Thyssenkrupp Uhde has received two pre-FEED contracts from Fuella AS for large-scale plants to produce green ammonia in Brazil. These are to produce 400,000 tons of ammonia annually at the ports of Pecém and Açu.

A European consortium of fifteen partners has launched the HyCavern project. The aim is to develop underground hydrogen storage in mining-engineered, lined rock caverns. The three-year project is coordinated by the Norwegian research institute SINTEF.

The Norwegian PEM electrolyser manufacturer Hystar is considered one of the world's leading GreenTech companies in 2026 according to Time and Statista. In the ranking, the company climbed from 142nd to 81st place, thus entering the top 100 for the first time.

Fraunhofer ISE has examined the value chain of synthetic fuels in the project "E-Fuels fürs Länd." According to the study, the Indigo process developed at the institute for the production of dimethyl ether (DME) can reduce production costs compared to the methanol pathway.

The EU project ECO2Fuel has reported progress in low-temperature CO2 electrolysis. In tests, a membrane electrode assembly converted 69 to 70 percent of electrons into carbon products and operated stably for more than 800 hours.

A study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport sees potential for hydrogen primarily in airport ground operations in the short term. A comprehensive development of infrastructure for liquid hydrogen is currently not considered sensible.

The Bundesrat, the Federal Council of Germany, has paved the way for the implementation of the EU Renewable Energy Directive RED III into German law. Refineries will be required to use renewable hydrogen according to RFNBO criteria. Hydrogen producer Lhyfe expects additional demand in the German market as a result.

France has granted Mantle8 an exclusive exploration license for natural hydrogen and helium in the Pyrenees. With the Hydrogeco project, the company is entering the next phase – however, extraction has not yet been approved.

Sunfire is setting up a test facility for its high-temperature electrolysis at the Lausitz Industrial Park in Schwarzheide. The Dresden-based electrolyzer manufacturer aims to gain practical experience for the industrial application of SOEC technology. Commissioning is planned for the end of 2026.

The municipality of Bosbüll in North Frisia is expanding its district heating network. In the future, process heat from local hydrogen production will also be fed into the system. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2025.

The Swiss company Infener wants to promote hydrogen throughout Europe. Decentralized H₂ hubs will be used to generate green electricity as well as green heat. The Ecore One is a compact containerized solution that combines various energy technologies in one unit: electrolyzer, fuel cell and battery as well as compressor and a heat pump with its own energy management system or EMS. H₂ production is due to start 2027 at a site in the Black Forest, Germany. However, the needs of regional industry are already far greater today.

Witt Gas Controls has developed a check valve specifically for PEM fuel cells in industrial trucks. The Ultra 22 opens at around 4 mbar and is intended to increase the efficiency of the fuel cell systems of a North American manufacturer.

The Renewable Energies Hamburg Cluster Agency (EEHH) has launched a digital hydrogen marketplace for the metropolitan region. The free platform aims to connect producers, consumers, and service providers along the hydrogen value chain.

According to Fraunhofer ISE, Ireland can become a significant player in the hydrogen economy. In the HYreland project, researchers analyzed potentials and costs. For export to Germany, pipeline transport to Stade or Rotterdam would be the most cost-effective.

The Stadtwerke Stuttgart have begun constructing a hydrogen pipeline approximately four kilometres long along the Neckar. It is intended to transport green hydrogen from the planned Green Hydrogen Hub in the Stuttgart harbour to consumers in three city districts.