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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…
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.…
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…
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 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,…
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, 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 : Global Industrie. It will…
Agfa to launch a membrane plant in Belgium The imaging and IT group is set to launch a factory to produce Zirfon membranes for alkaline electrolysis. The production unit of…
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, French Guiana natives have been blocking this power plant project, which aims to produce electricity. They say they…
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 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…
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 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 and Plug have signed a deal to secure supply and meet the growing demand for fuel cells and electrolysers. It is…
The US 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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 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. Indeed, HySiLabs has successfully closed a €13 million financing (about $14 million). Through this funding, the company will be able…
Gen-Hy 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 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…
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. …
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 key figures in France At the opening of the Hyvolution show, France Hydrogène took stoke of the main figures about hydrogen in France. They are progressing. "The place…
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, the turnover of…
Technip Energies is part of the world’s largest hydrogen project The French group Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering design contract for the world's largest low-carbon hydrogen project…
BpiFrance finds its way into the capital of Qair Bpifrance will join Qair ’s capital. This investment in Qair, an independent producer of renewable energy, will accelerate its development in…
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 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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, an H2 pipeline project has been announced…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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, 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…
H2 MED Project: the partners have been revealed H2 MED Project: the partners are revealed. Following the announcement made by Emmanuel Macron and Spain and Portugal heads of governments, energy…
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…
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…
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 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…
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,…
225 hydrogen 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
McPhy validates its gigafactory project in Belfort The group McPhy will produce new generation electrolysers from 2024 onwards in the framework of a gigafactory selected under the IPCEI in Belfort.…
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 is preparing its transition to an industrial scale with a site in Grenoble that gathers the headquarters, R&D and a refuelling stations production…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Lhyfe to produce green hydrogen in the Netherlands The French company, which recently inaugurated a production platform using offshore windmills in Saint-Nazaire, will develop a 200 MW plant in Delfzijl,…
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…
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…
As part of a partnership with Hynova, the yacht manufacturer, Atawey installed a refilling station directly in the port of La Ciotat. You may have heard of The New Era,…
