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Energy News is rounding up the most-read stories of 2025, highlighting the pivotal shifts shaping the hydrogen and clean energy sectors.

The Federal Network Agency has approved 9,040 kilometers of hydrogen pipeline infrastructure across Germany, representing €18.9 billion in planned investment…

Global electricity generation investment reached $1 trillion annually, while grid spending climbed to only $400 billion, creating infrastructure asymmetry that…

Rising peak loads from fast charging and electrification are forcing grid operators and site owners across Northern Europe to look for alternatives to costly grid reinforcements, and Nordic Booster is betting that second-life truck batteries can close part of that gap.

As the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its fully operational phase on January 1, the policy is shifting from a theoretical deterrent to a real cost line item for exporters of emissions-intensive goods.

In a high-tech factory near Hamburg, robotic arms efficiently assemble proton exchange membrane electrolysers designed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. These machines, produced by Quest One, represent a level of industrial automation far ahead of the company’s current demand, highlighting a persistent imbalance in the green hydrogen market.

Europe’s plastics recycling industry is contracting at a pace not previously recorded, and Brussels is preparing to intervene.

Operations have begun at a 5,000 metric ton per year green ammonia plant in Ramme, Denmark, developed by Skovgaard Energy with Topsoe technology and renewable supply from Vestas, marking a shift toward dynamically operated power to ammonia systems that directly integrate intermittent wind and solar generation without dedicated hydrogen storage.

Sweden’s renewed nuclear ambitions are shifting from policy to project finance as Videberg Kraft, the company tasked with developing new reactors on the Värö Peninsula, formally applies for state aid under a framework adopted earlier this year.