Author: Anela Dokso

A team of researchers in South Korea has introduced a method that leverages post-consumer polystyrene (EPS, Styrofoam) waste—of which less than one percent is recycled—to produce liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs). This approach aims to confront two persistent challenges in the clean-energy transition: the low recycling rate of polystyrene and the difficulties of storing, transporting, and using hydrogen at scale.

The European Union’s commitment of €1.3 billion to Namibia’s clean energy and raw materials strategy has elevated the country’s profile as a prospective hub for green hydrogen and critical minerals.

European companies are entering an unusual phase of the energy transition: while renewable hydrogen production is expanding faster than demand, some buyers are signaling a readiness to pay sharply higher prices for the clean fuel.

The UK energy sector may see up to 960 MW of advanced nuclear capacity at Hartlepool under a newly signed agreement between Centrica and X-Energy, marking a significant shift toward small-modular reactor deployment as the country contends with retiring baseload assets and rising decarbonization targets.

Global hydrogen demand is projected to exceed 500 million tones a year by mid-century, yet most low-carbon supply options remain expensive or constrained by infrastructure. A recent analysis from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies spotlights an emerging pathway: stimulated geologic hydrogen production.

Lithuania is accelerating its clean-power agenda with a €130 million order for battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Rolls-Royce Power Systems, marking the manufacturer’s largest single storage contract to date.

ElevenEs, a Luxembourg-based developer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, is evaluating a €600 million gigafactory in Poland, with construction targeted for late 2027.

At London International Shipping Week, the UK government announced £448 million ($609 million) in public funding for green maritime technologies, part of a £1.1 billion package with private investors.

Spain is preparing to inject unprecedented resources into its power network as surging demand from hydrogen, renewables, and data infrastructure strains the country’s existing grid.

Jordan has taken another step toward its ambition of becoming a regional hub for clean fuels, signing a memorandum of understanding with China’s UEG Green Hydrogen Development Holding Limited to explore a $1.155 billion green hydrogen project.