Metso Outotec Corp. (Helsinki, Finland) is introducing the next generation of its Circored process for the direct reduction of iron ore fines. The process uses hydrogen as a reducing agent instead of CO produced from fossil fuels, allowing the iron and…
Clariant Catalysts is participating in Germany’s TransHyDE project AmmoRef, which is tasked to develop process technologies and catalysts for ammonia cracking to facilitate future hydrogen transport, also for large distances. With €14 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry…
Iberdrola (Bilbao, Spain) and H2 Green Steel have signed an agreement to build a green hydrogen plant with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW and an estimated investment of €2.3 billion. The new plant will power with clean fuel a…
Veolia is advancing its program to create a hydrogen gas-supply infrastructure and decarbonize the U.K. energy supply. Believed to be the first application of its type in the U.K., the company's latest development is now managing projects which incorporate electrolyzer…
Bp plc (London) is planning a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the northeastern region of the U.K. that could deliver up to 500Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production by 2030. To be developed in multiple stages, HyGreen…
Neste Corp. (Espoo, Finland) announced that the EU Innovation Fund has given a positive grant decision of €88-million funding to Neste’s green hydrogen and CO2 capture & storage project, which aims to quickly and efficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions at…
Heliogen, Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.) and Bloom Energy Corp. (San Jose, Calif.) announced the generation of green hydrogen by integrating the companies’ technologies – Heliogen’s concentrated solar energy system and the Bloom Electrolyzer. The successful demonstration in Lancaster, California produced hydrogen…
Shell New Energies NL BV (Shell) and RWE AG (Essen, Germany) intend to jointly advance projects for the production, use and distribution of green hydrogen as well as further options to decarbonize RWE gas and biomass-fired power plants in northwest…
Johnson Matthey plc (London) announced a Memorandum of Understanding with newly established Norwegian company Hystar AS, a high-tech spin-out from Sintef (Trondheim, Norway), one of Europe’s largest independent research institutions. Hystar is backed by AP Ventures, a significant investor focused…
Plug Power (Latham, N.Y.) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Frames Group B.V. (Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands), a leader in turnkey systems integration for the energy sector. With over 35 years of experience, Frames designs, builds, and delivers processing…