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Europe’s electricity system is facing a temporary but highly visible test of its ability to manage fast changes in renewable generation as Wednesday’s solar eclipse reduces photovoltaic output across parts of the continent.

Tthe United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) signed a Joint Declaration establishing a framework for cooperation on the circular economy, advanced batteries and green industrial development.

Stricter carbon accounting for electrolytic hydrogen does not necessarily undermine project economics, but it also does not ensure that subsidized hydrogen is genuinely low carbon, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Mannheim.

Smoltek Hydrogen and Heraeus Precious Metals are preparing a 3,000 hour durability test of a porous transport electrode designed to operate with less than 0.1 mg of iridium per square centimeter.

Inter RAO, one of Russia’s largest energy companies with a net profit of approximately €1.3 billion in 2025, was added…

Spain’s industrial decarbonization strategy gained another financial boost after Hydnum Steel secured a €150 million investment commitment from the Co-investment Fund (FOCO), strengthening funding for what is planned to become the Iberian Peninsula’s first fossil fuel free steel plant.

Germany’s strategy to build an industrial scale hydrogen economy has reached another operational milestone as the first volumes of green hydrogen have been produced during commissioning at RWE’s 300 MW electrolyzer project in Lingen.

Dutch startup Ore Energy has secured what it describes as continental Europe’s largest iron air battery agreement, alongside a $43 million Series A funding round that will support commercialization of its long duration energy storage technology.

Essar Group plans to invest £4.3 billion ($5.79 billion) in low carbon energy projects at its Stanlow Manufacturing Complex by 2035, underscoring the growing role existing refining infrastructure is expected to play in the United Kingdom’s industrial decarbonization strategy.

The PosHYdon pilot project has successfully produced green hydrogen on the operational Q13a-A platform off the Dutch coast, marking the first demonstration of hydrogen production integrated with offshore wind power and active natural gas production on a working offshore installation.