Toyota sees future for e-fuels and hydrogen
Toyota sees future for e-fuels and hydrogen In an interview with Automotive News, Toyota chief scientist Gill Pratt considers that electric cars will not be able to meet all needs. It…
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Battery or hydrogen trains? It depends on the use case, according to Alstom
Battery or hydrogen trains? It depends on the use case, according to Alstom At the InnoTrans* trade fair in Berlin, Alstom provided an update on its solutions for decarbonising rail…
Renault Emblem: the obvious complementarity of fuel cells and batteries
Renault Emblem: the obvious complementarity of fuel cells and batteries The Paris Motor Show will be a showcase for Renault. The group will put on display electric versions of the…
Vale and Green Energy Park partner up to produce low-carbon steel
Vale and Green Energy Park partner up to produce low-carbon steel On the occasion of the 40th edition of the German-Brazilian Economic Meeting in Wolfsburg (Germany), on September 23, a…
Forum Hydrogen Business For Climate: an exclusive barometer of hydrogen mobility
Forum Hydrogen Business For Climate: an exclusive barometer of hydrogen mobility At the opening of the Forum Hydrogen Business For Climate, the Cluster Pôle Véhicule du Futur (organiser of the event)…
HRS to supply its first road mobility hydrogen station in the UK
HRS to supply its first road mobility hydrogen station in the UK Hydrogen Refueling Solutions (HRS), the French hydrogen station manufacturer, has received its first order from Element 2, a…
Sea Cheetah: a flying boat carrying H3 Dynamics’ fuel cell
Sea Cheetah: a flying boat carrying H3 Dynamics fuel cell The Miami-based firm will be adopting H3 Dynamics' fuel cell. This vehicle can fly a few metres above water, thanks…
Hyundai put on a show at H2 Meet in South Korea
Hyundai put on a show at H2 Meet in South Korea At H2 Meet in South Korea and under the theme ‘Be a hydrogen pioneer’, Hyundai presented its activities covering…
European Hydrogen Bank: T&Cs for the second auction have been released
European Hydrogen Bank: T&Cs for the second auction have been released In a press release, Hydrogen Europe announces that the European Commission has released the anticipated Terms and Conditions (T&Cs)…
McPhy: a contract for two electrolysers in Central Europe
McPhy: a contract for two electrolysers in Central Europe The French manufacturer has announced the signature of an agreement with a key player in the energy sector. The final investment…
Daimler: a Toyota fuel cell for buses, cellcentric for trucks
Daimler: a Toyota fuel cell for buses, cellcentric for trucks At the Le Mans H2 event, a Mercedes e-Citaro fuel cell bus was on display. A standard bus that carries a Toyota…
Toyota: news of the Phrygemobile, heading to Germany
Toyota: news of the Phrygemobile, heading to Germany Do you remember the red Toyota Mirai covered in Paris 2024 mascots? Well, we can tell you what's become of it. This is not…
More and more carmakers are preparing for the arrival of hydrogen
More and more carmakers are preparing for the arrival of hydrogen Following on from the agreement announced between BMW and Toyota, it is worth remembering that several carmakers are offering, or…
Hythane or hydrogen: FPT Industrial’s dual engine approach at the IAA in Hannover
Hythane or hydrogen: FPT Industrial's dual engine approach at the IAA in Hannover Hydrogen-powered engines were omnipresent at this year's IAA Transportation in Hannover. Here's what FPT Industrial decided to…
ZeroAvia raises 150 million dollars with the help of Airbus
ZeroAvia raises 150 million dollars with the help of Airbus A round of financing led by Airbus is enabling US company ZeroAvia to move ahead with its hydrogen-powered aircraft project.…
H3 Dynamics boosts the range of Qdot’s cargo drone with its aeronautical fuel cell
H3 Dynamics boosts the range of Qdot's cargo drone with its aeronautical fuel cell The H3 Dynamics’s technology enables the Oxford University spin-off to extend the flight range of its…
The hydrogen-powered Opel Movano on show at the IAA in Hannover
The hydrogen-powered Opel Movano on show at the IAA in Hannover In the same hall as Hyvia, Stellantis Pro One is exhibiting the new Hydrogen Opel Movano. This is the first…
BMW: over 40 years of experience in hydrogen
BMW: over 40 years of experience in hydrogen In a post on LinkedIn, the German carmaker points out that it has been working on the subject since 1979. Like Toyota, it is…
700 km range for Hyvia’s future Master H2-Tech
700 km range for Hyvia's future Master H2-Tech As part of the IAA show in Hannover, the joint venture between Renault and Plug is unveiling a prototype of the new…
Fuel cell, hydrogen engine, storage: Bosch presents its expertise at the IAA in Hannover
Fuel cell, hydrogen engine, storage: Bosch presents its expertise at the IAA in Hannover Bosch will be presenting a number of hydrogen components at the IAA in Hannover. The German…
The automotive industry is getting closer to boost hydrogen
The automotive industry is getting closer to boost hydrogen In the wake of the collaboration between Toyota and BMW, we have learned that General Motors and Hyundai will be working together…
Hopium reduces the weight of its fuel cell even further
Hopium reduces the weight of its fuel cell even further The former French car manufacturer, which is now presenting itself as a cleantech company, has announced progress on its 100…
HRS launches its first hydrogen station in Italy
HRS launches its first hydrogen station in Italy HRS has announced that it has received an order to supply and install an HRS14 hydrogen station in Italy for an industrial…
Two new Renault/Hyvia models to be unveiled at the IAA in Hannover
Two new Renault/Hyvia models to be unveiled at the IAA in Hannover Renault has announced that it will be exhibiting at the IAA Transportation in Hannover from 16 to 22…
Non-fossil electricity to be included in the Low-carbon hydrogen delegated act?
Non-fossil electricity to be included in the Low-carbon hydrogen delegated act? In an open letter to the European Commission, several associations, federations and companies are asking Brussels to recognise the…
Hydrogen recognised as a lever for competitiveness in Europe
Hydrogen recognised as a lever for competitiveness in Europe Hydrogen Europe is delighted to see the role of hydrogen highlighted in a report presented by former Italian Prime Minister Mario…
BMW and Toyota to launch first-ever series production fuel cell electric vehicle in 2028
The two manufacturers will be working together to develop a third-generation fuel cell. The fuel cell will be used in mobility applications, including cars with new FCEV models from both…
Hydrogen takes centre stage at the IAA in Hannover
Hydrogen takes centre stage at the IAA in Hannover Several commercial vehicle and truck manufacturers will be presenting hydrogen-powered vehicles (fuel cells or combustion engines) at the IAA Transportation in…
H2 Mobility Joint Venture makes filling-up with hydrogen possible Germany-wide in future
Lhyfe to supply green hydrogen to stations of the H2 Mobility Deutschland network
Lhyfe to supply green hydrogen to stations of the H2 Mobility Deutschland network The French producer Lhyfe has signed a 5-year contract with the German stations operator: H2 Mobility Deutschland.…
New Cosmos Electric: The safe handling of hydrogen in FCEVs
New Cosmos Electric: The safe handling of hydrogen in the mobility of tomorrow Hydrogen, is one of the most promising clean energy sources driving the shift towards carbon neutrality. However,…
World premiere for the Opel Movano Hydrogen at the IAA in Hannover
World premiere for the Opel Movano Hydrogen at the IAA in Hannover From 17 to 22 September, Stellantis Pro One will be taking part in the IAA Transportation exhibition in Hannover, Europe's…
Towards a stronger hydrogen alliance between BMW and Toyota?
Towards a stronger hydrogen alliance between BMW and Toyota? According to the Nikkei, the two manufacturers are set to announce a new stage in the partnership that has linked them…
Lhyfe joins forces with a fertiliser producer and a wind energy specialist to set up a hydrogen cluster in Sweden
Lhyfe joins forces with a fertiliser producer and a wind energy specialist to set up a hydrogen cluster in Sweden The French group Lhyfe is to cooperate with OX2, one…
Uniper to test hydrogen storage in salt caverns in Germany
Uniper to test hydrogen storage in salt caverns in Germany As part of a project at Krummhörn in East Frisia, Uniper is seeking to demonstrate the full potential of green…
Technip to collaborate on hydrogen plant project for BP in the UK
Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP for the H2Teesside project in the north-east of the UK. For the moment, this is only the…
H3 Dynamics selected to take part in European HyPoTraDe project
H3 Dynamics selected to take part in European HyPoTraDe project The French fuel cell manufacturer has been selected to take part in the HyPoTraDe project, which aims to develop a…
Equinix to test hydrogen for a data center in Ireland
Equinix to test hydrogen for a data center in Ireland Equinix, the world's number 1 digital infrastructure company, has announced a trial in Ireland with electricity supplier ESB and green…
A hydrogen hub for the Port of Stuttgart
A hydrogen hub for the Port of Stuttgart Municipal electricity and gas supplier Stadwerke Stuttgart has received the go-ahead from its supervisory board to launch a hydrogen production plant. It will be…
ZeroAvia receives a $4.2 million grant from the FAA
ZeroAvia receives a $4.2 million grant from the FAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives the American start-up a little help. ZeroAvia is to receive a grant from the US…
Solaris to supply 8 articulated hydrogen buses to Belfort
Solaris to supply 8 articulated hydrogen buses to Belfort In July, Solaris signed a contract with the French city of Belfort to supply eight Urbino 18 hydrogen-powered buses. The vehicles…
The role of GCK as a partner of Toyota during the Paris 2024 Olympics
The role of GCK as a partner of Toyota during the Paris 2024 Olympics Now that the Olympics are over, Toyota's partners are speaking out to present their actions. This…
Plug has installed 13 hydrogen stations across Europe in two years
Plug has installed 13 hydrogen stations across Europe in two years This American player is playing a role in the construction of a refuelling infrastructure. Its hydrogen refuelling stations have…
BMW CEO makes the case for e-fuels
BMW CEO makes the case for e-fuels During the presentation of his half-yearly results, BMW Group's CEO made a point of mentioning synthetic fuels (e-fuels). In his opinion, they represent…
Morocco to host a major hydrogen summit in October
Morocco to host a major hydrogen Summit in October The World Power to X Summit will take place from 8 to 9 October 2024 at the Marrakech Convention Centre. This 4th edition…
Detroit ready to switch to hydrogen mobility
Detroit ready to switch to hydrogen mobility Detroit, the automotive capital of the United States has published a white paper entitled Detroit's hydrogen mobility future. The city is convinced that hydrogen is…
ZeroAvia joins a coalition of three airports in Europe
ZeroAvia joins a coalition of three airports in Europe Last July, at the Farnborough Air Show, ZeroAvia announced a partnership with the airports of Hamburg, Rotterdam and The Hague. The…
FinX: a missed opportunity for Toyota on the Seine during the Paris Olympics
FinX: a missed opportunity for Toyota on the Seine during the Paris Olympics While Energy Observer was indeed in Paris during the Games, another boat was supposed to serve as…
ArcelorMittal, a major shareholder in Vallourec is interested in hydrogen
ArcelorMittal, a major shareholder in Vallourec is interested in hydrogen The steelmaker has taken over the shares of the American fund Apollo, which contributed to the financial recovery of the…
Competition: a powerful lever for Toyota in the field of alternative energies
Competition: a powerful lever for Toyota in the field of alternative energies As part of its road show on the Dreux circuit, the Japanese manufacturer is making full use of the leverage…
Is Canada the next El Dorado for natural hydrogen?
Quebec and the province of Saskatchewan (Canada) could harbour large quantities of natural hydrogen underground. Good news for a country that wants to export hydrogen. Max Power Mining, a Canadian-based company collaborating…
First hydrogen refuelling for ALBA, the electro-hydrogen training ship
First hydrogen refuelling for ALBA, the electro-hydrogen training ship On August 1st, 2024, this electro-hydrogen training ship destined to the Lycée Maritime de Bastia (Corsica), received its first hydrogen refuelling at…
Toyota cooks pizzas with a hydrogen-powered pizza oven
Toyota cooks pizzas with a hydrogen-powered pizza oven Toyota has brought a hydrogen-powered pizza oven to the Dreux circuit. It had already been used in Tokyo for the Japan Mobility…
Spain gives the go-ahead to Enagás to start working on the H2MED project
Spain gives the go-ahead to Enagás to start working on the H2MED project The pipeline linking Spain and France will now start being built on the other side of the…
Tunisia signs an MoU with HDF Energy to produce hydrogen
Tunisia signs an MoU with HDF Energy to produce hydrogen The French company HDF Energy is involved in a major green hydrogen production project in Tunisia. With an initial investment…
Toyota House: a showcase for the mobility of tomorrow at the Paris Olympics
Toyota House: a showcase for the mobility of tomorrow at the Paris Olympics Near the Eiffel Tower, the Japanese carmaker has set up a hospitality centre in relation to the…
Olympic Games: Toyota makes progress regarding its hydrogen capsules
Olympic Games: Toyota makes progress regarding its hydrogen capsules At the Mobility Park, set up at the Bir Hakeim metro station as part of the Olympic Games, Toyota is showcasing…
Interview with Cedric Borremans, Head of Olympic & Paralympic Division at Toyota Motor Europe
Interview with Cedric Borremans, Head of Olympic & Paralympic Division at Toyota Motor Europe While Japan is at the top of the medal ranking as we write these lines, Hydrogen…
ZeroAvia: a demo flight with KLM in 2026 using liquid hydrogen
ZeroAvia: a demo flight with KLM in 2026 using liquid hydrogen Without specifying where or the type of aircraft, the Dutch airline KLM (partner of Air France) is planning a…
Lyte Aviation Selects H3 Dynamics Battery for 40-Seat Flying Taxi
Lyte Aviation Selects H3 Dynamics Battery for 40-Seat Flying Taxi A few months after being selected by Airbus to equip a demonstrator based on an A330, the French firm H3…
Evia Energy and Cranfield Aerospace Partner to Develop Hydrogen Infrastructure at Airports
Evia Energy and Cranfield Aerospace Partner to Develop Hydrogen Infrastructure at Airports The agreement provides for the development of infrastructure to accommodate both future electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft, anticipating the…
Destinus Reaches Milestone by Successfully Igniting Turbo Reactor with Hydrogen Gas
Destinus Reaches Milestone by Successfully Igniting Turbo Reactor with Hydrogen Gas The Swiss start-up, which is developing a hydrogen-powered supersonic aircraft, believes it has reached a new milestone. It has…
Over a Thousand Hydrogen Buses Operating in South Korea
Over a Thousand Hydrogen Buses Operating in South Korea The announcement was made by the Minister for the Environment a few weeks ago. In comparison, Europe is a long way…
Airbus adds London Gatwick Airport to its network of hydrogen hubs
Airbus adds London Gatwick Airport to its network of hydrogen hubs The European aircraft manufacturer has announced a partnership with London Gatwick, EasyJet and Air Products to extend its hydrogen capabilities and…
Atawey takes over McPhy’s hydrogen stations business and becomes European leader in the sector
Atawey takes over McPhy's hydrogen stations business and becomes European leader in the sector The announcement was planned in July. For a fixed amount of €12 million, Atawey is taking over McPhy‘s hydrogen…
Green steel: Vinci wins a contract from Thyssenkrupp in Germany
Green steel: Vinci wins a contract from Thyssenkrupp in Germany Through its subsidiary Cobra IS, the group has been selected by SMS Group to carry out works on a section…
Germany invests 4.6 billion euros in hydrogen as part of an IPCEI
Germany invests 4.6 billion euros in hydrogen as part of an IPCEI This is the German component of the Hy2Infra IPCEI we already talked about. It covers a total of 23…
NamX patents its hydrogen capsule system
NamX patents its hydrogen capsule system The French start-up NamX, which is preparing a hydrogen-powered SUV for 2027, has announced that it has obtained a patent for its dual-tank system.…
Toyota unveils its hydrogen-powered buses and coaches for Paris 2024
Toyota unveils its hydrogen-powered buses and coaches for Paris 2024 After the Hyliko truck used to transport small electric vehicles for the Olympics, Toyota continues to reveal more information. The manufacturer has…
Hydrogen aircraft: Airbus wishes to open a hub in Spain
Hydrogen aircraft: Airbus wishes to open a hub in Spain With the help of Aena, Air Nostrum, Iberia, Exolum and Repsol, Airbus will be studying the creation of the first…
Conclusive tests for the Hopium fuel cell
Conclusive tests for the Hopium fuel cell Still in receivership, Hopium has announced the successful completion of initial tests on its 100 kW fuel cell. These preliminary characterisation tests focused on…
Hydrogen bank: priority to EU producers, say 12 hydrogen associations
Hydrogen bank: priority to EU producers, say 12 hydrogen associations 12 European hydrogen associations, including France Hydrogène, are calling on Ursula von der Leyen to restrict the next European Hydrogen…
French-Moroccan agreement on carbon-free hydrogen research
French-Moroccan agreement on carbon-free hydrogen research An agreement was signed on 4 July in Rabat between IRESEN (French for Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies), SATT Paris-Saclay and…
An artificial island project in the Thames Estuary to produce hydrogen
An artificial island in the Thames Estuary to produce hydrogen Lloyd's Register* has signed an MoU with H2Terminals Limited and its supply chain partners HiDROGEN and D3IM. Together, they will…
Lhyfe and Fives to offer a combined hydrogen production and combustion solution
Lhyfe and Fives to offer a combined H2 production and combustion solution Under this partnership, Lhyfe will produce and supply green H2, while Fives will provide optimised and secure solutions…
A more realistic blueprint for Blue Spirit Aero to bring hydrogen-powered aircraft to fruition
A more realistic blueprint for Blue Spirit Aero to bring hydrogen-powered aircraft to fruition In the wake of Universal Hydrogen's difficulties, we asked Olivier Savin, founder of Blue Spirit Aero,…
Electrolyser manufacturers call on the Commission and ask for help against China
Electrolyser manufacturers call on the Commission and ask for help against China As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to run for a second term at the European Commission, around twenty…
Genevos to supply fuel cell for hydrogen-powered refuse collection vessel in Lithuania
Genevos to supply fuel cell for hydrogen-powered refuse collection vessel in Lithuania Genevos is to supply the full Hydrogen Package for a next-generation hydrogen-electric waste collection vessel for the port…
2024 Olympics: a hydrogen truck sporting Toyota’s colours drives through Paris
2024 Olympics: a hydrogen truck sporting the colors of Toyota drives through Paris In about a month's time, the French capital will be hosting the Olympic Games. As a partner,…
The next Hydrogen Days to be held in Lyon
The next Hydrogen Days to be held in Lyon The announcement was made at the closing of the 2024 Hydrogen Days in the territories. Lyon, capital of the Gauls, will…
Feasibility studies launched for the HY-FEN project
Feasibility studies launched for the HY-FEN project GRTgaz launches feasibility studies for the HY-FEN project. The aim of this future transmission infrastructure is to link several industrial consumption basins and…
HDF Energy stands to receive up to €172 million in state aid for its fuel cell plant
HDF Energy stands to receive up to €172 million in state aid for its fuel cell plant In the current political climate, this kind of news is quite rare. HDF…
BarMar and H2MED: Partners making progress on both sides of the cross-border hydrogen pipeline
BarMar and H2MED: Partners making progress on both sides of the cross-border hydrogen pipeline Enagás, GRTgaz and Teréga, in cooperation with OGE, have signed an agreement on the BarMar project…
Hydrogen Days in Dijon: the hydrogen industry is in need of support
Hydrogen Days in Dijon: the hydrogen industry is in need of support At the opening of the 2024 edition of the "Journées Hydrogène dans les Territoires" (Hydrogen Days in the…
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Lhyfe: an €11 M grant for a green hydrogen project in Sweden
Lhyfe: an €11 M grant for a green hydrogen project in Sweden Lhyfe has announced receiving a grant from Klimatklivet, an investment programme supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency,…
Atawey to open its first hydrogen station in Italy and outside of France
Atawey to open its first hydrogen station outside France, in Italy Atawey has announced that it has received an order from Techfem, a major operator in the Italian energy sector,…
cellcentric starts pilot production of fuel cell systems
cellcentric startet Pilotfertigung von Brennstoffzellensystemen
cellcentric launches fuel cell pilot production
cellcentric launches fuel cell pilot production Aiming for mass production by the end of the decade, cellcentric inaugurated pilot production of fuel cell systems at its Esslingen-Pliensauvorstadt site in Germany…
HY4Link: a project to transport hydrogen between France, Germany and the Benelux countries
HY4Link: a project to transport hydrogen between France, Germany and the Benelux countries Creos Luxembourg, Fluxys hydrogen in Belgium and GRTgaz in France have announced the release of a hydrogen…
Rely launches a flexible plant to mass-produce green hydrogen at a low cost
Rely launches a flexible plant to mass-produce green hydrogen at a low cost Rely, the joint venture between Technip Energies and John Cockerill, has just unveiled its new plant called…
Lhyfe to produce green hydrogen for Deutsche Bahn
Lhyfe to produce green hydrogen for Deutsche Bahn The hydrogen train idea is still on the horizon in Germany. Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national railway company, has commissioned Lhyfe to build…
HRS heads to the Middle East with the first hydrogen station
HRS heads to the Middle East with the first hydrogen station The station manufacturer has announced the first order for a hydrogen station outside Europe. The station is destined for…
France to test hydrogen storage in a salt cavern
It is a first in France! On Thursday 13 June, Lhyfe delivered 350 kg of green hydrogen to Géométhane, a natural gas expert. The latter intends to test hydrogen storage…
Hydrogen Valleys on the agenda at a conference in Brussels
Hydrogen Valleys on the agenda at a conference in Brussels Introduced by Valérie Bouillon-Delporte, who recently assumed her role as Executive Director, the conference will focus on funding and cooperation.…
European Hydrogen Bank: €1.2 billion for the next round of auctions
European Hydrogen Bank: €1.2 billion for the next round of auctions At a workshop on the European Hydrogen Bank, organised by the European Commission's DG CLIMA, it was announced that…
24 h of Le Mans: Toyota on fire in the Hydrogen Village
24 h of Le Mans: Toyota on fire in the Hydrogen Village Within the circuit, the Hydrogen Village is a 2,500 m2 display of mobility solutions, from the touk touk…
Refineries : Air Products to supply green hydrogen to TotalEnergies
Refineries : Air Products to supply green hydrogen to TotalEnergies The two groups have signed an agreement to supply Europe with 70,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year for 15…
Vallourec commits to energy transition in the MENA Region
Vallourec commits to energy transition in the MENA Region Vallourec, which aims to position itself among the leaders in mass hydrogen storage, has just joined the Dii Desert Energy initiative…
Aviation: over 50% of flights in zero-emission mode by 2050?
Aviation: over 50% of flights in zero-emission mode by 2050? The Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA) presented its vision of electric and hydrogen-powered flights in Europe at the ILA Berlin…
A future supply and demand platform integrated into the European Hydrogen Bank
A future supply and demand platform integrated into the European Hydrogen Bank The European Commission is planning to launch a tool that will enable European buyers to establish contact with…
Hydrogen Europe and its Japanese counterpart JH2A to strengthen collaboration on H2 and its derivatives
Hydrogen Europe and JH2A to strengthen their collaboration on H2 and its derivatives This is a further step in the hydrogen cooperation between Europe and Japan, which began in 2022.…
The UN endorses Lhyfe’s approach to reoxygenate the oceans with green hydrogen
Lhyfe aims to reoxygenate the oceans with green hydrogen, and the UN approves Lhyfe's BOxHy project, which aims to oxygenate the Baltic Sea through green hydrogen production, has been approved…
