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Cummins has decided to halt hydrogen electrolyzer production at its facility in Oevel, ending nearly 25 years of activity at the site formerly known as Hydrogenics. According to labor unions, around 100 jobs will be lost, adding to roughly 100 positions already cut by the end of 2024 as the company downsizes its hydrogen business.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an electrolyte architecture that enables protons to conduct charge via a “hopping” mechanism, offering an alternative to volatile, flammable liquids that dominate conventional battery designs such as lithium‑ion.

The UK’s hydrogen strategy is increasingly defined by whether projects can move beyond policy ambition and anchor demand in existing industrial systems. That tension sits at the core of a newly signed memorandum of understanding between Hy24 and Hynamics UK, which sets out plans to develop a £300 million green hydrogen facility in Fawley.

Global electricity demand growth is now outpacing total energy demand growth, a structural shift that is forcing policymakers and investors to rethink how energy systems are measured and planned.

European hydrogen executives are urging the European Union to introduce “Made in Europe” requirements for state funded hydrogen projects, a move they argue is necessary to prevent a repeat of the solar manufacturing collapse of the 2000s, according to Reuters.

Vallourec has signed a memorandum of understanding with Baker Hughes aimed squarely at the compression storage interface, a segment where efficiency losses and capital intensity frequently undermine project bankability.

Statkraft has commissioned what it describes as Ireland’s first four-hour grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System at its Cushaling site in County Offaly, a move that targets curtailment economics as much as grid stability.

Final investment decisions remain the main bottleneck for Europe’s green hydrogen pipeline, which makes ITM Power’s latest notice to proceed notable more for what it signals than for its size.

More than 30 emissions trading systems are now in force or under development worldwide, according to the International Carbon Action Partnership, and the maritime sector is increasingly caught between overlapping carbon regimes.

Kazakhstan’s pitch to deepen energy ties with Germany comes as Europe continues to recalibrate its supply chains under tighter climate and security constraints.