Author: Anela Dokso

Meridian Energy has completed New Zealand’s first grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) — a 100 MW/200 MWh facility located at Ruakaka, Northland.

The recent passage of Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ through the House has stirred considerable debate about its potential impact on the industry. As the bill awaits a critical Senate decision, stakeholders are faced with a mix of uncertainty and hope regarding the future of hydrogen energy. Central to this discussion is the significant economic impact that the proposed legislation could have on green hydrogen projects. If the bill is enacted in its current form, it could result in the loss of approximately 80% of the green hydrogen tax credits anticipated by companies, amounting to nearly $30 billion. This financial…

With electricity demand expected to surge by 26 GW by 2035, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has positioned itself at the forefront of U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) development, filing a permit application to build the country’s first commercial-scale SMR at its Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Intersect Power has secured $837 million to develop 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Texas—an award-winning transaction that signals how utility-scale storage is evolving to serve not only grid stability but also the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Germany and the Netherlands have committed €600 million to a joint tender aimed at jumpstarting renewable hydrogen imports into Northwest Europe.

BP has exited its joint development of the 250MW H2-Fifty project in the Port of Rotterdam—a decision that signals both strategic recalibration and the financial headwinds confronting early-stage electrolytic hydrogen ventures. HyCC, BP’s former partner, will instead pursue a similarly sized standalone project, H2Next, shifting timelines and partnerships but retaining ambition in Europe’s largest port.

Solar-powered hydrogen production has long promised zero-emissions fuel from abundant sunlight and water, but the pathway to commercialization remains obstructed by slow, costly manufacturing processes.

A global dataset of 5,360 large infrastructure projects reveals that virtually no energy sector escapes budgetary slippage—but nuclear infrastructure stands out as the most financially volatile.

Sarawak is positioning itself as a future exporter, yet the state’s hydrogen ambitions remain constrained by structural and economic hurdles. Despite policy alignment and hydropower advantages, short-term investor caution and skill shortages continue to inhibit momentum.

The detection of hydrogen concentrations exceeding 96% and helium up to 5% in mud gas samples from HyTerra’s recently drilled Sue Duroche 3 well marks a notable development for natural hydrogen exploration in North America.