Companies and individuals driving progress in the hydrogen sector were recognised at the World Hydrogen Awards 2026, held in Rotterdam alongside the opening day of the World Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition at the Ahoy Rotterdam complex.
Clean hydrogen will grow 100-fold by 2060, driven by energy security and China’s scale. Investments will reach $3.2 trillion, with strongest demand from steel, aviation and maritime despite policy and electrification challenges, according to DNV forecasts.
Krohne Middle East has announced that it is advancing its Resilient Technology Webinar Programme with a new series of expert-led sessions focused on hydrogen, marine efficiency, and produced water management, three critical areas shaping the region’s industrial future.
Eclipse Energy and Wood have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the commercialisation and global deployment of subsurface hydrogen production.
UMOE Advanced Composites has started production at its new Jiaxing facility, its largest site, producing gas storage modules and MEGCs for hydrogen transport, including supplying the Hiringa Sundown Joint Venture’s GEGHA project in Australia.
Abdul Latif Jameel Motors signed an MoU with France’s EODev and UAE’s Octopian to promote hydrogen-powered generator solutions in Saudi Arabia, supporting zero-emission energy. The partners will collaborate on introducing, demonstrating, and localizing EODev’s hydrogen power technologies in the Kingdom for a sustainable energy transition.
Hydrom, Oman’s government entity for hydrogen development, has signed an agreement with the private sector. This agreement will facilitate the management of wind measurement stations to support renewable energy resource measurement, essential for planning green hydrogen projects in Oman.
Lhyfe, a leader in green hydrogen production, has launched its first commercial site in Germany, located in Schwäbisch Gmünd. This facility, Lhyfe's fourth overall and first outside France, occupies one hectare and can produce up to 4 tonnes of renewable hydrogen daily via water electrolysis.
Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has secured a major contract to supply advanced gas turbine technology for Qatar's Facility E Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) in the Ras Abu Fontas area. It is expected to be operational in 2028.
