OFCHC Global Spotlight January 09, 2026 | |
OFCHC Lunch & Learn Series – Stay Connected & Informed
The Ohio Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Coalition continues its Lunch & Learn series, offering members and stakeholders opportunities to hear directly from industry experts on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, applications, and market developments. These informal sessions are designed to encourage knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and discussion across industry, academia, and government.
Look for both in-person and Zoom Webinars in 2026!
📅 Upcoming sessions and registration details will be shared soon.
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Columbus Startup Koloma Is Exploring the Potential of Hydrogen Fuel
Columbus Ceo | Dec 15, 2025
Tom Darrah, a co-founder of Koloma, a hydrogen exploration and extraction startup, likes to draw a parallel from his company to another fuel company also founded in Columbus: Standard Oil.
“I think of it as how Standard Oil was founded. We’re likely to explore in Ohio and around the world, as well as in the U.S., but the exploration engine will be here in Ohio,” says Darrah, the Ohio State University geologist whose research spawned what could become a global name in one of the 21st century’s most promising clean fuels.
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Electric Hydrogen wins 240MW electrolyser deal for Texas green ammonia project
H2 View | Dec 18, 2025
Electric Hydrogen has been selected to supply 240MW worth of PEM electrolyser plants to a US green ammonia project developer, marking one of the company’s largest project awards to date. The firm will provide two 120MW plants to Synergen Green Energy for its flagship green ammonia project planned for Texas, as part of a front-end engineering design agreement.
The project will use Topsoe ammonia synthesis technology and is designed to produce up to 210,000 tonnes of ammonia per year, with a start-up targeted for Q4 2028, subject to final investment decision.
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Air Liquide and Hyundai Motor Group advance global partnership to accelerate hydrogen economy
Air Liquide | Dec 4, 2025
Air Liquide and the Hyundai Motor Group reaffirm their leadership in the hydrogen sector as co-chairs of the Hydrogen Council, driving the global expansion of the hydrogen ecosystem. This partnership focuses on building a sustainable energy ecosystem across Europe, the U.S. and South Korea, encompassing hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and utilization. This collaboration extends beyond mobility to encompass infrastructure, logistics, and clean energy solutions, thereby supporting the global energy transition.
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BMW: Hydrogen Will Play A ‘Crucial Role’ In The Car Industry
Fuel Cells Works| Jan 7, 2026
BMW has been researching hydrogen vehicles since the 1970s, but it has never brought one to market. That will finally change in 2028, when the iX5 Hydrogen goes on sale. While many argue that fuel cell vehicles are a futile effort, the German luxury brand takes a different view. BMW’s Chief Technology Officer told Auto Motor und Sport that hydrogen will play a “crucial role” in the car industry.
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World Future Energy Summit to Explore Green Hydrogen Economy Realities
WFES| Jan 7, 2026
The potential of a globalised green hydrogen economy –an economy centred around the trade in hydrogen generated from renewables or low-carbon power – will be explored during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this coming January.
Delegates at the Summit, which runs at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 16-18 January and is the leading business event for future energy and sustainability, will deep dive into the realities of a green hydrogen economy, during the event.
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Toyota Aims to Bolster U.S. Hydrogen Infrastructure with Investment in FirstElement Fuel
Toyota Newsroom| Dec 12, 2025
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced a strategic investment in FirstElement Fuel, Inc., (FEF) the largest retail hydrogen fueling infrastructure provider in California, with 92 retail fueling positions across 38 locations. TMNA and FEF aim to strengthen infrastructure for today’s fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) drivers and bolster the hydrogen fueling network for current and future generations of FCEVs.
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World’s largest hydrogen fuel cell plant to power 270,000 homes yearly in South Korea
Interesting Engineering| September 29, 2025
South Korea has officially broken ground on the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant, which is expected to generate enough clean electricity to power around 270,000 households annually. Located in Gyeongju, in the North Gyeongsang province, the 108-megawatt (MW) Gangdong Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Generation Project is set to become fully operational by 2028.
Gyeongju City Council representatives stated that the plant will deliver baseload electricity to the national grid and catalyze regional industrial growth.
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KTH Scientists Develop Catalyst for Faster Hydrogen Production
JPT | Dec 21, 2025
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a nickel–iron catalyst that helps split water into hydrogen and oxygen faster and more efficiently.
KTH Professor Lichen Sun with contributions from KTH Professor Mårten Ahlquist and doctoral researcher Hao Yang engineered a molecular scaffold to hold nickel and iron atoms in fixed positions which allowed the researchers to study how electrons and protons move during water splitting.
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Ballard & Kolon Aim to Advance Fuel Cell Excellence with New Agreement
Fuel cells work | Jan 08, 2025
Ballard has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean manufacturer and long-term partner, Kolon Industries, strengthening collaboration and innovation across technology, strategy, and the hydrogen value chain.
Focusing their enhanced cooperation on core fuel cell solutions, the partners will look to strengthen in the area of moisture control devices (MCD) – which use advanced technology to integrate with HVAC systems...
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Hydrogen Council leaders convene at Global CEO Summit with unified call to action: Build faster, unlock demand, deliver by 2030
Hydrogen Council | Dec 4, 2025
More than 200 CEOs and senior executives from the world’s leading businesses in hydrogen convened in Seoul, South Korea this week for the Hydrogen Council’s Global CEO Summit 2025, united around a clear call to action: build faster and unlock commercial-scale demand by 2030.
At the Summit, leaders endorsed Hydrogen 2030: Lead. Build. Deliver., a joint Communiqué outlining the concrete steps needed to accelerate global deployment within this decade: unlock demand through policy action, put in place pragmatic regulations, build out infrastructure, align on global standards, and foster strong public-private partnerships.
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