Hydrogen aircraft: Japan joins the race
Hydrogen aircraft: Japan joins the race Japan's economy minister has unveiled a plan to develop a next-generation aircraft by 2035. This Japanese-style Airbus will be allocated a budget of $33…
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Offshore wind farms: a future Eldorado for hydrogen?
Offshore wind farms: a future Eldorado for hydrogen? During the HyPorts conference, Evolen organised a session on hydrogen production at sea from offshore wind energy. This was an opportunity to…
HyPorts sets off to Canada in 2024
HyPorts sets off to Canada in 2024 After a successful first edition in Toulon, HyPorts, the themed conference on hydrogen in ports, is to be held in Canada. It will…
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…
Goodbye Plastic Omnium, Hello OPmobility
Plastic Omnium becomes OPmobility By changing its name from Plastic Omnium to OPmobility, the automotive equipment supplier is embarking on a new chapter in its history. Thus confirming the acceleration…
Bill Gates pays Air Liquide a visit in Houston
Bill Gates pays Air Liquide a visit in Houston The founder of Microsoft, who is very interested in energy transition and hydrogen, was in Texas and visited an Air Liquide…
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…
Farizon Auto continues to develop methanol and hydrogen hubs
Farizon Auto continues to develop methanol and hydrogen hubs China's Farizon Auto is seeking to develop a methanol ecosystem with the city of Chaoyang, in Liaoning province. The company had…
Refire fuel cells power dozens of hydrogen trucks
Refire fuel cells power dozens of hydrogen trucks Refire has supplied Yutong, better known for its buses and coaches, with its fuel cells. Yutong also has a truck division*, and…
In a scientific article Lhyfe warns of the risks of oxygen depletion in the oceans
Lhyfe warns of the risks of oxygen depletion in the oceans Lhyfe is involved in the production of green hydrogen from offshore wind farms, and hopes to use the oxygen…
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…
Caffeine to boost fuel cells?
Caffeine to boost fuel cells? Researchers at the University of Chiba in Japan have discovered that the use of caffeine in electrodes improves oxygen reduction, thereby increasing fuel cell efficiency…
An international coalition forms around e-gas
An international coalition forms around e-gas TotalEnergies and Engie are part of a consortium aiming to create an industrial sector around these synthetic natural gases produced from renewable hydrogen and…
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…
EODev generators back at the Australian F1 Grand Prix
EODev generators back at the Australian F1 Grand Prix Through its customer Blue Diamond Machinery, the French manufacturer will once again power the fan zone with zero emissions. Last year,…
Solaris widens the gap with the competition regarding hydrogen buses in Europe
Solaris widens the gap with the competition regarding hydrogen buses in Europe Polish manufacturer Solaris has been selected to supply 22 'Solaris Urbino 12' hydrogen buses to *Ile-de-France Mobilités. This…
Hyundai and Iveco expand their cooperation to electric and hydrogen-powered trucks
Hyundai and Iveco extend their cooperation to electric and hydrogen-powered trucks Today, Hyundai and Iveco announced their intention to forge closer links to develop innovation in heavy-duty trucks running on…
IFP School launches a hydrogen Master degree
IFP School launches a hydrogen Master degree IFP School, which is affiliated to IFPEN, is launching a new programme covering the entire hydrogen value chain, a Specialised Master degree in…
Daimler Truck stands by its double approach of battery and hydrogen
Daimler Truck stands by its double approach of battery and hydrogen In an article published on the Daimler Truck website, the Head of Truck Technology explains that there is no…
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…
Air Liquide and Vopak to collaborate on cracking ammonia in Singapore
The French group, Air Liquide, is to cooperate with the Dutch oil company, Vopak on the development and use of infrastructure in Singapore for ammonia import, its conversion into hydrogen…
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…
Morocco presents its hydrogen Offer
Morocco presents its hydrogen Offer In an official announcement on March 11th, the Moroccan government presented its "Morocco Offer" for the development of the green hydrogen industry. It is based…
Agfa picks-up the pace in alkaline electrolyser membranes
Agfa picks-up the pace in alkaline electrolyser membranes The Belgian group, Agfa, has received a European subsidy to increase production of its alkaline electrolyser membranes. At the same time, it…
Seashuttle hydrogen container ship project kicks off construction
Seashuttle hydrogen container ships project kicks off construction Led by the Dutch company Samskip, this project aims to develop two autonomous hydrogen-powered container ships by 2025. They will connect Norway…
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…
An EPFL researcher develops a low-cost catalyst that converts ammonia into hydrogen
EPFL: A catalyst to turn ammonia into hydrogen The EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) has announced that one of its researchers has developed a catalyst that enables ammonia to…
Nissan to power its facilities with the SOFC technology
Nissan to power its facilities with the SOFC technology The Japanese carmaker is currently testing the SOFC technology powered by bioethanol for stationary use. Large-scale deployment is scheduled for 2030.…
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…
Mitsui adapts a hydrogen engine for the maritime industry with a license from MAN Energy
Mitsui adapts a hydrogen engine for the maritime industry with a license from MAN Energy Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has announced the successful testing of a MAN two-stroke engine with…
Paris displays its hydrogen map a few months ahead of the 2024 Olympics
Paris displays its hydrogen map a few months ahead of the 2024 Olympics The AREC ÎDF (the Regional Climate and Energy Agency of the Île de France region) has just…
Bloom Energy and Shell to develop large scale electrolysers
Bloom Energy and Shell to develop large scale electrolysers The world leader in solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) technology, Bloom Energy wants to make its electrolysers more widely available to help…
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…
General Motors hydrogen pick-ups to be tested by Southern Company
General Motors fuel cell pick-ups to be tested by Southern Company As part of a government-funded programme*, the American manufacturer is in charge of a pilot scheme to deploy fuel…
Egypt: A 2 billion deal for a green hydrogen plant with Korean and Chinese capital
Egypt: A $2 billion deal for a green hydrogen plant Korean SK Ecoplant and Chinese state-owned CSCEC (China State Construction Engineering Corporation) are to jointly produce hydrogen and ammonia in…
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…
Japanese researchers explore an ammonia-powered combustion engine
Japanese researchers explore an ammonia-powered combustion engine While the combustion engine is staying strong, with the possibility of extending it with e-fuels or hydrogen, Sophia University in Tokyo prefers to…
Ballard: a 15 MW order for stationary use
Ballard: an order of 15 MW of fuel cells for stationary use The Canadian company Ballard, has received a purchase order of 150 fuel cells from an English company specialised…
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…
H2Marine: a project to test high-power fuel cells
H2Marine: a project to test high-power fuel cells PowerCell and EHGroup will be able to test high-power fuel cells (250-300 kW) as part of a project involving Europe and Switzerland…
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…
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University launches a hydrogen and ammonia centred start-up in Morocco
Hydrojeel: a green hydrogen and ammonia start-up in Morocco The Mohamed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P*) announced, through its subsidiary Innovx, the launch of Hydrojeel. The company will invest in large-scale…
ZeroAvia selected by UK Civil Aviation Authority to work on hydrogen readiness
ZeroAvia selected by CAA to prepare for hydrogen arrival The American start-up is among the 3 companies selected by the British administration, along with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Exeter Airport.…
HDF Energy progresses on its power plant projects
HDF Energy progresses on its power plant projects As the company prepares to move into new facilities and open its gigafactory in Blanquefort in southwestern France, HDF Energy is announcing…
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…
FIA leans towards liquid hydrogen in motor sport
FIA leans towards liquid hydrogen in motor sport At a meeting on 28 February, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) presented its strategy for the future. Liquid hydrogen is…
Hydrogen Europe makes the case for global hydrogen trade
Hydrogen Europe makes the case for global hydrogen trade Following a recent report published by Transport & Environment (T&E) on February 13, Hydrogen Europe wrote a factual response, making the…
Symbio to supply fuel cells to Kawasaki for its heavy equipments
Symbio to supply fuel cells to Kawasaki for its heavy equipments Fuel cell manufacturer, Symbio signed an MoU with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The two companies are to develop systems for…
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…
H2ME: The era of hydrogen mobility pioneers
H2ME: The era of hydrogen mobility pioneers Through two series of projects, between 2015 and 2023, Europe managed to deploy the first stations and help manufacturers test their vehicles. Here's…
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,…
Geneva Motor Show: hydrogen takes centre stage with a V6-powered concept from Pininfarina
Geneva Motor Show: hydrogen takes centre stage with a V6-powered concept from Pininfarina At a show where the focus is on electric vehicles, the design studio is presenting the Enigma…
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…
A hydrogen-powered motorbike is on the drawing board in Europe
A hydrogen-powered motorbike is on the drawing board in Europe A German-Czech consortium of manufacturers and research bodies is developing a hydrogen motorbike with a fuel cell. The project is…
Plastic Omnium: all time high annual results and an accelerating growth in hydrogen
Plastic Omnium: all time high annual results and an accelerating growth in hydrogen During the presentation of its 2023 annual results, Plastic Omnium talked about hydrogen, which is becoming one…
Airbus sees Singapore as a future hub for hydrogen-powered aircraft
Airbus sees Singapore as a future hub for hydrogen-powered aircraft A committee involving Changi airport and the civil aviation authorities has concluded that the South Asian city-state could play a…
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…
Aerodelft: a small liquid hydrogen aircraft by Delft University
Aerodelft: a small liquid hydrogen aircraft by Delft University As part of Go Hydrogen in Antwerp, of which Hydrogen Today is a partner, students are presenting their Aerodelft project. It is…
Successful showcase for the charger of Universal Hydrogen in Los Angeles
Successful showcase of the charger of Universal Hydrogen in Los Angeles The start-up successfully recharged two DHL electric vehicles using a system developed in collaboration with Okshosh AeroTech*. This fuel…
Air Liquide: leader in hydrogen mobility and major player in Benelux
Air Liquide: leader in hydrogen mobility and major player in Benelux As part of Go Hydrogen in Antwerp, of which it is also a partner, Air Liquide presented its activities…
The UK is setting out its hydrogen strategy at Go Hydrogen
The UK is setting out its hydrogen strategy at Go Hydrogen At the event in Antwerp, a representative from the Department of Energy outlined the hydrogen strategy in the UK…
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…
Ahead of European elections Hydrogen Europe calls for greater efforts through a manifesto
Ahead of European elections Hydrogen Europe calls for greater efforts through a manifesto From 6 to 9 June 2024, the citizens of the 27 EU Member States will be called…
European Hydrogen Bank: 132 auction bids from 17 countries
European Hydrogen Bank: 132 auction bids from 17 countries In a press release, the European Commission announced that the bids received following the auctions launched by the European Hydrogen Bank…
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…
Forvia and Air Liquide to supply FAW Jiefang with liquid hydrogen tanks
Forvia and Air Liquide to supply FAW Jiefang with liquid hydrogen tanks This is the first concrete step in the partnership between the two French groups, signed in 2021. It…
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A smart map to optimise Mercedes’ hydrogen-powered trucks
A smart map to optimise Mercedes' hydrogen-powered trucks Digital map maker HERE has signed an agreement with Bosch and Daimler Truck. The combination of driving assistance, location data and software…
Airbus welcomes competition in hydrogen-powered aircraft
Airbus welcomes competition in hydrogen-powered aircraft As it presented its results, the European aircraft manufacturer was asked about its ambitions in terms of hydrogen. And the date of 2035 was…
Stellantis supplies Hysetco with hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles
Stellantis supplies Hysetco with hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles Stellantis new division, Pro One, announces the first deliveries of the Peugeot e-Expert Hydrogen to the Taxi operator, Hysetco. A first in Europe.…
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…
Peru and UNIDO join forces to promote green hydrogen
Peru and UNIDO join forces to promote green hydrogen The Peruvian Minister of Production, Ana María Choquehuanca, has signed an agreement and a joint declaration aimed at boosting the circular…
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…
ANP’s strategic role in Brazil’s low-carbon hydrogen drive
ANP's strategic role to develop low-carbon hydrogen in Brazil In an insightful interview at Hyvolution Paris 2024, Rodolfo Saboia, the General Director of ANP (Brazilian National Agency for Petroleum, Natural…
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…
Plug starts rolling out its portable liquid hydrogen stations in the USA
Plug rolls out its portable liquid hydrogen stations in the USA Under pressure, the American company Plug, which has undertaken cost-cutting measures*, is taking action in the liquid hydrogen sector,…
Chile and France come together for green hydrogen
Chile and France come together for green hydrogen Chile attended the latest Hyvolution show to present its strategy and look for investors. The country has also signed a Memorandum of…
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…
Germany and Algeria set up a hydrogen task force
Germany and Algeria set up a hydrogen task force According to several media sources, both local and international, the German Minister for Economic Affairs, Robert Habeck, and the Algerian Minister…
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…
Ein Mann hält am Mittwoch (18.04.2012) den Zapfhahn einer Wasserstoff-Tanksäule an ein Auto auf einer Tankstelle in Berlin. Erstmals in Deutschland kann man mit gespeichertem Windstrom Auto fahren. Der französische Mineralölkonzern Total verkauft von heute an in Berlin Wasserstoff, den die brandenburgische Firma Enertrag mittels Windenergie erzeugt hat. Foto: Hannibal dpa/lbn +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
TotalEnergies celebrates over 20 years of experience in hydrogen stations
TotalEnergies: over 20 years of experience in Hydrogen stations Since 2002, the oil company has been involved in hydrogen. The company wanted to share its experience through an infographic on…
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…
NEL facing a lawsuit in the USA for faulty stations
Norway's NEL, a supplier of hydrogen filling stations, is facing legal action in the United States. The local subsidiary of Japan's Iwatani is accusing the company of fraud and false…
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…
