Tata Steel begins hydrogen gas injection trial

Tata Steel commenced the trial injection at the plant in Jamshedpur, using 40% of the injection systems. The move to use hydrogen comes as India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries like steel, in order to generate demand for cleaner fuel. The trial, expected to continue for four to five days on

EOIs invited for HVICs in India

The Ministry of Science and Technology in India has invited expressions of interest (EOIs) for Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters (HVIC) in the country as part of The National Green Hydrogen Mission approved by the country’s Union Cabinet in January 2023. A Hydrogen Valley is a defined geographical area where hydrogen serves more than one end

Provaris hydrogen floating concept gets ABS nod

Provaris Energy has revealed a gaseous hydrogen floating storage concept that has been granted approval in principle by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The solution, dubbed H2Leo, has a design capacity range of 300 to 600 tonnes of hydrogen, expandable to up to 2,000 tonnes. The ASX-listed company said the unit is suitable for

EPFL tests solar dish reactor to generate hydrogen gas

Engineers at EPFL have built and tested a solar reactor that can generate hydrogen gas from sunlight and water. The system is not only highly efficient at producing hydrogen, it also captures the “waste” products of oxygen and heat to put them to use too. Hydrogen is set to be a key player in renewable

ZeroAvia partners with Absolu for refuelling infrastructure

ZeroAvia has partnered with Liquid Hydrogen (LH₂) transportation company Absolut Hydrogen in order to explore LH₂ production, storage, and refueling. The development of robust airport infrastructure will lead to the powering up to 80 seat aircraft by 2027. Absolut Hydrogen has experience in developing LH₂ systems for heavy duty mobility for aeronautical, maritime, and land

Idemitsu launches study on production of hydrogen from waste

Idemitsu Kosan has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The goal is to launch the first hydrogen production facility around 2030 capable of processing 200-300 tons of waste per day. The study is conducted in collaboration with California-based H-Cycle, which has developed a thermal conversion

Hydrogen infrastructure incentives by CEC

The second round of the California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) Hydrogen funding lane will open for two weeks from April 27. The funding lane offers the highest incentive funding cap of all four EnergIIZE funding lanes, covering 50% of eligible equipment and software costs for standard projects, up

Project to extract hydrogen from coal is at risk

A multibillion-dollar Japanese plan to extract hydrogen from Victoria’s brown coal is at risk of failing due to demands for extra subsidies and a lack of willingness from Japanese customers to sign up for long-term deals. People familiar with the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project said only a portion of the ¥220bn (A$2.48bn) funding

First hydrogen charging station for trucks by SK Energy

SK Energy, a leading oil company under SK Innovation, said Sunday it has opened the country’s first hydrogen charging station for large cargo trucks in Ulsan, an industrial city on the southern coast. With the charging capacity of 80 kilograms per hour, the hydrogen fueling station can charge 16 passenger cars per hour or 40

EC gives nod to renewable hydrogen production

The European Commission has approved a €450m Italian scheme to support renewable hydrogen production. The European Commission is supporting renewable hydrogen production through the approval of a €450m Italian scheme. This will foster the transition to green energy, as part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary