Author: Anela Dokso

A €25 million green hydrogen project in Austria is moving forward with a final investment decision, highlighting how hydrogen is increasingly being positioned as a tool for decarbonizing industrial processes that already rely on hydrogen as a chemical input. The Bergla project in western Styria, developed by Energie Steiermark, aims to replace fossil derived hydrogen with renewable hydrogen in tungsten production, targeting one of the more technically challenging areas of industrial emissions reduction. Construction of the 5 MW facility is scheduled to begin in 2026, with operations expected to start in 2027. The project’s first industrial customer will be Wolfram…

Europe’s upcoming recycled content requirements could force a fundamental restructuring of automotive material flows, with Volkswagen warning that the industry will need to process significantly more end-of-life vehicles to meet future obligations.

The European Union is preparing a major expansion of carbon pricing with the introduction of the second emissions trading system, ETS2, covering buildings, road transport, and additional sectors from 2028.

Peru is moving toward establishing a new renewable hydrogen and green ammonia export platform with the approval of a major port infrastructure project designed to support future clean fuel markets.

China Energy Group has reported the successful development of a hydrogen coal co combustion technology capable of achieving a 50% hydrogen blending ratio by heat value, while also demonstrating the ability to operate with 100% pure hydrogen combustion under test conditions.

Wärtsilä is testing a 100% hydrogen fueled engine in Bermeo, northern Spain, in what the company describes as the first large scale demonstration of a pure hydrogen engine supplying electricity to a national grid.

Three cities in Mindanao have been selected to receive technical assistance and feasibility study support aimed at creating inclusive circular economy public private partnerships (PPPs).

Denmark is placing carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the center of its industrial climate strategy with a subsidy package worth up to 16.5 billion Danish crowns, approximately $2.55 billion, for Aalborg Portland’s carbon capture project.

Southeast Asia’s ambition to create an interconnected electricity market remains constrained by a missing regional framework for cross border power trade, according to Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Despite years of discussion around the ASEAN Power Grid, member states have yet to establish a common implementation mechanism that defines how electricity interconnections should operate across national borders.

Germany’s hydrogen economy is moving from strategy papers toward industrial commitments, with EWE and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH signing a long-term agreement for the supply of 10,000 tons of green hydrogen annually from 2030.