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Brussels’ approval of Italy’s €6 billion ($6.9 billion) hydrogen support scheme comes at a moment when verified green hydrogen output in the country remains near industrial infancy, with production estimated at just 27 tonnes per day.

A revised aggregation of hyperscaler capital plans, adjusted for construction inflation and expanded private AI investment cycles, places the global AI infrastructure buildout near $9 trillion through 2030.

Jinko ESS has secured a strategic cooperation agreement covering 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems across the region. The portfolio is focused on grid-side and utility-scale deployments, reflecting a broader shift in storage demand from behind-the-meter applications toward system-level balancing.

The European Commission has awarded up to €40.3 million in funding to PaperShell under the EU Innovation Fund, supporting the industrial scale-up of a fossil-free composite material designed to compete with aluminum, plastics, and glass fiber. The financing will enable the construction of a flagship production facility in Tibro, Sweden, marking a transition from pilot-scale manufacturing to full industrial deployment.

A €330 million financing package for two large-scale battery energy storage systems in Belgium underscores the growing role of storage in Europe’s power markets, with renewable developer Storm securing backing from institutional investors including The Belgian Infrastructure Fund, PMV, and TINC, alongside a syndicate of commercial banks.

Namibia is positioning its green hydrogen strategy alongside China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026 to 2030, signaling a shift from project-level cooperation toward broader industrial alignment.

India has commissioned approximately 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity as of February 2026, marking an early-stage milestone under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

The Basque government has initiated a feasibility study to assess a potential secondary hydrogen pipeline from the Enagás trunk line to Irun, a move aimed at linking Euskadi’s growing green hydrogen production to France.

The US energy storage sector set a new benchmark in 2025, deploying 18.9 gigawatts of capacity totaling 51 gigawatt-hours across utility-scale, residential, and commercial segments, according to the latest US Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association.

The United Kingdom’s carbon capture and storage ambitions continue to scale, with bids submitted for more than 2 million acres of seabed in the latest licensing round led by the North Sea Transition Authority.