OFCHC Global Spotlight July 31, 2025 | | "Click on the image to view the Agenda." | |
⚡ Upcoming Event:- Solid Oxide Technology: Advancing the Future of Clean Energy| 12:30 PM- 5:15 PM
Solid Oxide technology is no longer a future concept; it’s powering today’s breakthroughs in fuel cells, electrolyzers, sensors, microgrids, and more.
Join us on Tuesday, September 9, for our 6th Annual Solid Oxide Forum, where experts will explore how SOFCs are transforming power generation across industries with high efficiency, fuel flexibility, and near-zero emissions.
🌐 Featured speakers Like
- Dr. James Seaba, Program Director – ARPA-E
- Dr. Xingbo Liu, Associate Dean – West Virginia University
- Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou, Director – UConn Center for Clean Energy Engineering
- Dr. Emir Dogdibgovic, Founder & CTO – Alchemity
- Dr. Umit S. Ozkan, Distinguished Professor – The Ohio State University
- Mr. Alex Vaeth, Engineer III, Nexceris
- Plus lightning-round talks with industry experts
🤝 Networking & insight into emerging technologies
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the energy revolution.
OFCHC Members:- $49 Only
Non Members:- $99 Only
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Chesapeake Utilities Invests $10 Million in Ohio Natural Gas Pipeline to Power Data Center with Fuel Cells
Hydrogen Fuel News | June 31, 2025
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is gearing up for a major new project to meet the ever-growing energy demands of the digital age. Working through its subsidiary, Aspire Energy Express, and teaming up with American Electric Power (AEP), they’re putting $10 million toward building an intrastate natural gas pipeline right in the heart of central Ohio.
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Black & Veatch has completed a green hydrogen front-end engineering design study for ScottishPower in the U.K.
Black & Veatch| July 16, 2025
Black & Veatch has completed execution of a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the Whitelee Green Hydrogen Project, a proposed development by owner ScottishPower Energy Retail Limited.
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Renewable Energy Surges, but Grid Crisis Looms as Demand Grows and Policies Shift
Power | July 1, 2025
The U.S. electric power sector is experiencing a surge in renewable energy deployment, yet the grid faces mounting pressure from skyrocketing demand and shifting federal policies. As data centers and electrification drive consumption to new highs, aging infrastructure and regulatory uncertainty threaten to push the system toward a reliability crisis.
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SOHAR Port and HYNAT to develop natural hydrogen value chain in Oman
Offshore Energy| July 29, 2025
As disclosed, the collaboration will focus on the identification and assessment of natural hydrogen production areas, development of logistics corridors, and the creation of dedicated storage and processing infrastructure. Furthermore, it is expected to encompass demand mapping across industry, mobility, and logistics, while exploring export potential for this low-carbon energy source.
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Constellation Resources Reports June 2025 Quarter, Advances Natural Hydrogen Projects in Western Australia
Fuel Cells Works | July 29, 2025
Constellation’s total natural hydrogen (“NatH2”) project area is a sizeable 87,602km2 via nine Special Prospecting Authorities with an Acreage Option (“SPA-AO”) over the Edmund-Collier, Yerrida and Ashburton Basins. The Goldfields Gas Pipeline intersects the SPA-AOs and is near several major consumers, including iron ore mines that are investigating pathways for onsite green steel production.
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Repsol takes minority stake in Estonian electrolyser firm Stargate Hydrogen
Ain. Capital | July 31, 2025
Stargate Hydrogen, a European innovator specializing in the next generation of alkaline electrolysers for the efficient and cost-effective green hydrogen production, has received a strategic investment from Repsol, a global integrated energy group headquartered in Spain, which acquired a minority stake in the company.
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Andalusia-Japan Pact Aims to Expand Green Hydrogen Cooperation and Funding
Fuel Cells Works| July 31, 2025
The Andalusian Government and Japan’s trade agency JETRO have signed their first regional agreement to advance collaboration in green hydrogen, industry, and renewable energy.
The deal underscores Japan’s growing interest in Andalusia’s hydrogen expertise and includes JETRO’s confirmed participation in major hydrogen conferences in Huelva and Seville in March 2026.
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Air Liquide makes final investment decision to launch 200-MW electrolyzer in the Netherlands
Chemical Engineering | July 24, 2025
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) is taking a major step forward in its European decarbonization efforts with the final investment decision to launch the construction of ELYgator, a 200 MW electrolyzer project in Maasvlakte, in the Port of Rotterdam.
This pivotal decision follows crucial support from the Dutch government through the OWE subsidy scheme, complementing prior support from the European Innovation Fund and the Dutch IPCEI program. Both this continued support as well as the refined regulatory framework were key to the project’s advancement.
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EU to subsidise non-RFNBO hydrogen in €1.1bn European Hydrogen Bank auction
H2 View | July 31, 2025
The European Commission plans to subsidise clean hydrogen that does not comply with its strict renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) rules in its third €1.1bn ($1.26bn) European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) auction.
Under the draft terms and conditions for the Innovation Fund auction, eligibility has been expanded to include RFNBO and electrolytic hydrogen that does not exclusively use renewable power.
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