The latest hydrogen industry news, developments, and community updates.

Encore Technologies is expanding its partnership with Greenfoot Energy Solutions to integrate its software platform with HYGN hydrogen retrofit systems across industrial markets including distributed power generation and mining operations.

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg researchers have developed a closed-loop hydrogen engine achieving over 60% efficiency with zero emissions, offering power output comparable to diesel engines for heavy-duty applications.

A UNSW-led research team has proposed two low-power ride-through strategies that enable standalone PV-electrolyzer systems to maintain stability during solar power fluctuations without requiring battery storage.

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Energy programme has launched a €600 million call for proposals to co-finance studies and works for Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs), with a deadline of September 30, 2026.

Lhyfe has secured a multi-year contract to supply green hydrogen to BMW Group's Steyr, Austria research and development centre, which will produce the automaker's third-generation hydrogen fuel cell systems for vehicles beginning in 2028.

Germany's Saarbrücken hydrogen bus program has opened a €7.6 million refueling station for 28 fuel-cell buses, but infrastructure costs significantly exceed fuel expenses when calculating true operational economics.

The European Union Hydrogen Facility completed its first operational round, connecting 265 renewable and low-carbon hydrogen supply projects with 45 demand projects across Europe, with 87% of offers receiving buyer interest.

Siemens Mobility has secured a contract to deliver 12 hydrogen fuel cell trains to Romania's Railway Reform Authority, marking the country's first hydrogen train fleet and one of Eastern Europe's first hydrogen rail projects.

easyJet and Rolls-Royce completed a full-power test of a modified Pearl 15 jet engine running on 100% hydrogen at NASA's Stennis Space Center, demonstrating safe operation across a complete flight cycle.

Horizon Fuel Cell's HET Hydrogen subsidiary has delivered the world's first 5 MW Anion Exchange Membrane electrolyzer to Rockcheck Steel in Tianjin, China, for use in hydrogen-enriched blast furnace smelting.

China has opened its first large-scale salt cavern hydrogen storage facility in Henan province with a capacity of one million cubic meters, supporting the country's carbon neutrality goals by 2060.

RCT Hydrogen has begun operations at a new electrolyzer production facility in Saarbrücken, Germany, with planned annual capacity of 250 MW and a first 5 MW system scheduled for assembly in 2026.