Hydrogen
The economics of decarbonizing Europe’s ammonia industry: Policy, pathways and trade-offs in a hard-to-abate sector
This study applies a robust techno-economic framework to explore four key decarbonization pathways – unabated steam methane reforming (SMR), SMR with carbon capture and storage (CCS), biomass-based hydrogen (BIOH₂), and renewable hydrogen.
thyssenkrupp Uhde selected for Elyse Energy’s biomass-to-SAF project in France
BioTfueL® technology has been selected for the BioTJet project by Elyse Energy and its partners (Axens, Avril, IFPEN). This project will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from end-of-life wood waste & local forestry residues with the addition of green hydrogen.
ABB and Charbone Hydrogen sign agreement to advance North American green H2 production facilities
ABB and Charbone Hydrogen Corp. – an integrated green H2 production company based in Montreal, Canada – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement to collaborate on the development of up to 15 modular and scalable green H2 production facilities across North America over the next five years, providing a clean fuel source for existing H2 users and heavy industrial processes such as steelmaking, which currently use grey H2 as an energy source.
TotalEnergies and RWE join forces on green hydrogen to decarbonize the Leuna refinery
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tpy of green H2 to the German Leuna refinery for fifteen years, beginning in 2030.
Horisont has signed non-binding ammonia offtake term sheet for the Barents Blue project
Horisont Energi has passed a new milestone for the Barents Blue project by signing a term-sheet (non-binding) with a European energy group for ammonia sales from the planned clean ammonia plant in Northern Norway.
Metacon via Pherousa receives initial AiP from ABS and DNV for ammonia cracking
Metacon has received two initial Approvals in Principle (AiP) for its ammonia cracking technology, exclusively licensed to Pherousa for use onboard ships, granted by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and DNV on an independent evaluation basis.
Graphitic Energy commissions pilot plant to produce low-cost clean H2 and graphite
Graphitic Energy, formerly known as C-Zero, has commissioned its pilot plant at the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) in San Antonio, Texas (U.S.). This state-of-the-art facility is the company’s first at-scale demonstration of its novel form of methane pyrolysis that converts natural gas into hydrogen (H2) and solid, graphitic carbon.
Utility achieves H2 production using steel manufacturing off-gases
Utility has announced the successful operation of the company’s H2Gen system at a major steel plant in North America. Utility’s H2Gen system successfully produced the world’s first hydrogen (H2) using steel plant off-gas (blast furnace gas) in an elegant single process step under actual site conditions.
North Ammonia, Höegh Evi to explore a clean ammonia supply chain from Norway to Europe
North Ammonia, a developer of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) ammonia facilities in Norway, and Höegh Evi, a global leader in marine energy infrastructure, have signed an agreement to explore a value chain for supplying hydrogen to European industrial users using green ammonia produced in Norway.
INERATEC secures €70-MM financing commitment for Europe’s largest eFuel production
Sustainable eFuel production pioneer INERATEC has formally agreed to a €40-MM venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and a €30-MM grant with Breakthrough Energy Catalyst. The combined €70 MM backing will finance construction of Europe`s largest sustainable eFuel production plant in Frankfurt and eFuel research and development of future, key steps in decarbonizing aviation.
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