Charlie Currie

Petronas, TotalEnergies, and Mitsui are to develop a five million tonne per annum (mtpa) carbon dioxide (CO2) storage hub off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia under a new joint venture (JV), with first injection targeted for 2031.

Canadian industrial gas firm Charbone has added cylinder filling capacity to its Sorel-Tracy green hydrogen plant in Quebec as it expands the facility into a multi-gas distribution hub.

Hydrogen technology firms, project developers, and offtakers can manage technology and construction risks, but political uncertainty is undermining sector momentum.

The European Commission will soon release its proposed changes to green hydrogen production rules, according to Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen.

Siemens Energy has warned that uncertainty over the future of the EU’s binding green hydrogen targets could stall investment decisions and threaten Europe’s domestic electrolyser supply chain.

Moeve has revealed that electricity grid constraints forced it to reduce the initial capacity of its Onuba green hydrogen project in Spain by a quarter, while warning that rising grid fees could threaten the sector’s investment outlook.

The Netherlands is considering extending its renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) quotas in transport to 2040, its climate minister has confirmed, potentially offering green hydrogen producers longer-term demand certainty.

Industrial gas major Linde expects its new hydrogen plant supplying Woodside’s Texas ammonia facility to reach 100% capacity utilisation in 2028, as the Australian energy firm moves to reduce its investment in the project.

UK hydrogen has taken a hit in the government’s autumn budget, with the funding mechanism for Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR) projects scrapped, and £500m ($669m) allocated for the first regional hydrogen network cut.

Competition in electrolysers has so far been a story of survival. IP is being acquired, companies have gone bankrupt, and players are adjusting strategies to weather periods of lower-than-expected orders.