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French utility Engie plans to construct an 80-MW/320-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Drogenbos, Flemish Brabant, with commercial operations expected by September 2027.

Plans for a 4 km natural gas pipeline intended to supply the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex (SMC) as part of the HyNet hydrogen energy project have been withdrawn, raising questions over the future logistics of the North West UK hydrogen scheme.

Denmark has entered a new phase of its green transition with the inauguration of the HySynergy plant in Fredericia, one of Europe’s first large-scale electrolysis facilities producing certified green hydrogen.

Spain’s accelerating hydrogen economy is gaining new momentum as RIC Energy and Siemens form a strategic partnership to develop large-scale projects in renewable hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and green ammonia.

In today’s energy debates, certain assertions tend to echo most strongly—not because they’re accurate, but because they’re repeated.

Steel exporters to the European Union face a stark reality when the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism begins charging fees on…

European electricity networks registered over 8,600 instances of voltage limit breaches in 2024, representing a more than twentyfold increase from 2015 levels as solar deployment accelerates beyond grid absorption capacity.

The 2025 edition of BP’s Energy Outlook delivers a sobering assessment of hydrogen’s prospects in the global energy transition. Despite widespread policy enthusiasm, the report underscores that hydrogen will remain marginal until at least 2040—unless a rapid and coordinated acceleration in decarbonization occurs.

India’s green hydrogen ambitions received another international vote of confidence this week as Haryana-based Hygenco secured a GBP 22 million (USD 27 million) investment from the UK-backed Neev II Fund, managed by SBICAP Ventures.

Drax Group has moved to strengthen its position in the UK’s energy storage market with a £157.2 million deal to acquire three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects from Apatura.