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Germany is putting €212.5 million into research and development for e-fuels and CO2-based precursors, but the structure of the program highlights a central problem facing the sector: reducing the cost and technical complexity of synthetic fuel production before commercial scale can become viable.

EcoMethanol, Taebaek City and Sinokor Merchant Marine signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding to develop a green methanol production and supply hub at the Dongjeom Industrial Complex in Taebaek, Gangwon Province.

DHL has expanded its global network of battery logistics facilities to more than 20 sites as electrification increasingly moves beyond passenger vehicles into grid storage, industrial equipment, mining and renewable energy infrastructure.

Moeve has begun construction of the 300 MW Onuba renewable hydrogen project in Huelva, Spain, committing more than €1 billion to the first phase of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley.

Our Next Energy’s planned battery manufacturing expansion in Michigan is being reshaped around a smaller employment commitment, a larger required investment and a broader customer base as the company moves away from its original focus on passenger electric vehicles.

Power to Hydrogen and Repsol tested a five cell AEM electrolyzer for 1,250 hours at 40% to 100% loads and pressures of 2 to 30 bar, recording approximately 2 mV of irreversible degradation per 1,000 hours and hydrogen purity of 99.9% at 30 bar.

Google has agreed to purchase environmental attribute certificates linked to up to 91,000 metric tons of steel produced during the first year of operations at Stegra’s Boden plant in Sweden.

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.