The latest hydrogen industry news, developments, and community updates.
The Hydrogen Council welcomes ANDRITZ, Enagás, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, Intelligent Energy, ITM Power, Keppel Infrastructure Division, and Lotte Chemical as new members, expanding the CEO-led alliance to 140+ companies.
Plug Power has secured a major contract to deliver 275 MW of GenEco PEM electrolyzers to Hy2gen Canada for the Courant project in Quebec, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and commissioning targeted for 2029.
Great British Energy and the UK government will invest £86.5 million in ITM Power UK Ltd to expand hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing in South Yorkshire, creating over 400 new jobs and establishing the region as home to Europe's largest electrolyser factories.
Researchers at UNSW have redesigned hydrogen fuel cells to prevent water accumulation, achieving 75% more power than traditional designs and moving the technology closer to commercial deployment in aviation and freight applications.
ITM Power PLC has received £40 million in equity investment from Great British Energy and a £46.5 million grant from the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero to build a fully automated manufacturing line in South Yorkshire producing 1 GW of annual Chronos electrolyser stack capacity.
French hydrogen infrastructure company Atawey has signed a multi-million-euro contract with Colruyt Group and Virya Energy to deploy three hydrogen refueling stations in Belgium by end of 2027, supporting heavy-duty vehicle decarbonization.
The African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa has launched a call for proposals for its newly established Green Hydrogen Programme, offering up to $20 million in pre-investment support to eligible projects across the continent.
Hydrogen refueling station provider Atawey has signed a contract to deploy three new hydrogen stations in Belgium with Colruyt Group and Virya Energy, expanding its international operations.
Northern Europe Energy Group, SEFE, and the Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector consortium have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an integrated hydrogen value chain connecting the Nordic-Baltic region with Germany.
Hynetwork and Fluxys have signed a joint development agreement to build cross-border hydrogen infrastructure between the Netherlands and Belgium, targeting completion by 2030 using repurposed natural gas pipelines.
The European Union has approved 235 cross-border energy projects under its updated Projects of Common Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest lists, with hydrogen and electrolyzer initiatives representing a significant portion of the portfolio.
Japan's government has approved a plan to extract naturally occurring hydrogen from underground rock formations, with commercial-scale production targeted for 2040 as part of its energy security and decarbonization strategy.
