Infrastructure

WasteFuel and ITC have announced a partnership to commence the FEED on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, Turkey—the first green methanol facility in Anatolia and one of the largest of its kind in the world.

Graphitic Energy, formerly known as C-Zero, has commissioned its pilot plant at the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) in San Antonio, TX. This state-of-the-art facility is the company’s first at-scale demonstration of its novel form of methane pyrolysis that converts natural gas into H2 and solid, graphitic carbon.

Chiyoda Corp. has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by ENEOS for a large-scale direct methylclohexane electrosynthesis (Direct MCH) demonstration plant.

Sustainable eFuel production pioneer INERATEC formally agreed a €40 MM venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and €30-MM grant with Breakthrough Energy Catalyst.

Germany has launched ambitious plans for a 5,617-mi. (9,040-km) hydrogen (H₂) pipeline network that could be completed in 2032 for $20 B if everything goes to plan. Once completed, the network will have the potential to transport 278 terawatt hours (TWh) of low and zero-carbon H₂, which could help to decarbonize Germany’s industrial sector.

StormFisher Hydrogen has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) for the methanation reactor of a large-scale Power-to-X plant.

The University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) recently powered up a new H₂ research lab (H2LAB)—one of the most advanced of its kind in North America. FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC) is supporting the project, helping the university drive innovation and H₂ energy research.

This visit, one of Her Excellency’s final engagements as High Commissioner, before her posting to Australia concludes, coincided with a discussion on the on the opportunities and challenges of H₂ in the Australian market.

Electric Hydrogen, a manufacturer of large-scale, cost-competitive electrolyzers, has selected Ingeteam, an established leader in power conversion systems with manufacturing in Europe, for its projects.

Equilibrion has been appointed by Northern Gas Networks and Wales and West Utilities, supported by Energy Innovation Centre, to lead a groundbreaking study on how nuclear-enabled H₂ could help solve the UK’s Net Zero energy challenge.

In the paper that accompanies the online mapping tool, the authors write that recent H₂ exploration in the U.S. focused on the midcontinent rift in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.

Vireon is an independent company, separating from Norwegian Hydrogen and continuing to accelerate the development of a Nordic H₂ refueling infrastructure.