Infrastructure

Sasol Chemicals and Mission Possible Partnership announced a collaboration to evaluate potential projects for Sasol’s sustainability hub at its Lake Charles, Louisiana location.

Worley and Advisian have been chosen to undertake a detailed assessment of Xcel Energy’s natural gas system in the U.S. to determine the feasibility of injecting and blending H₂ into Xcel Energy’s 36,000 miles of distribution pipeline.

Southern California Gas Co. is collaborating with GTI Energy to study the use of H₂ and H₂ blending in hard-to-decarbonize commercial and industrial processes, continuing its efforts to help the company and California achieve net-zero aspirations.

Jilin Electric Power Co., Ltd. announced that LONGi Hydrogen Energy won the bid for the Da'an Wind and Solar Green H₂ Synthesis Ammonia Integration Demonstration Project as the first candidate to win the bid for a total of 15 sets of 1000Nm³/h electrolytic water H₂ production system.

Hydrexia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SEDC Energy on H₂ refueling stations and H₂ storage technologies for SEDCE’s Projects in Malaysia.

Lhyfe and AREC Occitanie have announced that construction is starting on the Lhyfe Occitanie production facility, in Bessières. The plant, which should be operational by the end of 2023, is one of the levers of the Occitanie Region for achieving the goals of its Occitanie H₂ Corridor project aimed at decarbonizing goods and passenger transport.

The reality is that climate change poses a very real threat to life as we know it, and we must all work together if we hope to address it. For asset-intensive industries, one of the most powerful steps in addressing that threat is the energy transition—shifting the energy system away from fossil fuels and toward renewable power sources.

Amber Grid, on behalf of the Nordic-Baltic H₂ Corridor project partners has launched an international tender for a pre-feasibility study. This is another important step in the development of Europe’s H₂ infrastructure, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between transmission system operators of six European Union countries.

ZeroAvia and Absolut Hydrogen announced a partnership to jointly explore liquid hydrogen (LH₂) production, storage and refueling at airports. The partners will work together to build and demonstrate liquefaction and liquid H₂ storage in an airport context and ultimately explore the technology developments, concept of operations, safety procedures and standards for larger-scale deployment to deliver liquid H₂ to aircraft.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is developing a site on the Maasvlakte suitable for the construction of a large green H₂ plant, due to the tender for the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm later this year.

Aether Fuels announced a real estate agreement with the Smith County Economic Development District in Mississippi. The transaction gives Aether the option to purchase a 200-acre site near Taylorsville, Mississippi as a potential location for a liquid fuel production facility.

Hera and Snam's joint project for the development of a green H₂ production hub in the municipality of Modena has obtained €19.5 MM in funding from the Regional Council of Emilia Romagna, which were allocated as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.