Highly Innovative Fuels Global (HIF Global) has obtained approval for the land recategorisation it needed from Uruguayan authorities to move forward with its $6bn hydrogen-based e-fuel plant in the country.…

Energy companies BP and Iberdrola have begun work on Spain’s largest green hydrogen plant in Valencia. The €70m plant will be sited on a 20,000-sq-m plot next to BP’s Castellón…

Spain’s second-largest oil company will start work on part of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley scheme, which will install enough electrolysers to turn 2GW of wind and solar energy into…

The first 525km of Germany’s hydrogen grid will be built this year, the Zeit Online website reports. Some 507km will be converted from existing gas pipelines, and the rest will…

Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW has approved a €24bn loan to support the construction of the country’s core hydrogen network. This will involve converting gas pipelines to carry hydrogen, creating…

Egypt’s General Authority for Investment (GAFI) will commission Polish energy company Hynfra to build a green ammonia plant, local media report. The plan is to produce ammonia for export to…

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Morocco this week resulted in 20 deals covering desalination, energy, rail and water management, as well as finance, banking, and education, the North Africa…

Austrian contractor Strabag and German–Swiss machinery-maker Liebherr have begun a project that will showcase the world’s first-ever hydrogen-powered wheel loaded. The work in Kanzelstein Quarry, in Gratkorn, Austria, will feature…

Montreal-headquartered AtkinsRéalis will help manage one of the first regional “hydrogen hubs” taking shape across the US.

Saudi national oil company Aramco has signed a five-year cooperation deal with China National Building Material Group (CNBM), bringing together the world’s biggest oil and petrochemical company with one of the largest building material producers.

Norwegian energy company Equinor has scrapped plans to export hydrogen to Germany over fears of high costs and low demand, Reuters reports.

North America’s first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission passenger train has been unveiled in San Bernardino, California.

Chinese renewables company Envision Energy has announced plans to invest $1bn in a green hydrogen industrial park in Spain. The investment will be made “together with other business partners”, according…

Spanish contractor Acciona has leased a latest-generation hydrogen fuel cell generator from a UK company to replace diesel engines on a construction project in Madrid. UK fuel-cell developer AFC Energy…

A Dutch government plan to subsidise new green hydrogen plants with €1bn in grants will go ahead after passing EU scrutiny on competition and state-aid. Tenders will now go out…

Construction firms looking to cut their operational CO2 emissions shouldn’t wait for widespread plant electrification or the advent of green hydrogen because there are many ways to improve plant productivity…

The US is planning to invest as much as $12.6bn in a programme of works that will turn the state of California into a hydrogen hub. The project will receive…

Vinci subsidiary Cobra IS has won a €74m contract for piping and mechanical works on a major hydrogen-powered steel plant Thyssenkrupp is building in Duisburg, Germany. Cobra IS was picked…