland
Lhyfe to produce green and renewable hydrogen in the UK and Ireland French green hydrogen producer, Lhyfe, announced a partnership with European renewable energy developer, Source Galileo. Together they are…
Barcelona stocks up on hydrogen-powered buses
TMB, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, announced in a press release a purchase order of 36 hydrogen-powered buses from Solaris. Two of these buses are articulated buses, which will be the…
Hyvolution show: we know more about the Summit
Hyvolution show: we know more about the Summit Among the 135 conferences and workshops scheduled over the three days of the Hyvolution show, the Summit will be the highlight. This…
H2 Green Steel has raised over €4 billion in debt financing
H2 Green Steel has raised over €4 billion in debt financing H2 Green Steel, which produces steel using green hydrogen in the process, has secured loans while increasing its equity…
Roland Berger predicts a hydrogen mobility market worth almost 7 billion euros in 2030
Roland Berger predicts a hydrogen mobility market worth almost 7 billion euros in 2030 In a study on hydrogen storage from December 2023, the consulting firm estimates that there will…
Hydrogen mobility: A strong presence at Hyvolution 2024
At Hyvolution, the European hydrogen show, attending mobility players should cover all application fields, from bikes to lorries passing by forklift trucks and even rockets. Key players in the automobile…
Heavy-Duty Vehicles: ACEA calls for infrastructure to follow suit
Heavy-Duty Vehicles: ACEA calls for infrastructure to follow suit Now that the trilogue* has reached an agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from buses and lorries, the European industry is calling…
The Indian Minister of Oil and Gas said that hydrogen is the fuel of the future
The Indian Minister of Oil and Gas said that hydrogen is the fuel of the future At the World Economic Forum, the Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas said…
Hyvolution 2024: a hydrogen industry show on the rise
Hyvolution 2024: a hydrogen industry show on the rise With less than two weeks to go before the hydrogen-focused event, GL Events and France Hydrogène took stock of the novelties…
The Hydrogen Highway in the Alps to receive its first customers
Initiated by a number of *partners, the project of Hydrogen Highway in the Alps has reached a new stage, with the first hauliers and end customers for transport services signing…
BMW to produce hydrogen-powered vehicles in Munich
BMW to produce hydrogen-powered vehicles in Munich While the reknown German brand's site in Munich is to produce only electric vehicles by 2027, a board member at BMW affirms that…
Italy shows interest in Morocco’s hydrogen
Italy shows interest in hydrogen from Morocco Moroccan press reports a statement from deputy Debora Serracchiani, member of the Italian Democratic Party. The former president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region…
ArcelorMittal plans to invest €1.8 billion with government support to decarbonise its Dunkirk site
ArcelorMittal plans to invest €1.8 billion with government support to decarbonise its Dunkirk site The decarbonisation of the Dunkirk site, where steel will be produced using hydrogen, will reduce CO2…
