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As Belgium prepares for the 2025 nuclear phase-out, grid reliability is emerging as a central challenge. The latest response comes from Kallo, Beveren, where ENGIE and NHOA Energy have started construction on a 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)—a project positioned as both a symbol of transition and a technical asset in Belgium’s evolving energy infrastructure.

While most developers rely on simplified spreadsheets or generic LCOH calculators, Verdigy is betting on a more granular, system-integrated approach. At a recent Energy News webinar, Dr. Karen Das, simulation software lead at Verdigy, presented Energize, the company’s digital twin platform designed to simulate green hydrogen ecosystems with high fidelity and operational realism.

The recently concluded IPOSH (Innovative Process Design for Offshore Hydrogen) project—led by H2sea, Bosch Thin Metal Technologies, and TNO—claims to have achieved a 10–20% reduction in the Levelised Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH). While the figure is significant, the implications rest heavily on whether the novel system integration approach can translate into real-world commercial deployments.

Green hydrogen electrolysis at industrial scale remains an unfulfilled promise across much of Europe—but in Groningen, the Netherlands, a key facility has now produced its first hydrogen under elevated pressure and temperature, marking a milestone in real-world electrolysis testing.

Italy’s first industrial application of green hydrogen blending is set to begin this September, when food giant Granarolo starts receiving a supply of gas mixed with up to 20% green hydrogen.

General Motors has suspended plans to build its $55 million hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing facility in Detroit, Michigan.

With global interest in natural (white) hydrogen gaining momentum, HyTerra is pushing forward with a 12-month exploration campaign in Kansas—one of the few active U.S. hydrogen plays—despite ongoing uncertainty around well testing standards and subsurface behavior.

ACWA Power, the Saudi energy transition and desalination giant, has signed $500 million worth of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with leading American companies, reinforcing its strategic alignment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and deepening its role in global decarbonization efforts.

Masdar and Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna announced a landmark collaboration to develop up to 500MW of baseload renewable energy backed by battery energy storage systems (BESS), alongside 2GW of additional storage deployments across the country.

As global demand for scalable, fire-safe, and cost-effective energy storage intensifies, lithium-ion technologies—despite their dominance—are facing growing scrutiny over thermal instability and sustainability concerns. A team of Korean researchers may now be offering a viable alternative through a breakthrough in zinc-ion battery architecture, anchored by a novel graphene-coated current collector.