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Today @IEEFA_AsiaPac Yong-Liang Por's new report on the global surge in investment interest in pilot green hydrogen projects. Like battery storage, this is a game changer for low cost #RenewableEnergy. Europe, Australia, Korea, Japan & the US are leading.
https://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Asia_Australia_Europe-Lead-Green-Hydrogen-Economy_August-2020.pdf
https://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Asia_Australia_Europe-Lead-Green-Hydrogen-Economy_August-2020.pdf
The US is lead by @nexteraenergy with a US$65m, 20MW electrolyser in Florida, operational by 2022/23 for blending with an existing fossil gas peaker. 
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/nextera-energy-to-build-its-first-green-hydrogen-plant-in-florida by @KEStromsta
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/nextera-energy-to-build-its-first-green-hydrogen-plant-in-florida by @KEStromsta
And @CWP_Renewables' Asia Renewable Energy Hub aims to build 15GW of wind & solar capacity in the Pilbara to power green hydrogen at world scale. 
https://reneweconomy.com.au/pilbara-green-hydrogen-project-grows-to-15gw-wind-and-solar-97972/ by @GilesParkinson
https://reneweconomy.com.au/pilbara-green-hydrogen-project-grows-to-15gw-wind-and-solar-97972/ by @GilesParkinson
Air Products has signed an agreement with ACWA Power & the city of NEOM of Saudi Arabia 
for a US$5bn investment to build the largest green hydrogen & green ammonia plant in the world. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/the-acwa-power-air-products-joint-venture-for-green-hydrogen-a-new-saudi-energy-policy/
has signed an agreement with ACWA Power & the city of NEOM of Saudi Arabia for a US$5bn investment to build the largest green hydrogen & green ammonia plant in the world. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energysource/the-acwa-power-air-products-joint-venture-for-green-hydrogen-a-new-saudi-energy-policy/
In February 2020, @Shell, Gasunie & Groningen Seaports of the Netherlands announced plans for NortH2, Europe’s biggest green hydrogen project, powered by up to 10GW of offshore wind in the North Sea. 
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/shell-exploring-worlds-largest-green-hydrogen-project by @greentechmedia
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/shell-exploring-worlds-largest-green-hydrogen-project by @greentechmedia
The HyGreen Provence project27 aims to develop a large-scale solar power and green hydrogen project in France’s Durance Luberon Verdon Agglomération (DLVA) by @ENGIEgroup & @airliquidegroup. 
https://www.engie.com/en/journalists/press-releases/dlva-air-liquid-partnership-green-hydrogen
https://www.engie.com/en/journalists/press-releases/dlva-air-liquid-partnership-green-hydrogen
In March 2020, Chinese state-owned utility Jingneng Power (JP) said it will spend RMB23bn (US$3bn) on a 5GW hybrid solar, wind, hydrogen and storage facility in Eqianqi, Inner Mongolia. 
https://www.pv-tech.org/news/beijing-jingneng-plans-5gw-solar-wind-hydrogen-storage-complex-in-inner-mon
https://www.pv-tech.org/news/beijing-jingneng-plans-5gw-solar-wind-hydrogen-storage-complex-in-inner-mon
In January 2020 the Port of Oostende, DEME Concessions & PMV announced a partnership to build a green hydrogen plant29 in Ostend, Belgium, by 2025. 
https://www.deme-group.com/news/hyportr-green-hydrogen-plant-ostend
https://www.deme-group.com/news/hyportr-green-hydrogen-plant-ostend
And @Equinor is leading a project to develop one of the UK’s first at-scale facilities to produce blue hydrogen from fossil gas, together with CCS at the project called Hydrogen to Humber Saltend (H2H Saltend). 
https://www.equinor.com/en/what-we-do/h2hsaltend.html
https://www.equinor.com/en/what-we-do/h2hsaltend.html
West Australia’s first commercial green hydrogen plant by Infinite Blue Energy looks set to proceed after an initial A$300m investment was secured, aiming to have the plant operational by 2022 in Dongara, 320km north of Perth.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/massive-hydrogen-project-gets-green-light-after-securing-300m-investment-68959/ by @MichaelM_ACT
https://reneweconomy.com.au/massive-hydrogen-project-gets-green-light-after-securing-300m-investment-68959/ by @MichaelM_ACT
In July 2020, @Iberdrola_En & Fertiberia signed an agreement to construct a €150m plant to produce green hydrogen for fertilizer manufacture in Puertollano, central Spain, and plan for it to be operational in 2021. 
https://www.iberdrola.com/press-room/news/detail/iberdrola-fertiberia-launch-largest-plant-producing-green-hydrogen-industrial-europe
https://www.iberdrola.com/press-room/news/detail/iberdrola-fertiberia-launch-largest-plant-producing-green-hydrogen-industrial-europe
In January 2020, the Sundance consortium of @Macquarie Capital, FortisBC & Renewable Hydrogen Canada (RHC) announced they had secured C$200m financing to build a new C$200m hydrogen plant to produce 60t/day of hydrogen in Chetwynd, British Columbia. 
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/canada-macquarie-capital-to-finance-new-200-plus-million-renewable-hydrogen-plant-in-chetwynd/
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/canada-macquarie-capital-to-finance-new-200-plus-million-renewable-hydrogen-plant-in-chetwynd/
Green hydrogen is the next energy sector technology space race. Germany is right to focus on green & not get distracted investing in prolonging fossil gas as a bridge.
This is the next big energy sector disruptor, rapidly following batteries.
https://commercialsolarguy.com/2020/08/17/americas-first-gigawatt-battery-permitted-in-california-the-state-needs-about-three-of-them-to-fight-the-blackouts/ @SolarInMASS
This is the next big energy sector disruptor, rapidly following batteries.
https://commercialsolarguy.com/2020/08/17/americas-first-gigawatt-battery-permitted-in-california-the-state-needs-about-three-of-them-to-fight-the-blackouts/ @SolarInMASS
And a newly founded joint venture, "H2 Westküste GmbH", including EDF Germany, @Orsted, Holcim & the Heide refinery, intends to build a €89m 30 MW electrolyser as the first sep towards a 700MW electrolyser system. 
https://www.4coffshore.com/news/ørsted-and-partners-secure-funding-for-renewable-hydrogen-project-nid17893.html by Tom Russell @4COffshoreNews
https://www.4coffshore.com/news/ørsted-and-partners-secure-funding-for-renewable-hydrogen-project-nid17893.html by Tom Russell @4COffshoreNews
Nice overview, thanks @MichaelM_ACT!
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-is-already-a-leader-in-green-hydrogen-but-will-we-ever-export-it-91625/ by @renew_economy
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-is-already-a-leader-in-green-hydrogen-but-will-we-ever-export-it-91625/ by @renew_economy
And this technology race sees Russia also angling not to miss out. June 2020 saw Russia's Energy Strategy to 2035 bring attention to the development of hydrogen energy, with hydrogen exports are proposed to increase to 2Mpta by 2035. 
http://www.energyintel.com/pages/eig_article.aspx?DocID=1081316 by @energyintel
http://www.energyintel.com/pages/eig_article.aspx?DocID=1081316 by @energyintel
And @WoodMackenzie says Japan aims to lower green hydrogen price to US$3/kg by 2030 to build energy security and drive decarbonisation. https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/japan-to-exceed-2030-renewables-target-supported-by-us$100-billion-investments/
