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Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have joined forces to establish the ENABLE platform, a $750,000 initiative aimed at accelerating BESS deployment across the region.

Gurīn Energy has tapped Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, to supply a 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for a standalone project in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture.

With a projected annual output of 120,000 tonnes of green hydrogen, China’s latest industrial filing in Bayannur signals the country’s deepening commitment to large-scale hydrogen infrastructure despite global headwinds.

Hyundai Motor’s all-new NEXO hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), launched on June 10 with a maximum range of 720 km and prices starting at 76.44 million won, arrives at a time when South Korea’s hydrogen vehicle ecosystem is struggling to match infrastructure with ambitions.

At the end of this month, a long-dormant 105 billion won liquid hydrogen facility in Changwon is expected to start operations under new ownership.

DEE Development Engineers Ltd (DDEL) has partnered with International Clean-Tech Partner on the installation of modular hydrogen production systems in India and Thailand, signaling DDEL’s entry into the green hydrogen market.

In recent analysis from BloombergNEF, the anticipated slowdown in the electrolyzer market underscores the critical challenges the hydrogen sector is facing.

Thor Energy’s strategic expansion in the natural hydrogen sector marks a significant development at the HyRange Project in South Australia, with the company enlarging its tenement holding by 303 square kilometres.

With projects in India, Europe, and Southeast Asia moving into advanced planning or early deployment phases, hydrogen’s transition from a policy aspiration to a commercial reality is gaining traction—though challenges remain, particularly around scale, capital expenditure, and offtake certainty.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) informed that its Wind Hunter Project, known for its innovative use of wind power at sea to produce hydrogen, has caught the attention of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).