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.
India is allocating 30 KTPA of green hydrogen production capacity across four major oil refineries, signaling a more targeted effort to move hydrogen from policy ambition into industrial applications where demand already exists.
General Motors is reducing its exposure to large scale EV battery manufacturing, selling its 49.99% stake in a $3.5 billion battery joint venture with Samsung SDI as slower US electric vehicle growth forces automakers to reassess capacity, chemistry and capital allocation.
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.
