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India’s push to establish itself as a global green hydrogen leader has encountered a setback. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has withdrawn a high-profile tender to establish at least two large-scale green hydrogen hubs, citing challenges likely tied to technical feasibility, capacity demands, and possibly lukewarm private sector interest.

As South Africa intensifies its bid to position itself as a key player in the global hydrogen economy, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Germany’s KfW Development Bank have formalised a €17-million memorandum of understanding (MoU) to close persistent funding gaps in green hydrogen development.

Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceará has secured a major endorsement of its clean energy ambitions as the World Bank approved a $134 million package to accelerate green hydrogen production at the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex (CIPP).

The proposed Tiwi Hydrogen Project—once a high-profile 2.4 GW green hydrogen export initiative off Australia’s Northern Territory coast—has been formally withdrawn from federal environmental review, marking the end of a venture that once held “major project” status in Australia’s energy transition strategy.

Lhyfe, a France-based green hydrogen producer, has successfully conducted combustion tests using 100% renewable hydrogen in the ceramics sector of Spain’s Valencia region—signaling a potentially scalable pathway to decarbonize one of the country’s most energy-intensive industries.

Hynamics UK, a subsidiary of France’s EDF Group, has partnered with hydrogen investment firm Hy24 to develop a £300 million green hydrogen production facility at ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery and petrochemical complex in Hampshire.

Primary Hydrogen Corp. has launched Phase 2 of its natural hydrogen exploration program across its Atlantic Canada projects, marking a focused effort to uncover viable natural hydrogen accumulations in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Brazil’s ambition to become a global green hydrogen exporter has hit a critical regulatory roadblock. On July 3, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) filed a civil action seeking the immediate suspension of all activities at a hydrogen production facility under construction in the Export Processing Zone (ZPE) of Parnaíba, Piauí.

Hyundai Motor India’s decision to anchor a ₹100 crore hydrogen R&D facility within IIT Madras’ Discovery Campus signals more than corporate social responsibility—it positions the company at the intersection of industrial decarbonization, domestic innovation policy, and India’s long-range energy independence goals.

As European power markets deepen their reliance on renewables, a new structural imbalance is emerging. While solar and wind capacity continues to surge, weakened demand and limited system flexibility are compressing capture rates and undermining standalone renewables’ profitability.