Policy

The UK is to delay the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2035 in a move designed to be ‘pragmatic’ for household budgets – but has placed the government at...

The creation of a truly global hydrogen market depends on ‘smart indirect electrification’ which takes into account renewable capacity, grid-connected electrolysers and demand side management, according to IRENA.

Uniper has outlined its plans to produce low carbon hydrogen, using electrolysis technology, at its Ratcliffe power station site in Nottinghamshire, once the plant has stopped coal-power generation at the end of September 2024.

Fluxys is buying a 4.9% stake in OQ Gas Networks, Oman’s state-owned transmission system operator, as part of a strategic partnership designed to explore the development of the Sultanate’s hydrogen and CO2 infrastructure.

Tata Steel and the UK Government have signed a joint agreement on a proposal to invest in electric arc furnace steelmaking at the Port Talbot site in South Wales.

Daryl Wilson has stepped down from his role as Executive Director of the Hydrogen Council to focus on his health.

The US Department for Energy (DOE) is offering $19m of funding for research to develop technology that will see hydrogen convert waste into clean energy.

German Aerospace Center, Bosch and ionysis won €10,000 each after winning the R&D, Products and Markets and Start-up categories respectively in the hy-fcell awards at the end of day one of this year’s show.

It was hard to keep Germany out of the news this summer, with a steady stream of new policy, contract and subsidy developments. But there was one which particularly stood out, writes Dominic Ellis.

The Hydrogen Council has undertaken modelling work to quantify the system benefits of hydrogen across the key energy markets of Central West Europe, Japan and Texas.