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China’s investment in the hydrogen sector increased by more than 160% year over year during the first half of 2026, reinforcing Beijing’s strategy of building a large domestic hydrogen economy centered on industrial decarbonization and energy security rather than relying solely on equipment exports.

Indonesia is moving closer to developing its first landfill gas to hydrogen project, with a feasibility study concluding that the proposed pilot at the Sarimukti landfill in West Java could serve as a foundation for broader low carbon hydrogen deployment if key regulatory, commercial, and technical barriers are addressed.

Improving waste management has become an increasingly urgent priority for Lebanon as years of open dumping, uncontrolled waste burning, and damaged infrastructure continue to drive environmental degradation and public health risks.

Spain’s industrial decarbonization strategy gained another financial boost after Hydnum Steel secured a €150 million investment commitment from the Co-investment Fund (FOCO), strengthening funding for what is planned to become the Iberian Peninsula’s first fossil fuel free steel plant.

Ola Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding with renewable energy developer Axis Energy to evaluate the deployment of up to 20 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) by 2032, aligning with the country’s growing need for flexible grid infrastructure.

Canada’s first commercial small modular reactor is already under construction at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington site, positioning the country among the global leaders in next generation nuclear deployment.

Germany’s strategy to build an industrial scale hydrogen economy has reached another operational milestone as the first volumes of green hydrogen have been produced during commissioning at RWE’s 300 MW electrolyzer project in Lingen.

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.