See below a wrap up of all the exciting advancements occurring in the hydrogen sector.
United H2 Limited (UHL) believes it is in a strong position to become a leader in the space through its strategy to build a diversified holding company with projects ranging across the whole sector from production through to end-use.
Japan’s INPEX has initiated front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for a blue hydrogen production project, utilising the company’s legacy natural gas fields in Niigata Prefecture as both a feedstock source and depleted reservoir space to support the development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) business in parallel. The projects are among five net-zero businesses that INPEX aims to develop by 2050. By 2030, the company expects to bring three of those projects onstream, producing and supplying 100,000 tonnes or more of hydrogen and ammonia per year. It also plans to inject volumes of at least 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 into its depleted reservoir stock.
Scientists at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) have achieved a major breakthrough in the production of clean hydrogen energy. The research team has successfully developed and certified a groundbreaking “Zero-Gap” technology for bio-electrochemical cells (BECs). BEC technology harnesses the power of microorganisms to convert organic waste into valuable hydrogen fuel. The microorganisms consume the organic matter in the waste, and this process releases electrons and hydrogen ions, which then combine to produce hydrogen gas.
LONGi Hydrogen has entered into an Investment Agreement with HydrogenPro ASA. Alongside HydrogenPro’s shareholders, ANDRITZ AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LONGi Hydrogen will invest approximately $20 million in HydrogenPro. Concurrently, both parties have signed a Cooperation Agreement, formalising a partnership to advance the manufacturing, engineering, and servicing of electrolysers to support the growth of the European green hydrogen market.
Portuguese electric utility group EDP Energias de Portugal SA has completed the environmental procedures and received the Integrated Environmental Authorisation for its GH2 Soto renewable hydrogen project in Spain. With the approval, EDP can commence the development of the first 5 MW of electrolysis capacity at the Soto de Ribera thermal plant. The utility will invest over $20.7 million in the project. Once up and running, GH2 Soto will produce 600 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year. This output will serve different industrial consumers and allow the company to offset approximately 6,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
