Eighteen new projects were added to our database in the last two weeks, across green and blue hydrogen.

Of the new projects, eight are in Europe (Ireland, Italy, Russia & the UK), five are in Asia-Pacific (Australia, China & Sri Lanka), three in North America (Canada & the US), one in Africa (Mauritania) and one in the Middle East (the UAE).

In Russia, Novatek, the country’s largest independent natural gas producer, and France’s TotalEnergies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on decarbonisation, hydrogen and renewables. The companies intend to cooperate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at joint projects by implementing carbon capture and storage technologies and utilising renewable energy sources at LNG facilities, in particular the existing 16.5mn t/yr Yamal LNG and the 19.8mn t/yr Arctic LNG 2, currently under construction and scheduled for completion in 2023.

The MOU envisages the production of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel and the development and deployment of technologies to convert gas turbine equipment to hydrogen, with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of the projects and thus increasing the competitiveness of the LNG produced. The partnership will leverage the significant low-cost resources of the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas and their large potential for geological storage. TotalEnergies is a 19.4pc shareholder in Novatek and also holds a 20pc stake in Yamal LNG and 10pc in Arctic LNG 2.

In Ireland, power distribution and transmission network owner ESB and geo-energy company dCarbonX have signed an MOU to jointly assess and develop Irish offshore green hydrogen subsurface storage. Under the agreement, the companies will cooperate on licensing, commissioning and operations in areas adjacent to ESB’s existing and planned infrastructure. The partnership covers all subsea energy storage offshore Ireland and will also support the creation of a proposed Green Hydrogen Valley centred around the Poolbeg peninsula in Dublin.

In Mauritania, renewable energy developer CWP Global has signed an MOU with the government for the development of a 30GW power-to-X project. The $40bn AMAN facility, to be located in the north of the country on a desert site of approximately 8,500km², will be the world’s biggest renewable energy project, exporting green hydrogen and its derivatives to global markets.

Comprehensive details can be found on the Hydrogen Data Service.