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2 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |Dominic Ellis
Kier Group and the Environment Agency have reportedly saved up to 20,000 litres of diesel at a construction site in Somerset, UK, by trialling a hybrid energy system powered by solar and green hydrogen. Launched in January 2025, at Kier’s Bridgwater Tidal Barrier construction site, the partners have been trialling and will continue to test an energy system comprising solar panels, green hydrogen fuel cells and battery storage.
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2 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis |Charlie Currie |Edward Laity
Global energy investment is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion in 2025, with low-emission fuels such as hydrogen playing a prominent role, according to new research from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Investment in clean technologies – renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emission fuels, efficiency and electrification – is the main driver, and will account for $2.2 trillion. Solar PV continues to attract more capital than any other technology.
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3 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |Charlie Currie |Dominic Ellis
Spain’s Miteco has allocated €524m ($598m) to five green hydrogen production projects located across Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, the Basque Country and the Region of Murcia. Together, the projects (listed below) will add 425MW of electrolysis capacity to Spain, producing up to 55,200 tonnes of green hydrogen per year.
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3 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |George Heynes |Charlie Currie |Dominic Ellis
Austrian technology firm Andritz has opened up a 1GW hydrogen electrolyser factory in Erfurt, Germany. The factory’s gigawatt-scale capacity will correspond to the production of around 160 to 200 electrolysers per year. Andritz has said the output will be scalable, based on customer demand, meaning capacity could increase.
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3 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis |Charlie Currie |Edward Laity
Chart Industries and Flowserve are to merge in a major $19bn deal that aims to establish a scaled industrial process technology business with a range of ‘flow and thermal’ solutions. The deal is expected to close in Q4 this year. Under the transaction, billed as a merger of equals, Chart will be the majority shareholder (53.5%), with 46.5% owned by Flowserve.
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3 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |Dominic Ellis |Charlie Currie
New research has found that African green hydrogen exports to Europe will be largely unviable without substantial EU de-risking, and even then, only 2.1% of locations would be competitive. Published in Nature Energy, the study used the GeoH2 model to assess levelised costs of hydrogen (LCOH) across 31 African countries, factoring in local renewable resources, storage, transport to port, and shipping of ammonia to Rotterdam, where it is reconverted to hydrogen.
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3 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |Dominic Ellis |Charlie Currie
The Dutch government has collapsed after the leader of the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) pulled out of the coalition. The upheaval raises the risk of delays to EU hydrogen rule implementation and could slow progress in the country’s hydrogen sector. Geert Wilders quit the ruling coalition after a disagreement over asylum and immigration policies, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Dick Schoof, who also offered the resignation of the cabinet to the Dutch King, Willem-Alexander.
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4 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |Dominic Ellis |Charlie Currie
Hydrogen Europe CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis has accused the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) of undermining its leadership and sidelining hydrogen in favour of an electricity-only decarbonisation strategy. Following the 39th European Gas Regulatory Forum (Madrid Forum) last month, Chatzimarkakis described the situation as an “institutional crisis,” warning that current delays and regulatory indecision risk derailing Europe’s climate ambitions.
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4 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis |Charlie Currie |Edward Laity
The European Commission has approved the Cryostar project under the Horizon Europe–Clean Aviation joint undertaking programme. The project aims to develop certification methodology for liquid hydrogen cryogenic tanks intended for commercial aircraft. Grants totalling €5m are being made available, including €726,875 to engineering company Mare Group, one of the main industrial partners in the project alongside five universities, research centres and hi-tech companies.
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4 days ago | 
h2-view.com | Edward Laity |Dominic Ellis
Finland-based Harvia and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation have developed a concept sauna that uses hydrogen as a clean-burning fuel instead of wood or electricity. Under the agreement, they plan to combine Harvia’s sauna expertise with Toyota’s hydrogen combustion technology. Toyota previously used a hydrogen combustion engine in its Corolla Cross concept vehicle. The sauna’s hydrogen heater burns hydrogen, producing only heat and water vapour, and it’s expected to emit no CO₂ emissions.
