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South Africa’s hydrogen strategy increasingly extends beyond exporting green hydrogen toward developing domestic technology and manufacturing capabilities. The commissioning of a 2 kilowatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer at Sasol’s Research and Technology campus in Sasolburg represents a research focused step in that direction, providing a platform to evaluate locally developed hydrogen production technology under real operating conditions while supporting skills development and industrial collaboration.

Dutch startup Ore Energy has secured what it describes as continental Europe’s largest iron air battery agreement, alongside a $43 million Series A funding round that will support commercialization of its long duration energy storage technology.

Essar Group plans to invest £4.3 billion ($5.79 billion) in low carbon energy projects at its Stanlow Manufacturing Complex by 2035, underscoring the growing role existing refining infrastructure is expected to play in the United Kingdom’s industrial decarbonization strategy.

The PosHYdon pilot project has successfully produced green hydrogen on the operational Q13a-A platform off the Dutch coast, marking the first demonstration of hydrogen production integrated with offshore wind power and active natural gas production on a working offshore installation.

The United Kingdom’s hydrogen strategy is increasingly shifting from policy commitments toward industrial deployment, with a £50 million green hydrogen production facility scheduled to begin construction later this year at Milford Haven in southwest Wales.

The European Commission has approved a €59 million Slovenian state aid scheme to support the deployment of 370 MWh of new battery energy storage systems (BESS), reinforcing the European Union’s broader strategy to strengthen electricity networks while accelerating decarbonization.

India’s battery industry is entering a period of rapid expansion that will test not only its manufacturing capacity but also the resilience of its supply chain.

Aluminum is becoming an increasingly important decarbonization target for electric vehicle manufacturers because its production is energy intensive and the metal is used extensively in lightweight vehicle structures and battery related components. Mercedes Benz and Norwegian aluminum producer Hydro are now expanding their partnership to increase the use of recycled and low carbon aluminum across the automaker’s European supply chain, with the first step involving Hydro’s Hydro CIRCAL material in series production of Mercedes Benz’s next generation of large electric vehicles. The shift is significant because the new material contains at least 75 percent post consumer recycled aluminum, compared with…

GreenH2 Opportunities Pvt. Ltd., operating as Green H2 India, has signed a three year strategic collaboration agreement with Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK) to establish a Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Sharjah.

India is expanding its policy toolkit for green hydrogen by addressing one of the sector’s most persistent challenges: the high upfront cost of electrolyzer deployment.