Axpo opens Switzerland’s largest hydrogen production facility
Axpo and its local partner Rhiienergie have opened the “largest” green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland.
The time is most definitely now for a hydrogen economy which has moved far beyond its original aim or definition.” Those were the words of Rob Cockerill, then managing editor at H2 View, in his editorial for our very first issue back in 2019. Fast forward 49 issues to April 2024 and our 50th issue, and it feels as if hydrogen is now finding its new definition. Having moved from its roots as a “merchant” gas, traditionally used in chemicals and refining processes, where it was often described as ‘the key enabler of refineries,’ it is now seen as a very different kind of enabler: one of decarbonisation.
Axpo and its local partner Rhiienergie have opened the “largest” green hydrogen production plant in Switzerland.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dropped hydrogen from its power sector decarbonisation plan, focusing instead on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
Ohmium International and Tata Projects are looking to jointly develop green hydrogen projects in India.
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The European Parliament has approved updated plans for cross-border roads, railways, bridges and tunnel projects to serve alternative transport on the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network.
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Parker Hannifin’s aerospace arm has joined a consortium to develop liquid hydrogen fuel systems for aviation.
