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Paris, 3 July (Argus) — The Dutch government will provide €450mn ($514mn) in subsidies for a hydrogen storage project at Zuidwending, in the country's north, to be developed by state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) Gasunie. The HyStock project will consist of four storage caverns, each with 6,000t of capacity, that will be developed in phases. Gasunie plans for the first cavern to be ready for operations in 2031. Zuidwending was selected for its existing underground gas storage infrastructure and its suitability for connection to the Netherlands' planned hydrogen backbone, the government said. The government said its support is intended to mitigate risks that would be difficult for a "typical investor" to bear alone. These include uncertainty over the cost of so-called cushion gas, which must remain permanently in the facility to enable injections and withdrawals, the possibility of low utilisation rates during the market's early years, and potential project delays linked to permitting procedures. The subsidy does not constitute an "operating guarantee", nor does it account for covering market risks and cost overruns, the government said, and Gasunie will be responsible for executing the project. Hydrogen storage infrastructure will be required even during the initial stages of market development, the government said. Storage facilities are needed to help balance temporary mismatches between supply and demand, to strengthen security of supply, and to increase flexibility in the wider energy system. The subsidy award adds to a series of Dutch government measures aimed at supporting the hydrogen sector. it has already provided substantial financial support for low-carbon hydrogen production projects and has proposed a demand-side subsidy scheme to help stimulate hydrogen consumption. By Pamela Machado Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Hamburg, 2 July (Argus) — Indian renewables developer Acme will supply 100,000 t/yr of renewable hydrogen-based e-methanol to Japan's Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) under an offtake agreement signed today. The contract has a duration of 10 years, India's ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) said. The ministry did not specify when deliveries would start. The e-methanol will meet the EU's definition of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) and "International Maritime Organisation standards for cleaner marine fuels", MNRE said. Acme is planning a 200,000 t/yr e-methanol production plant in Kendrapada district in India's Odisha state. The location is close to Paradip, one of three ports across India designated as key hydrogen hubs by the central government. Acme today also signed firm offtake agreements for 488,000 t/yr of renewable ammonia with Japanese firm IHI. This followed Japan's decision to provide subsidies to 228,000 t/yr of IHI's imports from Acme under its contracts-for-difference scheme earlier this year. IHI will take the other 260,000 t/yr for deliveries under Japan's long-term decarbonised power capacity auction programme. Acme and IHI are co-operating on a 405,000 t/yr renewable ammonia site at Gopalpur , Odisha. The other 83,000 t/yr earmarked for IHI will come from a separate 800,000 t/yr renewable ammonia plant in Paradip. Acme will also deliver 370,000 t/yr from this larger facility to fertiliser producers under contracts with government body the Solar Energy Corporation of India after it secured the supply deals in last year's renewable ammonia tender. MGC earlier this week unveiled plans to explore methanol production from geological hydrogen together with Australian firm Gold Hydrogen. In late 2025, MGC signed a preliminary offtake agreement for 1mn t/yr of methanol based on low-carbon and renewable hydrogen from Transition Industries' Pacifico Mexinol project in Mexico. By Stefan Krumpelmann Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
New Delhi, 24 June (Argus) — BP has cancelled its proposed 105MW H2Kwinana renewable hydrogen project in Western Australia after failing to secure funding from the Australian government's Hydrogen Headstart programme. BP said the project "was contingent upon receiving funding". The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) in May [announced a shortlist]https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2826207) of seven projects for the A$1bn ($694mn) second round of the Hydrogen Headstart programme, with final winners to be selected later this year. Two projects were successful in a first round concluded in 2025. H2Kwinana, planned at BP's Kwinana Energy Hub south of Perth, was designed to produce 44 t/d of renewable hydrogen for industrial users in the Kwinana precinct. The project secured up to A$70mn under Canberra's Regional Hydrogen Hubs programme in 2022 and entered front-end engineering in November 2023. BP indicated in 2025 that the project had progressed commercially . It said it had signed offtake agreements with four customers and could move to a final investment decision "relatively shortly". The decision to cancel marks another reduction in BP's hydrogen portfolio, as it narrows its exposure to projects that have struggled to secure demand and commercial support. BP last year exited the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) project in Western Australia's Pilbara region, a proposed 1.6mn t/yr renewable hydrogen development in which it held a 63.57pc stake. It said at the time it had been unable to secure sufficient customer commitments. BP has also withdrawn its application for the 1.2GW H2Teesside blue hydrogen project in northeast England and exited renewable hydrogen and ammonia plans in Oman , where it had proposed producing 150,000 t/yr of hydrogen for conversion into ammonia exports. BP said Kwinana remains a "strategically important asset as a key import terminal" and said it would work through the implications of the project's cancellation for its longer-term asset strategy. By Anmol Choubey Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
New Delhi, 24 June (Argus) — Sweden's Stegra has closed a €1.4bn ($1.6bn) financing round to fund construction of its low-carbon steel plant in Boden, Sweden, it said today. This completes a funding package that was announced in principle in April. The funding was led by a consortium headed by Wallenberg Investments and included Singapore's Temasek, Sweden's Bolero and SEB-Stiftelsen, as well as IMAS. Existing shareholders private equity firm Altor, hydrogen-focused investment manager Hy24 and climate investment platform Just Climate also took part. A group of its second-lien lenders, led by AIP Management, joined the round as equity investors, Stegra said. The company has also received approval from its lenders to maintain access to debt facilities put in place under its 2024 financing package. The additional capital strengthens Stegra's financial position as it continues construction of its steel plant in Boden, Sweden, it said. But the project timeline is "under review", Stegra said. The firm previously said that it was targeting to start operations in 2027. The plant is set to produce 2.5mn t/yr of low-carbon steel in its first phase, potentially doubling that output later on. The first phase will use over 700MW of electrolysis capacity, provided by German technology firm Thyssenkrupp Nucera. By Anmol Choubey Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
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