Browsing: Pacific

Tesla is reportedly securing a $2.11 billion, three-year battery supply deal with South Korea’s Samsung SDI, marking a critical step in its effort to expand energy storage production beyond China.

Utility, a U.S.-based industrial decarbonization company, has signed a project agreement with the Seongnam Municipal Government in South Korea to build and operate an H2Gen® hydrogen demonstration and certification plant.

Just hours before bids were due on October 17, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment abruptly canceled the Clean Hydrogen Power Generation Bidding (CHPS), sending shockwaves through the energy sector.

Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries has taken a key step in maximizing land efficiency for clean energy deployment by piloting a battery stacking solution at its existing Jurong Island energy storage system (ESS).

South Australia is accelerating its clean energy transition with the launch of its first Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM) tender this month, seeking 700MW of long-duration energy storage (LDES) to stabilize the grid as it approaches a 100% net renewables target by 2027.

China has initiated its first scientific drilling campaign for natural hydrogen with the launch of the “Jinhydrogen Ketan 1” well in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, marking a strategic step from theoretical research toward practical evaluation of this emerging energy resource.

Daimler Truck AG, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), and Kawasaki Heavy Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a reliable liquid hydrogen (LH₂) supply chain connecting overseas production hubs with the European hinterland via the Port of Hamburg.

As the world pushes toward carbon neutrality, high-energy-density batteries are emerging as critical enablers for electric vehicles and grid-scale renewable storage.

Longi Hydrogen, a leading Chinese electrolyzer manufacturer, has obtained regional government approval to construct a 1GW alkaline-electrolyzer production facility in Inner Mongolia, signaling a significant expansion in China’s green hydrogen infrastructure.

Spain-based renewable energy developer Iberdrola has acquired the proposed 270 MW / 1,080 MWh Tungkillo Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in South Australia for $492 million from UK-headquartered clean energy firm RES Australia.