Hydrogen

A coalition of seven Midwest states plan to compete for a hydrogen hub designed to expand local economies, decrease emissions and reduce costs. The Midwest Hydrogen Coalition (M-H2) was formalized last week by the governors of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The aim is to snag a share of an $8 billion…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday pledged “deep and comprehensive reform” of the European Union (EU) electricity market and promised to continue exploring ways to bring down natural gas prices.  The EU is being “tested” not only with Russia’s war on Ukraine, but “a war on our energy. It is a war…

San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E), Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Southwest Gas Corp. this week revealed the state could see three separate pilot projects to blend renewable hydrogen into natural gas utility infrastructure.  Earlier this month the three utilities jointly applied with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to inject up to…

Replacing natural gas with hydrogen could cause “rate shock” for consumers in the absence of new incentives or subsidies to offset the costs of blending it into the gas system, according to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC). “The Alberta government may want to consider supports for customers such as credits, tax rebates or subsidies,” an…

Two New England states recently joined the northeastern regional hydrogen hub coalition, adding to the expanding list of agencies ready to benefit from federally funded projects.  With the addition of Rhode Island and Maine, the New York-led coalition now involves six states. Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey were the first to partner with the New…

European-based supermajors Equinor ASA and Shell plc are collaborating with United States Steel Corp. to advance “decarbonization opportunities” in the Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia region. U.S. Steel, as it is known, said the cooperation agreement with Equinor US Holdings Inc. and Shell US Gas & Power LLC would include carbon capture utilization and storage…

Hydrogen and electric car batteries vaulted to the top of the Canadian and German energy trade agenda in agreements announced Tuesday to focus on environmental goals instead of immediate needs for LNG to replace Russian supplies. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, flanked by members of their cabinets, unveiled a Canada-Germany…

European-based supermajors Equinor ASA and Shell plc are collaborating with United States Steel Corp. to advance “decarbonization opportunities” in the Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia region. U.S. Steel, as it is known, said the cooperation agreement with Equinor US Holdings Inc. and Shell US Gas & Power LLC would include carbon capture utilization and storage…

As Portland, OR-based utility NW Natural continues hydrogen testing, management put the spotlight on investments into renewable natural gas (RNG) during the quarterly earnings update. Through separate contracts with Archaea Energy Inc., BP Products North America Inc. and Element Markets LLC, NW Natural has procured about 2.1 MMBtu of RNG. When paired with investments to…