The latest hydrogen industry news, developments, and community updates.
Stiesdal Hydrogen has boosted its alkaline electrolyzer platform to 6.5 MW capacity by doubling current density on its proprietary electrode design, reducing capital expenditure below €500/kW and operational costs by approximately 50%.
German researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have demonstrated a record solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 31.3% using a four-junction concentrator photovoltaic system coupled to proton exchange membrane electrolysis under outdoor operating conditions.
Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition allocated €439.4 million in national PRTR funds to three green hydrogen projects with combined electrolyser capacity of 250 MW, including Iberdrola's Noon II and Odin plants in Andalucía.
Elcogen has unveiled the E3000 G2, a next-generation solid oxide fuel cell and electrolyzer platform designed for high-volume industrial manufacturing to support green hydrogen production and on-site power generation applications.
Four 25 MW alkaline electrolysers from John Cockerill have been installed at Belgium's Port of Zeebrugge, forming the first large-scale green hydrogen plant powered by offshore wind and expected to produce approximately 3,700 tonnes of hydrogen annually.
Sunfire has selected Industriepark Lausitz in Schwarzheide, Germany, to host a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) test facility expected to begin operations by the end of 2026.
Enapter unveiled its Stack 250 electrolyzer, capable of producing 100 kg of high-purity hydrogen daily and designed for plants with capacities of 100 MW and above across industrial and power applications.
NewHydrogen has successfully completed Stage Gate One testing of its ThermoLoop heat-based hydrogen production technology and entered the engineering phase. The company has also initiated a collaboration with NuCube Energy to explore integration with nuclear-powered heat sources.
RCT GH Hydrogen, a partnership between Germany's RCT Holding and China's Guofu Hydrogen Energy Equipment, has begun production at a 250 MW-per-year electrolyser facility in Saarbrücken, combining Chinese technology with German manufacturing expertise.
The European Hydrogen Bank's third auction allocated €1.09 billion across nine winning projects, delivering 1.1GW of electrolyser capacity and 1.3 million tonnes of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production over ten years.
Nel ASA has commercially launched its next-generation pressurized alkaline electrolyser system following eight years of development, targeting a cost of approximately USD 1,450 per kW compared to current industry benchmarks of USD 3,000 per kW.
Nel ASA has introduced a new pressurized alkaline electrolyzer platform designed to reduce hydrogen production costs to below $1,450 per kW for 25 MW plants, compared to current industry costs around $3,000 per kW.
