Following Helen Ltd's final investment decision (FID) earlier in April to build Helsinki's inaugural green hydrogen production facility in Vuosaari, Helen and Vireon have signed a letter of intent with the aim of developing an adjacent heavy-duty hydrogen refueling station. This partnership signifies a leap forward in the deployment of sustainable hydrogen fuel solutions, with Vireon set to construct a cutting-edge heavy-duty hydrogen refueling station adjacent to Helen's production facility.

Vireon, a fully owned subsidiary of Norwegian Hydrogen and the leading hydrogen refueling company in the Nordics, has secured a pivotal EU grant of €9.2 million (NOK 106 million) to spearhead the construction of green hydrogen production and refueling stations for heavy-duty vehicles across Finland and Denmark. This marks a groundbreaking step in Vireon's mission to drive the transition to a decarbonized transportation network throughout Europe.

This week, Grøn Brint started their hot commissioning program, adding power and producing the first hydrogen molecules from its Hjørring plant. This marks a key milestone in the company's journey toward the production of green hydrogen for their customer, biogas company GrønGas.

Norwegian Hydrogen AS finally discloses some of their ambitions in Finland, by announcing an important green hydrogen project in Tornio. Tornio has been selected as one of Norwegian Hydrogen's locations for production of green hydrogen in Finland, and a 20-hectare area in the Arctic North industrial area has already been reserved for the company.

This week, Norwegian Hydrogen reaches another big milestone as equipment has started to arrive at Hellesylt to be installed and prepared for commissioning over the next couple of months.

Norwegian Hydrogen, in collaboration with a consortium of ten partners, has secured a €9 million grant from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership for the development of an integrated green hydrogen value chain at the Port of Hirtshals in Denmark, with Norwegian Hydrogen serving as the project coordinator.

Innovation Norway offers Norwegian Hydrogen a NOK 35 million ‘green growth loan’.

The world’s first factory capable of producing asphalt solely using hydrogen as an energy source is located in Kristiansund. Here, Veidekke has converted the factory and produced about 3,000 tons of asphalt in 2023, using only hydrogen as an energy source. In 2024, Veidekke aims to increase the production of emission-free asphalt and has, for this purpose, initiated a collaboration with Norwegian Hydrogen.

Vireon has entered into an agreement to purchase the refueling station venture for Westgass. At the same time, Vireon, Norwegian Hydrogen and Westgass enter into a strategic collaboration for the distribution of hydrogen. "An important and right agreement for all of us," says Jens Berge, CEO of Norwegian Hydrogen and Chairman of the Board of Vireon.