Author: Anela Dokso

UK Oil & Gas PLC (UKOG), through its subsidiary UK Energy Storage (UKEn), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Gas Transmission PLC to align future salt cavern hydrogen storage projects with Project Union, the UK’s planned 100% hydrogen pipeline system.

Plug Power has delivered its first 10-megawatt (MW) GenEco™ electrolyzer array to Galp’s Sines Refinery in Portugal—part of a 100MW project that, once operational in 2026, is set to become Europe’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen installation.

Chile’s government has announced a recalibration of its green-hydrogen ambitions, signaling a shift in strategy as international demand softens. Speaking at Energy Week Santiago, Energy Minister Diego Pardow confirmed that the country will reduce its green-hydrogen production targets, with formal adjustments expected before March 2026, the end of the current administration’s term. “The international market for green hydrogen has cooled down a bit,” Pardow said, noting that Europe has already lowered its goals in response to slower-than-expected uptake. Globally, developers are reacting similarly, with multiple projects canceled or postponed and investment plans scaled back. Despite the cooling market, Chile continues…

Volvo Group has officially launched the PU2000 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), marking a strategic shift from transportation toward integrated energy infrastructure solutions.

Morocco’s ambitions to become a global hydrogen hub took center stage this week at the World Power-to-X Summit in Marrakech, where government officials and industry leaders offered contrasting perspectives on how to accelerate the sector.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is positioning itself at the forefront of Korea’s energy transition through a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Group, aiming to achieve a 70% renewable energy ratio by 2035.

ADS-TEC Energy GmbH has announced plans for a 1-GW/2-GWh battery energy storage facility in southern Germany, a project designed to provide both grid stability and long-duration storage capacity at a scale rarely seen in the European market.

Repsol, the Iberian Peninsula’s largest hydrogen producer at roughly 360,000 tones per year, has now approved the construction of a 100 MW renewable hydrogen facility at its Cartagena complex, backed by €155 million in Spanish government support.

India’s push into large-scale green hydrogen production is accelerating as NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) opens the door for global and domestic green chemical developers to participate in the 7GW Pudimadaka green hydrogen hub in Andhra Pradesh.

China and South Korea are intensifying their hydrogen agendas, but their approaches highlight different priorities—mobility infrastructure versus stationary power generation.