Charlie Currie

Norwegian PEM electrolyser firm Hystar has launched a 20MW green hydrogen plant design, joining a growing number of electrolyser makers unveiling standardised systems.

Producing green hydrogen e-fuels for defence applications could become both a strategic imperative for Europe and a pathway to commercial scale for the sector.

After years of weak offtake signals and slowing project momentum, executives at the World Hydrogen Summit said import-dependent economies are again viewing clean hydrogen as a hedge against fossil fuel supply disruption.

Brazil has moved to classify fertilisers as a strategic sector under its critical minerals framework, a step that could strengthen the business case for domestic green ammonia and hydrogen production.

UK energy firm SSE has paused its “standalone” hydrogen production projects amid “material policy delays” and will instead focus on regional infrastructure development and potential clean hydrogen offtake.

Johnson Matthey (JM) is buying US catalyst and carbon capture firm Cormetech for $360m, with the sale expected to close this summer.

Renewable developer European Energy has been named as the first winner of Germany’s €1.3bn ($1.5bn) green hydrogen tender, securing a €228m ($265.6m) contract to produce hydrogen in Denmark.

Three Danish green hydrogen projects have been named as the winners of €1.3bn in German subsidies.

“When it feels like we’re asking some of the same things, it’s simply because they have not yet been completed,” Hydrogen Council CEO Ivana Jemelkova told H2 View

H2 View speaks to Ammonia Energy Association boss Trevor Brown about the group’s pilot ammonia certification system