Weekly News Round Up 26/04

WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP

Welcome to our Weekly News Round Up of interesting articles in the sustainability space!?

Here are our top 5 news pieces for this week with key takeaways:

1. Uniper inks green hydrogen supply deal for Salzgitter’s steel production

Uniper inks green hydrogen supply deal for Salzgitter’s steel production | Power | H2 View (h2-view.com)

? Key takeaways:

• German steel producer Salzgitter AG has signed a pre-contract for the offtake of Uniper -produced #greenhydrogen from a planned 200MW electrolysis plant at the port of Wilhelmshaven ?
• Depending on the availability of Germany’s planned core hydrogen network and a specific pipeline route from Wilhelmshaven to Salzgitter, Uniper could supply up to 20,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year from 2028 for the steelmaker’s #lowcarbon steel programme ?
• The Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking (SALCOS?) programme includes converting the company’s existing #steel production from blast furnaces to direct reduction, initially based on natural gas and later using hydrogen. By switching plants to 100% green hydrogen-fed DRI systems, Salzgitter expects to reduce its carbon dioxide #emissions by over 95% ??
• Noting the potential of green hydrogen in heavy-duty industrial processes, Holger Kreetz , Chief Operating Officer at Uniper, said, “We look forward to working with Salzgitter and helping to reduce [its] emissions.” ??
• While the company expects to commission the initial 200MW plant in 2028, it intends to extend capacity in Wilhelmshaven to 1GW to allow 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen to be produced each year ??
• The site will also see an import terminal built to bring #greenammonia into Germany by ship, offering a further 300,000 tonnes of hydrogen ??

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2. Lion signs lease agreement with Port of Brisbane for hydrogen production and refuelling hub

Lion signs lease agreement with Port of Brisbane for hydrogen production and refuelling hub - Hydrogen Central (hydrogen-central.com)

? Key takeaways:

• Lion Energy Limited is pleased to report it has signed a lease agreement with Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd for a long-term lease of land within the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (“PoB”), where it will build and operate its first hydrogen generation and #refuelling hub. The site will initially produce and dispense some 420kg green hydrogen per day, but with the ability to quickly double production to respond to increasing #demand ??
• The hub is geared towards heavy #mobility fleets with an early focus on supplying hydrogen to domestic public bus fleets, truck fleets, and fuel cell gensets for the #construction and #mining industry ??
• Lion’s facility at the PoB will be the first of its scale in Queensland ??
• The Port of Brisbane is Australia’s third largest and fastest growing multi-cargo port, and Queensland’s largest general cargo port. It handles some AUD$55 billion worth of international #cargo each year, equivalent to approximately 32 million tonnes and supplied by 5 million annual truck movements, which is expected to reach 14 million by 2040. The Port handles approximately 95% of Queensland’s containers and 95% of all motor vehicles imported into the state ??

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3. European Parliament updates TEN-T plans to ensure infrastructure completion by 2031

European Parliament updates TEN-T plans to ensure infrastructure completion by 2031 | Policy | H2 View (h2-view.com)

? Key takeaways:

• The European Parliament has approved updated plans for cross-border roads, railways, bridges and tunnel projects to serve alternative #transport on the trans-European transport (TEN-T) network ??
• The updated guidelines will ensure major #infrastructure projects on the core TEN-T network should be completed by the end of 2030, to therefore secure a comprehensive network by the end of 2050. An intermediary deadline of 2040 has been introduced to accelerate project rollout ??
• Last year, it was announced that MEPs must ensure #hydrogen refuelling stations are implemented along the TEN-T network every 200km by 2031 ?
• Earlier this month (April), the European Commission selected 42 new #infrastructure projects to receive more than €424m ($450m) in EU #funds, with up to €120m of funding directed to deploy 48 hydrogen refuelling stations along the TEN-T network ??

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4. Norway's Nel has 3 U.S. states competing for its IRA investment

Norway's Nel has 3 U.S. states competing for its IRA investment | Reuters?

? Key takeaways:

• Norwegian hydrogen firm Nel Hydrogen has three U.S. states competing with incentives such as cash and #taxbreaks to be the site of the company's new U.S. #factory and plans to make a decision in the coming months, it told Reuters . Nel, which makes #electrolysers used in hydrogen production, did not disclose the three U.S. states competing for its #investment, nor how their packages differ ??
• Governments worldwide are looking to boost the nascent #industry, and the European Commission is expected to announce its response to the IRA ??
• Nel has a production site in Norway, and a U.S. one in Connecticut. It raised $155 million in a private placement this month partly to #finance a new 4 gigawatt (GW) U.S. factory ??

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5. Ohmium and Tata partner to deliver green hydrogen projects in India

Ohmium and Tata partner to deliver green hydrogen projects in India | Power | H2 View (h2-view.com)

? Key takeaways:?

• Ohmium International and Tata Projects are looking to jointly develop #greenhydrogen projects in India ??
• Under a new partnership, the Californian #electrolyser OEM plans to provide its PEM systems for deployments in the nation, while Tata Projects will manage the entire #EPC process ??
• Intended to ensure “seamless” project delivery, as well as cost-effective solutions for green hydrogen in India, the plans come as the nation looks to rapidly upscale #production capacity ??
• Arne Ballantine , CEO of Ohmium, said “Together, we share the goal of driving the adoption of green hydrogen in India and accelerating the country’s transition towards a #sustainable energy future,” ?
• An India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) report estimated the #addressablemarket for Indian-manufactured hydrogen equipment could reach $50bn by 2030, with #electrolyser stacks accounting for 34% ??

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