Hydrogen Infrastructure

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.

JCB’s hydrogen digger is now working on the Lower Thames Crossing – the world’s first hydrogen construction machine used on a live site.

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.

AFIR sets binding EU rules for alternative fuels infrastructure, including hydrogen refuelling. Learn what the regulation means, its 2027 targets, and why it could solve Europe’s hydrogen ‘chicken-and-egg’ problem.

The APC warns the UK could miss out on Europe’s hydrogen truck boom without urgent investment in fuel cell and storage innovation, as demand heads for 100,000 units a year.

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.

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.

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.

Luxfer has launched a hydrogen and CNG system support team to offer diagnostics, repairs and field engineering for low-carbon mobility projects across Europe and beyond.

Uniper and British Salt plan to develop a hydrogen storage facility in Cheshire with capacity for 400GWh.

NuScale Power says its small modular reactors could turn seawater brine into hydrogen without electrolysis – tackling water scarcity, brine waste and clean fuel all in one go.