"Hydrogen" News

Shell Accelerating Renewables Push in Germany

Feb 26, 2021

Royal Dutch Shell in Germany aims to produce aviation fuel and naphtha made from crops and renewable power and to increase to commercial scale an electrolysis plant that makes fossil-free hydrogen, as it seeks to move away from crude oil.The…

Mitsui Invests in UK Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Mar 03, 2021

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would invest in the development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Britain.The Japanese company will take a 15.4% share in Storegga Geotechnologies which is developing…

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, SJI in Green Hydrogen Collab

Dec 16, 2020

SJI, a Folsom, New Jersey-based energy services holding company has entered a partnership with offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to collaborate on a green hydrogen pilot program.The collaboration will research, monitor, and…

Why Green Hydrogen is Finally Getting its Day in the Sun

Dec 11, 2020

Hydrogen has taken off this year as the future green fuel of choice, with governments and businesses betting big that the universe's most abundant element can help fight climate change.More than $150 billion worth of green hydrogen projects have been announced globally in the past nine months…

Equinor Takes Part in Giant Green Hydrogen Project

Dec 07, 2020

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has joined what has been described as Europe's largest green hydrogen project - NortH2. The project aims to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from the offshore wind off the coast of the Netherlands of about 4 gigawatts by 2030…

Saipem, Partners to Build Huge Offshore Clean Energy Hub in Italy

Feb 18, 2021

Italy's Saipem and renewable energy companies AGNES and Qint’x have applied for permits to develop one of the world's biggest offshore clean energy hubs, to generate wind and solar power and produce green hydrogen, Saipem said on Thursday.The…

Energy Charter Treaty Talks: EU to Seek Fossil Fuel Phase-out

Feb 16, 2021

The European Union's executive will push for a 10-year phase-out of the protection for fossil fuels under an international energy treaty, following calls from some countries to quit the accord unless it can be aligned with Europe's climate goals…

EU Grants Funding for Offshore Green Hydrogen Project

Jan 08, 2021

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2-JU), a public-private partnership of the European Commission, has awarded EUR 5 million grant to the consortium behind the OYSTER project, to investigate the feasibility and potential of…

Wintershall Dea Targets Net-zero Emissions from Upstream Activities by 2030

Nov 23, 2020

German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has set greenhouse gas reduction targets for its production activities (scope 1 + 2 emissions, operated and non-operated upstream activities at equity share basis). The company said Monday it wanted to achieve net zero operations by 2030…

UK: Boris Johnson Outlines 10-point Green Plan with up to 250,000 Jobs

Nov 18, 2020

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday set out a ten-point plan for 'a green industrial revolution' which promises to create and support up to 250,000 British jobs.'Covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies…

Japan to Introduce Tax Breaks, Fund to Support Zero-carbon Goal

Nov 13, 2020

Japan plans to introduce tax incentives and create a research fund to support so-called green investment, as the government pushes to meet a target of carbon-neutrality announced earlier this month, the Nikkei newspaper reported.The government…

BP, Ørsted Enter Green Hydrogen Pact in Germany

Nov 10, 2020

British oil major BP and Danish wind developer Ørsted have signed an agreement to work together to develop a ‎project for industrial-scale production of green hydrogen in Germany.Green hydrogen is made by the electrolysis of water using ‎renewable power…

Japan's Green Growth Strategy to Help Hit Carbon Neutrality Target

Dec 29, 2020

Japan laid out a “green growth strategy” last Friday that includes a goal to replace new gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by the mid-2030s to reach net-zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050…

SEACOR Marine Sells Windcat Workboats to CMB

Dec 18, 2020

New York-listed offshore vessel operator SEACOR Marine has agreed to sell its Windcat Workboats and its crew transfer vessel (“CTV”) business to the Belgian shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).Windcat Workboats owns and operates a fleet of 46 offshore crew transfer vessels…

Deme in Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Oct 06, 2020

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Deme said Tuesday it had joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. The alliance supports the EU’s ambitious hydrogen and decarbonization strategy.'With this membership Deme underlines its commitment to using its expertise for the production…

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