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Cepsa to invest €3B in Andalusia to build the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe; additional €2B for renewable power

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Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen.

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EC approves up to €5.2B of public support for second IPCEI in the hydrogen value chain

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The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation, first industrial deployment and construction of relevant infrastructure in the hydrogen value chain. The Member States will provide up to €5.2

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EDP, TechnipFMC and partners to develop a concept study for green hydrogen production from offshore wind: BEHYOND

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To increase the share of hydrogen in the final energy demand to enlarge the low-carbon energy sources share in the global energy mix and promote the environmental sustainability. The goal is to create a unique concept that can be standardized and implemented worldwide, allowing for large-scale hydrogen production.

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European Commission approves up to €5.4B of public support for IPCEI Hy2Tech; 41 hydrogen projects

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The European Commission approved , under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation and first industrial deployment in the hydrogen technology value chain. Hydrogen has a huge potential going forward. The Member States will provide up to €5.4

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Researchers Suggest Microalgal Biofuels Could Be Sustainable and Economical in 10-15 Years

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Algae store chemical energy in the form of oils such as neutral lipids or triglycerides; the algal oil can be extracted and converted into biodiesel by transesterification with short-chain alcohols or by hydrogenation of fatty acids into linear hydrocarbons for drop-in fuel components. The perspective by René H. Wijffels and Maria J.

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2022—The Year the Hydrogen Economy Launched?

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Among the technological visions that seem perpetually futuristic (think commercial nuclear fusion and maglev trains), the hydrogen economy has always been tantalizing. Now, after decades of false starts and overly optimistic projections, several factors are giving an unprecedented lift to clean hydrogen.

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European Experts Say Transformation Needed to Meet 2025 World Challenges

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Commenting during the presentation of the results, group expert Joao Caraca of the Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian in Portugal said that Europe needed good policy in order to retain its traditionally strong position in developing cutting-edge innovation that was not just based on incremental improvements of existing technology. “

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