(TN) Bill (PL) No. 2,038/2023, which creates the legal framework for low-carbon hydrogen, was approved by the Chamber of Deputies. Now, the text goes to President Lula for sanction. The Bill provides for the National Low Carbon Emission Hydrogen Policy – coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) – and establishes incentives to... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind Turbines Offer Path for Clean Hydrogen Production
NREL Researchers Identify Promising Locations off US Coastlines for Installation of Technology (CleanTechnica.com) Using electricity generated by offshore wind turbines as one pathway to split water to produce clean hydrogen may make economic sense, particularly along the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory... Continue Reading →
UK’s first offshore hydrogen production trials kick off in South Wales
(Offshore-energy.biz) After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South... Continue Reading →
Strohm Secures Over $21M Investment to Expand CCUS and Hydrogen Market Presence
(OE) Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) technology company Strohm has secured $21.4 million ($20 million) investment from SENCO Hydrogen Capital, aimed at boosting its growth trajectory focused on hydrogen and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) applications. The partnership between the two companies also seeks to reduce carbon footprint in the pipeline infrastructure for conventional... Continue Reading →
Netherlands: 2GW Offshore Wind Farm Co-Located with Floating Solar Gets Go-Ahead
(OE) Zeevonk, a joint venture of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vattenfall, has secured a permit to build 2 GW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, which will be co-located with floating solar farm and feature green hydrogen production system. The IJmuiden Ver Beta project will include a 50 MWp floating offshore solar farm on... Continue Reading →
Hy2gen USA and Ocean Connect to Explore Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind
(OE) Hy2gen USA, the U.S. subsidiary of German-based green hydrogen producer Hy2gen, and Ocean Connect Energy (OCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly investigate the potential to power renewable hydrogen production from offshore wind. The MoU formalizes a collaboration between the two companies to identify, evaluate, and develop favorable locations to power... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Eletrobras partners with GEP on green hydrogen
(Reuters) - Brazil's Eletrobras, Latin America's largest utility, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Green Energy Park (GEP) to study opportunities for green hydrogen production, the companies said on Tuesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Brazil has been looking to develop a green hydrogen industry as part of efforts to unlock new sectors to power its... Continue Reading →
OTC 2024: Petrobras CEO stresses importance of partnerships during energy transition
(OM In a jam-packed, standing-room-only session at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), Petrobras President and CEO Jean Paul Prates emphasized that synergy is the lifeblood of the industry and that collaboration with suppliers and investors will leverage the sector and pave the way for an energy transition without leaving behind workers, service providers, contractors or... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Colombia’s Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction
(Reuters) - Colombia's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new tab is analyzing its potential direct participation in the Andean country's first-ever offshore wind auction, the company said in a statement to Reuters. The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has said it wants to wean the Andean country from its dependence on... Continue Reading →
Ecopetrol and Petrobras should collaborate on green hydrogen, Colombian president says
(Reuters) - Colombian state energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new tab and its Brazilian counterpart Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab should work together on developing green hydrogen, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday after meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "There is a project that I think we could look at through our two big oil... Continue Reading →