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South Africa’s Coega Green Ammonia Project has moved closer to execution after project developer Hive Hydrogen selected Topsoe A/S to provide approximately $1 billion worth of electrolyzer and ammonia synthesis equipment.

Ford Motor Company is expanding its role beyond electric vehicles through its energy division, Ford Energy, which has signed a five year framework agreement with EDF Power Solutions North America for up to 4 GWh of DC Block battery energy storage systems annually.

In the Baltic region, Estonia’s plans to position itself as a strategic hydrogen transit corridor are facing direct competition from an offshore alternative that could bypass the country entirely and reshape regional clean energy investment flows.

China’s battery sector is entering a new competitive phase as manufacturers search for alternatives to lithium-based chemistries amid rising resource pressure, geopolitical supply concerns, and intensifying demand for stationary storage.

Thyssenkrupp Polysius has launched a wholly owned subsidiary, Thyssenkrupp Calvion, focused on oxyfuel applications and other carbon dioxide reduction technologies aimed at heavy industry.

HSBC has launched a $4 billion Sustainability and Transition Credit Facility in mainland China aimed at supporting companies operating across clean energy, transport electrification, artificial intelligence, and data center infrastructure. The initiative reflects a broader shift in sustainable finance away from purely domestic decarbonization projects toward cross border industrial expansion tied to global supply chains. The facility is designed to provide financing for Chinese companies seeking international growth, particularly those involved in advanced manufacturing and clean technology exports. HSBC said the program will include increased credit limits for eligible businesses, streamlined approval processes, and customized financing structures intended to accelerate…

Saudi Arabian Refineries Company, known as SARCO, has signed a non binding memorandum of understanding with China’s Ally Hydrogen Energy Co., Ltd. to jointly develop a green ammonia production plant alongside a manufacturing and assembly hub for hydrogen production and purification equipment.

China, where coal-based blast furnaces still account for about 90 percent of steel production and roughly 15 percent of national CO2 emissions, is expanding its hydrogen strategy beyond transport into sectors including steelmaking, shipping, aviation, and chemicals.

Egypt is positioning green hydrogen and Sustainable Aviation Fuel as part of a broader strategy to align its aviation sector with tightening international emissions standards and emerging low-carbon fuel markets.

EDP has halted its planned green hydrogen project in Aboño, northern Spain, citing delays in the Spanish government’s implementation of European hydrogen regulations that are expected to define usage mandates, market incentives, and compliance frameworks.