Germany’s Federal Audit Office (Bundesrechnungshof) says the country’s hydrogen strategy is falling short despite heavy subsidies, while Pulsenics and Endua have launched the first commercial AI-based monitoring system to improve the performance of electrolyzers under fluctuating renewable energy conditions.
The German Federal Court of Justice has assessed the progress and challenges in building a national hydrogen economy and concluded that a ‘reality check’ is needed. “Despite billions in subsidies, the federal government is failing to achieve its ambitious goals for boosting the hydrogen economy. Supply and demand remain far below expectations. This jeopardizes the achievement of climate neutrality by 2045 and Germany’s future viability as an industrial location. And without the prospect of hydrogen becoming price competitive, continued government subsidies threaten to put further pressure on federal finances, which are already in disarray.said Kay Scheller, President of the Federal Court of Justice.
Pulsenicsa Canadian supplier of electrochemical monitoring technology, and Enduaa Brisbane-based developer of on-site green hydrogen systems, has announced what it calls the world’s first commercial deployment of AI-enabled spectrum scanning for hydrogen electrolysers. “Together, the two companies will combine their capabilities to predict how hydrogen electrolysers perform under severe intermittent power conditions,” the two companies said in an emailed press release, adding that the partnership integrates Pulsenics’ proprietary hardware with Endua’s green hydrogen stacks to deliver real-time performance monitoring under highly variable solar conditions. “This information breakthrough will help hydrogen producers reduce costs, extend asset life and build confidence in hydrogen as a reliable energy source.”
Hyundai engine has began construction of its hydrogen PEM fuel cell manufacturing plant in Ulsan, South Korea. “The plant represents an investment of KRW 930 billion ($650.6 million) and will produce the next generation of hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers for various mobility applications included passenger vehicles, commercial trucks and buses, construction equipment And seagoing vessels,” said the South Korean company. Expected to be completed in 2027, the plant will integrate chemical processing and assembly operations, with an annual production capacity of 30,000 fuel cell units, within a 43,000 square meter facility.
Plug-in power supply has announced the signing of a binding supply agreement with Allied Biofuels FE (ABF) for up to 2 GW of Plug’s GenEco PEM electrolysis systems. “The agreement supports ABF’s development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), electro-sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and green diesel, with a final investment decision expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.” said Plug Current .
Chilis Colbún has inaugurated the country’s first industrial green hydrogen plant at a power generation facility located in the Nehuenco thermoelectric complex in Quillota, Valparaíso region. The $1.6 million project uses PV energy to produce hydrogen for the generators’ cooling system, replacing gray hydrogen derived from fossil fuels. The facility includes a 100 kW solar array, battery storage, an electrolyzer and hydrogen storage tanks.
Statkraft has confirmed its plans to streamline operations by selling several assets in different regions. “In line with the refocused strategy launched in June, Statkraft is reducing the number of countries and technologies, including offshore wind, green hydrogen and biofuels,” the hydropower company said. complete owned by the Norwegian state, in an emailed press release.
Topoo has signed an offtake agreement for the supply of its Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) technology from Forestal Triskelion e-methanol plant in Galicia, Spain. “The SOECs shall are delivered from Topsoe’s production facility in Herning, Denmark, which is approaching the final stage of readiness for industrial-scale production,” said the Danish company, adding that Forestal should make the final investment decision (FID) for the Triskelion project in the second quarter of 2026, with the start of operations planned for 2028.
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