Category: Chemical

September 25, 2023

Spar Austria is moving towards their sustainable mobility goals with an intermediate step of switching to bio-based fuel powering their vehicles. As part of an ambitious commitment to power their logistic operations with renewable energy sources by 2050, the retailer […]

September 22, 2023

Ampol will conduct a renewable diesel trial with Hanson confirmed as its first customer partner. The trial will allow Ampol to get a practical understanding of the customer demand and market feasibility of renewable diesel in Australia. Ampol will supply […]

September 20, 2023

Accelerating the energy transition requires a rapid expansion of renewables-based electricity generation. According to IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, by 2050, variable renewable energy (VRE) will represent 70% of the total global energy generation, from today’s 9%. In this context, green hydrogen […]

August 30, 2023

The World Coal Association recently published a chart on Linkedin showing very graphically how China’s coal consumption dominates the world’s CO2 emissions targets. It is not only China but also India and other emerging economies that are heavily reliant on […]

August 21, 2023

A new report released today by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and GHD Advisory calls for Australia to focus on hydrogen-powered transport—alongside electric vehicles—or risk being left behind our international counterparts. While battery electric vehicles will drive decarbonization of road […]

August 9, 2023

Galp has announced an investment of €4.56 million in Verdagy, a U.S. company focused on developing a scalable type of electrolysis technology for industrial applications. This development involves a lower initial investment and is less dependent on critical raw materials […]

August 8, 2023

Mitsubishi Power has delivered two M501JAC gas turbines to Intermountain Power Project (IPP) Renewed in Delta, Utah, a power plant that will source hydrogen when it begins operation in 2025 from the much-watched giant Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES Delta) […]

July 28, 2023

Electric utilities are looking to green hydrogen as a tool to help alleviate over-congested grids and renewable energy curtailment. But what makes hydrogen “green?” The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will soon issue its much-anticipated guidance on what qualifies for […]

July 19, 2023

ADNOC has begun construction on the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refueling station (HRS). The site is currently being built in Masdar City and is expected to create clean hydrogen from water using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity. […]

July 14, 2023

PT Pertamina (Persero) is developing a hydrogen-based vehicle ecosystem and collaborating with Toyota. Dannif Danusaputro, President Director of PT Pertamina New and Renewable Energy, explained the company is trying to gage the potential of hydrogen for the transportation sector with […]

July 13, 2023

Doral Energy Group has acquired a stake in Fountain Fuel Holding, a Dutch company focused on zero-emission power stations. The transaction was completed through subsidiary Doral Hydrogen Europe and aims to promote the growth of sustainable hydrogen infrastructure for e-mobility […]

July 12, 2023

Nikola Corporation announced that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has awarded both Nikola and sponsor California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), a $41.9 million grant to build six heavy-duty hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) across Southern California. Granted under the Trade Corridor […]

July 11, 2023

TotalEnergies and H2point have opened a new public hydrogen refueling station (HRS) in Roosendaal, Netherlands. The new site has been built to serve both passenger and heavy-duty vehicles while also offering charging services for electric vehicles (EVs). The new publicly […]

July 10, 2023

ORLEN Unipetrol has opened its second public hydrogen refueling station (HRS) in the Czech Republic located at an ORLEN Benzina station in Záluží u Litvínova. The new HRS has the same parameters as the first site opened in Prague-Barrandov back […]

June 13, 2023

In a world of continuously warmer temperatures, a growing consensus demands that energy sources have zero, or next-to-zero, carbon emissions. That means growing beyond coal, oil, and natural gas by getting more energy from renewable sources. One of the most […]

June 9, 2023

Uruguay is preparing to welcome its first hydrogen refueling station (HRS) set to be established in the city of Durazno. As part of the H24U project for green hydrogen production, the new facility is set to supply the operations of […]

June 8, 2023

Back in November, I assessed the first draft of the US hydrogen strategy, released in September 2022. The title summarized the problem with that iteration nicely, I think: New US Hydrogen Strategy: Wrong Department, Wrong Authors. What were the problems […]

June 7, 2023

PX Group’s Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull, UK has been selected as the site for the build of a green hydrogen facility being developed by Meld Energy. The move represents an investment of between £180m and £240m by the green […]

May 26, 2023

The race to net zero is accelerating. Just last week, United States President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled a climate pact to boost cooperation. The move signifies Australia is becoming a global leader in the renewable […]

May 17, 2023

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is teaming up with US energy technology firm Baker Hughes (BKR:NYSE) to develop and commercialise new technology solutions used for the production of green and low-carbon hydrogen, as well as graphene. The two companies […]