The “Washington Transportation Electrification Strategy” developed by the Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council is the state’s implementation roadmap for how to get there in 2030 by maximising transportation electrification in a way that supports other clean transportation strategies, setting Washington up for the most equitable and cost effective zero-emissions future possible.
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The report “GH2 for sustainable industrial development: A Policy Toolkit for Developing Countries” by IRENA reframes the prevailing narrative by shifting its focus away from the role of developing countries as producers and exporters in the future hydrogen market to highlighting the significance of the hydrogen value chain for developing countries themselves.
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Strong growth in renewable power increasingly displaces fossil-fired generation. Electricity demand is estimated to have declined by 0.4% in 2023, largely because of fall in US demand due to milder weather bringing down the average. Due to strong growth in renewables, the share of fossil fuels in electricity generation is expected to fall from 50% in 2022 to 44% in 2026.
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Vallourec and H2V have inked a partnership agreement aimed at enhancing collaboration between the two entities. The goal of this partnership is to facilitate closer cooperation and leverage each other’s technical expertise, market insights, and development capabilities for future projects.
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China has committed to investing $2.18 billion in Serbia’s mining and energy ministry to support the development of renewable energy projects. On January 26, 2024, Serbian Zijin Copper, a subsidiary of Zijin Mining, and China’s Shanghai Fengling Renewable signed a memorandum of understanding. The agreement outlines plans for a 1.5 GW wind farm, a 500 MW solar plant, and a hydrogen production facility capable of producing 30,000 tonnes per year by 2028.
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Corsica Sole announced plans to build the first green hydrogen manufacturing facility on the French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea. The proposal was recently revealed ahead of the Hyvolution 2024 show in France and has already gotten regulatory clearance. The proposed Foll’Hy facility would be built in the village of Folelli, where it will generate green hydrogen through electrolysis using power from a 12 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) park.
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Brazil is a clean energy powerhouse with an abundance of renewable sources, including hydro, biomass, wind and solar. As such, the country – the third biggest producer of renewable electricity in the world – is well positioned to play a leading role in the global energy transition and to meet increasing demand for green hydrogen (GH2).
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India-based ACME group has signed an offtake term sheet with Japan’s IHI Corporation to deliver green ammonia from Odisha to Japan. The agreement between IHI and ACME pertains to the long-term delivery of 0.4 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) of green ammonia from phase-1 of the Odisha project in Gopalpur.
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The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has introduced a framework for incentive implementation to encourage the annual production of 200,000 metric tonnes (MT) of green hydrogen. The MNRE may determine any additional capacity for subsequent phases, if applicable. The incentives will be awarded for a duration of three years. It has further established the incentive implementation structure for generating and delivering green ammonia at the most economical rate through a competitive selection procedure within mode 2A of the SIGHT initiative.
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Lhyfe and Source Galileo have inked a joint agreement to establish commercial-scale green and renewable hydrogen production units in the UK and Ireland. The companies have signed a MoU with the goal of deploying production facilities powered by renewable energy. Under the agreement, Lhyfe and Source Galileo will combine their expertise to generate and supply clean gas to a variety of customers across industry and transport.
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This report “Energy in Ireland 2023 Report” prepared by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland assesses how Ireland is contributing to many of the global challenges discussed at COP28. Around 60% of Ireland’s GHG emissions are energy-related, and many of the energy trends seen in 2022 and 2023 are sobering.
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Cheshire West & Chester Council has approved plans by EET Hydrogen for the large scale, low carbon hydrogen production plant (HPP1) in the UK located at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The hydrogen hub consisting of two plants (HPP1 and HPP2) will enable local industrial and power generation businesses to switch from fossil fuels to low carbon energy.
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The clean energy landscape is rapidly changing, with major capacity additions, technology advancements and evolving market dynamics. Currently, there is a focus on developing capabilities and capacities across all verticals of renewable energy. Thus, various new technologies and business models are expected to gain traction as various nations transition to a greener tomorrow. This article highlights the top concepts and technologies that hold big promise in the clean energy ecosystem of the future.
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Iberdrola has obtained environmental certification to construct the 86.4 MW HIDRO Cedillo hybrid hydroelectric-solar project in Spain. The hybrid plant, which would minimise its environmental impact while optimising grid use, will be situated in the municipality of Cedillo, in Extremadura. Over 160,000 photovoltaic modules will be included.
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Latin America is highly vulnerable to various natural hazards, affecting the region’s living conditions, resulting in the current people displacement and massive economic losses. Driven by the increasing needs for climate change mitigation and adaptation measures and investments, the region has been actively advocating for climate change investments.
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ACWA Power has signed the framework agreement, following the MoU that was signed on December 7, 2022 to outline the development of the first phase of the green hydrogen project in Egypt. The project will have a capacity of 600,000 tonnes-per-year of green ammonia, with an investment in excess of $4 billion. Further, the project will be scaled up to a second phase with a potential capacity of 2 million tonnes-per-year.
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Topsoe has signed a grant agreement with the EU’s Innovation Fund for a total of €94 million in Denmark. The grant is a recognition of the company’s state-of-the art SOEC electrolysis technology and the innovation inherent in building this kind of SOEC factory. The factory will manufacture advanced, energy efficient Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOEC).
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ITOCHU Corporation and Hive Hydrogen have finalised to work together on matters of viable green hydrogen and ammonia project development, production, operation, marketing, off take and distribution. ITOCHU announced that it concluded a MOC concerning the collaboration with Hive Hydrogen South Africa.
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ACWA Power will collaborate with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia’s state-owned power provider, and PT Pupuk Indonesia, a state-owned fertiliser and chemical company, to build the Garuda Hidrogen Hijau green hydrogen project in Indonesia. The declaration was made in Dubai at the COP28 side events.
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Masdar, the state-owned renewables developer of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), struck an agreement with Austrian electricity provider Verbund to build a green hydrogen plant in central Spain. As part of the agreement, both companies will assess whether it would be feasible to construct one of the largest green hydrogen production facilities in Europe in the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain.
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