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India’s battery energy storage sector recorded one of its strongest growth periods in early 2026, with 4.6 GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity added in the first quarter, according to Mercom India Research’s Q1 2026 India Energy Storage Landscape Report.

Ireland’s renewable expansion is facing growing storage challenges, with a proposed €2 billion LDES facility in County Carlow aiming to convert surplus renewable power into green hydrogen for later electricity generation.

Wärtsilä is separating its global Energy Storage business into a new joint venture with German engineering company RCT Solutions GmbH as competition, supply chain pressures, and margin challenges reshape the battery energy storage sector.

The European Union is preparing to significantly broaden the reach of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with member states backing changes that would extend the carbon pricing system beyond basic industrial materials and into a wider range of downstream products.

Barcelona’s public transport transition is reshaping the city’s bus fleet, with zero emission vehicles now accounting for one quarter of the network’s 1,140 buses.

A €25 million green hydrogen project in Austria is moving forward with a final investment decision, highlighting how hydrogen is increasingly being positioned as a tool for decarbonizing industrial processes that already rely on hydrogen as a chemical input. The Bergla project in western Styria, developed by Energie Steiermark, aims to replace fossil derived hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in tungsten production, targeting one of the more technically challenging areas of industrial emissions reduction. Construction of the 5 MW facility is scheduled to begin in 2026, with operations expected to start in 2027. The project’s first industrial customer will be Wolfram…

Europe’s upcoming recycled content requirements could force a fundamental restructuring of automotive material flows, with Volkswagen warning that the industry will need to process significantly more end-of-life vehicles to meet future obligations.

The European Union is preparing a major expansion of carbon pricing with the introduction of the second emissions trading system, ETS2, covering buildings, road transport, and additional sectors from 2028.

Peru is moving toward establishing a new renewable hydrogen and green ammonia export platform with the approval of a major port infrastructure project designed to support future clean fuel markets.

China Energy Group has reported the successful development of a hydrogen coal co combustion technology capable of achieving a 50% hydrogen blending ratio by heat value, while also demonstrating the ability to operate with 100% pure hydrogen combustion under test conditions.