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1 week ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
Bank of America has downgraded shares in Air Products to underperform amid heightened uncertainty around the financial viability of three major clean hydrogen projects. The downgrade will come as a blow to the industrial gas major’s new management, which took over the firm earlier this year, vowing to de-risk the company’s approach to clean hydrogen.
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1 week ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
Green hydrogen, renewable energy and critical raw materials are set to be key topics in EU-UAE free trade talks which are now underway. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have agreed to launch negotiations following a phone call on Thursday (10 April).
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2 weeks ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
EU member states have voted in favour of the European Commission’s proposal to introduce trade countermeasures against the US. Duties will start being collected from 15 April. The Commission’s proposal was made in response to the March decision by the US to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU, and comes as the US increases tariffs on goods from China to 125%, while China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs also take effect.
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2 weeks ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
Europe has rowed back on proposed US tariffs next week and introduced a 90-day pause, mirroring the US position. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it took note of the latest announcement by President Trump – which paused tariffs on most countries, although China saw an increase to 125% – and wants to give negotiations a chance. “While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong support from our Member States, we will put them on hold for 90 days.
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2 weeks ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
Helen Spence-Jackson, Executive Director, EDF Europe, opted for a different approach when addressing the Europe Clean Tech Conference in Brussels today. Instead of the usual comments around regulation, investment and offtakes, she stressed the importance of understanding hydrogen’s physical and technical properties – without which, it stands to reason, the industry cannot evolve.
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2 weeks ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a €12bn clean energy package from the EU and urged central Asia to capitalise on its clean energy and raw materials potential. Speaking at the plenary session of the first EU-Central Asia Summit, she said, “This region aims to be a clean energy hub: wind in Kazakhstan, solar in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, hydro in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. And geothermal across the region.
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3 weeks ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
Technical opportunities and challenges have been the focus of the hydrogen and fuel cells Europe technical forum at Hannover Messe 2025 today. German manufacturer Robert Bosch has also been firmly in the news at the event, after announcing 100MW in orders for its 1.25MW PEM Hybrion electrolyser stacks, set to be manufactured at its Bamberg facility.
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3 weeks ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
The Hannover Messe 2025 industrial trade fair is underway, with hydrogen technologies firmly in the spotlight. High-pressure technology company Maximator has unveiled its ValvolutionX series, billed as a compact air actuated hydrogen valve. Addressing delegates today, Robin Schreiber, Business Development Manager, said, “The valve has a completely different way of working inside an internal mechanism that hasn’t been there [before].
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1 month ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
The strong similarity between the skills needed for hydrogen and carbon capture and utilisation and storage (CCUS) sectors means UK workers can move easily between the two sectors, according to the UK government’s Clean Power 2030 action plan. Next to this, workers in carbon-intensive sectors are likely to have many of the necessary skills to work in clean energy project management, engineering and construction roles.
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1 month ago | 
h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis
gasworld Intelligence has officially launched Atom, a powerful new data intelligence platform set to transform how the global industrial gases sector accesses and uses market intelligence. Unveiled to an enthusiastic audience at last week’s European CO2 Summit 2025 in Rotterdam, Atom combines forecasted analytics, interactive tools, and deep sector expertise to give users a sharper, faster, and more strategic view of the market.
