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Europe accelerates hydrogen transition

Ripp87 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:58:58 +0800

The European Commission has approved a €6 billion Italian State aid scheme aimed at accelerating the production of renewable hydrogen for transport and industrial use. The measure is designed to boost domestic hydrogen capacity while helping Italy meet broader EU climate and energy targets.

For electronics and energy technology stakeholders, the scheme signals significant new demand for electrolysers, power electronics, and hydrogen infrastructure across Europe’s supply chain. It also highlights how EU policy is increasingly shaping investment in clean energy technologies that depend on advanced semiconductor and power systems.

Italy backs renewable hydrogen production
Italy’s program is expected to support the production of around 200,000 tons of renewable hydrogen per year, targeting sectors where electrification alone may not be sufficient to reduce emissions.

Eligible hydrogen includes both hydrogen generated through electrolysis powered by renewable electricity and hydrogen produced from biogenic sources using biological, bio-thermochemical, and thermochemical processes. The initiative forms part of broader European efforts to scale clean hydrogen production as a substitute for fossil fuels in heavy industry and transport.

To allocate funding, the Italian government will use two-way contracts for difference (CfD). Under this mechanism, a strike price for hydrogen will be determined through a competitive bidding process.

If the market price of the alternative fuel used by hydrogen consumers falls below the agreed strike price, the government will compensate producers for the difference. If the alternative fuel price rises above the strike price, producers must return the difference to the Italian state. The scheme is scheduled to run until 31 December 2029.

Commission clears scheme under State aid rules
The Commission assessed the measure under EU State aid rules, particularly Article 107(3)© of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and the 2022 Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (CEEAG).

According to the Commission, the support mechanism is necessary to stimulate renewable hydrogen production, as projects would likely not proceed without public financial backing. The competitive bidding process was also seen as ensuring that funding remains proportionate and cost-effective.

The Commission concluded that the environmental benefits — particularly emissions reductions in high-carbon sectors — outweigh potential competition distortions within the internal market.

Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, said:

“This scheme will support the production of renewable hydrogen in Italy for sectors where it can contribute the most to reducing emissions. The scheme will contribute to the clean, just and competitive transition.”

Hydrogen strategy driving EU investments
The approval aligns with the EU’s broader Hydrogen Strategy, introduced in 2020 to accelerate the deployment of clean hydrogen technologies across the region.

The strategy set ambitious goals for hydrogen production and established the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, which brings together industry, public authorities, and research organizations to develop the emerging hydrogen ecosystem.

For European technology suppliers, Italy’s program is another indicator that public funding mechanisms will play a central role in scaling hydrogen infrastructure and the associated electronics, power conversion, and energy management technologies needed to support it.

Seems like Europe is ditching petrodollar and creating their own energy sources now! France just took over Cummins hydrogen division to build hydrogen engines for trains and trucks - powered by nuclear

USA can keep their oils and even china Japan Korea are shifting to hydrogen to ditch US Petrodollar!

QXQ is CIA informer

Ripp87 — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:16:46 +0800

Maduro met Qiu Xiaoqi, special representative of the Chinese govt on Latin American affairs, at the Miraflores Palace hours before being captured.

Mr Qiu setup traps and cashed out USD50mil + relocated to Epstein islands as his temporary safe house prior to issuance of new Latin American citizenship for Venezuela & 3 other countries.

What a money-faced mercenary & a 3 faces snitch!

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/u...w/126321793.cms

Sarawak central bank

Ripp87 — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:43:49 +0800

Many sarawak companies are now shifting to Singapore dollars for trading and day to day exchange of goods and trades.

Do u think it’s about time for sarawak to ditch ringgits and setup own currency - sarawak dollars that pegged themselves to Singapore and Brunei dollars?

New MRT3 Circle Line

Ripp87 — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:01:59 +0800

Latest MRT circle line stations, which one u find most useful

S01 - Bukit Kiara (Interchange with Line 9 MRT Kajang Line)
S01A - Pusat Sains Negara (Provisional Station)
S02 - Sri Hartamas
S03 - Mont Kiara
S04 - Dutamas
S05 - Taman Sri Sinar
S06 - MATRADE
S07 - Jalan Kuching (Interchange with Line 2 KTM Port Klang Line)
S08 - Titiwangsa (Interchange with Line 3 & 4 LRT Ampang & Sri Petaling Line, Line 8 KL Monorail, Line 12 MRT Putrajaya Line)
S09 - Kampung Puah
S10 - Jalan Langkawi
S11 - Danau Kota
S12 - Setapak
S13 - Rejang
S14 - Setiawangsa (Interchange with Line 5 LRT Kelana Jaya Line)
S15 - AU
S16 - Hillview
S17 - Ampang Point
S18 - Desa Pandan
S19 - Pandan Indah (Interchange with Line 3 LRT Ampang Line)
S20 - Taman Kencana
S21 - Taman Cheras
S22 - Taman Midah (Interchange with Line 9 MRT Kajang Line)
S23 - HCTM/HUKM
S24 - Sri Permaisuri
S25 - Salak Selatan (Interchange with Line 4 Sri Petaling Line)
S25A - (Provisional Station)
S26 - Salak Jaya/Kuchai (Interchange with Line 12 MRT Putrajaya Line)
S27 - Jalan Klang Lama
S28 - Pantai (Interchange with Line 2 KTM Port Klang Line)
S29 - Pantai Permai
S30 - Gasing (Interchange with Line 5 LRT Kelana Jaya Line)
S31 - PPUM

Sarawak secede malaysia?

Ripp87 — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:17:03 +0800

Should sarawak secede from malaysia?

Najib appointed as new Prime Minister

Ripp87 — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:37:18 +0800

Lebanon: Najib Mikati named new prime minister-designate
The billionaire businessman is now tasked with forming a reformist government for a possible third stint as PM.

Beirut, Lebanon – Billionaire businessman Najib Mikati was appointed as Lebanon’s new prime minister-designate on Monday following binding parliamentary consultations with President Michel Aoun.

Mikati ran virtually unopposed, receiving 72 votes, with former ambassador Nawaf Salam receiving just one vote. Forty-two MPs voted blank, and three MPs did not vote at all.

Sos : https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/26/mi...ew-pm-designate

A day from BMW driver’s diary

Ripp87 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:29:07 +0800

A day from the diary of a BMW driver...

"The other day I was cruising along as usual coming onto one of my motorways, which was very busy with inferior cars.

First off, I couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway!

The driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked an apology to me with a long blast of his horn.

Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW lane.

Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing along at 110 mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous 70 mph!

Naturally, I got within a foot or so of his rear bumper and flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of my motorway and to get out of my way.

Of course, once he realised it was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it when he pulled straight back out behind me!

He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my excellent car.

Needless to say, I was eager to oblige and when we had stopped, the man gave me a piece of paper confirming what I already knew - that my car goes fast!

Apparently he wants everyone to know what a superior car I have, so I had to take my drivers licence to a police station to be sent away to have some points put on! (They're not free points either - they're £20 each and I was only allowed 3.) But the man at the police station said that because I drive a BMW, it won't be much longer before I earn the full 12 points, and then I won't even NEED a driving licence, so they will take it off me!

Chinese cars are dangerous

Ripp87 — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:14:12 +0800

Look at proton X70, it connects to chinese version of Satnav.

Later on russian Or American school kids hackers go hack it while u r driving halfway On a highway,

Your PRC-made car stopped and died final destination Style rammed by lorries from behind.

Deswhy all terrorists only uses Toyota hilux because it lasts forever, easy to maintain and nobody can track it.

10 million died in China?

Ripp87 — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:29:06 +0800

10 million people died in China, it’s just a small issue right?

Should Malaysian SMEs Sue China Government?

Ripp87 — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:50:30 +0800

Considering that 5 million Wuhan people have infected the whole world, should SMEs in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, etc. sue PRC government first infecting the whole world? And killing people while making people lose their jobs?

Thank you china

Can we sue China for Wuhan Virus?

Ripp87 — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:32:37 +0800

Considering that China has infected the whole world with her Wuhan-virus, can we gather ambiga or siti Kassim to lead a team of legal eagles to sue China? Say USD50 trillions for south east asia for all the damages caused by Wuhan-virus?

USA

These Attorneys Would Love to Help You Sue China Over the Coronavirus
https://gen.medium.com/these-attorneys-woul...us-3a7c5f61e86c

$20 trillion lawsuit in US against China for using COVID-19 as biological weaponLawsuit says virus has been designed to mutate from person to person, spread rapidly
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2020/03/2...cal-weapon.html

China should be legally liable for the pandemic damage it has done
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...ge-it-has-done/

Egypt
Egyptian lawyer to sue China for $10 trillion over coronavirus damages
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/e...navirus-damages

UK
UK Think-Tank Seeks Global Solidarity to Sue China for $6.5 Trillion for 'Covering up Coronavirus'
The report says that China could be sued under 10 possible legal avenues, including the International Health Regulations. These regulations became more stringent after the SARS outbreak.
https://www.news18.com/news/world/uk-think-...us-2565637.html

More to come

Stimulus packages

Ripp87 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:23:46 +0800

Are governments doing enough to alleviate the pain of their citizens?

Wuhan Virus intended to kill who?

Ripp87 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:39:59 +0800

Hypothetically speaking, Considering that Wuhan virus may be created by some wise mastermind.

What were their intentions?

Wuhan Gov should be sued

Ripp87 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:14:25 +0800

Wuhan Virus COVID-19 has infected hundreds of thousands of people and killed tens of thousands people already.

Wuhan government has shipped out 5 million Wuhan folks outside Hubei and infected the whole world.

Shall we all sue Wuhan Government for risking all our lives? This is a crime against humanity no?

Ini samua Salah...

Ripp87 — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:13:21 +0800

These two days lock down adalah Salah siapa?

COVID-19 Salahan siapa?

Ripp87 — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:23:24 +0800

Tabligh gathering salahan siapa?

Ripp87 — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:56:16 +0800

The event was approved by then PH government and many people got infected because of their incompetency.

Who shall take the blame for such matter?

Thank you china for infecting the whole world

Ripp87 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:14:13 +0800

Considering that China allowed 5 million of its citizen to leave Wuhan and infected the whole world despite knowing very well that their people were infected probably from a lab grown disease.

Can this be considered a crime towards humanity?

Updates :

Why China Must Be Held Accountable for the Coronavirus Pandemic

For the sake of morality, political governance, and the future, the world must ensure that the Chinese regime pays for its malfeasance.
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging a ferocious, global propaganda campaign designed to deflect blame for the origin and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan, China. Moreover, Beijing is trying to take advantage of the pandemic to increase its global standing and influence. There are three main reasons why the world must hold the CCP accountable for the first global pandemic in a century.

Morality

The first reason the CCP must be held accountable for the pandemic is that morality demands it. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s regime has refused to accept responsibility for allowing the epidemic to spread uncontrolled, first in Wuhan, then throughout China, and finally beyond its borders to the rest of the world. Chinese officials knew of the seriousness of the pandemic as early as December, yet waited weeks to begin restricting travel, allowing millions of Wuhan residents to visit relatives elsewhere in the country and abroad for Lunar New Year celebrations, spreading the virus as they went. British scientists have argued that if Beijing had acted just three weeks earlier, it could have reduced the spread of the virus by 95 percent.

We also know that in the time before the outbreak’s seriousness became apparent outside China, the CCP destroyed laboratory samples and punished the brave doctors and citizens who tried to warn their countrymen and the world about the pathogen, while refusing foreign offers of help. We are almost certain that Beijing dramatically underreported the number of deaths in Wuhan, and is no longer reporting new infections in China. Leaked photos have shown huge lines of Chinese waiting for the cremated remains of their loved ones in Wuhan, and widely shared calculations on social media of crematoria activity estimate up to 46,000 deaths in Wuhan alone, far above the country’s official death toll of just 3,300. Riots are breaking out as people desperate to leave Wuhan’s Hubei province are stopped at internal checkpoints.

In short, the CCP, which for years has claimed to be a responsible member of the global community, showed its true colors when this crisis hit. It can no longer be denied that Xi’s regime is a danger to the world. Justice demands it be held morally culpable for its dangerous and callous behavior.

Global Governance

The second reason that Beijing must be held accountable is a political one: The CCP’s actions have gravely undermined global political governance. As legal expert James Kraska has noted, China was morally and legally bound, as a party to the 2005 International Health Regulations, to “provide expedited, timely, accurate, and sufficiently detailed information to [the World Health Organization] about . . . potential public health emergencies” such as the coronavirus. Instead of doing so in this case, Beijing actively misled the WHO about the crucial fact that the pathogen was transmitted between humans. The result is that Xi can no longer credibly claim the CCP adheres to international law, and that the corruptibility of long-standing intergovernmental organizations such as the WHO is more apparent than ever.

Moreover, despite being portrayed as a selfless provider of medical aid to other affected countries, Beijing is actually reaping hundreds of millions in profits by selling equipment to panic-stricken governments abroad. Much of that is useless and is being returned by Spain, the Czech Republic, and Malaysia, among other countries. This sort of thing is typical of the least altruistic regime on earth, and worse may be on the way: Xi’s government will likely expect political favors from the countries it has “aided” during the crisis, the same way that aid recipient Greece was pressured to block an EU statement on Chinese human rights in 2017.

Those who believe that good global governance, however flawed, is an important tool for maintaining international peace and for contributing to development and growth should be appalled at how the CCP is undermining the liberal international architecture and suborning global institutions to its will. The normalization of such misbehavior cannot be allowed to stand.

Protecting against the Next Deadly Pathogen

The third reason Beijing must be held responsible is to prevent another pandemic from ravaging the world in the future. As we saw in the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Dallas, Texas, and are seeing again now, the era of globalization has allowed once-isolated pathogens to leap across national boundaries. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the CDC is among many who have pointed out that Italy has been devastated by the Wuhan coronavirus partly because it hosts a huge number of Chinese tourists as well as workers in the northern manufacturing regions where the virus emerged. In all, 310,000 Chinese live in Italy, and many returned there after visiting China for the Lunar New Year, spreading the virus to their adopted home country. This was, again, the fault of CCP officials, who failed to implement the proper travel restrictions despite knowing of the outbreak’s seriousness.

Source : National review

Incoming GST Collections

Ripp87 — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:42:51 +0800

Considering that Malaysian economy will be reorganised, which rate shall the rakyats pays for a stable government?

Should Sabah Sarawak Leave Malaysia?

Ripp87 — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:33:07 +0800

Considering the current political scenario in Malaysia Federation.

Guess the conditions will continue to deteriorate in the next 10-years,

Should Sabah Sarawak consider a new journey?