Airbus partners with Avolon on hydrogen aviation

Airbus in Toulouse, France, has partnered with aircraft lessor Avolon in Dublin to explore the potential of hydrogen-powered aircraft. This marks the first collaboration of the ZEROe Project with an operating lessor. The partnership was announced at the Farnborough Airshow, where Airbus and Avolon revealed plans to investigate the financing and commercialization of future hydrogen-powered

World’s first hydrogen-hybrid research ship prepares to launch

The world’s first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel is in the works and could lay the groundwork for the expanded use of hydrogen fuel in ships at sea. Its the first-of-its-kind research vessel was recently approved by the American Bureau of Shipping. The proposed ship, the California Coastal Research Vessel, will run on hydrogen fuel cells for

Indian Oil hands over hydrogen bus to Navy for trials

Indian Oil has handed over a state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel cell bus to the Indian Navy for trials and performance testing as part of the government’s green initiative. The event held at the Nau Sena Bhavan in the national capital was marked by the signing of an MoU between Indian Oil and the Indian Navy

eCap Marine to present pioneering Hydrogen generator at SMM 2024

eCap Marine, a pioneer in sustainable maritime power generation technologies, is set to showcase its emission-free Hydrogen Power Generator – H2PowerPac, at this year’s SMM in Hamburg. The retrofit and hybridisation of one offshore supply vessel (OSV) with eCap Marine’s innovative H2PowerPac and H2Tank Systems successfully received the DNV Case-by-Case Approval in February 2024, highlighting

EMSA report analyses safety considerations for hydrogen ships

EMSA has published a report which analyses hydrogen’s main characteristics to frame which safety hazards, system threats and risks to be considered and mitigated when using hydrogen as ship fuel. The purpose of the report is to assist the industry and the regulators towards a safe and harmonised deployment of this relevant technology that could

Yanmar and Amogy to explore ammonia-to-hydrogen integration

Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Yanmar) and Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate Amogy’s advanced ammonia-cracking technology into Yanmar’s hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE). This collaboration seeks to pioneer a solution for decarbonizing marine power generation. The partnership will focus on combining

Tata Motors bets big on hydrogen as its future fuel

Tata Motors is actively exploring a dozen alternative fuel options, including three hydrogen-based technologies, as it strives for net-zero emissions. In a recent investor presentation, Tata Motors outlined its strategy for a future beyond conventional diesel in the CV space. In it, hydrogen emerged as a key focus area, particularly for medium and heavy-duty trucks

POSCO lunches hydrogen steelmaking plant

South Korea’s largest steelmaker, POSCO, has unveiled a pilot steelmaking plant that runs on hydrogen rather than fossil fuels. This is reported by KED Global. The pilot plant at the Pohang facility has a production capacity of 24 tons of molten iron per day, emitting 400 kg of carbon per ton, which is significantly lower

Nile University, GH2 agree to establish international green hydrogen centre

Egypt is set to establish an international green hydrogen centre following an agreement signed between Nile University and the Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) on the sidelines of the Egypt-EU Investment Conference. The signing was witnessed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ayman Ashour. The centre, a collaboration between

Walmart first major retailer to deploy hydrogen semi truck

Walmart Canada continues its march towards a 100% alternative fuel fleet with the deployment of its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered Nikola Tre. With the deployment of this truck, Nikola says Walmart Canada has become the first major retail chain in North America to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell electric semi truck to its fleet. The