Infrastructure

Redcar and Cleveland College has opened a modular hydrogen refuelling and training hub, building Tees Valley’s workforce for the hydrogen economy.

Daimler Truck has signed an MoU with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Hamburg’s HHLA to explore a liquid hydrogen supply chain through the port – hinting it’s tired of waiting for infrastructure and is starting to move things itself.

Two new hydrogen refuelling stations will be built in Italy by mid-2026, as Cavendish Hydrogen expands its European network and Italy moves to meet EU AFIR targets for hydrogen mobility.

Helix Exploration says its Rudyard project in northern Montana shows evidence of naturally occurring hydrogen generation alongside helium, after studies by AIM GeoAnalytics and Durham University confirmed hydrogen-bearing minerals and a mantle helium signature.

Lhyfe has opened Germany’s largest renewable hydrogen site in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The 10 MW facility will produce up to 4 tonnes of RFNBO-certified hydrogen per day to supply H2 MOBILITY and industrial users across Baden-Württemberg.

BMW’s Leipzig plant will become the world’s first car factory supplied with hydrogen by pipeline, under new agreements with MITNETZ GAS and ONTRAS.

Uzbekistan has launched Central Asia’s first green hydrogen project, producing 3,000 tonnes a year for fertiliser, backed by ACWA Power, EBRD and global partners in an $88m investment.

The Netherlands has awarded over €40m to boost hydrogen transport, funding refuelling stations and vehicles as grid congestion drives demand for alternatives to electrification.

Europe’s hydrogen truck rollout needs €8/kg fuel, truck-scale stations and equal policy treatment with batteries, warns GHMA at EU Hydrogen Week in Brussels.

The Hydrogen Energy Association, RHA and CPA urge the UK government to back hydrogen for heavy transport, warning that without urgent action the UK risks falling behind Europe.

Element 2 has placed an order with French manufacturer HRS (Hydrogen Refuelling Solutions) for a first-of-its-kind mobile hydrogen refuelling station, to be deployed in Glasgow.

A BMW, Daimler, Toyota and GP Joule panel in Berlin has called for a German “Hydrogen Masterplan for Transport” to scale fuel cell cars, buses and trucks, stressing industrial readiness and the need for coordinated infrastructure rollout.

GP JOULE has opened a new HYCEL hydrogen refuelling station in Hürup, Germany, supplying green hydrogen to Hyundai XCIENT trucks as part of the eFarm project.

Tallinn has launched the Baltics’ first full green hydrogen value chain, with 30 Toyota Mirai cars available via Bolt, a new Väo production site, and Estonia’s first retail hydrogen station opening soon.

Daimler Truck boss Karin Rådström says Europe needs 2,000 hydrogen truck stations by 2030 – up from just a few hundred today – warning that infrastructure must catch up with zero-emission truck production.

The UK has waived licensing requirements for 100% hydrogen pipelines, giving startups and clusters a faster route to test and grow early projects.

Wolftank Group has landed a major deal to supply hydrogen refuelling systems for a new 1,000kg-per-day H2 hub in southern Germany.

The white hydrogen market could reach $56.8m by 2030, driven by low costs, clean production, and rapid tech innovation.

Statkraft plans a 400MW green hydrogen and ammonia facility at Shetland’s former Scatsta Airport, promising new jobs, local revenue, and decarbonised fertiliser production.

Bolzano’s SASA hydrogen station is doubling capacity and adding 700-bar refuelling for cars and heavy-duty vehicles, cementing South Tyrol as Italy’s leading hydrogen hub.