Hydrogen train troubles in Germany: Alstom iLINT fleet undergoes overhaul

Germany has more hydrogen-powered trains in use than any other country, but regular operation has been hit by snags leading to the temporary replacement of the largest fleet by older diesel trains. In mid-December 2024, train manufacturer Alstom —first to build hydrogen-powered passenger trains with its iLINT design, launched in 2014 at the InnoTrans trade

7th India-Germany IGC places emphasis on climate action

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaired the seventh round of India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations (7th IGC) on 25 October 2024 in New Delhi. Under the motto “Growing Together with Innovation, Mobility and Sustainability”, the 7th IGC placed particular emphasis on technology and innovation, labour and talent, migration and mobility, climate action, green

6th Decarbonizing Shipping Forum

ALJ Group invites you to join efforts for a greener maritime future at the 6th Decarbonizing Shipping Forum in Hamburg on June 25th-26th! The decarbonization agenda in the shipping industry is becoming increasingly more ambitious and it requires to explore new ways of cutting on emission in day-to-day ship operations as well as long-term solutions

Canada invests $300 mn to boost clean hydrogen trade with Germany

Canada’s Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced a commitment of up to CA$300 million (US$216.89 million) to support clean hydrogen trade with Germany, one of Canada’s closest allies. The hydrogen truck manufacturer Nikola has recently opened the first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Ontario, Canada. The station was opened together with IT industries, Nikola‘s first dealer

Italy, Germany, Austria sign cooperation deal SoutH2 link

Italy, Germany and Austria have signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of a network to transport hydrogen from the southern Mediterranean to northern Europe, the energy ministries of the three countries said. The official announcement, which confirms what sources told Reuters on Tuesday, marks a concrete step in the European Union’s strategy to

Shipping corridor between Germany, Sweden

The Port of Trelleborg, the Port of Lübeck and the German ferry company TT-Line want to build a green shipping corridor between Lübeck-Travemünde, Germany, and Trelleborg, Sweden, which should be free of fossil fuels by 2040 at the latest. To this end, the four parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at this year’s Port

Canada, Germany sign MOU to trade hydrogen from Atlantic Canada

Canada and Germany have signed a deal to advance the trade of hydrogen out of Atlantic Canada between the two countries. The federal government says the memorandum of understanding will accelerate commercial-scale hydrogen trade, and secure early access for hydrogen producers in the German market. Essentially the agreement, the details of which have to be

MAN Energy Solutions to build reactor for renewable fuels

Cleantech start-up, CAPHENIA, to establish production plant for synthesis gas as feedstock for industrial production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for aviation decarbonisation Cleantech start-up, CAPHENIA, has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to build a Plasma Boudouard Reactor (PBR). This will form the core of CAPHENIA’s first production plant, ‘GERMANY I’, located at Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt

Japan’s Mol, Germany’s Hy2gen tie up on e-methanol

Japanese ship operator Mitsui OSK Lines (Mol) and German hydrogen developer Hy2gen will work together to explore the use of e-methanol from Hy2gen’s Nautilus project in Lower Saxony, Germany. Mol’s agreement with Hy2gen Deutschland, Hy2gen’s wholly owned subsidiary, also involves exploring the use of e-methanol as a marine fuel in the Atlantic region. Hy2gen’s Nautilus

German biodiesel foreign trade increases

German imports and exports of biodiesel increased steadily in the past six years. The Netherlands was the most important trading partner, followed by Belgium and Poland. German exports of biodiesel grew steadily over the past years with the exception of 2021. More specifically, exports rose from 1.61 million tonnes in 2017 to 2.72 million tonnes