Morocco’s green hydrogen strategy has moved decisively from planning into execution in 2026, with a portfolio of projects representing a cumulative investment of approximately 319 billion dirhams now in active development, largely in the country’s southern provinces. The scale of the commitment, backed by a combination of Royal instruction, government coordination through MASEN, and a diversified pool of international investors, positions Morocco as one of the most credible candidates for African and global leadership in the emerging hydrogen economy.

China's first million-cubic-meter salt-cavern hydrogen storage demonstration project is now operational in Pingdingshan, central China's Henan Province. The project is seen as a key step in addressing the challenge of large-scale, low-cost hydrogen storage and marks a new stage in the industrial development of China's hydrogen chain—integrating production, storage, transport and utilization into a cohesive industrial ecosystem. The project is designed to store 1.5 million cubic meters of hydrogen.

The system reduces energy costs for hydrogen production while enabling the co-production of chemical feedstocks, thereby enhancing the economic viability of green hydrogen.

Taisei Corporation has demonstrated that a building can operate entirely on solar power by combining PV generation with a hybrid storage system integrating batteries and low-pressure hydrogen at a test facility in Yokohama. An EMS-enabled setup using lithium-ion batteries and PEM electrolysis balanced short- and long-term energy supply and demand, enabling year-round renewable operation, according to the company.

As hydrogen gas continues to emerge as a potential source of low-emission energy, MAX Power Mining Corp. April 21 reported that advanced surveying has expanded the area around its Lawson well discovery in southern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Classified under a color-coded shorthand that ties each form to its production method and carbon footprint, hydrogen takes several manufactured forms – black from coal gasification, gray from natural gas without carbon capture, blue from natural gas with carbon capture, and green from water electrolysis powered by renewables.

Absent from that original classification entirely was white hydrogen – hydrogen that occurs underground in pure form, requiring no manufacturing process whatsoever. Because natural hydrogen tends to seep and disperse, long-term accumulation had previously been viewed as geologically implausible, and for decades it drew little serious exploration attention.

In recent years, discoveries in Mali, France, and elsewhere have demonstrated that the right geological conditions can in fact trap natural hydrogen underground – and in January 2026, MAX Power confirmed Canada's first such subsurface discovery at its Lawson well in southern Saskatchewan.

Along the 475-kilometer-long (295 miles) Genesis Trend, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) south of Saskatoon, the company has assembled the largest permitted natural hydrogen land package in Canada at approximately 1.3 million acres (521,000 hectares), with another 5.7 million acres under application.

According to previously released results, the Lawson discovery well encountered hydrogen concentrations of up to 286,000 parts per million, or 28.6% – high enough to behave like a natural gas reservoir, flowing naturally to surface under its own pressure – while helium, a rare and commercially valuable gas in its own right, was detected above the main hydrogen zone, evidence the company says points to a full subsurface system rather than a single isolated gas pocket.

Californian transport operator Golden Empire Transit District (Get Bus) has commissioned GenH2 to deliver a 68,000-litre “zero-loss” liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage system, addressing 40% boil-off losses that have beset its hydrogen refuelling station.

Get Bus, which operates 14 hydrogen fuel cell buses in Bakersfield, commissioned GenH2, alongside alternative refuelling EPC firm Fastech, to design, build, and install the solution at the facility it has operated since 2021.

The system will see a Taylor-Wharton-made LH2 storage tank installed at the Bakersfield site, which features GenH2’s heat lift technology, which it claims can eliminate LH2 boil-off losses.

Boil-off occurs when LH2 warms above -253ºC and reverts to gas. This can lead to losses across the value chain from production to use.

GenH2 says its controlled storage technology prevents boil-off by actively removing heat, deploying over 1,000 watts of cryogenic refrigeration, rather than relying on passive insulation.

A Canadian-built hydrogen fuel cell truck designed for the country’s heavier payload demands made its debut at Truck World, with executives and government officials touting it as a step toward both decarbonization and domestic manufacturing strength.

Jamie Ally, CEO of Elemental Trucks, unveiled the company’s new fuel cell truck, emphasizing its unique positioning in the North American market.

“We’re very proud to reveal our hydrogen fuel cell truck,” Ally said, noting it is rated at 63.5 tonnes (140,000 lb.), making it the only zero-emission truck in North America designed for that weight class.

The country’s GHG reduction quota passed parliamentary review on April 23 and will implement new targets for the use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) in road mobility under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive III (REDIII).

The passed bill increased 2040 requirements for RFNBO’s like green hydrogen and e-fuels in the sector to 10%, two per cent higher than the original draft approved by the federal cabinet.

It also adds a €120 ($140) per gigajoule levy on fuel suppliers failing to meet the commitments.

The mandates are viewed by the hydrogen sector as a key demand driver for the molecule, which has so far faced a delayed rollout.

According to US electrolyser maker Electric Hydrogen, the original 1.2% 2030 target alone could need between 1.1GW and 4.2GW of electrolyser capacity.

Cellula Robotics Ltd has demonstrated more than 2,000 km of fully submerged endurance with its Envoy Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, exceeding the platform's published performance specification in a representative underwater mission profile.

Completed fully submerged, the mission provides a realistic indication of usable underwater range beyond a straight-line transit figure. Over the course of the profile, the Envoy AUV executed more than 4,000 turns and maneuvers, each of which increased energy demand compared with steady, linear travel.

The milestone was achieved using hydrogen fuel cell technology developed with Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc., whose fuel cell solution supports Envoy's long-endurance performance below the surface.

The war-driven hike in fossil fuel prices is narrowing the cost gap, making the clean energy alternative look like a good option.

A breakthrough plastic filter boosts hydrogen flow by 836%, offering a faster, more efficient way to purify hydrogen for industrial use.

US hydrogen technology company Teledyne Energy Systems (TESI) has deployed a small-scale electrolyser at a Japanese automotive component manufacturer’s green hydrogen demonstration facility to replace natural gas.

Auto supplier JTEKT will use TESI’s Titan El Series alkaline system to produce hydrogen onsite, which will be used to offset the liquified natural gas consumption in furnaces for aluminium melting and die-casting.

Installed at JTKET’s “carbon neutral plant” in the Aichi Prefecture of Okazaki City, the electrolyser will be powered by on-site solar and renewable grid electricity.

According to TESI, replacing the burner’s fossil fuel with green hydrogen could reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 56 tonnes per year.

Trade body ApexBrasil has announced an estimated investment of €2bn ($2.4bn) in a prospective 80,000-tonne-per-year (tpa) green hydrogen plant in Brazil, set to involve a consortium of Brazilian and German majors.

The cash injection – made jointly by Brazil Green Energy (BGE) and German-based Green Investors (GI) – will support the Morro Pintado project, which aims to deploy 1.4GW of solar and wind energy to produce green hydrogen and derivatives like ammonia and e-methanol.

Cottbusverkehr, the public transport operator active in Cottbus, ordered 46 fuel cell buses from Wrightbus two years ago. Starting this week, four of the new buses will be tested in regular service for the first time. A prerequisite for this was the commissioning of a mobile hydrogen refueling station at the beginning of the month.

The BZA375 delivers up to 375 kW of continuous net power — more than 500 hp — from a single system, eliminating the need for the dual-system configurations used in earlier designs.

Among its headline performance gains:

• Up to 20% lower fuel consumption compared to its predecessor
• Hydrogen consumption below 6 kg per 100 km in a fully loaded 40-ton truck
• 40% reduction in waste heat, enabling simpler cooling systems
• 40% higher power density for easier integration into existing chassis
• Less than 500 kg system weight, preserving payload capacity

Uber invests in HysetCo to deploy 2,000 hydrogen taxis in Paris, strengthening taxi offerings and advancing zero-emission urban mobility solutions.

Norway’s Norsk e-Fuel has expanded its partnership with aircraft giant Boeing to accelerate the development of green hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) for commercial and defence applications.

Siemens Mobility Association will supply 12 hydrogen fuel cell electric trains to the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (RRA), fulfilling a repeatedly cancelled $373m tender.

The German technology conglomerate, which was the sole bidder, was granted the tender to deploy the trains across Romania.

The award follows the successful completion of financial and technical evaluations by the RRA and the approval of the country’s National Authority for Public Procurement.

Siemens will also provide maintenance support for 30 years, with a potential 30-year extension subject to a review clause in the contract.

Singapore-headquartered technology firm Greenlyzer is looking to deploy its hydrogen microgrid for self-sufficient power production across Southeast Asia.

Through a new memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Cambodian investment and holding company Royal Group, Greenlyzer will explore opportunities for the system in Cambodia and the wider region.

The Green Moving Grid (GMG) is an off-grid modular system comprising AEM electrolysis, solid-state hydrogen storage, and fuel cells to produce, store, and use hydrogen on-site.

Publishing in Communications Chemistry, researchers from Kyushu University have discovered a simple method of generating hydrogen gas by mixing methanol, sodium hydroxide, and iron ions, then irradiating the solution with UV light.

The Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH) issued the first official certification of a renewable hydrogen production facility.

The plant qualification decision was given to Magyar Földgáztároló‘s (MFGT – Hungarian Gas Storage) facility. The ruling allows the company’s Kardoskút plant to become the first in the country to produce renewable hydrogen through the conversion of renewable electricity.The facility utilises water electrolysis and proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology to generate the gas. Following a professional audit and technical review, the regulator confirmed the plant is capable of verifying its output with official guarantees of origin.

The applicants says the facility would help reduce reliance on landfill and fossil fuels.

Isuzu and Toyota planned to launch a fuel cell bus together as early as this year. Now, the two Japanese companies have agreed to collaborate on the development of a light-duty fuel cell truck for series production, with its debut scheduled for 2027.