UPDATED: Shell planning low-carbon job cuts and changes to hydrogen mobility
Shell has confirmed it plans to cut 15% of its low-carbon division workforce and make changes to its hydrogen mobility plans as it looks to boost profits.
Welcome to our special road and rail issue which is packed with news, interviews and trends in the ever-accelerating mobility space. There can be a tendency to see these vast industries in silos but I was reminded at the recent hy-fcell conference and exhibition that it’s a complex interdependent space – where engineers, mechanics, fuel cell manufacturers, operators, regional and national policymakers, refuellers and investors must all work together.
Shell has confirmed it plans to cut 15% of its low-carbon division workforce and make changes to its hydrogen mobility plans as it looks to boost profits.
Saudi oil and gas giant Aramco and ENOWA plan to construct a synthetic e-fuels plant to produce 35 barrels of NEOM renewable hydrogen-based synthetic gasoline per day.
Air Liquide is to invest more than €140m in a ‘breakthrough’ platform in Bécancour, Québec, which will supply low-carbon industrial gases including hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and argon.
Solaris has announced it will supply German-based public transport operator SWK Mobil Krefeld with 10 Urbino 12 hydrogen-powered buses.
Stargate Hydrogen and NextHeat have announced a strategic corporation to decarbonise the industrial sector with green hydrogen.
A feasibility study has found the production of hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Ireland could generate revenue of €2.55bn ($2.69bn) by 2050.
ITM Power Germany has officially opened its doors in Linden, as the electrolyser firm looks to expand its European services.
EU plans €1bn ($1.05bn) of investments under partnership with Namibia on sustainable raw materials and green hydrogen.
Nel has reported a growing electrolyser order intake with its alkaline technology taking the largest strides as the Norwegian hydrogen company tightens its EBITDA.
SAFRA has announced the sale of 10 HYCITY® hydrogen-powered buses to KEOLIS to be deployed in the Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area in France.