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India and Germany reinforced their strategic ties on Monday, signing multiple Memorandums of Understanding in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Germany added an estimated 6.57 gigawatt-hours of stationary battery storage capacity in 2025, lifting the country’s total installed capacity to approximately 24 gigawatt-hours.

China has sharply criticised the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), describing aspects of the scheme as discriminatory and misaligned with the country’s green development progress.

Davao City is confronting a mounting waste crisis as daily collections near 800 tons, raising urgent questions about the sustainability of its sanitary landfill.

Volvo Car Group has initiated a global recall affecting tens of thousands of vehicles following safety concerns with high-voltage batteries supplied by China’s Sunwoda Electronic.

CATL’s opening of the NING SERVICE Experience Center in Riyadh on January 10, 2026 marks a strategic pivot from equipment supply toward operational infrastructure, a segment increasingly determining whether electrification targets under Vision 2030 translate into sustained deployment.

The formation of Hanseatic H2, a joint venture between H2APEX Nova Holding and Rostock-based East Energy Group, signals a shift in Germany’s green hydrogen market toward standardized 5 MW electrolysis projects designed for faster deployment and closer alignment with mobility and regional industrial demand.

Austria’s push to anchor green hydrogen as a pillar of industrial decarbonization gained financial clarity this week as OMV secured production funding of up to EUR 123 million for its planned electrolyzer plant in Bruck an der Leitha.

Global demand for plastics continues to rise even as regulatory pressure, brand commitments, and climate targets tighten around emissions, waste, and feedstock sourcing. For companies operating at the scale of LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest producers of polyolefins and chemicals, the challenge is no longer limited to cost efficiency or capacity utilization.

Donut Lab has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first commercially production-ready all-solid-state battery, signaling a potential shift in electric vehicle (EV) energy storage.