Colombia’s Ecopetrol and Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have signed an agreement to develop feasibility studies and engineering work for a pilot Power to Liquid (PtL) synthetic fuel facility in Cartagena.
Google and Italian energy storage developer Energy Dome are advancing a 23 MW/200 MWh carbon dioxide battery project in County Offaly, Ireland, aimed at demonstrating how long duration energy storage (LDES) can support renewable heavy grids.
Energy developer NatPower and Tesla have signed an agreement to deploy 25 GWh of battery storage capacity across Italy and the United Kingdom, representing the first stage of a broader programme that could require up to $5 billion in investment.
A pilot project in Elche, Spain is testing whether agricultural and forestry waste can become a scalable feedstock for renewable hydrogen through thermochemical conversion.
Syntholene Energy’s completion of a geothermal integrated Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) demonstration facility in Húsavík, Iceland introduces a technical approach that seeks to partially decouple hydrogen production from full electrical dependence by integrating geothermal heat into the process.
Poland’s transition from a rapidly transforming economy into a more sustainable and technology driven system was highlighted in Hanoi as a potential reference point for countries such as Vietnam seeking to accelerate their own green development pathways.
Norway is accelerating efforts to develop hydrogen powered maritime transport as LH2 Shipping secures NOK 344.3 million in support from Enova for two additional liquid hydrogen (LH₂) powered bulk carriers.
Southern Europe’s hydrogen strategy is increasingly shifting from national targets to regional industrial hubs, with Sicily moving forward on a project designed to combine renewable generation, industrial decarbonization, and energy security.
