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Austrian firm Voestalpine has installed two new compressors at its Austrian green hydrogen pilot as part of an expansion at its Linz steel production facility.

The VIKING LIBRA, a new cruise ship under construction for Viking, was launched at the Ancona shipyard.

Gasunie subsidiary Hynetwork has connected the first hydrogen plant to the Dutch hydrogen network.

The European Commission has approved a €440 million Spanish state aid scheme aimed at accelerating the production of renewable hydrogen, a key technology for decarbonising industry and advancing Europe’s clean energy transition.

Installation of the hydrogen production unit begins in Jyväskylä. The unit will be located at Finland’s first operational hydrogen refuelling station.

The German Bundestag passed on February 26 a law aimed at accelerating the development of hydrogen infrastructure, including adjustments allowing the measures to also apply to low-carbon hydrogen.

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) has injected a €54m ($64m) investment for a new hydrogen mobility research laboratory in Bavaria.

The largest Polish energy group, Orlen has opened its fifth hydrogen refuelling station in Poland, the company announced.

Italy has formally transposed the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) into national law, reinstating binding targets for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO), including renewable hydrogen, in both industry and transport.

The first pipeline section of the Dutch hydrogen network in Rotterdam has been filled with green hydrogen, marking a significant milestone in the development of the infrastructure that will soon make up the backbone of the hydrogen market in the Netherlands and ultimately the whole of Europe.