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As the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its fully operational phase on January 1, the policy is shifting from a theoretical deterrent to a real cost line item for exporters of emissions-intensive goods.

Brazil’s federal government has committed more than BRL 59 million to a green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Paraíba, signaling a more targeted phase of the country’s energy transition strategy that links decarbonization with industrial competitiveness and fertilizer security.

South Korea’s battery and automotive sectors are moving toward tighter vertical integration as Samsung SDI and KG Mobility formalize a new memorandum of understanding to co-develop advanced battery pack technologies for electric vehicles, centered on Samsung SDI’s 46-series cylindrical cells.

China’s energy storage market is increasingly shifting from pilot-scale deployments to standardized, high-volume procurement, and CATL’s newly announced three-year memorandum of understanding with Sieyuan reflects that transition.

German developer Möhring Energie has signed a framework agreement with the Mauritanian government that grants access to tax incentives under the country’s Hydrogen Code, a regulatory package enacted in September 2024 to accelerate large scale Power to X investment.

In a high-tech factory near Hamburg, robotic arms efficiently assemble proton exchange membrane electrolysers designed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. These machines, produced by Quest One, represent a level of industrial automation far ahead of the company’s current demand, highlighting a persistent imbalance in the green hydrogen market.

NTPC has unveiled plans for a green hydrogen facility at its NETRA campus in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, designed to produce one tonne of hydrogen per day.

California’s approval of a 500 MW energy storage project capable of delivering power continuously for up to eight hours underscores how rapidly long duration storage is moving from modeling exercise to permitting reality.

China has inaugurated its first million-tonne near-zero-carbon steel production line in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, signaling a significant step in the decarbonization of the steel industry.

Europe’s plastics recycling industry is contracting at a pace not previously recorded, and Brussels is preparing to intervene.