Unlocking Africa’s hydrogen potential requires risk mitigation, report advises
Africa could capture 15% of globally traded hydrogen volumes, but higher project financing costs risks its production build out, a new Hydrogen Council report has found.
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Africa could capture 15% of globally traded hydrogen volumes, but higher project financing costs risks its production build out, a new Hydrogen Council report has found.
Enapter has received its largest single order for three 1MW AEM Nexus 1000 units from Italy.
A megawatt-class ITM Power PEM electrolyser has been installed at a Tokyo Gas facility in Japan for e-methane production.
The Open Hydrogen Initiative (OHI) has launched a “first-of-its-kind” open-source toolkit designed to measure carbon intensity in hydrogen production.
Cranfield University has received its largest ever research funding award to develop a hydrogen technology hub at Cranfield airport.
Over $700m of US federal funding is being made available for Gulf Coast-based chemical and refining projects to use clean hydrogen in their operations.
Doosan Fuel Cell’s solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack has passed a DNV environmental test for marine use.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed $1bn in funding via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to advance the green steel industry in Mississippi and Ohio.
Australian-based Provaris Energy has started fabrication of a prototype 250 bar hydrogen storage tank that it plans to use on its future carrier vessels.
Yara Clean Ammonia and Azane Fuel Solutions have received approval to construct an ammonia bunkering facility in Norway.
