Author: Anela Dokso

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has approved planning for a £75 million long-duration battery energy storage facility at Moneybroom Road, Lisburn — a project positioned to play a pivotal role in Northern Ireland’s transition to a low-carbon, resilient electricity grid.

Europe’s clean energy transition is increasingly looking south, as Morocco positions itself as a strategic partner for the Netherlands in renewable hydrogen supply.

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) represent a strategic advancement in the modernization of distribution networks, yet they introduce significant analytical complexities into expansion planning models.

The green hydrogen sector is navigating a pivotal phase. After a surge of ambitious announcements, over 12.5 million tones of annual capacity now face delays or cancellations.

In a move that could test the commercial viability of natural hydrogen exploration in Canada, MAX Power Mining Corp. has defined the first deep-drilling target specifically designed to locate naturally occurring hydrogen gas within the country’s subsurface.

The escalating demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), driven by the proliferation of electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage solutions, has simultaneously ushered in concerns over end-of-life battery waste.

Both units of Finland’s Loviisa nuclear power plant have resumed power generation following the completion of extended annual outages, marking a critical step in Fortum’s long-term operational and modernization strategy. While the outages ensured continued safety and reliability, they also underscored the operational complexity of extending plant lifetimes amid fuel diversification efforts and infrastructure renewal.

Masdar and Etihad Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore how the country’s expanding rail infrastructure can support large-scale transport of hydrogen and its derivatives, addressing one of the key logistical bottlenecks in developing a viable clean fuel market.

Swiss greentech startup Plan-B Net Zero introduced a hybrid system that merges battery storage, green hydrogen, and artificial intelligence to stabilize power grids and improve energy utilization efficiency, at the DA-CH Hydrogen Symposium in Wiener Neustadt.

The U.S. energy storage sector recorded its strongest quarter on record in Q2 2025, adding 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie.