Iberdrola and Masdar have signed a €15 billion strategic collaboration deal to jointly develop offshore wind and green hydrogen projects in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Following the successful co-investment in Baltic Eagle in Germany, the parties’ next milestone will be to obtain a further co-investment in the 1,400 MW UK East Anglia 3 offshore wind project.
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Lhyfe plans to produce up to 330 tons of green hydrogen per day in Lubmin plant, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with a targeted commissioning date by 2029. Part of Lhyfe’s backbone development strategy, this plant will feed into the German core hydrogen pipeline network, for the development of which the German government recently unveiled a €20 billion financing plan.
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ACWA Power has launched the first phase of a 3,000 tonne-per-year green hydrogen project in Uzbekistan. Reportedly, the project will be built in two phases. The first phase, a 3,000-tonne green ammonia pilot project, is already underway following the signing of the hydrogen purchase and power purchase agreements in May 2023.
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Masdar has collaborated with Emirates Steel Arkan, an Abu Dhabi-based steel and building materials manufacturer, to create an innovative green steel project. The success of this project has far-reaching implications that will decarbonize the UAE’s challenging steel sector. The pilot initiative is the region’s first of its sort in the Middle East and North Africa. The project is presently in the installation stage and is situated in the Emirates Steel Arkan production facilities in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi.
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Renewable energy sources have been increasingly adopted for building a sustainable future in India’s energy landscape. This transformation took time to develop; it is the product of coordinated efforts by the government, business and scholars, besides regional and global cooperation. The country has taken significant strides in renewable energy development, especially over the past few years. India currently has 132 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, which is about 31 per cent of the country’s total power capacity as of October 2023.
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The report provides a comprehensive picture of green and frontier technologies today, including analyses of their market size, potential for employment creation, and most promising sectors. It covers 17 frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, green hydrogen, and electric vehicles. The report estimates that these technologies already represented a $1.5 trillion market in 2020.
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Worley Ltd, an Australian engineering company, has been awarded to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for Queensland’s largest renewable hydrogen project that is being realised by a consortium led by Stanwell Corp. Worley was previously involved in the project as a technical advisor during the preliminary feasibility study.
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The announcements in the Powering Up Britain plan in March 2023 show that the transformation of the UK energy system is well underway. These announcements will help to ensure the provision of cheap, clean and secure British energy, with delivery of a hydrogen economy a crucial area of action. The government committed in the UK Hydrogen Strategy (2021) to provide regular updates on policy development, to keep industry informed of the progress.
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Enapter AG, a German electrolyser manufacturer has secured an order for 101 electrolysers from Enoah, a Japanese fuel cell manufacturer. The electrolysers will be installed in power-to-power applications and refuelling stations. According to the company, the AEM Electrolysers EL 4.0 will be delivered in different phases, beginning at the end of the third quarter of 2023 and continuing through the first quarter of 2024.
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Acciona Energía, a Spanish company, has signed a MoU with Aruba for setting up a green hydrogen valley on the island. In order to set up, establish, and operate a green hydrogen facility, which will be powered by a self-consumption clean energy project, Accoina Energía will work with the state-owned energy entities of Aruba.
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BP has completed the concept development phase study of a green hydrogen project in Kwinana, Western Australia, and it has identified two viable base-case scenarios for production. The H2Kwinana energy centre will be able to deliver green hydrogen for both the domestic market and exports. The completion of the feasibility study was announced by the Western Australian government.
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Sunfire GmbH, a German electrolyser producer has won an order to provide a 100 MW pressurised alkaline electrolyser to an unidentified European refinery. The agreement includes 10 electrolysis technology modules from the company, each with a 10 MW capacity, as well as the power supply units. The system’s installation and commissioning will be under the direction of Sunfire.
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under its National Green Hydrogen Mission has announced the ‘green hydrogen standard for India’. This has been marked as a crucial step for the advancement of the Mission. The Indian government has defined green hydrogen as hydrogen generated by utilising renewable energy sources, such as electrolysis or biomass conversion.
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FI Group Portugal has announced its support for six applications through a total financing of €90,555,270. The funding has been raised as part of government support for subsidising green hydrogen generation projects. The funding will account for more than 15 per cent of the chosen efforts designated for public finance.
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EDF Renewables has signed a MoU with the Ceará Government for boosting green hydrogen industry. This partnership intends to stimulate the green hydrogen production chain and propel solutions for sustainable energy. As a part of the MoU, EDF Renewables Brazil will conduct extensive research and analysis with the aim of building a green hydrogen generation plant.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a Danish investment company, has confirmed plans to set up a large-scale green hydrogen plant in Mexico’s south-eastern Oaxaca region. This announcement was made just two days after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed the initiative in a letter to US President, Joe Biden.
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The UK Government has chosen two green hydrogen projects being developed by SSE to advance to the last phase of its Net Zero Hydrogen Fund. The fund’s goal is to support the development and implementation of innovative low-carbon hydrogen production in order to lower investment risk and overall costs. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will commence negotiations.
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Advanced Ionics, a US-based provider of next-generation industrial electrolysers, has raised $12.5 million in Series A from bp and other investors. Some of the other investors include Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, GVP Climate, and Clean Energy Ventures. The funding will aid in the growth of Advanced Ionics, facilitating initial implementation of its Symbion water vapour electrolyser for heavy industry.
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Walmart has announced the opening of a green hydrogen plant in Santiago, Chile, at its Quilicura Distribution Centre. The project has been developed in collaboration with power generation company, Engie. The project considered an investment of around $15 million. The distribution centre will be allowed to use hydrogen energy cells in place of lead-acid batteries of 200 forklift cranes in its first phase.
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Australia does not have any federal laws in place that deal directly with hydrogen. There are existing funding mechanisms in place, as well as new announcements from the Labor government aimed at encouraging renewables development. The federal government has also taken the lead in trying to achieve harmonisation across the states in the regulation of hydrogen. This Legal Update provides a brief overview of the existing and planned legislation for hydrogen in Australia’s six states and two territories.
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