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Oman has awarded two green hydrogen projects in Duqm with a combined targeted production capacity of approximately 121,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually by 2032, while launching a new tender linking renewable energy development with the growing electricity demand of AI data centers.
The Netherlands is targeting 110 GWh of battery energy storage capacity by 2040, establishing its first national benchmark for storage deployment as grid congestion increasingly constrains renewable energy integration and new connections.
An IEA special report launched at COP31 says better resource efficiency and waste recovery could cut emissions by more than 1.5 Gt a year by 2035.
The IEA says Belém Pledge countries are growing faster, but 2030 sustainable fuel demand is still about 30% below the needed path. 32 countries signed.
The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its Renewables 2026 report, identifies energy security as a major driver of renewable deployment, while highlighting the growing need for storage and flexibility as solar and wind take a larger share of electricity generation.
Germany’s 30 MW Bad Lauchstädt energy park has produced its first green hydrogen, marking the start of integrated testing across a value chain designed to connect renewable electricity generation with industrial demand.
HyTerra is withdrawing from its natural hydrogen project in Nebraska and concentrating its exploration budget on the wholly owned Kansas Rift Play, while postponing its next planned well until 2027.
Sahamco Holding BV has completed advanced pre-feasibility studies for the first phase of a planned $25 billion green hydrogen and renewable ammonia complex in Morocco’s Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region.
Portugal has launched competitive procedures to allocate up to 1,050 MVA of grid connection capacity to battery energy storage projects, marking its first auctions of this kind since 2021.
EU non-household electricity prices averaged EUR 0.18 per kWh in H1 2026, down 5.4% year on year, with 19 countries lower and 8 higher, Eurostat says.
