Author: Anela Dokso

China’s electrolyzer industry has entered a new phase of global expansion. Publicly available shipment data show Chinese manufacturers exported at least 321.25 MW of electrolyzers during the first half of 2026, compared with just 18.5 MW during the same period in 2025.

Tesla and UAE based digital utility company Esyasoft have announced a collaboration to develop and deploy an initial portfolio exceeding 15 GWh of utility scale battery energy storage systems across the United Kingdom, Western Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and India.

Electricity is expected to become the dominant energy carrier in Europe’s decarbonization strategy, yet electrification across transport, buildings, and industry continues to lag behind the rapid expansion of renewable power generation. Seeking to close that gap, the European Commission has unveiled its Electrification Action Plan, proposing a legally binding target for electrification alongside fiscal reforms designed to make electricity more competitive than fossil fuels. At the center of the proposal is a legally binding target for electricity to account for 46 percent of the European Union’s final energy consumption by 2040. The objective will be incorporated into future Energy Union…

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL and Dutch energy solutions company Alfen have announced a partnership to deploy 5 GWh of sodium ion battery energy storage systems across Europe, signaling growing confidence that sodium based chemistries could complement lithium ion technology in grid scale applications.

Australia’s emerging natural hydrogen sector has reached another exploration milestone as D3 Energy announced prospective natural hydrogen resources of up to 88 billion cubic feet across two geological structures in South Australia’s Arckaringa Basin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the hydrogen train on the 89 kilometer Jind Sonipat section of Northern Railway in Haryana, India.

The global race to commercialize small modular reactors is increasingly becoming a contest over industrial supply chains and geopolitical influence rather than reactor technology alone.

BP’s evolving energy transition strategy faces renewed scrutiny after the company warned of an additional $1 billion impairment charge for the second quarter, largely linked to its gas and low carbon energy businesses.

Carbon pricing has become one of the most widely adopted policy tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with more than 75 carbon pricing instruments now operating globally, according to the World Bank.

Japan’s largest power producer, JERA Co., Inc., and South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration on strengthening regional hydrogen and ammonia value chains, highlighting a growing shift from individual project development toward cross border infrastructure coordination.