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Cemex Ventures’ latest investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions places waste derived hydrogen and syngas back into focus as potential decarbonization tools, while also raising questions about scalability, cost competitiveness, and real emissions impact in clinker production.

Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that battery related recalls now account for a growing share of electric vehicle safety actions in the US, even as overall EV fire incidents remain statistically rare compared with internal combustion vehicles.

The strategic recalibration underway at Korea’s leading battery manufacturers reflects a hard data point confronting the North American market. After years of capacity expansion tied to electric vehicle growth forecasts, US automakers are now pulling back.

Tesla closed at $411.11 on February 6, gaining 3.5%, before extending modest overnight gains to $414.13. The company’s market capitalization hovers around $1.37 trillion, yet investor sentiment is increasingly influenced by Tesla’s pivot from a pure electric vehicle manufacturer to a vertically integrated energy and physical AI infrastructure platform.

Cummins Inc. has terminated its electrolyzer operations, abandoning a business segment that executives projected would generate $400 million in annual…

Brazil’s biofuels sector has long been anchored in ethanol, but mounting pressure to decarbonize aviation and diversify feedstocks is shifting attention toward less conventional pathways.

Vema Hydrogen has drilled its first two pilot wells in Quebec, launching what it describes as the world’s first field test of Engineered Mineral Hydrogen, a method designed to produce hydrogen directly from subsurface rock formations.

With carbon capture and storage infrastructure advancing unevenly across the Midwest, Iowa lawmakers are now testing whether fiscal policy should shape the state’s role as a CO2 transport corridor.

Aypa Power, a utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewables developer backed by Blackstone, has closed a USD 1.5 billion debt financing facility aimed at accelerating the construction of its battery energy storage system portfolio through 2028.

Chile’s Ministry of Energy has launched a public consultation on the updated National Green Hydrogen Strategy 2026–2030, signaling a recalibration of the country’s ambitions six years after the original roadmap.