Author: Anela Dokso

The global chemical industry is increasingly shifting from pilot-scale circularity initiatives toward securing commercial volumes of recycled feedstocks, with BASF and Texas-based Encina strengthening their partnership around chemically recycled benzene production.

California’s growing electricity demand and renewable integration challenges are increasing the importance of hybrid solar and battery storage projects capable of delivering both clean energy and grid flexibility. The BigBeau Solar+Storage Project in Kern County is the latest example of this shift, with EDF power solutions North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, securing 15 year power purchase agreements covering output from the 128 MWac solar facility and its 40 MW/160 MWh battery energy storage system.

In the United Arab Emirates, Innovation Platform Capital (iPC) and Intelligent Investment Holding (IIH) have announced a strategic joint venture to develop a large scale green hydrogen production platform aimed at supplying domestic industries while creating future export opportunities.

In Tarragona, Spain, a proposed green hydrogen facility backed by H2PRO and Sun Systems Group aims to connect renewable electricity generation with one of Europe’s largest industrial clusters, targeting the decarbonization of chemical and petrochemical operations.

The UK green hydrogen sector is moving from policy development toward commercial execution, but the transition remains dependent on securing investment, reducing technology risk, and establishing reliable demand. A new partnership between Protium Green Solutions Ltd and ITM Power highlights the industry’s current focus: combining project development expertise with electrolyzer manufacturing capabilities to advance industrial scale hydrogen production.

As demand for electric vehicles, renewable energy infrastructure, battery storage, advanced electronics, and artificial intelligence systems accelerates, critical minerals are increasingly becoming the foundation upon which decarbonization strategies depend.

Saudi Arabia’s battery storage market is entering a new phase of industrial development as Chinese energy storage manufacturer ZOE Energy Storage moves to establish a large-scale battery energy storage system manufacturing facility in the kingdom.

Chile’s ambition to become one of the world’s leading green hydrogen exporters has reached a significant regulatory milestone with the environmental approval of the $2.5 billion Volta green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Mejillones.

Georgian officials have now indicated that a parallel green hydrogen pipeline is under consideration, potentially expanding the strategic scope of the Green Energy Corridor and positioning the region as a future exporter of both renewable electricity and low-carbon fuels.

The voluntary carbon market continues to shift away from short-term offset strategies toward durable carbon removal solutions, a trend underscored by a new agreement between carbon dioxide removal (CDR) provider Climeworks and Canadian financial institution TD Bank.