The latest hydrogen industry news, developments, and community updates.
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.
ITM Power will receive £86 million in combined funding from Great British Energy and the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to expand hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing in Sheffield, creating 400 new jobs.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed construction of the world's first ammonia-powered ship, with two 46,000-cubic-meter gas carriers scheduled for delivery in May and July 2024.
Aternium has selected Kiewit Engineering Group to conduct pre-FEED engineering for its first combined hydrogen and heavy water production facility in the Mid-Atlantic region, part of a $1 billion multi-plant initiative.
Air Products announced that its new liquid hydrogen facility in the Port of Rotterdam has reached over 65% completion and is on track to become Europe's largest when it becomes operational in 2027.
Cummins and Alstom have faced divergent consequences from hydrogen market weakness, with Cummins able to write down assets and exit electrolyzer production, while Alstom must support hydrogen trains already in service for decades to come.
Jakson Green has signed a $465 million green ammonia supply deal with India's Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, targeting 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen production annually by 2030.
Verna Hydrogen has drilled two pilot wells in Quebec, marking the world's first Engineered Mineral Hydrogen pilot wells, while multiple companies advance hydrogen infrastructure projects globally.
Australian engineering firm Worley has secured a five-year EPCM services contract with Danish TSO Energinet to develop the country's national hydrogen transmission network, including 41 km of new pipeline and conversion of 89 km of existing natural gas infrastructure.
French hydrogen refueling specialist Atawey has secured a multi-million-euro deal to deploy three hydrogen stations in Belgium, expanding its European network to support zero-emission heavy-duty transport.
Battolyser Systems and VDL Hydrogen Systems have merged to create Alquion, while Ming Yang Smart Energy Group plans over $10 billion in hydrogen and renewable energy projects in Ethiopia.
Pattern Energy has refocused its Argentia project from a 300-megawatt wind-hydrogen facility to a wind-only project, with the provincial contingency reserve order set to expire March 31, 2026.
