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Project Kirkenær, the first permanent geological CO2 removal initiative by Norwegian developer Carbon Centric, has cleared a key milestone with the successful completion of the Puro.earth Preliminary Assessment.

Global renewable energy installed capacity stood at 4.1TW in 2025. According to GlobalData’s latest “Renewable Energy: Strategic Intelligence” report, that figure is forecast to reach 8.4TW by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 13% over six years.

The European Commission has approved $283 million (€260 million) in Belgian state aid to support a major carbon capture and storage initiative in Antwerp, signaling renewed momentum for industrial decarbonization in Europe’s most concentrated chemical and manufacturing clusters.

Robert Bosch GmbH has introduced a new hydrogen fuel cell system designed specifically for public transport buses, expanding its portfolio of hydrogen propulsion technologies for commercial vehicles.

The United Kingdom’s hydrogen strategy is beginning to move from policy design to project execution. One of the first tangible signs of this transition is the final investment decision for the West Wales Hydrogen project, a 20 megawatt green hydrogen facility planned for Milford Haven.

Researchers from Ulm University and Friedrich Schiller University Jena have now demonstrated a material system capable of storing solar-derived energy for several days and converting it into hydrogen when required.

Within hours of US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, Brent crude surged toward $110 a barrel,…

The aviation sector, the fastest-growing contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, is confronting a structural decarbonization challenge. Sustainable aviation fuels now account for less than one percent of global jet fuel demand, yet the UK has set a target of 22 percent SAF use by 2040.

Volkswagen AG is expanding beyond vehicle electrification into grid scale energy storage and electricity trading, signaling a shift toward integrating mobility, energy infrastructure, and power market participation.

In January 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a public admission that would have been politically unthinkable a decade earlier:…