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Liebherr-Aerospace installs H2 test bench in its test center in Toulouse

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse to demonstrate the ability to generate electrical power, using fuel cells, to supply the major non-propulsive electrical systems of a new generation single-aisle aircraft.

Vertex and Tata Chemicals Europe sign low-carbon H2 offtake agreement

Vertex Hydrogen has signed a Heads of Terms offtake agreement for over 200 megawatts of low-carbon H2 with Northwich-based Tata Chemicals Europe.

Mabanaft and Hapag-Lloyd sign MoU to evaluate the supply of ammonia as bunker fuel

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.

ZeroAvia flies world’s largest aircraft powered with a H2-electric engine

Zero-emission flight took a giant step forward with ZeroAvia flying the largest aircraft in the world to be powered by a H2-electric engine. The company took to the skies for the maiden flight of its 19-seat Dornier 228 testbed aircraft, retrofitted with a full-size prototype H2-electric powertrain on the left wing of the aircraft.

Enagás signs an agreement with Junta de Extremadura to promote the trunk network of renewable H2 infrastructures

Extremadura has set itself the target of producing 20% of Spain’s green H2 by 2030, with the development of 3 gigawatts of electrolysis out of a total of 16.

bp to evaluate the expansion of Germany’s green energy port with a new H2 hub

bp will evaluate the feasibility of building a new H2 hub in Germany. The project, which would be in Wilhelmshaven, is expected to include an industry leading ammonia cracker which could provide up to 130,000 tpy of low-carbon H2 from green ammonia by 2028.

Gasunie and STORAG ETZEL team up in H2 storage in Germany

Gasunie is to become partner in H2CAST, the H2 storage pilot project in the Etzel caverns in the German state of Lower Saxony. For Gasunie, this participation is a first step towards developing H2 storage facilities in Germany.

ABO Wind realizes green H2 project with refueling station

For the first time, ABO Wind will combine a wind farm with the production and use of green H2. The German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport is funding the Hünfeld-Michelsrombach project with around €12 MM as part of the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Program.

Rolls-Royce successfully tests mtu engines with pure H2

Rolls-Royce announced that it has conducted successful tests of a 12-cylinder gas variant of the mtu Series 4000 L64 engine running on 100% H2 fuel. The tests, carried out by the Power Systems business unit, showed very good characteristics in terms of efficiency, performance, emissions and combustion.

Electra's refrigerated 19-ton H2 truck completes successful zero emissions trial

Electra Commercial Vehicles announced the successful completion of a three-month trial supporting major UK supermarket Sainsbury’s with its zero-emissions 19-ton refrigerated H2-powered truck.

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