ATOME completed land purchase for green hydrogen project

ATOME Energy said it had completed the purchase of the 30-hectare site earmarked for the Villeta green hydrogen project in Paraguay. Local bank Sudameris Bank provided a commercial mortgage for the acquisition, which is tailored to dovetail with cash flows from the project. Elsewhere, ATOME added that the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study is

Indo-Bangla friendship pipeline likely to be commissioned

Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) will carry fuel from Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s (NRL) marketing terminal at Siliguri in West Bengal. The 130-km long project is constructed at a cost of Rs 377.08 crore, is likely to be commissioned by next month. The mechanical works of the bilateral project, being funded by India, was completed on

Megaprojects for hydrogen production initiated by WA Government

The Western Australian (WA) government announced it had earmarked land for seven projects collectively valued at $70 billion at two heavy industrial estates near the Pilbara coastal towns of Port Hedland and Onslow. WA state development minister Roger Cook said providing the land for projects including hydrogen, ammonia and green iron ore would help transform

Trials on green hydrogen production completed

Trials running a Bergen gas engine on a blend of green hydrogen and natural gas have been successfully completed at Viscofan, the international meat products processor, at its Cáseda plant in northern Spain. It is the first time a Bergen engine has run with hydrogen in a full-scale industrial application. The trial confirmed laboratory tests

ClassNK gives nod to first ammonia floating storage

ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) jointly developed by NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard Co (NSY), and IHI Corp (IHI). This is the world’s first AiP for A-FSRBs handling ammonia as cargo. The A-FSRB jointly developed by NYK Line, NSY, and IHI is an offshore

Nel bags contract for the largest green hydrogen plant

HH2E AG has agreed to buy 120MW of hydrogen capacity from Norway’s Nel ASA, in the form of two 60 MW electrolyser plants to be built in Germany, a contract which is reported to be worth over €30mln (£26.5mln). The German green energy company said the two plants using Nel electrolysers and experience will be

Subsidies to green hydrogen is violation of WTO norms

India believes huge subsidies announced by some developed countries for their green hydrogen sector can distort trade and is in violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) norms, power minister R.K. Singh said. Speaking at a press conference, Singh said that the big subsidies is a challenge for the industry in India as it aims to

Oceania and PCF to work together for LNG bunkering  

Pilbara Clean Fuels (PCF) and Oceania Marine Energy have agreed to work together to develop an ‘end-to-end’ low-carbon profile eLNG production and ship bunkering capability concept for the port of Port Hedland, the world’s top iron ore export facility. PCF is pursuing the development of an electrified liquefied natural gas (eLNG) plant in Port Hedland,

RWE and Equinor agree for development of hydrogen projects

German power producer RWE (RWEOY) and Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor on announced plans to build hydrogen-fueled power plants in Germany over the next few years, as well as a major pipeline between the two countries to feed them. The agreement — which is not yet legally binding — is part of Germany’s efforts to

First green hydrogen blending operation begins

NTPC said it has started India’s first green hydrogen blending operation in the PNG (piped natural gas) network of its township in Kawas, Surat. The project is a joint effort of NTPC and Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL). The first molecule of green hydrogen from the project was set in motion. The green hydrogen blending has