India and Italy will develop partnerships in key renewable energy sectors such as green hydrogen, biofuels, and energy storage. The decision was taken in a meeting between the Minister of External Affairs, India and his Italian counterpart. Reportedly, the discussion also covered the implementation of the India-Italy Strategic Partnership on Energy Transition, which was announced in 2021.
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In November 2020, Chile published an important document setting out what was called the National Green Hydrogen Strategy. It is clear from the strategy that Chile views a significant long-term role for green hydrogen, made via electrolysis using renewable electricity. It is not clear at this point if there is room for blue hydrogen, using natural gas as a feedstock with CCS probably in the Magallanes area.
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Advanced Ionics, a US-based provider of next-generation industrial electrolysers that can produce green hydrogen for less than $1 per kg, has announced the completion of a $4.2 million seed round led by Clean Energy Ventures and SWAN Impact Network.
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Aker Clean Hydrogen, a portfolio company of Aker Horizons, has partnered with Statkraft and SOWITEC to explore opportunities to create green hydrogen and ammonia in India and Brazil. The steel and fertiliser industries in India and Brazil would be the focus of the collaboration. Green hydrogen will be used to replace grey, fossil-fuel-based hydrogen, coal, and natural gas as a fuel and feedstock in the collaboration.
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Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company, and Hassan Allam Utilities, a Cairo-based partner, have secured Egypt’s support for the development of green hydrogen hubs on the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts of the country, with an aim of expanding up to 4 GW of electrolysers by 2030.
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Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser, a subsidiary of Nel ASA has launched the MC250 and MC500 containerised polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysers. The containerised MC250 and MC500 will be delivered as standard 1.25 MW and 2.5 MW (246 and 492 Nm3/h) configurations respectively. The new products are integrating Nel’s newly developed 1.25 MW PEM cell stack, allowing for higher capacities per unit and lower cost.
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Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) with its partners has submitted two proposals to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for green hydrogen projects in Victoria and Western Australia. These projects were selected by ARENA along with five other projects after expressions of interest in May 2020 as part of the $70 million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round.
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Current forecasts anticipate that demand for hydrogen will continue to steadily increase towards 2050. With so many sectors considering hydrogen as a zero-emission energy carrier or fuel, steady demand from existing off-takers will be augmented by the rise in demand from customers in new sectors. Current data suggest that global hydrogen demand will require additional generation of 35-1,100 TWh per year by 2030, increasing to 300-19,000 TWh per year by 2050.
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The global green hydrogen market is expected to reach a market size of USD 2,569.7 million by 2028 and register a high CAGR during the forecast period, according to a latest report by Reports and Data. According to the report, the green hydrogen market is witnessing increasing growth due to rising concerns regarding climate and growing shift towards renewable energy.
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The existing vehicle fleet has a small proportion of low- and zero-emission vehicles. To boost the uptake of such vehicles, the commission will propose a revised CO2 standard for cars and vans by June 2021. Secondly, the commission will adopt regulations to ensure that the batteries available in the European market are sustainable and safe for their entire life cycle. Overall, the flagship area focuses on increasing the use of electric and hydrogen fuel technology in all transport fleets.
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The Union Budget 2021, presented by the Indian Finance Minister included several announcements for the renewable energy sector. The most prominent among them was the infusion of an additional Rs 10 billion of capital in the Solar Energy Corporation of India and Rs 15 billion in the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency.
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The Latin America region contains a handful of markets with significant potential for the development of green hydrogen, although there are several weaker performing markets that rank well below the global average. Fitch Solutions has developed a Hydrogen Index, which assesses the suitability of a market for the green hydrogen industry.
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Masdar City has announced that it is developing a pilot green hydrogen project in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Etihad Airways, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Siemens Energy, Marubeni, and the Lufthansa Group. The eloctrolyser used in the project will be solar-powered and will be constructed in Masdar, Abu Dhabi. The project will aim at producing green hydrogen and sustainable fuels for road transport, aviation, and shipping.
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Real Energy’s hydrogen division Pure Hydrogen has signed a binding agreement with Liberty Hydrogen to establish a joint venture company that will develop four large-scale hydrogen projects in Australia. These large-scale hydrogen manufacturing and distribution hubs are planned to be developed on Australia’s East Coat – Project Jupiter (Gladstone) and Project Mars (Mackay) in Queensland, Liberty North (Newcastle) in New South Wales and Liberty South (South East Victoria) in Victoria.
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This report has been published by the Florence School of Regulation for the Africa-EU Energy Partnership as an introductory background paper to initiate discussions on transcontinental green hydrogen opportunities between Africa and Europe.
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Air Liquide has completed the construction of the world’s largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyser production unit with a capacity of 20 MW in Canada. Supplied with renewable energy, this unit is now producing up to 8.2 tonnes per day of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec.
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Woodside Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tasmanian Government outlining the state’s support for the company’s H2TAS project, which is a proposed renewable hydrogen production facility in Bell Bay. The signing of this MoU demonstrates support for companies, such as Woodside, looking to develop the hydrogen industry in Tasmania.
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Bangladesh has announced that it has set up a research centre and a pilot processing plant for hydrogen-based technologies. In addition to producing hydrogen, the plant will also produce waste and biomass which will be used as feedstock. For this, the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSCIR) has kickstarted the training of scientists to work towards setting up a full-fledged Hydrogen Energy Laboratory as part of the project.
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Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and ADQ, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance. As part of this agreement, these partners will collaborate to establish a major green hydrogen economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Total and Engie have mutually agreed to design, develop, build and operate a renewable hydrogen production unit called the Masshylia project. The project will be located at a site at Chteauneuf-les-Martigues in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur in the Southern region of France.
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