Europe’s push to decarbonize refining is increasingly shifting from policy targets to physical assets, with Plug Power completing the installation of 100 megawatts of PEM electrolyzers at Galp’s Sines refinery in Portugal.
UK aviation decarbonization policy is entering a more exposed phase as government funding for hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel is rolled out alongside some of Europe’s most contested airport expansion projects.
Six renewable hydrogen projects awarded under the 2024 Innovation Fund auction secured €270.6 million in grants, translating into an average support level well below €1 per kilogram for several winners.
Lhyfe’s supply of France’s first motorway hydrogen station accessible to heavy goods vehicles marks a tangible shift from hydrogen mobility pilots to operational logistics infrastructure.
Brazilian federal court ruling has suspended the environmental license of Solatio’s 3 gigawatt H2V Piauí project in Parnaíba, citing the absence of authorized water use and the risk of overloading the regional power grid.
Mejillones Ammonia Energy has secured environmental approval for its $2.5 billion Volta project in Antofagasta, a planned 620,000 tonne per year green ammonia facility that now moves closer to final environmental qualification following clearance from the regional Environmental Assessment Commission in late December 2025.
Europe’s renewable hydrogen market received a major boost as the European Commission approved a €200 million state aid package for hydrogen projects in Germany, matched by an equal contribution from the Government of Canada.
Egypt’s green hydrogen ambitions are increasingly defined by execution rather than announcements, with Scatec’s 100 megawatt project in the Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone now serving as a functioning pilot for export-oriented renewable hydrogen and ammonia.
India added more than 49 GW of non fossil fuel capacity in 2025, lifting total installed clean power to 266.78 GW, yet the country’s green hydrogen ambitions remain constrained less by generation than by demand certainty.
Fusion Fuel’s decision to launch a €30 million green hydrogen investment platform signals a shift toward financing structures aimed at managing project risk and accelerating investment decisions rather than simply expanding hydrogen capacity ambitions.
