green hydrogen
Trakia Economic Zone in Bulgaria aims to become carbon neutral by 2040
02 August 2023 - Trakia Economic Zone aims to become the first carbon-neutral industrial zone in Europe and in the world. Several green energy projects are under construction.
National Hydrogen Association of Slovenia set up to promote more ambitious goals
31 July 2023 - The National Hydrogen Association of Slovenia has urged the government to adopt a national hydrogen strategy
Europe’s largest steel plant gets up to EUR 2 billion to transition to green hydrogen
26 July 2023 - Germany earmarked grants of up to EUR 2 billion for ThyssenKrupp to decarbonize its steel production processes using hydrogen
Vienna to introduce hydrogen in electricity generation, district heating
19 July 2023 - Wien Energie is starting to test blending hydrogen with natural gas for use in its Donaustadt heating and thermal power plant
Three carbon capture projects in Balkans get grants from EU’s Innovation Fund
14 July 2023 - The EU selected Motor Oil Hellas, Titan Cement and Holcim's subsidiary in Croatia among 41 firms for grants from the Innovation Fund
ArcelorMittal Belgium to get EUR 280 million in state aid to decarbonize steelmaking
28 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal will substitute one of the two existing blast furnaces with a direct reduction iron plant and phase in green hydrogen
IRENA: World’s green power capacity must triple by 2030 to tackle climate change
23 June 2023 - The energy transition is off track and each fraction of a degree in global warming can have far-reaching consequences, IRENA's outlook shows
Eurelectric: Clean electrification and massive renewables rollout can drive Europe to net zero by 2050
22 June 2023 - Two of Eurelectric's three decarbonization “speedways” envisage climate neutrality by 2050, while the third targets 2040
IRENA presents 100 key innovations to help speed up smart electrification
22 June 2023 - IRENA offers guidance to countries on how to apply these innovations in their national energy transition strategies
HELLENiQ Energy to build solar park with batteries for its Thessaloniki refinery
19 June 2023 - Within its decarbonization efforts, HELLENiQ Energy is planning a solar power project with batteries to supply a refinery with green energy
Hydrogen investor becomes Bulgaria’s new energy minister
08 June 2023 - Bulgaria's new Minister of Energy Rumen Radev is a director of Holding Zagora, which participates in the Stara Zagora hydrogen valley project
Oil companies in Southeastern Europe accelerate renewable energy investments
30 May 2023 - INA, OMV Petrom, Motor Oil and MOL revealed a series of investments that indicate a shift in the sector toward renewables in the region
Hellenic Hydrogen to install electrolyzer of up to 100 MW in Greece’s coal region
02 May 2023 - The Western Macedonia region in Greece is set to host a large-scale electrolyzer, which Hellenic Hydrogen intends to build by 2027
Major hydrogen corridors to pass through Southeastern Europe
24 April 2023 - All corridors outlined by the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance would be connected to Germany. One is through Southeastern Europe.
Northwest Europe ammonia-to-hydrogen production costs down for nine straight weeks
19 April 2023 - The ICIS Northwest Europe ammonia-to-hydrogen assessment fell in value for the ninth straight week in mid-April
Czech coal regions to introduce hydrogen technologies
11 April 2023 - Ten years before the coal phaseout deadline, the Czech Republic's three coal regions are preparing to pilot hydrogen technologies