Citybus launches first hydrogen bus in Hong Kong

Citybus officially deployed the city’s first-ever hydrogen bus into service. Operating on Route 20, which travels through the busy districts of Kowloon City, Yau Tsim Mong, and Sham Shui Po, the double-deck vehicle will run for an initial one-month period with six to eight trips daily, before expanding its service to two additional routes –

A collaboration between 2 climate companies to use low-carbon methanol

M2X Energy, a startup company with a proprietary process technology that converts stranded gas into low-carbon methanol, and Element 1 Corp, a global leader in advanced hydrogen generation systems for the fuel cell industry, announced today that they are conducting a joint research and development program to explore the use of M2X low-carbon methanol as

First hydrogen refueling station to be launched in Indonesia

Indonesia has established its first hydrogen refueling station for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles and was planned to be launched at the end of this month, Indonesia’s electricity firm said. The breakthrough was showcased at the country’s annual automotive show on Monday in Jakarta. President Director of the country’s state-owned electricity company PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, said that the

Yamaha unveils hydrogen outboard on prototype boat

Yamaha previously announced it would show its prototype hydrogen-combustion outboard motor at the 2024 Miami International Boat Show, and it's gone the extra mile in bringing a prototype boat and fuel delivery system to go along with it

Gensol Engineering along with Matrix Gas wins PLI bid for hydrogen project

Shares of Gensol Engineering surged nearly 8% after the company, along with Matrix Gas and Renewables Ltd, won a bid under the Central government’s production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the manufacturing capacity of an advanced electrolyser plant. The project, with a manufacturing capacity of 63 MW per annum, is strategically positioned to make a

RIL to transform 5,000 ICE trucks to hydrogen-powered fleet

Reliance Industries is set to convert around 5,000 internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks to hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) trucks by mid-2024. The initiative involves utilising hydrogen produced at the Jamnagar Facility, where the trucks are undergoing advanced trials. Approximately 6,000 kilogramme of hydrogen has been dispensed for this purpose. According to a senior company

Hydrogen-powered vessel H2 barge 2 delivered

Holland Shipyards Group announced it has delivered H2 Barge 2, the second hydrogen-powered vessel for Future Proof Shipping. The vessel has undergone a complete retrofit from traditional internal combustion technology to cutting-edge hydrogen fuel technology. The project involved removing the main engine and reduction gearbox, replacing the diesel engine driving the bow thruster and diesel

IEA lowers renewables forecast for clean hydrogen

Hydrogen-dedicated renewable energy capacity is expected to grow by 45 GW between 2022 and 2028, some 35% lower than forecast a year ago, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest Renewables report. There is growing political momentum for low-emission hydrogen but actual implementation has been held up by uncertain demand outlooks, a lack

Japan to offer $20bn towards subsidies for hydrogen producers

According to reports, Japan will make a decision on which companies will be in receipt of subsidies from its massive ¥3trn ($20.3bn) fund for clean hydrogen supply by the end of 2024. Domestic producers and importers of low-carbon hydrogen are hoping for a slice of the government’s Contracts for Difference-style (CfD) subsidy programme, announced in

ZeroAvia, Verne partner on hydrogen for airports, aircraft

ZeroAvia and Verne announced that they have signed an MOU to jointly evaluate the opportunities for using cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) on-board aircraft and for conducting CcH2 refuelling from gaseous hydrogen (GH2) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) sources. ZeroAvia is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on developing hydrogen-electric engines for all types of aircraft as the