Chiyoda Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed a basic agreement to jointly develop a large-scale electrolysis system and establish a strategic partnership. The goal is to contribute to the achievement of the Japanese government’s targets for the introduction of electrolysis equipment, both in Japan and overseas.

Plug Power has signed a contract to deliver a Basic Engineering and Design Package (BEDP) for a 500 MW electrolyzer project in Europe. The contract, signed on 29 January 2024, increases Plug’s total amount of BEDP contracts to 4.1 GW. Plug started offering BEDPs to the market in 2022.

Electrolyser manufacturer Nel and zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions provider Nikola have realigned their previous agreement, and at the same time, Nel will become Fortescue’s supplier for their 80 MW electrolyser, for a total consideration of ~USD 20 million.

Dutch green hydrogen producer VoltH2 has received a €20 million grant from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) for two of its green hydrogen plants. These plants will be built in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen/Vlissingen-Oost, one of the regions in the Netherlands receiving European support to facilitate the transition from fossil to green energy.

Lhyfe has announced that the operating results of its offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, Sealhyfe, which returned to dock in November 2023 after 14 months of testing, including in particularly tough conditions, confirm that the initial objectives have been met, marking a significant advancement for the company.

ENDURE, a research and innovation project funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, kicked off in Tallinn, Estonia, on 9 and 10 January. The main objective of ENDURE is to improve the current density and stability of alkaline electrolysers, thereby elevating their performance to a new level.

Metacon AB, via its subsidiary Metacon Technology, has entered into an OEM license and manufacturing agreement with PERIC Hydrogen Technologies to manufacture hydrogen generation systems based on PERIC’s technology for pressurized alkaline electrolysis stacks.

The University of Sheffield has successfully bolstered its efforts to decarbonise the aviation industry by increasing its green hydrogen production capacity, following the successful commissioning of a new PEM electrolyser designed and built by IMI Remosa.

Plug Power has started operation of the largest electrolytic liquid hydrogen production plant, and largest PEM electrolyzer deployment operating in the U.S., representing a landmark achievement in Plug’s build-out of a vertically integrated hydrogen ecosystem. The plant showcases Plug’s own electrolyzer technology.

Ecoclean has recently launched series production of the EcoLyzer, a modular system for pressurized alkaline electrolysis. The robust, low-maintenance electrolyzers from this globally active company are available as scalable standalone solutions and turnkey systems, with outputs ranging from 1 to 20 MW.