Hydrogen

EC 215-605-7

projects tracked
240
active
164
producing plants
121

Also known as dihydrogen, molecular hydrogen, H2, H₂, 氢气 and 2 more.

Hydrogen projects

chemXplore tracks 240 projects involving hydrogen, of which 164 are active.

198 produce it and 44 use it as feedstock.

  1. 48 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 46 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 10 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 53 projects Under Construction
  5. 7 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 142 new construction, 12 expansion, 6 conversion / repurposing and 4 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

32 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 12 October 2026 Hydropulse 150 MW Green Hydrogen Project at European Refinery · FEED / Pre-FID
  • 7 October 2026 POSCO Pohang HyREX Demonstration Plant · Announced / Concept
  • 30 September 2026 Air Liquide Southern Japan Semiconductor Ultra-Pure Gases Project · FID / Sanctioned · Japan
  • 29 September 2026 GEN-H Sunila 200-300 MW Methane Pyrolysis Balancing Plant · Announced / Concept · Finland
  • 22 September 2026 HWR Hydrogen Invercargill 1 MW GenEco Electrolyzer Refuelling Station · Announced / Concept

Latest news on hydrogen

22 October 2026
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical starts methanol demonstration plant using industrial gases and CO2

100 t/yr mobile demo at Mizushima converts steel by‑product gas and CO2 with H2; METI‑funded and certified by Kurashiki City; product quality matches commercial methanol.

21 October 2026
Sinopec's 'Four New' Strategy for Energy, Materials, Business Formats and Frontier Tracks

Pursues green transitions, technology independence, integrated retail‑energy services and early-stage investments to build diversified strategic growth poles.

20 October 2026
Enagás posts €204.1m net profit in first nine months of 2026

Recurring profit €195.8m; EBITDA €491.5m and on track for €620m FY; Teréga stake acquired for €573m and Saggas stake deal for €31m; €1/share dividend maintained.

16 October 2026
Hy24 to acquire Hynamics from EDF Pulse Ventures

Agreement to transfer a low-carbon hydrogen producer active in France and the UK, targeting closing in Q1 2027 subject to regulatory approvals.

15 October 2026
Plug Power reports Q3 2026 progress and schedules Nov. earnings call and symposium

Q3 revenue rose >10% y/y and company remains on track for ~15–16% full‑year growth; Q3 net cash usage ≈ $28M with ≈ $134M cash on hand; margin improvement and an ~$8bn electrolyzer pipeline.

15 October 2026
Nel ASA Q3 2026: PEM orders surge while group revenue falls

PEM revenue +65% and PEM order intake +473%; group order intake +339% and backlog NOK 1,314m; group revenue NOK 112m; net loss NOK -141m; cash NOK 1,078m.

13 October 2026
Agropodnik Domažlice: safety, logistics and HVO

17 stations, a ~1 million‑litre warehouse and 121 million litres traded yearly; digitalisation handles 20–30k invoices annually; HVO100 dispenser being prepared in Domažlice.

13 October 2026
Nel ASA secures about USD 12m order for containerized MC-series PEM electrolysers

Undisclosed U.S. technology customer ordered multiple containerized PEM MC-series units and related services worth about USD 12 million, with delivery targeted in 2027.

13 October 2026
POSCO group to build Steel GX decarbonized industrial ecosystem

HyREX demo (300,000 t/yr by 2028) in Pohang; TIMUP public‑private plan; targets KRW 6 trillion, 14,000 jobs and 560,000 t/yr CO2 reduction in the Southeastern cluster.

13 October 2026
Nel ASA joins Rheinmetall's Giga PtX to explore decentralized synthetic fuel production

MoU to assess modular, local production of low‑carbon synthetic fuels from renewable hydrogen to boost energy security and reduce reliance on long supply chains.

Hydrogen plants by country

chemXplore tracks 121 plants producing hydrogen in 22 countries.

plants

The 4 with the most plants, of 22 countries.

Hydrogen producers

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The 3 with the most plants, of 48 producers.

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