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European companies are entering an unusual phase of the energy transition: while renewable hydrogen production is expanding faster than demand, some buyers are signaling a readiness to pay sharply higher prices for the clean fuel.

The UK energy sector may see up to 960 MW of advanced nuclear capacity at Hartlepool under a newly signed agreement between Centrica and X-Energy, marking a significant shift toward small-modular reactor deployment as the country contends with retiring baseload assets and rising decarbonization targets.

Global hydrogen demand is projected to exceed 500 million tones a year by mid-century, yet most low-carbon supply options remain expensive or constrained by infrastructure. A recent analysis from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies spotlights an emerging pathway: stimulated geologic hydrogen production.

Lithuania is accelerating its clean-power agenda with a €130 million order for battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Rolls-Royce Power Systems, marking the manufacturer’s largest single storage contract to date.

ElevenEs, a Luxembourg-based developer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, is evaluating a €600 million gigafactory in Poland, with construction targeted for late 2027.

At London International Shipping Week, the UK government announced £448 million ($609 million) in public funding for green maritime technologies, part of a £1.1 billion package with private investors.

Spain is preparing to inject unprecedented resources into its power network as surging demand from hydrogen, renewables, and data infrastructure strains the country’s existing grid.

Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a global hub for green hydrogen gained new traction with a memorandum of understanding between Stargate Hydrogen and the Kingdom’s Research, Development, and Innovation Authority (RDI).

Global investment in clean hydrogen has surged from $10 billion in 2020 to $75 billion in 2024, a trajectory that…

Hydrogen could play a pivotal role in protecting hybrid renewable plants from the economic drag of curtailment, according to new research from Italy’s University of Cagliari.