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Honda Motor Co. is consolidating its electric vehicle strategy in North America by acquiring full ownership of its Ohio battery production facility from LG Energy Solution for approximately $2.9 billion.

Nissan’s Melbourne production facility now offers a small but instructive case study, pairing a 100 kW rooftop solar system with a 120 kWh battery energy storage unit built from retired Nissan Leaf batteries, as manufacturers test whether circular energy systems can deliver measurable operational value rather than symbolic sustainability claims.

Rising peak loads from fast charging and electrification are forcing grid operators and site owners across Northern Europe to look for alternatives to costly grid reinforcements, and Nordic Booster is betting that second-life truck batteries can close part of that gap.

China’s push to align offshore wind expansion with hydrogen production took a concrete step in Hainan after Mingyang Smart Energy confirmed it had produced its first kilogram of hydrogen using electricity generated directly from offshore wind.

KPI Green Energy has secured three contracts from NTPC worth a combined Rs. 128.49 crore for a plasma gasification–based green hydrogen project, signaling growing institutional interest in thermochemical pathways that link decarbonization with waste management.

Rockcheck New Energy Group has placed 65 hydrogen powered heavy duty trucks into service across logistics and port operations in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, a scale that begins to test whether hydrogen mobility can function reliably outside subsidized pilots.

As the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its fully operational phase on January 1, the policy is shifting from a theoretical deterrent to a real cost line item for exporters of emissions-intensive goods.

Brazil’s federal government has committed more than BRL 59 million to a green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Paraíba, signaling a more targeted phase of the country’s energy transition strategy that links decarbonization with industrial competitiveness and fertilizer security.

South Korea’s battery and automotive sectors are moving toward tighter vertical integration as Samsung SDI and KG Mobility formalize a new memorandum of understanding to co-develop advanced battery pack technologies for electric vehicles, centered on Samsung SDI’s 46-series cylindrical cells.