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

Dutch distribution system operator Cogas and German transmission operator Thyssengas have signed a contract to establish the first cross-border connection between a Dutch DSO and Germany's hydrogen core network, scheduled for construction in 2027.

Plug Power has been selected to supply a 275 MW GenEco PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen's Courant project in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, which will produce low-carbon ammonium nitrate for the mining industry using hydroelectric power.

Air Products is constructing a liquid hydrogen liquefier in the Port of Rotterdam expected to become Europe's largest facility of its kind when operational in 2027, supplying customers across the Benelux region, France, Germany, and the UK.

Plug Power has secured a FEED contract to supply a 275 MW GenEco PEM electrolyzer for Hy2gen's Courant project in Baie-Comeau, Québec, which will produce low-carbon ammonia for renewable ammonium nitrate used in mining explosives.

The European Commission has approved a €6 billion state aid package for Italy to boost renewable hydrogen production, targeting roughly 200,000 tonnes annually by 2030 through electrolysis and biogenic processes.

The European Commission has approved €144 million in French state aid for Hynamics' ABC Ottmarsheim project, a 50 MW renewable hydrogen production facility designed to decarbonize ammonia production at LAT Nitrogen's industrial site in France.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction will lead a 15-partner consortium developing Korea's first flat-bottom liquid hydrogen storage tanks, with 29 billion won in government funding and a completion target of December 2029.

The HEDERA project, based at Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía in Spain, is advancing proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer technology through improved electrode designs and machine learning-based degradation modeling to reduce costs and extend operational lifespan.

Italian private equity firm Endeavour Vision has launched Pact Systems, its first hydrogen production venture, which aims to produce hydrogen while capturing carbon in solid form as an alternative to traditional steam methane reforming.

Wienerberger UK & Ireland has secured government-backed funding to convert its Denton brickworks to run on 100% green hydrogen, marking the first commercial-scale hydrogen-fired brick kiln globally.

Topsoe has signed a Front-End Engineering & Design agreement with Hynfra P.S.A. for a green ammonia production facility in Aqaba, Jordan, expected to avoid over 200,000 tons of CO2e annually compared to conventional ammonia production.

Topsoe has agreed to provide Front-End Engineering & Design services for a green ammonia facility in Aqaba, Jordan, expected to begin operations in 2030 and avoid over 200,000 tons of annual CO₂e emissions.