Author: Anela Dokso

Carbon pricing under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has historically added modest but politically sensitive costs to electricity bills, yet tightening emissions caps and rising allowance prices are increasing the financial stakes as Virginia moves to rejoin the program in 2026.

The agreement between Zelestra and EDP marks Spain’s first power purchase agreement to retrofit battery storage onto an operational solar plant, signaling a shift in how renewable assets are structured and optimized as dispatchability gains importance alongside generation capacity.

Brazil’s positioning in the global hydrogen economy is increasingly tied to geography rather than policy ambition alone. A new national mapping study identifying optimal regions for green hydrogen production and consumption highlights a structural advantage: the coexistence of high-capacity renewable resources in the Northeast and concentrated industrial demand in the Southeast, a combination that few large economies can replicate at scale.

Topsoe has signed a Front-End Engineering Design agreement with Hynfra for the planned Jordan Green Ammonia project located at the port of Aqaba in Jordan.

Oman is advancing a structured national approach to storage development, supported by the International Renewable Energy Agency, as it seeks to align system flexibility with accelerating renewable capacity additions.

Neoen has announced two new battery energy storage system projects totaling 348 MW and 896 MWh combined capacity, signaling continued scaling of storage assets across both mature and emerging electricity markets.

A new collaboration between the University of Regina and the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association is moving carbon capture technology from laboratory development into field deployment, targeting one of the world’s most emissions-intensive industrial value chains.

A new long-term agreement between GeoPura and Forth Ports to develop a green hydrogen facility at the Port of Tilbury highlights a shift in how hydrogen projects are being structured within industrial settings.

More than 115 applicants submitted 21 interregional proposals for €9.13 million in funding under the European Circular Innovation Valley’s first open call, an early indicator that Europe’s circular economy strategy is moving beyond policy frameworks into coordinated project deployment.

Volvo has begun on-road trials of hydrogen internal combustion engine trucks in Europe, signaling a renewed push toward alternative decarbonization pathways that leverage existing engine platforms rather than fully replacing them.