The Duck Curve#hydrogen
ITM's Hydropulse signs heads of terms for 150 MW refinery hydrogen plant
ITM Power said on October 12, 2026 that its build-own-operate subsidiary Hydropulse has signed heads of terms with an unnamed European oil refinery for a 150 MW green hydrogen plant under a 10-year agreement. ITM says the project would be its largest commercial commitment to date if it progresses to definitive agreements; a final investment decision is targeted for 2027.
UK ZEHID e-trucks log 85,000 trips, about half a diesel sample's weekly km
Battery-electric trucks in the UK's ZEHID programme logged 85,000 trips and 3.60 million km by June 17, 2026, with greenhouse gas emissions 81% below diesel assuming average grid electricity, according to the programme's first annual report, by evaluator WSP for Innovate UK. They averaged about 1,350 km a week against about 2,600 km for a diesel sample and cost around 2.7 times diesel to buy; the hydrogen project HyHAUL was terminated in December 2025.
DICP's 250-kW system co-produces hydrogen and fresh water from seawater
A Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics team reports in Nature Energy, published September 15, 2026, a 250-kW system that couples alkaline water electrolysis with low-temperature seawater distillation driven by the electrolyser's waste heat: 48 Nm³/h of hydrogen and 31.6 kg/h of fresh water, with a 14.4% improvement in system electrical efficiency relative to alkaline electrolysis of fresh water alone, per the abstract. The institute's September 16 release says the 250-kW unit was completed in August 2024 and has run stably for more than 40 days.
South Coast AQMD opens $73.1M of warehouse fees to zero-emission trucks
The South Coast Air Quality Management District board approved on September 4, 2026 a program offering up to $73,135,300 in mitigation fees paid by warehouse operators under Rule 2305 for zero-emission Class 4 to 8 trucks, yard trucks, and charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure serving warehouses. Caps are $120,000 per battery-electric Class 8 truck and $240,000 per hydrogen fuel cell Class 8; applications run October 13 to December 15, 2026, first come first served within the Source Receptor Area where the fees were paid, or an adjacent one in the same county if none qualify there.
Ballard closes GeoPura acquisition, takes over hydrogen power rentals
Ballard Power Systems closed its acquisition of UK hydrogen power provider GeoPura on August 28, 2026, for £275 million upfront in cash and stock, adding green hydrogen production, a distribution fleet, and rentable Hydrogen Power Units to become what it calls an energy-as-a-service provider.
