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In this episode, H₂Tech speaks with Kevin Kohlstedt, Director of Business Development at Energy Shares U.S. The conversation covers renewable energy projects (e.g., wind, solar), the steps involved and coordinating these projects with green H₂ hubs.

Air Products announced plans to broaden its Americas presence by establishing two new Project Delivery offices in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Buffalo, New York.

Tenneco has established new test facilities for H₂-powered internal combustion engines (ICEs) at its Powertrain test centers in Burscheid, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. These two test cells specifically dedicated to H₂ ICEs enhance the company's globally integrated ICE test capabilities, supporting original equipment engine and vehicle manufacturers as they decarbonize the ICE.

The Germany government has announced that it may provide Namibia €10 B to build a new green H₂ production complex. This infusion of capital will help develop Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s complex. The project in the port town of Luederitz consists of a solar and wind farm that will provide feedstock to produce green H₂.

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking more than 1,030 H₂ projects around the world. This is nearly 200 more projects than what the database was tracking in January 2021. Nearly half of these investments are being made in Western Europe, followed by the Asia-Pacific region (21%) and the U.S. (13%). When analyzed by production path, nearly 75% of H₂ projects are green, followed by blue (23%).  

Linde announced plans to increase its green H₂ production capacity in Ontario, California, in response to growing demand from the mobility market.

ExxonMobil has announced the next step in the development of the world’s largest low-carbon H₂ production facility with a contract award to Technip Energies for front-end engineering and design (FEED). A final investment decision (FID) for the project is expected by 2024, subject to stakeholder support, regulatory permitting, and market conditions.

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy, announced up to $47 MM in funding to accelerate the research, development and demonstration of affordable clean H₂ technologies.

FFI and Nikola plan to collaborate and invest in the co-development of large-scale U.S. green H2 production projects

Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG and Hapag-Lloyd AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate options for the supply of ammonia as bunker fuel to Hapag-Lloyd in and around the Port of Hamburg, Germany and the Port of Houston, Texas, U.S.