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Spain’s Fundación Ciudad de la Energía (CIUDEN) has completed operational testing of a sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery storage facility designed to integrate with green hydrogen production.

Europe’s refining sector could become the launchpad for green hydrogen adoption, with regulatory pressure under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) driving demand that smaller industrial users alone could not achieve.

By 2035, natural gas production in the Eastern Mediterranean is projected to peak at 100 billion cubic meters (bcm) annually, according to new modeling by the H2Zero Research Unit.

Global demand for lithium-ion batteries is projected to more than double within the next five years, driven by the expansion of electric mobility, grid-scale storage, and consumer electronics. While cell chemistry has advanced rapidly, the electrode manufacturing process remains a major bottleneck in both cost and energy efficiency.

Wrexham University has set out plans for a modular laboratory dedicated to green hydrogen research. Planning documents submitted to Wrexham County Borough Council outline a facility built from prefabricated container-style units, positioned between the university’s main campus building and the sports centre.

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has formalized a strategic partnership with the Bureau of Industrial and Labour Affairs of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance cooperation in green hydrogen.

Libya’s eastern-based government is advancing into renewable energy with a proposed green hydrogen project projected to produce one million tones annually for international export.

Oman is sharpening its international outreach on hydrogen as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Mohsen bin Hamad Al Hadhrami, met senior officials in Seoul this week to explore deeper cooperation with South Korea.

Svalbard Kjernekraft has formally submitted a proposal to the Governor of Svalbard for an assessment programme to evaluate the installation of a small modular reactor (SMR) in Longyearbyen, marking the first step toward establishing nuclear power on the Arctic archipelago.

At the FICCI Green Hydrogen Summit 2025 in New Delhi, India signaled sharper momentum in its hydrogen strategy, unveiling project allocations that collectively represent 862,000 tonnes of annual production capacity.