FCHEA Welcomes Woodside Energy as Newest Principal Member | |
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Woodside Energy is a global energy company, working across three continents to produce oil and natural gas and pursue new energy opportunities.
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| FCHEA Delivers 45V Defense Letter to Congressional Leadership | |
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This month FCHEA, on behalf of over 110 signatories, delivered a letter to our Congressional leadership urging support for the Section 45V Production Tax Credit. The letter’s signatories represent the full breadth of the hydrogen industry—spanning associations, business groups, Hydrogen Hubs, and corporate entities—all united in a common cause. Thank you to all of our members who signed and helped support the letter.
Click here to read the full letter.
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Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Industry Headlines | |
Bloom Energy and Chart Industries Enter Carbon Capture Partnership | |
On February 13, FCHEA Member Bloom Energy announced it has entered into a partnership with FCHEA Member Chart Industries focused on developing a cost-effective path to decarbonization using natural gas, fuel cells, and carbon capture. The companies aim to offer a power solution that will yield a concentrated carbon dioxide (CO2) stream that can be utilized or sequestered.
Click here for the full press release from Bloom Energy
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Idaho National Laboratory to Test FuelCell Energy’s Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell System | |
On February 6, FCHEA Member FuelCell Energy announced that its solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) system has begun a testing and validation period at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which focuses on innovations in nuclear research, renewable energy systems and security solutions.
The project, funded partially by a 2020 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy award, will study how hydrogen production operations can help nuclear plants diversify and increase their profitability by switching between electricity production and hydrogen generation. The testing will also look at the potential of advanced small modular reactor designs (200 to 500 MWs in size) paired with FuelCell Energy’s SOEC utility scale electrolzyers.
Click here for the full press release from FuelCell Energy.
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Plug's Louisiana Plant Scheduled to Begin Operations | |
On February 25, FCHEA Member Plug announced its new 15-ton-per-day (TPD) hydrogen plant in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, is on schedule as previously announced for operations in the first quarter, now entering the final commissioning phase.
Operated by Hidrogenii—a 50/50 joint venture between Plug Power and FCHEA Member Olin Corporation—the facility utilizes Olin’s by-product hydrogen from chlorine production. Upon completion, the Louisiana plant will add an additional 15 TPD of liquid hydrogen, increasing Plug’s total production capacity to 39 TPD.
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Source: Plug
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Bloom Energy Expands Data Center Power Agreement with Equinix | |
On February 20, Bloom Energy announced an expansion of its longstanding relationship with Equinix that now exceeds 100 MW of electricity capacity to support Equinix’s data centers across the United States. With approximately 75 MW already operational and another 30 MW under construction, Bloom's fuel cells will supplement grid power at 19 Equinix IBX data centers in six states.
Click here for the full press release from Bloom Energy.
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HyAxiom Fuel Cells to Power Kern Energy’s First-of-Its-Kind Hydrogen Project | |
On February 25, Kern Energy announced it is investing in a project to reclaim, store and utilize co-produced hydrogen. The system will integrate seven of FCHEA Member HyAxiom, Inc. hydrogen-powered fuel cells and Claire Technologies' hydrogen storage and release system to generate up to 3 MW of zero-emission electricity for the refinery in Bakersfield, California.
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Source: HyAxiom
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Plug Power Launches Spot Pricing for Green Hydrogen | |
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On February 5, Plug announced it has introduced the first-ever spot pricing program for liquid green hydrogen. Each Thursday, S&P Global Platts will publish a price for the following week based on Plug’s supply and demand at the current time. Customers must have a spot agreement in place with Plug. If customers want to purchase hydrogen at the published price, Plug will execute a transaction agreement to accept a customer tanker at one of its plants for a fill.
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StormFisher Hydrogen Secures $50 million Commitment from Hy24 for North American Projects | |
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On February 11, FCHEA Member StormFisher Hydrogen announced it had secured a $50 million commitment from Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund to accelerate the company’s pipeline of clean fuel production projects in North America. This includes facilities in Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas, and in Canada, that will have a total capacity to convert up to 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy from solar and wind into renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFBNO) eFuels, such as green hydrogen, e-Methanol, green ammonia, and e-Methane.
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Taylor-Wharton and GenH2 Partner to Deliver Zero-Loss Liquid Hydrogen Storage Systems | |
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On February 27, FCHEA Member Taylor Wharton announced it has partnered with GenH2 to introduce a zero-loss hydrogen storage solution. Under this partnership, Taylor-Wharton will incorporate GenH2’s Controlled Storage technology into its liquid Hydrogen (LH2) bulk storage tanks.
Click here for the full press release from Taylor Wharton.
| Parker Hannifan Collaborates on Hydrogen-Argon Power Cycle Initiative for Sustainable Energy | |
On February 26, FCHEA Member Parker Hannifan announced its involvement in the Integrated Hydrogen-Argon Power Cycle (iHAPC) project, a collaborative research initiative to advance cleaner and more energy-efficient engine technologies.
Led by the University of Vaasa in Finland and supported by Wärtsilä under the WISE (Wide and Intelligent Sustainable Energy) program, the project will develop and test a prototype engine that uses hydrogen and argon to achieve a significant efficiency boost.
Click here for the full press release from Parker Hannifan.
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Johnson Matthey and Bosch Agree to Long-Term Collaboration on Development of Zero-Emission Hydrogen Technology | |
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On February 6, FCHEA Members Johnson Matthey (JM) and Bosch agreed to terms to accelerate future projects together. The agreement confirms both parties’ intentions to develop and produce catalyst coated membranes (CCM) for use in fuel cell stacks. JM’s high performance CCMs will be used in Bosch’s integrated, compact and scalable fuel cell power module for commercial vehicles, designed for longer distances.
Click here for the full press release from JM.
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Honda Reveals Specification for its Next-Generation Fuel Cell Module | |
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On February 19, FCHEA Member Honda Motor Company released its specifications for its Honda Next Honda Next Generation Fuel Cell Module and Honda Fuel Cell Power Generator at the 23rd International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo, Japan.
Mass production of the Honda Fuel Cell Power Generator scheduled to begin in 2026, with mass production of the 150 kW Honda Next Generation Fuel Cell Module is scheduled to begin in 2027.
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Source: Honda
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Heraeus and Smoltek Hydrogen Enter into Strategic Collaboration on Advanced Iridium-based Catalyst Solutions | |
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On February 13, FCHEA Member Heraeus Precious Metals announced it had entered into a strategic collaboration with Smoltek Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB, on advanced iridium-based catalyst solutions for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The partnership seeks to increase the functional efficiency of porous transport electrodes in PEM electrolyzers.
Click here for the full press release from Heraeus Precious Metals.
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Electric Hydrogen Selects Ingeteam for Clean Hydrogen Projects in Europe | |
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On February 27, FCHEA Member Electric Hydrogen announced a partnership with Ingeteam to improve its power conversion technology in Europe. Previously, Ingeteam’s power systems have been successfully commissioned at Electric Hydrogen’s plants in San Jose, California and Devens, Massachusetts. Now, Ingeteam will supply rectifier systems to Electric Hydrogen for integration into its full-scope solution 100 megawatt (MW) electrolyzer plants in Europe.
Click here for the full press release from Electric Hydrogen.
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HDF Energy's Renewstable Barbados Project Endorsed by EU | |
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On February 28, FCHEA Member HDF Energy announced the European Investment Bank's (EIB) support for its Renewstable Barbados (RSB) project with a combination of guarantees and investment grants. The project will increase the existing renewable energy penetration on the national grid by close to 50% by integrating large-scale solar power generation with on-site long-term green hydrogen storage. Situated at Harrow Plantation in St. Philip, in the Southeast of Barbados, this new power plant will replace 13 MW of imported fossil-fuel generation.
Click here for the full press release from HDF Energy.
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Toyota Develops Third Generation Fuel Cell System | |
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On February 14, FCHEA Member Toyota Motor Corporation announced it has developed an all-new third-generation fuel cell system that features significant improvements in performance, fuel efficiency and costs compared to the prior version. In addition to passenger vehicles, this new fuel cell system will be expanded for use in heavy-duty commercial vehicles and is planned for introduction in markets mainly in Japan, Europe, North America, and China after 2026.
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Image source: Toyota
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BMW Group Announces Start of H2Haul Pilot Project | |
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On February 20, FCHEA Member BMW Group announced the launching of a pilot operation project aimed at promoting hydrogen mobility in freight transport. As part of the European H2Haul project, BMW Group has acquired two zero-emission fuel cell trucks that will run between Leipzig, Landsberg, and Nuremberg, Germany. The BMW Group is implementing the H2Haul project in cooperation with Iveco, DHL and TEAL Mobility.
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(Source: BMW Group)
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Air Liquide Announces Collaboration with TotalEnergies for Electrolyzer Projects in Europe | |
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On February 18, FCHEA Member Air Liquide announced two large-scale electrolyzer projects to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen in Europe. The first project, ELYgator, an Air Liquide 200 MW electrolyzer, will supply both TotalEnergies’ industrial platform and other European industrial and heavy-duty mobility needs. In addition, Air Liquide and TotalEnergies announce the creation of a joint venture to develop a 250 MW electrolyzer to supply the Zeeland refinery site.
Click here for the full press release from Air Liquide.
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PowerCell Group Attains Aviation AS9100D Certification | |
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On February 12, FCHEA Member PowerCell Group announced it has obtained AS9100D certification, a globally recognized aviation quality management standard, from LRQA. The AS9100D certification, which is technically equivalent to EN 9100:2018, JISQ 9100:2016, and KS Q 9100:2018, encompasses design, testing, qualification, manufacturing, and maintenance of fuel cell stacks, propulsion and auxiliary systems for hydrogen powertrains in aviation applications.
Click here for the full press release from PowerCell.
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