Europe

Air Liquide has issued a new €500m ($541m) green bond to fund its energy transition projects including low-carbon hydrogen, carbon capture and low-carbon air gases.

Denmark’s Everfuel has opened a hydrogen refuelling station at a Frankfurt bus operator’s depot in Germany.

Scotland is set to publish a hydrogen export plan after a report suggested the nation could meet anywhere between 22% and 100% of Germany’s hydrogen import volumes by 2045.

The UK and Australian Governments have awarded a combined £480,000 ($610,400) to a consortium looking to reduce renewable methanol costs with efficient green hydrogen production.

Volvo Trucks plans to kick off on-road tests of hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks in 2026 with intentions to commercially launch a vehicle platform by the end of the decade.

UPDATE: A JM spokesperson told H2 View, “Hydrogen remains attractive in the long-term. We are being disciplined with our capital and slowing our investment to align with the changing demand environment.”

Equinor, Centrica and SSE Thermal plan to work together to develop “multiple” low-carbon hydrogen projects on the north bank of the Humber estuary in the UK’s North East.

The Hydrogen Council has today (May 22) named Ivana Jemelkova, former senior managing director of FTI Consulting, as its CEO.

H2 Green Steel has secured more offtake for its green hydrogen-based steel, with Swedish-based ventilation firm Lindab signing an early term sheet agreement for a seven-year supply contract.

Nel President and CEO Håkon Volldal, said the agreement will provide Nel with a revenue stream from a rapidly growing market that is “could not have accessed on its own.”