Saudi Arabia's Neom H2 Project Enters Commissioning Phase

## Commissioning Begins for Saudi Arabia's Neom H2 Project The Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has started the commissioning of the 2.2 GW green hydrogen and ammonia project in Saudi Arabia. The project, which is a joint venture between Acwa, Air Products, and Neom, aims to produce up to 600 tonnes of green hydrogen per day. NGHC has stated that the plant remains on track to meet its targets, with the commissioning of the electrolysers expected to be completed by 2027. The project's construction is reportedly 90% complete, with the commissioning of the 4 GW solar and wind power generation sites expected to be completed by mid-2026. China's Sungrow has recently announced that it will provide its inverter skid technology and 1+X modular inverter solution for the project. ## German Hydrogen Project Cancelled In related news, the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Energy Transition has confirmed that the partners in the HyScale 100 project have cancelled the 2.1 GW electrolyzer project planned at the Heide refinery in the German state. The refinery cited a lack of planning certainty as one of the reasons for cancelling the project, which was expected to produce wind-powered hydrogen. The federal and state governments had allocated nearly €900 million to the project, but the funds were never disbursed and have since been released. ## Advances in Hydrogen Technology Meanwhile, Power to Hydrogen (P2H2) has delivered and begun installing a 500 kW anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. The system is expected to be the first AEM system to demonstrate renewable hydrogen production in a high-throughput industrial port environment. The company claims that its AEM systems can reduce capital costs by up to 65% compared to comparable PEM electrolyzers. ## International Collaboration Norway's Hystar and India's Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have signed a collaboration agreement to enable the phased local manufacturing of PEM electrolyzers based on Hystar's technology for green hydrogen projects in India. The collaboration is expected to play a key role in the global transition to green hydrogen. ## Italian Government Launches Support Scheme The Italian government has launched its national support scheme for the production of renewable hydrogen and biohydrogen, with an annual spending limit of €400 million and an eligible production capacity quota of up to 200,000 tonnes per year. The scheme aims to support projects that can guarantee hydrogen production at the lowest cost, with access to the incentives granted through competitive public procedures.