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Airbus and Avolon plan to cooperate in the development of hydrogen aircraft
On July 24, aviation giant Airbus announced a landmark collaboration at the Farnborough International Airshow - a new partnership with leading aircraft leasing company Avolon to delve into the future potential of hydrogen-powered aircraft. This collaboration marks the first time that the ZEROe project has worked with a leasing company, heralding the aviation industry's move towards a greener and more sustainable direction.

Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell vehicles used in the Paris Olympics were opposed by more than 120 experts: Not so environmentally friendly
On July 23, the 2024 Paris Olympics is about to open. However, more than 120 scientists, scholars and engineers recently wrote a letter to the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, asking them to reconsider the decision to use Toyota Mirai as the official car for the Olympics. They said that hydrogen fuel cells such as Mirai have no tailpipe emissions, but the production of hydrogen they use is heavily dependent on methane, which is more polluting than battery electric vehicles.

Pure Hydrogen supplies 5 hydrogen fuel cell buses to Vietnam
Pure Hydrogen and the Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club recently signed an MOU to provide Vietnam with five hydrogen fuel cell buses. The full agreement also includes the supply of electrolyzers and hydrogenation equipment, which can bring Pure Hydrogen $8.8 million in revenue. The agreement also sets a framework for PH2 to supply 1MW of alkaline electrolyzer hydrogen production and hydrogenation equipment. If fully executed, the agreement will bring PH2 approximately $8.8 million in revenue. According to the terms, VAHC will pay a 50% deposit and the rest will be paid upon delivery.

Nornickel is implementing a large-scale R&D program with an investment of approximately US$100 million
During a visit to China in mid-July, Dmitry Izotov, director of the Palladium Center of Norilsk Nickel, told China Business News that China is the world's largest importer of palladium and one of their most important markets. More importantly, China is also a key technology center that is actively developing and innovating in fast-growing sub-sectors such as alternative energy and green chemistry, and also has strong technical strength in the promotion, implementation and commercialization of new technologies. These combined advantages have driven them to accelerate their pace of investment in China this year.

Nel doubles European alkaline hydrogen electrolyser capacity to 1GW!

Nel revealed in its latest financial results that its annual alkaline electrolyser production capacity has surpassed the 1GW mark after completing the installation of a second 500MW automated production line at its Herøya, Norway facility. “We have now built up an annual production capacity of more than 1GW,” CEO Håkon Volldal said on a call with analysts, describing it as truly fully automated production capacity.

California receives first batch of $30 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Center
California recently announced that it has received the first $30 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop its regional clean hydrogen hub. The Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) center was selected to receive a total of $1.2 billion in H2Hub funding and signed a $12.6 billion agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to build the center. ARCHES is the first of seven hydrogen energy centers across the country to formally sign an agreement with the DOE.

India’s second electrolyser manufacturing subsidy auction is oversubscribed!

India’s second subsidy auction to support domestic electrolyser manufacturers has attracted bids for 2.8GW of annual manufacturing capacity, nearly double the 1.5GW cap. The auction is divided into three parts based on the source and size of the electrolyser technology: 1.1GW of any technology; 300MW of Indian-developed stacks; and 100MW of small, indigenously designed technologies.

Japan Petroleum Development Corporation targets Australia as future green hydrogen export hub
Inpex’s investments in wind, solar and battery storage by 2030 will also support the decarbonization of the Ichthys gas and LNG project in northern Australia. Inpex, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, will invest $1.25 billion (200 billion yen) in Australian renewable energy by 2030, aiming to eventually create a green hydrogen export hub while helping decarbonize the Ichthys gas and LNG project.

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