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Republican Senators have narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s budget bill, which includes a measure to shorten the eligibility period for the lucrative 45V clean hydrogen production tax credit from 2033 to 2028.

The Senate approved the bill after Vice-President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote, following opposition from three Republican Senators.

The revised legislation sets the expiration of the 45V credit to 1 January 2028, allowing only projects that begin construction before the end of 2027 to qualify.

This marks a softening of earlier proposals that would have cut off eligibility as soon as 1 January 2026.

While the Senate-passed version gives developers two more years to act, it still significantly undercuts the original timeline laid out in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which granted eligibility through to 2033.

Despite the rollback, hydrogen proponents welcomed the change.

Frank Wolak, President and CEO of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA), said the extension would give the industry an opportunity to advance a “significant round” of projects to kickstart the US market.

Wolak previously told H2 View that “very few” projects would have met the 2026 cut-off.

“Congress is poised to send a clear signal that the US is serious about competing in the global clean energy economy,” he said.

The Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition (CHFC) hailed the move a “major win” for US energy security, economic competitiveness, and global leadership.

“We are deeply grateful to the Senators who recognised hydrogen’s role in meeting President Trump’s energy dominance agenda and worked tirelessly to ensure this extension was secured in the final legislation,” said CHFC President Shannon Angielski.

The bill will now move to a reconciliation committee to align the Senate version with the bill passed by the House of Representatives in May.

It must pass both chambers before being signed into law by President Trump, who has pushed to finalise the legislation by 4 July.

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A Japanese consortium including Toyota Motor Corporation Hydrogen Factory, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Eneos Xplora will invest over AUD $14m ($9.5m) into natural hydrogen company, Gold Hydrogen.

The three companies have agreed to buy a 22% share of the hydrogen and helium extractor. The $14.5m was raised through a placement of more than 20.7 million shares at 0.70% each.

Toyota and Mitsubishi each invested AUD $5m ($3.3m), while Eneos has backed Gold Hydrogen with AUD $4.5m ($2.9m).

Last year, Gold Hydrogen confirmed up to 95% natural hydrogen purity at its Ramsay-1 and 2 exploration sites in South Australia. The addition of the three Japanese majors is expected to help the startup commercialise the Ramsay projects.

“The proceeds of this strategic investment will fund further drilling in the Ramsay fairway, leveraging the results from the company’s maiden drilling and well testing campaigns at Ramsay-1 and 2, and will help to advance future downstream/commercialisation opportunities for the Ramsay project,” Gold Hydrogen stated.

H2 View understands that a working group will be formed to advance feasibility studies, technical collaboration, downstream projects, investment, and potential offtake opportunities. Neil McDonald, Gold Hydrogen Chairman, called the deal a “landmark moment.”

“Partnering with world-renowned leaders like Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Eneos validates the global significance of Gold Hydrogen’s natural hydrogen and helium potential.

“Together, we will be aiming to ultimately unlock a new era of sustainable, low-emission hydrogen and helium production at scale.”

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The European Commission has launched its clean hydrogen supply and demand matching platform as it looks to ramp up offtake agreements.

The Hydrogen Mechanism from the European Hydrogen Bank is designed to improve market transparency, aggregate data, and connect producers, infrastructure players, and consumers.

It comes under the EU Energy and Raw Materials platform, which provides matching for raw materials, natural gas, and biomethane.

The first round of matching is planned for September this year.

Policymakers say the platform will provide demand signals that will support planning and investment decisions.

Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said the measure would “empower” the European industry to “seize competitive opportunities.”Trade body Hydrogen Europe has welcomed the mechanism, but warned that it is just one “small part” of the market-building process.

“Its impact will remain limited without targeted support for offtake or a link to concrete funding instruments, especially for early movers,” it wrote on LinkedIn.

The group called for demand-side support through contracts for difference, public procurement mandates, and support for “lead markets” to unlock final investment decisions.

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