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Latin America’s ambitions for large-scale energy storage are moving from concept to construction with Zelestra’s Aurora project, a 1 GWh hybrid solar-plus-storage plant now underway in northern Chile.

With Alberta’s Premier touting hydrogen as the province’s “next trillion dollar industry,” energy watchers are turning their gaze to the largely untapped potential of natural hydrogen—and REV Exploration Corp. is moving quickly to stake a claim.

Electric Hydrogen’s 100 MW HYPRPlant will power what’s projected to become the world’s largest eFuels production facility—Infinium’s “Project Roadrunner” in Texas.

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.

McPhy Energy, once a prominent name in the European electrolyser market, is moving towards a court-supervised asset sale followed by judicial liquidation, after failing to attract a solvent investor or acquirer.

Canada has taken a critical step forward in its nuclear energy strategy with formal approval for the construction of the nation’s first small modular reactor (SMR), the BWRX-300. The project, located at Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Darlington site,will see GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) begin work immediately.

Honda’s decision to postpone its $10–11 billion EV supply chain project in Ontario underscores the volatility now defining North America’s…

The global steel industry is responsible for approximately 11% of worldwide CO2 emissions. Within Canada, the steel industry contributes 2% to national emissions, equating to over 2.4 billion Canadian dollars to the GDP, while employing over 23,000 workers directly.