Europe encourages the use of e-fuels for ships
Europe encourages the use of e-fuels for ships Following an agreement between Parliament and Council negotiators, emissions from ships will have to be reduced by 2% from 2025 and by…
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Air Liquide improves the conversion of ammonia to H2
Air Liquide improves the conversion of ammonia to H2 The French group has announced the construction of an industrial-scale ammonia (NH3) cracking pilot unit in the port of Antwerp, Belgium.…
H2SYS in search of €800,000
H2SYS in search of €800,000 The generators manufacturer has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Wiseed platform. It wants to raise €800,000 by May (about $860,000). The objective of the…
Thyssenkrupp : billions to produce green steel
Thyssenkrupp : billions to produce green steel Thyssenkrupp has announced a multi-billion euro project to produce green steel in Duisburg. It will deploy a so-called direct reduction (DR) plant, which…
Hydrogen Valleys: a historic moment
Hydrogen Valleys: a historic moment A joint declaration was signed to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen valleys in Europe during a high-level conference in Brussels, on Wednesday, 1st March. It was…
Hydrogen valleys : a lever to scale things up ?
Hydrogen valleys : a lever to scale things up ? As a high-level conference is being held on this topic in Brussels today, it is an opportunity to recall what…
The French Normandy region grants a €2 million loan to Hopium
The French Normandy region grants a €2 million loan to Hopium An exceptional aid has been granted so that the young manufacturer can develop its project and complete the industrialisation…
Le Mans 24 Hours puts hydrogen back to 2026?
Le Mans 24 Hours puts hydrogen back to 2026? According to Bernard Niclot, ACO* consultant on the hydrogen programme, it will probably be too early to introduce an H2 category…
Airspeeder: The first hydrogen flying F1 is Australian?
Airspeeder: The first hydrogen flying F1 is Australian? Here is a competitor for MACA, a French aviation and aerospace component manufacturer. Indeed, Alauda Aeronautics, based in Adelaide (Australia), has designed…
56,000 hydrogen vehicles have been sold in the world so far
56,000 hydrogen vehicles have been sold in the world so far This is the result of a study made by Information Trends. No less than 30,000 hydrogen vehicles have been sold…
An algorithm that may enhance hydrogen fuel cell performance
A team of researchers* from UNSW Australia developed an algorithm to improve the understanding of what is happening inside a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). This new process, detailed…
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next level Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck
Europe is heading towards zero-emissions for trucks
Europe is heading towards zero-emissions for trucks As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission made a proposal today to reduce truck emissions even more drastically and impose "zero emissions"…
Europe’s stance on nuclear and renewable hydrogen
Europe’s stance on nuclear and renewable hydrogen The publication of detailed rules to define what constitutes renewable hydrogen in the EU, with the adoption of two delegated acts required under…
ADEME shortlists 14 new laureates
ADEME shortlists 14 new laureates On the occasion of the HyVolution exhibition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Energy Transition, unveiled 14 new winners of the "Hydrogen Territorial Ecosystems" call for projects.…
Our video talk with Vasyl Doronin (Ukrainian Hydrogen Association)
Our interview of Vasyl Doronin (Ukrainian Hydrogen Association) To be completely honest, it all happened a little by chance. While walking the aisles, Hydrogen Today spotted a small booth hosting the Ukrainian…
Our interview of Pierre Buchou (the organiser of Hyvolution)
Hyvolution : our interview of Pierre Buchou (organiser of the event) Europe’s biggest hydrogen-related event, which started yesterday, continues today in Paris and, for the first time since it has…
MissionH24 is having a ride in Paris before Rétromobile
MissionH24 is having a ride in Paris before Rétromobile While the festival starts tonight for professionals (tomorrow for the general public) at the Porte de Versailles (Paris), the ‘Automobile Club…
Nikola drives on in 2023
Nikola drives on in 2023 The electric and hydrogen trucks manufacturer, Nikola, has announced orders and projects for 2023. The context seems promising, especially since its trucks should have specific…
Punch receives €40 million to develop hydrogen
Punch receives €40 million to develop hydrogen The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to grant a €40 million loan (about $43.5 million) to the Punch Group to develop technologies…
Hydrogen makes tongues wag at Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show
Hydrogen makes tongues wag at Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show There are no hydrogen cars to be seen at this year's famous technology show in Las Vegas. However, this form…
Abu Dhabi : Uniper and Masdar are to collaborate
Abu Dhabi : Uniper and Masdar are to collaborate The German gas giant is to collaborate with the local energy company Masdar* to produce green hydrogen in the United Arab Emirates. With…
Toyota keeps working hard on its hydrogen-powered trucks
Toyota keeps working hard on its hydrogen-powered trucks Toyota keeps working hard on its hydrogen-powered trucks. The manufacturer is developing initiatives in Japan, but also in Thailand, where it will…
The French government underpines diversification in hydrogen
The French government underpines diversification in hydrogen As part of France 2030, the call for projects "Diversification of subcontractors in the automotive sector" helps subcontractors in the automotive sector to…
Will H2MED go through Port-La-Nouvelle?
Will H2MED go through Port-La-Nouvelle? Qair, which will operate a green hydrogen production hub in Occitania, is optimistic that the future hydrogen pipeline will pass through Port-La-Nouvelle. The company Qair,…
Stellantis is considering taking a stake in Symbio
Stellantis is considering taking a stake in Symbio Faurecia, Michelin and Stellantis have announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations with the aim of allowing the car manufacturer to…
Symbio will unveil its new fuel cells at the CES
Symbio will unveil its new fuel cells at the CES The fuel cell manufacturer will be back at Las Vegas CES, where it will unveil the new developments regarding its…
Plug Power orders 75 trucks from Nikola
Plug Power orders 75 trucks from Nikola Nikola Motor has a great order in sight: Plug Power has decided to purchase 75 units of their Tre FCV. The two companies will…
Fuel cells, refuelling stations : Airbus is moving forward on hydrogen
The aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, is very active in the field of hydrogen. It has just unveiled a fuel cell propulsion system while preparing for the coming of hydrogen at the…
2.5 billions for the pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille
2.5 billions for the pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille Today, France, Spain and Portugal have unveiled their plans for a pipeline to transport green hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to…
Bosch Rodez: the hydrogen activity is delayed by 2 years
Bosch Rodez: the hydrogen activity is delayed by 2 years According to La Tribune (a French weekly financial newspaper), the Bosch factory in Rodez is going to postpone its investments…
Toyota to develop an H2 Hilux in England
In return for a subsidy, the Japanese car manufacturer, Toyota, will develop an H2-powered version of its pick-up Hilux as part of a research programme in England. While Stellantis announced…
H2 truck CATHyOPÉ keeps being tested
H2 truck CATHyOPÉ keeps being tested Under the supervision of the new project manager, engineer Nicolas Hatat, the hydrogen-powered truck alternates between a series of drives in private enclosures, loaded…
Qairos was awarded a prize at the “Salon des Maires”
Qairos was awarded a prize at the “Salon des Maires” Qairos was awarded a prize at the “Salon des Maires”A boost for the biomass-based H2 sector: the start-up Qairos Energies,…
H2site mechanises new membranes
H2site mechanises new membranes The Spanish company has just inaugurated its first palladium alloy membrane plant in Gascony (Southwestern France). This technology will make it possible to obtain hydrogen at…
Vinci Airports is making progress on hydrogen
Vinci Airports is making progress on hydrogen Through its airport subsidiary, the public works group has announced new partnerships in both Japan and Chile. Vinci Airports has signed a new…
Hyvia: Renault’s spearhead for commercial vehicles
Hyvia: The spearhead for LCVs at Renault During the introduction of its new organisation, the French manufacturer mentioned commercial vehicles. And the subsidiary in charge of developing hydrogen was referred to be…
FLEX’hy: the H2 dynamic ecosystem from GCK
FLEX'hy: the hydrogen dynamic ecosystem from GCK The company specialising in retrofit has just inaugurated a new industrial site. It will take advantage of this new location to get into…
Forum H2 BFC: a debate on imports in Europe
Forum H2 BFC: a debate on imports in Europe On November 8 and 9, the Hydrogen Business for Climate H2 forum will take place in Montbéliard (eastern France). The plenaries…
Maersk will produce green methanol in Spain
Maersk will produce green methanol in Spain Shipping giant Maersk and the Spanish government have unveiled a gigantic €10 billion project (about $10 billion) to develop this hydrogen-based fuel, considered…
High-level speakers at Hydrogen Business for Climate Forum
On November 8 and 9, the second edition of the Hydrogen Business for Climate Forum will take place in Montbéliard, in France. The first edition, held in September 2021 in…
Stellantis H2 vans will be produced in France
Stellantis H2 vans will be produced in France The transition to series production is already under its way. Managing Director Carlos Tavares has announced that a hydrogen version of the…
Northern Green Crane: Green hydrogen from Sweden
The Northern Green Crane project will be one of the first projects to import industrial-scale green hydrogen from Sweden to the Netherlands and Germany by 2026. This project is in…
Mcphy inaugurates its plant in Grenoble
Mcphy inaugurates its plant in Grenoble McPhy is preparing its transition to an industrial scale with a site in Grenoble that gathers the headquarters, R&D and a refuelling stations production…
Valeo remains skeptical about hydrogen
Valeo and hydrogen? Being present at the Paris Motor Show, Hydrogen Today also has access to decision makers. In particular, we were able to attend a lecture delivered by Valeo's…
Paris Motor Show: Macron visited the hydrogen sector
During his visit to the Paris Motor Show this morning, the Macron made sure to pass by the hydrogen area. President Macron first visited Renault, whose subsidiary Alpine is exhibiting…
Borne: France means to be a hydrogen leader
Borne: France means to be a hydrogen leader While paying a visit to Plastic Omnium in Oise, the Prime Minister spoke about the H2 plan. Elisabeth Borne visited Plastic Omnium's Alphatech…
Paris Motor Show: All hail hydrogen
Paris Motor Show: All hail hydrogen This form of electrification is gaining momentum with the electric and hydrogen professional area and two new manufacturers. And it contributes to the attractiveness…
Paris Motor Show : Pre-sales from NamX start now!
Paris Motor Show : Pre-sales from NamX start now! From the onset of the Paris Motor Show, where he is exhibiting, the founder and President of this new French manufacturer intends…
Paris Motor Show: come on board the Hopium Machina with us
Tomorrow, as part of the Paris Motor Show, we will offer you the opportunity to discover the interior of the high-end French hydrogen saloon car: the Hopium Machina vision. Hydrogen…
Symbio will invest €1 billion in France
Symbio will invest €1 billion in France The joint venture between Faurecia and Michelin will invest a total of €1 billion in France over 7 years as part of its…
Hyvia will present a ready-to-drive Master Van H2 at the Paris Motor Show
Hyvia will present a ready-to-drive Master Van H2 at the Paris Motor Show Exactly a year after unveiling its prototype version, in October 2021, the joint venture between Renault and…
Gaussin will resort to Symbio’s fuel cells
Gaussin will resort to Symbio’s fuel cells Gaussin, a manufacturer based in Franche-Comté, a French eastern region, has just made another step forward when it signed a strategic memorandum of…
TMP orders 500 H2 trucks from Quantron
TMP orders 500 H2 trucks from Quantron The German start-up has announced a large order from TMP Logistics, an American group specialising in logistics. The agreement was signed in the…
Atawey celebrates its 10 year anniversary
Atawey celebrates its 10 year anniversary The Savoy-based company Atawey, which celebrated this anniversary in its historic premises in Le Bourget-du-Lac, took the opportunity to give its vision of the…
GCK Group raises 15 million euros
The heavy vehicle retrofit specialist, GCK Group, has just raised its first round of funding amounting to €15 million, bringing its equity to €25 million (about $25 million). This transaction…
Lhyfe partners with Gaussin
Lhyfe partners with Gaussin The manufacturer based in Franche-Comté, which already has links with Symbio for fuel cells and HRS for refuelling stations, has a new partner at its side.…
BioTJet is the new SAF
BioTJet is the new SAF Elyse Energy, a European specialist in low-carbon fuels, partners with IFP Energies nouvelles, AVRIL and BioNext with the aim to jointly produce sustainable and synthetic…
McPhy to launch its gigafactory in Belfort
McPhy to launch its gigafactory in Belfort The long-awaited electrolysers plant has finally been approved by Europe under the framework of the IPCEI Hy2Tech and is to be installed in…
Energy observer exhibition village in Saint Malo 
The Energy Observer exhibition village has been welcoming the general public and inform them about sustainable energy and hydrogen from September 17. It's no wonder that this educational event is…
CMA CGM: A €1.5 billion fund for the energy transition
CMA CGM: a fund for the energy transition CMA CGM, a French container transportation and shipping company, has decided to create a special Energy Fund with a budget of €1.5…
Seabubbles in hydrogen mode at Cannes 
During the Cannes Yachting Festival, Seabubbles introduced its electro-hydrogen powered flying boat, a world premiere. This unusual actor revealed its new model at a dedicated exhibition held from September 6…
GCK to launch a range of hydrogen engines
GCK recently acquired Solution F, one of the leading players in France in terms of automotive engineering (competition and series). The company intends to develop the production of hydrogen engines,…
Lhyfe places a major order with Plug Power
Lhyfe has placed an order with Plug Power for ten PEM-type electrolyser systems of 5 megawatts each. This is the largest order of this kind ever made by a French…
EODev’s H2 generator delivered in the US
H2 generator of EODev delivered in the US The Energy Observer subsidiary has signed an agreement with Generac Power Systems, a company that provides backup power and energy storage solutions in…
Paris motor show: A hydrogen scooter will show up
Paris motor show: A hydrogen scooter will show up Last week, two more players in the electric and hydrogen mobility hub have been announced by the organisers of the event. …
Hydrogen ran at the 24h of Le Mans truck
Hydrogen ran at the 24h of Le Mans Truck Gaussin and GreenGT presented their hydrogen-powered trucks to the public on September 24 and 25. One is intended for racing, the other…
GreenGT H2 truck shows off at the 24h of Le Mans
GreenGT H2 truck shows off at the 24h of Le Mans The GreenGT H2 truck, Cathyope was exhibited and even took a lap around the track during the 24h of…
European Parliament Eases Green Hydrogen Production Criteria
European Parliament Eases Green Hydrogen Production Criteria On Wednesday 21st of September, the European Parliament adopted an amendment that allows gas and even coal to be included in the electricity used…
Portugal speaks in favour of the Midcat project 
Portugal speaks in favour of the Midcat project According to Euractiv, Lisbon joins Spain in lobbying France to build a pipeline across the Pyrenees that could eventually carry hydrogen. We…
Lhyfe launches an offshore hydrogen platform
Lhyfe launches an offshore hydrogen platform The company, Lhyfe, has inaugurated the world's first offshore renewable hydrogen production pilot platform in Saint-Nazaire (western France). "Until now, no one has ever…
IAA: Hyvia develops its offer and services
Hyvia, the joint venture between Renault and Plug Power, took advantage of the IAA transportation to make some announcements. Hyvia said they had initiated tests of the Master Van H2-TECH…
Hopium confirms it will establish in Normandy
Ouest France had let the cat out of the bag several months ago. The young car manufacturer, Hopium, has eventually announced last month that it will establish in Vernon, at…
IAA: a 1500 km autonomy H2 truck
IAA: a 1500 km autonomy H2 truck At the Hannover Fair, as planned, the German start-up unveiled a long-range hydrogen truck. The 44-tonne vehicle was well received and has generated…
IAA : Forvia speeds up on hydrogen 
IAA : Forvia speeds up on hydrogen The Forvia group* presented its hydrogen solutions for heavy goods vehicles at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. The group exhibited a cryogenic storage…
Safra works with Plastic Omnium
Safra to collaborate with Plastic Omnium on fuel tanks and retrofit The Albi-based bus manufacturer has announced a partnership with the French equipment manufacturer for both fuel tanks and retrofit…
Hydrogen features at the Paris motor show
Hydrogen features at the Paris motor show After a four-year absence, the motor show returns to Paris from October 17 to 23, and hydrogen will be one of the energies…
Touring the Savoy on a hydrogen bike
After a record-breaking driving a hydrogen-powered car, the director of the Val Thorens circuit (Savoy)* travelled across the region on a bike to promote this low-carbon mode of transport. In…
France urges Brussels to label nuclear-produced hydrogen ‘green’
France urges Brussels to label nuclear-produced hydrogen ‘green’ According to the Euractiv* website, the French Minister for Energy, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, wrote to the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, asking…
ITM Power to change CEO
ITM Power to change CEO The British electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power has announced that Dr. Graham Cooley has decided to step down as CEO of the company. He has been…
Hydrogen is part of the Nuit Blanche in Paris
Hydrogen is part of the Nuit Blanche in Paris Air Liquide and Toyota were the sponsors of “Nuit Blanche 2022”, which took place last weekend, on October 1st. This was…
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An H2 combined offer from Stellantis and ENGIE
An H2 offer from Stellantis and ENGIE Just like Hyvia, the group Stellantis is putting forward a combined offer of vehicles with a hydrogen station for company fleets. However, they…
Low-carbon hydrogen: an opportunity for France?
Low-carbon hydrogen: an opportunity for France? As part of the think tank La Fabrique Ecologique* held on September 13th, a lecture was delivered regarding low-carbon hydrogen. This energy source is…
ADEME is to launch a new call for projects in autumn
ADEME is to launch a new call for projects in autumn The French ecological transition agency (ADEME) is preparing a new round of calls for projects, one of the essential…
Linde increases green hydrogen production in the US
Linde increases green hydrogen production in the US The fact that the German company Linde will raise its green hydrogen production capacity to meet the growing demand is undoubtedly an…
Gaussin takes part in the Le Mans 24 Hours Truck event
Gaussin takes part in the Le Mans 24 Hours Truck event On this race weekend, Gaussin - a logistics specialist - will demonstrate the truck that ran on hydrogen throughout…
EODev partner of SailGP in France
EODev partner of SailGP in France The subsidiary of Energy Observer had deployed two hydrogen generators in Saint Tropez to supply energy to part of the reception areas until September…
A highway for autonomous H2 trucks in China
A highway for autonomous H2 trucks in China According to the Chinese press, the first highway dedicated to autonomous H2 trucks in China will be operational in 2025, in the…
Bureau Veritas approves HELION’s marine fuel cell
Bureau Veritas approves Helion marine fuel cell HELION Hydrogen Power (Alstom Group), a high-power fuel cell manufacturer, has received Bureau Veritas approval for its marine version of the FC-RACK, a…
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Launching of the world’s largest fund for low-carbon hydrogen infrastructures
Launching of the world's largest fund for low-carbon hydrogen infrastructures Air Liquide, TotalEnergies and VINCI have decided to join forces alongside other major international industrial players to create the world's…
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First feedback on GRTGaz and Terega H2 review
GRTGaz and Terega have received more than 130 responses following a nationwide review of low-carbon and renewable hydrogen market players which was launched last June. In addition, the players requested…
France 2030 Plan : Key figures
The France 2030 Plan, recently unveiled by the Head of State, presents a comprehensive and forward-thinking strategy aimed at shaping the nation's future. With a substantial allocation of €30 billion…
GCK unveils its hydrogen buggy for the Dakar rally
One year after being the first team to announce that it would take part in the Dakar rally with a hydrogen-powered vehicle, GCK Motorsport has released the first photos of…
IEA calls for faster and stronger action on decarbonised hydrogen
Rapport-AIE-2021IEA calls for faster and stronger action on decarbonised hydrogen The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its report on hydrogen as it does every year. "Governments need to act…
A hydrogen-powered go-kart with a rotary engine
A hydrogen-powered go-kart with a rotary engine The American company LiquidPiston, which develops multi-energy engines (petrol, diesel, propane, kerosene, etc.), and rotary engines in particular, has unveiled a hybrid engine…
GreenGT to conceive hydrogen trucks with Kamaz
GreenGT, involved in the H2 truck through the CATHyOPÉ project, has partnered with KAMAZ, the leading Russian truck and bus manufacturer, to develop GreenGT Kamaz hydrogen trucks with electric-hydrogen propulsion.…
Greenmot presents H2 retrofit at the Dunkirk days
Greenmot presents H2 retrofit at the Dunkirk days The Villefranche sur Saône SME, which attended with a stand the “Journées Hydrogène dans les Territoires” (Hydrogen days in the territories) in…
Hyundai’s autonomous hydrogen truck in the works
Hyundai's autonomous hydrogen truck in the works On September 7, the Korean manufacturer unveiled its strategy on YouTube at the Hydrogen Wave event. Hyundai's autonomous hydrogen truck in the works…
Launching of a H2 cluster in the Côtes d’Armor
Launching of a H2 cluster in the Côtes d’Armor On 31 August, 270 decision-makers from the French department attended the birth of the Côtes d'Armor H2 cluster, supported by the…
Symbio enters the US market
Symbio enters the US market Symbio, the joint venture owned by Faurecia and Michelin, has announced the foundation of its subsidiary in North America during the “Advanced Clean Transportation Expo…
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French hydrogen technocampus in Francazal is moving forward
French hydrogen technocampus in Francazal is moving forward The projet for a technocampus dedicated to green hydrogen -due in 2024 on the former French military airport of Francazal- has taken…