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No new Power-to-X announcements from Switzerland this week.
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Construction starts on Austria’s largest green hydrogen plant (July 8, 2026)
RAG Austria and ANDRITZ have broken ground in Gampern (Upper Austria) on the expansion of the electrolysis facility from 2.5 to 15 MW. The new 12.5 MW plant is scheduled to come online at the end of 2026 and will produce over 1,500 tonnes of green hydrogen per year from solar power – including for seasonal energy storage. Several Austrian utilities (EVN, KELAG, LINZ AG, Salzburg AG) have already reserved electrolysis capacity.
Sources: ANDRITZ (July 8, 2026) · Fuel Cells Works (July 8, 2026)
Airbus and MTU found joint venture for hydrogen fuel cell engine (July 9, 2026)
Airbus and MTU Aero Engines are joining forces in a joint venture to develop a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for aviation – an important step towards hydrogen-powered aviation.
Source: GreenAir News (July 9, 2026)
Vema Hydrogen and SAF+ International: hydrogen for synthetic SAF in Canada (July 7, 2026)
Under an MOU, Vema Hydrogen will supply over 4,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year from its Quebec project to SAF+ International Group starting around 2028. SAF+ will combine it with CO₂ to produce synthetic jet fuel (E-SAF) – the first deployment of French company KHIMOD’s reactor technology in North America.
Source: BNN Bloomberg (July 7, 2026)
Deutsche Bank cuts business travel emissions through SAF deal with Lufthansa (July 8, 2026)
Deutsche Bank has signed an agreement with the Lufthansa Group to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel in order to reduce emissions from its business travel – another example of growing corporate demand for SAF.
Source: GreenAir News (July 8, 2026)
High-altitude tests: 100% SAF shows significant non-CO₂ benefits (July 10, 2026)
High-altitude flight tests of a Gulfstream business jet running entirely on SAF show significant reductions in non-CO₂ climate effects (including contrails) – relevant for the climate assessment of synthetic fuels.
Source: GreenAir News (July 10, 2026)
Marginal costs of green hydrogen fall significantly (July 7, 2026)
According to Fuel Cells Works, the marginal costs of green hydrogen production fell significantly this week, making green hydrogen more competitive with conventional hydrogen.
Source: Fuel Cells Works (July 7, 2026)
Power-to-X Congress Switzerland 2026 — 22 September 2026, 10–18h, Kursaal Bern. «Reality Check with Net Zero», co-organised by energie-cluster.ch and the Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network (SPIN), with partner Réseau H2 Suisse Romande. Find out more and register.