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Four green hydrogen and derivative projects in Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa are positioned to mobilize an estimated $23 billion in investment, but their developers still face one of the most persistent barriers in the hydrogen market: converting technically viable concepts into projects capable of reaching final investment decisions.

RWE has taken the final investment decision on a 400 MW/1,100 MWh battery energy storage system at its Moerdijk power station, with commissioning planned for the second quarter of 2028.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction is leading a government backed project to develop design technology for water electrolysis plants of at least 100 MW.

The European Commission’s post 2030 renewable energy framework is scheduled for adoption by the end of 2026, and a leaked impact assessment suggests the next phase could change how Europe creates demand for renewable fuels.

Phelan Green’s planned electro sustainable aviation fuel project in Saldanha Bay has reached final investment decision, making it the first project in South Africa’s initial green hydrogen program to reach that stage, according to the South African government.

Amogy and LOTTE Fine Chemical have signed an MOU to explore ammonia to hydrogen and ammonia to power applications across hydrogen refueling, distributed power and marine fuel.

Britain could dramatically reduce its reliance on gas-fired power by using depleted offshore oil and gas reservoirs to store hydrogen, according to new research from Durham University.

P2X Solutions has secured a 10-year offtake agreement for the full current production capacity of its Harjavalta methanation plant, signaling that demand for synthetic methane is beginning to move from pilot projects toward contracted fuel supply.

Mexico has extended the deadline for energy storage developers to register under its first strategic call for electricity storage, giving projects nearly two additional months to enter a program targeting 935 MW of storage capacity nationwide.

CORNEX’s Xiangyang facility went from groundbreaking to first product in ten months, a genuine construction achievement the company says beat its own schedule by two months. The plant itself is rated at 70 gigawatt-hours of annual capacity, and it is only one of four Hubei province bases that together give CORNEX, a manufacturer with little name recognition outside China, 110 gigawatt-hours of capacity already operating and 500 gigawatt-hours planned in total. CORNEX broke ground on its Xiangyang lithium battery industrial park on October 28, 2025, and reached first production roughly ten months later, with the project’s first cell manufacturing workshop…