Global Scans · Hydrogen · Weekly Summary

• [New] The U.S. Department of Energy today released a notice of funding opportunity for $46 million to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration of affordable hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Energy.gov
• [New] Clean hydrogen has the potential to aid in the decarbonization of 45% of global anthropogenic emissions. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Strategy is divided into three stages: The first, to 2030, targets 400 MW of electrolysis and 20 ktpa of renewable hydrogen. IEA
• [New] Hydrogen / e-fuels: China's industrial scale could drive down production costs, competing with US IRA 45 V incentives and EU clean hydrogen initiatives. Future of Energy
• [New] China just kicked off construction on a power project that could reshape what global energy looks like: the world's first large-scale turbine designed to run entirely on hydrogen. NewsBreak
• [New] BMW's Landshut facility, which currently builds the iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet, will continue manufacturing housings and pressure plates for the next generation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. New Atlas
• [New] We expect to see a significant boost in demand for green electricity in the coming years stemming from the roll-out of hydrogen and eFuels production, even though large-scale deployment still lags behind. Korkia
• [New] By 2038, hydrogen fuel should account for 6.2% of the energy mix. GMK.CENTER
• [New] Japan's $107 billion plan to scale hydrogen production from 2 million to 12 million tons by 2040 is just one example. Ainvest
• [New] Hydrogen economy growth drives demand surges, with PEM fuel cells projected to consume 600,000 ounces annually by 2030. Ainvest
• [New] The European Union's HYDROGEN strategy sets ambitious targets: 10 Mt of renewable production by 2030 and 40 GW of installed electrolyzer capacity. Entrepreneur Chemical Engineer: Industrial Engineering
• [New] BMW is continuing development and has already built prototypes for the next-generation iX5 Hydrogen that it hopes to launch in 2028. Welcome to Telemetry
• [New] By 2030, EU countries are required to either achieve a share of 29% of renewable energy in transport, or to reduce the emissions intensity of transport fuels by 14.5%, as well as a combined sub-target for renewable hydrogen and advanced biofuels of 5.5%. Energy
• [New] Green Hydrogen: India targets 5 Million Metric Tonnes annually by 2030, requiring localised electrolysers, advanced catalysts, and storage solutions. PMF IAS
• [New] Europe will have around 40,000 hydrogen pipelines by 2040 and 11,600 km by 2030. Research Nester
• Investing in Hydrogen 2025 is a global summit uniting the world's hydrogen visionaries to unlock capital investment and secure long-term offtake agreements that will drive the hydrogen economy. IH
• Africa could produce 5,000 megatons of green hydrogen annually by 2040, potentially worth $300 billion in export value. Discovery Alert
• National Grid Ventures announced it will install the first commercially-deployed, 100% hydrogen-fueled linear generator in the world at its Northport Power Plant, supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Long Island Power Authority. HydrogenWire
• After intensive planning, one of the pioneering projects for the future of energy is now being realized: By 2027, the approximately 53-kilometer-long natural gas pipeline system from Vlieghuis to Ochtrup is to be converted for hydrogen transport. HydrogenWire
• As part of RWE's major GET H2 Nukleus project, an electrolysis capacity of 300 MW will be built in Lingen by 2027 as the basis for a supra-regional hydrogen infrastructure. HydrogenWire

Last updated: 14 September 2025