Thyssenkrupp to list Nucera on the stock market
According to Reuters, an IPO is on the horizon for Nucera, a joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and De Nora, in June. The deal would value the company at several billion…
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Hydrogen: is Europe lagging behind Asia?
In a LinkedIn post, the founder of the Five T Hydrogen fund and CEO of Hy24, Pierre-Etienne Franc, points to the head start of which is beneficiating Asia, and in…
Teréga will build 600 km of hydrogen pipelines
The HYSOW (Hydrogen South Sest) infrastructure project - hydrogen pipelines As part of the H2Med project, launched by France, Spain and Portugal, Teréga manages the pipelines that connect the New Aquitaine…
Orders keep coming in for Haffner Energy
The French SME, Haffner Energy, has just signed two contracts with Carbonloop for its Hynoca process. The company expects a considerable increase in its turnover. On 31st March, Haffner Energy…
McPhy will manufacture electrolysers in India
The French SME has signed an agreement with an engineering group in India to manufacture electrolysers. This is an interesting opportunity for McPhy, which is expanding beyond Europe into a…
Europe doubles down on recharging infrastructures
As part of an agreement between the Parliament and the Council, which has yet to be ratified, the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) sets new standards for the deploying of…
HDF Energy to decarbonise Indonesia’s petrochemical sector
HDF Energy to decarbonise the petrochemical sector of Indonesia The French group will collaborate with PT Tripatra Engineering. It is one of Indonesia's leading providers of engineering solutions in the energy…
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. It will optimise conversion and reduce the carbon footprint.…
Lhyfe and Centrica partner in offshore wind power
Lhyfe and Centrica partner in offshore wind power The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the development of green hydrogen as part of the energy transition…
European Hydrogen Bank to start in 2023
The European Commission confirmed yesterday that the European Hydrogen Bank, a new structure to support the development of green hydrogen, will be operational by the end of 2023 and will…
ZEV project: 2 more (large) stations for HRS
ZEV project: 2 more (large) stations for HRS The designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refuelling stations has received an order from HYmpulsion for two high capacity stations. Consequently, two HRS40…
Hyguane: green hydrogen for Kourou
The Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the 'Centre National d'Etudes Scientifiques' (CNES), is behind the Hyguane project, which aims to produce 130…
China engages in hydrogen pipelines
While projects are multiplying in Europe, hydrogen pipelines are also developing in China. According to China Hydrogen Buletin, 1,000 km (around 620 miles) of H2 pipelines are under construction in…
GRTGaz to build a 20 km H2 pipeline in Dunkirk
GRTGaz to build a 20 km H2 pipeline in Dunkirk GRTGaz, who launched a call for tenders last September to assess the need and economic interest for an H2 pipeline…
Conferences on hydrogen to be held at Global Industrie
Hydrogen is one of the common thread of the 2023 edition of France's largest industrial exhibition. It will be the subject of a conference and a round table on Thursday.…
Agfa to launch a membrane plant in Belgium
The imaging and IT group is to launch a factory to produce Zirfon membranes for alkaline electrolysis. The production unit will be installed in existing buildings at the company's site in…
Atawey will provide a mobile hydrogen station to Hyliko
Atawey will provide a mobile hydrogen station to Hyliko Hyliko, which provides H2 trucks for leasing as well as a solution for the production and distribution of renewable hydrogen, has…
French Guiana: from power plant project to zone to defend
Since November, natives have been blocking this power plant project, which aims to produce electricity. They say they have not been consulted and want the site to be built elsewhere.…
Thyssenkrupp : billions to produce green steel
The group has announced a multi-billion euro project to produce low-carbon steel in Duisburg. It will deploy a so-called direct reduction (DR) plant, which will run on hydrogen. It is…
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 this concept of hydrogen valleys is. These valleys are regional…
Everfuel is the new (Danish) Lhyfe
Everfuel to produce and distribute green hydrogen Everfuel, new partner of the Hy24 fund, is a global hydrogen player in Northern Europe, producing green hydrogen from wind turbines and distributing…
Everfuel and Hy24 sign a joint venture
Everfuel and Hy24 sign a joint venture The Danish operator, Everfuel and the investment fund Hy24 are to create a joint venture with the aim to eventually produce 1 GW…
Johnson Matthey will deliver membranes to Plug
Johnson Matthey will deliver membranes to Plug Johnson Matthey and Plug have signed a deal to secure supply and meet the growing demand for fuel cells and electrolysers. It is…
The USA give charging corridor a little help
The US Department of Energy has released $7.4 billion to help developing charging corridors for electric charging stations and hydrogen refuelling stations for heavy-duty mobility. In total, seven projects are benefiting…
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 the Renewable Energy Directive, has been interpreted…
Nuclear and hydrogen: is it truly a major step forward ?
Nuclear and hydrogen : is it truly a major step forward ? ‘France Hydrogène’ reacts to the Delegated Acts adopted at the end of last week and which concern renewable fuels of…
Meet Raven SR: the leading producer of hydrogen through waste
This American producer uses gas from the decomposition of green and organic waste to transform it into synthetic fuels or hydrogen. A method that has been rather successful in the…
Europe : hydrogen from nuclear has been recognised as renewable
On Friday, the European Commission published a Delegated Act that authorises, under certain conditions, the use of low-carbon electricity to produce hydrogen labelled as "renewable." This is a victory for…
Algeria and Italy sign an agreement on hydrogen
In response to the H2Med project, which involves France, Spain and Portugal (and possibly Germany), Italy has signed an agreement with Algeria. A country with great potential and which also…
Hydrogen is on TotalEnergies’ agenda
Hydrogen is on TotalEnergies’ agenda When presenting its financial results (a €20.5 billion profit in 2022, about $21.9 billion), the group highlighted its investments in hydrogen and renewable energy. In…
Total suspends its partnership with Adani in India
On the sidelines of the presentation of its results, the group indicated that the partnership with the Indian conglomerate Adani* to create a green hydrogen giant has been suspended while…
Elogen lands a contract in the Netherlands
A new offshore wind project in the Netherlands The French manufacturer will supply a 2.5 MW electrolyser to CrossWind - a joint venture between Shell, Eneco, Siemens Gamesa and Van…
A new fundraising for Hysilabs
A new fundraising for Hysilabs A new fundraising for Hysilabs. Indeed, HySiLabs has successfully closed a €13 million financing (about $14 million). Through this funding, the company will be able…
GenHy and Eiffage collaborate to produce electrolysers
Gen-Hy and ‘Eiffage Énergie Systèmes’ have joined forces to create Gen-Hy Cube, a company dedicated to the construction of an electrolysers plant in Montbéliard (Eastern France). These electrolysers will produce…
A French community of municipalities has seen its efforts pay off
As part of the latest closing of ADEME’s territorial ecosystem call for projects, the HyTouraine project was selected along with 13 other winners. This is a win recognition for the…
ADEME’s call for project is substantial for hydrogen ecosystems
While new winners have been announced at Hyvolution (see previous article here LINK) and a new call for projects is taking shape, it is time to take stock of ADEME’s actions.…
Hynamics joins forces with ABB to reduce the cost of hydrogen
Hynamics joins forces with ABB to reduce hydrogen cost The EDF subsidiary has signed an agreement with ABB to optimise hydrogen production costs. The Optimax system has already been installed…
Lacq’s business activity area will be using hydrogen and synthetic molecules
On the occasion of the Hyvolution exhibition, Elyse Energy and Teréga solutions have announced they are signing a partnership to promote the development of low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic fuels in…
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…
Air Liquide and Total: over 100 stations for HGVs in Europe
Through a joint venture, the two groups will develop a refuelling infrastructure for hydrogen trucks. An optimistic sign for the industry. Although these trucks are just coming into the market…
The PFA study forecasts 1000 HRS for 2030
During the Hyvolution exhibition, France Hydrogène unveiled a study carried out with the PFA and IRT SystemX as part of the National Hydrogen Council (CNR). These partners have carried out…
Hyvolution: our interview of Olivier Dhez (HRS)
Hyvolution: our interview of Olivier Dhez (HRS) During Hyvolution, Olivier Dhez, Executive Vice-President of HRS - a French hydrogen refuelling stations manufacturer - talked to us about their high-capacity stations. …
Hyvolution: our interview of Thierry Kovacs (AURA region)
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is very well represented at Hyvolution with about 30 exhibitors (10%) coming from the French Region. In this interview, Thierry Kovacs, the Region Vice-President in charge of environment,…
Hyvolution: hydrogen’s key figures in France
At the opening of the show, France Hydrogen took stoke of the main figures about hydrogen in France. They are progressing. "The place to be", "the largest exhibition in Europe":…
Plugpower places an order with HRS
Plugpower places an order of hydrogen stations with HRS HRS, a French designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refueling stations, has announced an order for stations whose purpose will be to…
McPhy reconnects with growth
The French group had a good year in 2022, with a 40% increase in sales and a 50% rise in orders. Last year, McPhy’s turnover was 16 million, a 22%…
Technip Energies is part of the world’s largest H2 project
The French group Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering design contract for the world's largest low-carbon hydrogen project for ExxonMobil in Baytown, Texas. Technip, which is well positioned…
BpiFrance finds its way into Qair’s capital
Bpifrance will join Qair’s capital. This investment in Qair, an independent producer of renewable energy, will accelerate its development in France and abroad. The group's portfolio, which is present in…
Germany adds Australia to its list of hydrogen suppliers
Germany is further securing its hydrogen supplies with a cooperation with Australia that will lead to imports in 2030. After Canada, Egypt and other countries, Germany is making progress with…
A Franco-German alliance for filling up trucks
A Franco-German alliance for filling up trucks The German start-up Cryomotive and the French industrial group Fives will jointly develop a cryogenic pump for filling up transport trucks and other…
Atawey raises €25 million
Atawey, which has completed a €25 million round of financing from French investors (about $27 million), will be able to finance its development. It also announced the opening of its…
Vinci invests in Hype
Through its Vinci Concessions branch, the global leader in mobility infrastructure has decided to invest €15 million (about $16.3 million) in Hype, the operator with the largest fleet of hydrogen-powered…
Hydrogen is at the heart of the Franco-German friendship
At the Franco-German Council of Ministers on Sunday, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz discussed their common vision on hydrogen. In a joint declaration, which you can read on the French…
An agreement has been made between HRS and pHYnix
HRS, a refuelling station manufacturer, has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with pHYnix, an independent European producer of green hydrogen. The agreement includes an initial order for…
Verso Energy raises €50 million
At the end of December, Verso Energy, a renewable energy and green hydrogen producer, raised €50 million (about $54 million). Through this fundraising, the company will be able to accelerate…
The Chemours Company invests $200 million to develop PEM in France
The Chemours Company wants to increase its production capacity of materials for PEM. A boon for the Villers-Saint-Paul site located in the Oise region. If you have never heard about…
It seems like Fos cannot pipe down
GRTGaz calls for a hydrogen pipeline in the south of France France's main gas transmission system operator, GRTGaz has launched a call for interest in order to gain a better…
India invests over 2 billion USD in hydrogen
The country has decided to spend 174.9 billion rupees (about 2.14 billion USD) on a plan to develop green hydrogen and become an exporter. India, one of the world's biggest…
Autothermal reforming from Air Liquide has been taken on in Japan
As an alternative to steam methane reforming (SMR) with carbon capture, autothermal reforming (ATR) is one of the latest technologies used by Air Liquide in Japan. It is characterized by…
An H2 pipeline between Germany and Norway
The Europe of pipes is setting up. After the H2Med project between Portugal, France and Spain, a pipeline project has been announced between Norway and Germany. Today, the giants Equinor…
An alliance to make hydrogen transport easier
Vopak and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have decided to create a joint-venture, called LOHC Logistix. Its purpose will be to liquefy hydrogen to facilitate storage and transport. The Dutch oil and…
The founder of HRS received the Legion of Honour.
The founder of HRS received the Legion of Honour. The founder and CEO of HRS is part of the latest class of the Legion of Honour. On its LinkedIn account, the ‘Grande…
Hydrogen to be produce via TEC in Ushant
For a two week period in December, the island of Ushant experimented with the production of hydrogen from a Tidal Energy Converter (TEC). It was supplied by the company Sabella…
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 Dubai set to host COP28 from 30 November…
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, which is associated with the…
An alliance between Engie and HRS to boost mobility
An alliance between Engie and HRS to boost mobility Through an alliance, the energy company, ENGIE and the station manufacturer, HRS will jointly develop 15 projects between now and 2026…
Raven and Chart cooperate on hydrogen and CO2
It is a partnership between a newcomer in hydrogen, Raven SR, and a gas player with expertise in CO2 liquefaction and storage, Chart. Their association will make the production of H2 from…
Dutch government to purport two projects from Air Liquide
Air Liquide welcomes the decision of the Dutch government to support two of its large-scale renewable hydrogen projects, ELYgator and CurtHyl, under the IPCEI HyUse. These 200 MW capacity electrolysers…
Lhyfe to decarbonise one of Schaeffler’s plant
Lhyfe, the French green hydrogen producer, will collaborate with the German industrial group and automotive supplier in Bavaria. The agreement provides for the construction and operation by Lhyfe of a…
The founding stone has been laid for Sunrhyse in the Var department
The foundation stone for a green hydrogen production plant has been laid in the French city of Signes by the Hy2Gen group. The latter is already present in Germany, Norway…
H2 MED Project: the partners are revealed
H2 MED Project: the partners are revealed. Following the announcement made by Emmanuel Macron and Spain and Portugal heads of governments, energy operators are mobilising to make the project a…
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France Hydrogène adapts its governance
France Hydrogène adapts its governance The reference association of the H2 sector unveils today its new organisation. As they met in General Assembly on December 7th, the members of France…
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 France and the rest of Europe. The pipeline, called…
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Industry constitutes the cornerstone of the H2 sector
On the eve of its general assembly on December 7 in Paris, France Hydrogène published the second part of its study ‘Trajectoire Hydrogène 2030’ (Trajectory hydrogen 2030). This confirms the…
Hynamics greets partners for its Belfort-based station
Hynamics greets partners for its Belfort station The EDF subsidiary, Hynamics has announced its first financial closing. For the Danjoutin station, near Belfort, it welcomes partners around the Hy4 project…
Lhyfe launches a digital hydrogen platform
Lhyfe launches a digital hydrogen platform Under the name "Lhyfe Heroes", the Nantes-based company is launching a digital platform to bring together all the players in the hydrogen supply chain…
Sorigny’s refuelling station will open in summer 2023
The federation of municipalities ‘Touraine Vallée de l'Indre’ (Centre Region) has announced the start of construction works on the hydrogen refuelling station it will be offering near the A10 motorway,…
Qairos was awarded a price at the “Salon des Maires”
A boost for the biomass-based H2 sector: the start-up Qairos Energies, based in Loué (Sarthe, western France), is to be awarded a prize for its project to convert hemp into…
225 refuelling stations in France in 2025?
This is the calculation made by France Hydrogène following an enquiry, as revealed by the Journal du Dimanche. While by the end of the year, France should have 58 stations…
Agreement between Lhyfe and the Saint-Nazaire port
Lhyfe and Saint-Nazaire port reach an agreement At the end of September, Lhyfe inaugurated its Sealhyfe prototype capable of producing renewable hydrogen at sea and it has announced an agreement…
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 lower cost from ammonia,…
Europe and the CDC pay for H2 refuelling stations
In partnership with the “Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC)” (the French Deposit and Consignments fund), Europe is allocating more than €37 million (around $38 million) to clean mobility projects…
Occitania region claims access to the hydrogen pipeline
In a joint open letter, 25 parliamentarians from the Occitania region called out to President Macron. They are concerned about the gas pipeline project between Barcelona and Marseille and suggest…
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 memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus to…
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…
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 strategic to decarbonize maritime transport. This pioneering…
Mcphy validates its gigafactory project in Belfort
The group will produce new generation electrolysers from 2024 onwards in the framework of a gigafactory selected under the IPCEI. This green light comes just a few days before 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
The company is preparing its transition to an industrial scale with a site that gathers the headquarters, R&D and a refuelling stations production plant. This new plant of more than…
The France-Belgium hydrogen network takes shape
GRTgaz and Fluxys Belgium are pleased with the success of their call for tenders. No less than 17 companies have expressed their interest in connecting their production or consumption site to the…
A hydrogen pipeline for Lyon in 2025
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French region and the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) have announced the construction of a one-kilometer hydrogen pipeline between the Pierre-Bénite dam and the Saint-Fons chemical valley by…
France, Portugal and Spain start the European backbone
In a press release, the government announced that President Macron, his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa met in Brussels last Thursday and decided to interlink…
H2: biomass players want to be heard
While the high price of electricity makes electrolysis and therefore the price of hydrogen more expensive, other players are trying to draw attention to alternative and less expensive processes. Jean…
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 site in Compiègne (Oise) on Wednesday 28th September. Ministers Bruno…
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…
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…
IEA: Much more clean energy is needed
Despite the efforts made by the States in the field of renewable energies, and in particular in hydrogen, clean energy is needed to achieve carbon neutrality. The year 2022 would…
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
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 aviation fuels (SAF). The BioTJet…
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…
