The Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, one of China's major energy production bases, is eyeing opportunities in hydrogen energy production.
Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia said it had secured $37.7 MM in new cash via a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures and from the British government to support its bid to develop zero-emission aircraft.
The first tests of hydrogen fuel in ocean-going vessels took place in the latter half of 2020, as the maritime industry explores technologies to reduce CO2 emissions and confidence grows in the safety of hydrogen's use as a commercial fuel.
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government said, in a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050.
For petrochemical companies on the U.S. Gulf Coast (USGC) that already produce hydrogen as a byproduct, expanding interest and demand for hydrogen could open up new sources of revenue.
Linde and Daimler Truck AG signed an agreement in early December 2020 to jointly develop the next generation of liquid hydrogen refueling technology for fuel-cell-powered trucks.
Energy regulators in the UK are funding the world's first trial of a 100% green hydrogen generation, storage and distribution network to heat 300 homes in Scotland, as part of the UK and Scotland's ambition to achieve net-zero emissions within 30 years.
Spanish utility Naturgy and gas system operator Enagas are joining forces to build a plant capable of making 9,000 metric tpy of clean hydrogen, a fuel that policymakers hope can help slash carbon emissions from industry.
Aker Carbon Capture and Haldor Topsoe have signed an MoU with the intention to offer a complete solution for low-carbon hydrogen production.
Norway's Equinor, the largest producer of natural gas and crude oil in Europe, and Germany's RWE, Europe's second-largest electricity producer, joined the NortH2 green hydrogen consortium on December 7, 2020.
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has secured UK government funding to build the country's first mobile primary standard facility for testing hydrogen refueling stations to ensure that they deliver the correct amount of fuel.
Canada unveiled a long-discussed hydrogen strategy, calling on investors to spur growth in a clean fuel sector that the government says could be worth C$50 B, create 350,000 jobs and help the country achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
South Australia's intention to create a green hydrogen export industry has taken a big step forward with the November 2020 launch of a world-leading, $240-MM hydrogen project.
Sustainable energy developer EIT InnoEnergy announced in early November 2020 the launch of the European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Center (EGHAC), an effort to support the development of an annual €100-B green hydrogen economy by 2025.
Wind energy is having a huge impact on reducing the world's reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation, but the challenge of decarbonizing the economy requires the massive deployment of carbon-neutral fuels in other polluting sectors, such as transport and heavy industry.
Hyundai and INEOS will jointly investigate opportunities for the production and supply of hydrogen as well as the worldwide deployment of hydrogen applications and technologies.
