Sustainability-focused strategy consulting firm Hinicio (Brussels, Belgium) and entrepreneur Hans Kulenkampff announced their decision to join forces to accelerate development in Chile and enhance Hinicio’s market presence, with a particular focus on hydrogen. Globally, many organizations are developing sustainability and…
Air Liquide (Paris, France; www.airliquide.com) will invest close to €200 million to build production capacities in the Science Parks of Tainan and Hsinchu, respectively located in the South and the North of Taiwan. Under a long-term commitment with a semiconductor…
Earlier this month, Asahi Kasei (Tokyo, Japan; www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) and its subsidiary Asahi Kasei Engineering Corp. started up hydrogen supply at the alkaline-water electrolysis system in Namie, Futaba, Fukushima, Japan. This system boasts a world-leading scale of 10 MW. Asahi Kasei…
ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.abb.com) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with hydrogen technologies specialist Hydrogène de France (HDF) to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels. Hydrogen power is an area of interest in many…
Chiyoda Corp. (Yokohama, Japan; www.chiyodacorp.com) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 5 Singaporean companies, City Gas Ltd., Jurong Port Ltd., PSA International Ltd., Sembcorp Industries Ltd., Singapore LNG Corp., together with Mitsubishi Corp., to collaborate toward a…
Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, Calif.; www.chevron.com) announced that it has joined the Hydrogen Council, a global advisory body providing a long-term vision for the role of hydrogen in the energy transition. Hydrogen is used at Chevron refineries to refine crude…
Saudi Aramco (Dhahran; www.saudiaramco.com) and Air Products (Allentown, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) inaugurated the first hydrogen fueling station in Saudi Arabia at Air Products’ new Technology Center in the Dhahran Techno Valley Science Park. The pilot station will fuel an initial fleet…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) was awarded a feasibility study contract from Equinor Energy AS to evaluate the possibilities for building a hydrogen production plant, including CO2 capture and export facilities, in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The hydrogen will…
Messer Group GmbH (Bad Soden, Germany; www.messergroup.com) has signed a 15-year hydrogen supply contract with RÜTGERS Germany, a subsidiary of Rain Carbon Inc. The industrial gases company will now invest a total of €9 million in a hydrogen production facility…
Linde North America Inc. (Bridgewater, N.J.; www.lindeus.com) has successfully commenced supplying ultra-high purity hydrogen and steam to Wacker Chemie AG (Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com) for its polysilicon plant located in Charleston, Tennessee. Wacker’s state-of-the-art multi-product facility, which recently began operating in…