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The Kansas Department of Commerce, TerraPower, and utility Evergy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate sites for an advanced nuclear reactor and energy storage project, signaling how the sector is responding to mounting grid pressures.

The European Union’s adoption of the Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act (DA) marks the formal completion of the regulatory framework governing renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) and low-carbon hydrogen.

Fortescue has effectively sidelined green hydrogen from its near-term agenda, with the company’s latest climate transition plan omitting any reference to developing projects before 2030.

Australia’s energy storage ambitions are entering a new phase as gravity-based and vanadium technologies move from concept to deployment.

Power to Hydrogen has secured $159,970 in funding from NGIF Accelerator, backed by Shell and FortisBC, to validate its patented anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer technology in the Canadian market.

A team from Chung-Ang University in Seoul and Qingdao University of Science and Technology has unveiled a ruthenium-based nanocatalyst capable of producing hydrogen directly from seawater, addressing one of the critical bottlenecks in sustainable hydrogen generation.

EVE Energy’s latest project in Hebei has pushed the limits of utility-scale storage, signaling how fast the “big-batteries” era is moving from laboratory to grid.

Saudi Arabia’s drive to become a leading exporter of green ammonia advanced with a new agreement between Larsen & Toubro’s renewables business and ACWA Power for the Yanbu Green Ammonia Project.

Namibia’s green hydrogen ambitions are expanding rapidly, but a shortage of qualified workers threatens to stall progress. Government projections anticipate producing between 10 and 15 million tonnes of hydrogen equivalent annually by 2050, with intermediate targets of 1–2 million tonnes by 2030 and 5–7 million tonnes by 2040.

A unanimous vote by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has set in motion a comprehensive update of reliability standards for the U.S. bulk power system, aimed at addressing evolving cybersecurity threats, supply chain risks, and the resilience of electric infrastructure in extreme cold.