JERA Co., Inc. (Tokyo) has reached a Project Framework Agreement with ExxonMobil Corp. (Houston) to jointly explore the development of a low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production project in the United States. ExxonMobil is currently developing what is expected to be the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen production plant at its Baytown Complex east of Houston, Tex. MORE

AtkinsRéalis (SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.) has been awarded a contract by TESCanada H2 Inc. ("TESCanada") to provide front end engineering and design services for their Projet Mauricie green hydrogen hub in Quebec. "Energy secure and affordable Net Zero grids will be needed as we electrify a larger portion of our economies," commented Ian L. Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer, AtkinsRéalis.  MORE

Australian clean-energy company ABEL Energy Ltd. has selected thyssenkrupp nucera as the preferred supplier of the 260MW of electrolyzers required for our flagship project in Bell Bay, Tasmania, Australia. thyssenkrupp nucera is a global leader in electrolysis technology, offering highly efficient 20 MW Alkaline Water Electrolysis modules. MORE

The Chemours Company (Wilmington, Del.) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, selected two of its applications for grants totaling $60 million. These grants will be used by Chemours and its partners for the advancement of technology to support next-generation membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis to advance a domestic hydrogen economy.  MORE

Chevron (San Ramon, Calif.) announced that it is developing a 5-megawatt hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley. The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilizing solar power, land, and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at the Lost Hills Oil Field in Kern County. This low carbon intensity (LCI) electrolytic hydrogen will be produced through electrolysis. MORE

CGG, a global technology and Earth science leader, has commenced a worldwide natural hydrogen screening project with industry support. The project leverages CGG’s wealth of subsurface data, multi-disciplinary geoscience expertise, latest technology advances and high-performance computing capabilities to identify and high-grade areas for natural hydrogen exploration (sometimes called "white" hydrogen).  MORE