In Indonesia, Danantara reported that Danantara Indonesia, through PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM) and PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara (Denera), held the inauguration of construction project for the waste-to-electricity management facility of the City of Bekasi, on West Java. The inauguration of the construction of this second PSEL facility forms part of Danantara Indonesia’s efforts […]
In North Carolina, North Carolina State University researchers will help advance biobased manufacturing and rural economic development in the Southeast as part of a regional research initiative backed by up to $160 million from the National Science Foundation. The initiative, known as the BRIDGES Engine, will develop miscanthus and switchgrass for use in biobased products […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Argentina’s fuel ethanol production could reach a record 1.35 billion liters in 2026, driven by rising domestic consumption and expanded corn processing capacity, according to a forecast by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Around 60% of ethanol output will be corn-based, with the remainder produced from sugar. The industry received […]
In the UAE, Fast Company Middle East reported that researchers at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have developed a catalyst that combines desert sand, biochar made from date pits, and nickel for use in hydrogen production. The material was tested in methane decomposition, where it achieved a methane conversion rate of 38% at temperatures between […]
In India, BigInfo reported that Japan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Uttar Pradesh for cooperation in the green hydrogen sector. The MoU was signed by the Uttar Pradesh New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and aims to explore technology collaboration, capacity building, and investment opportunities in the emerging […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, or NEDO, and Kyoto University will build a dedicated beamline for hydrogen energy research at the next-generation SPring-8-II synchrotron facility. The beamline, formally named the Hydrogen Energy Material Multimodal Measurement Beamline and designated BL34XU, will be the first newly […]
In the Netherlands, Nobian and Air Products have signed a long-term agreement for the offtake of RFNBO-compliant, certified hydrogen produced at Nobian’s Rotterdam facility. The certified RFNBO hydrogen is produced at Nobian’s renewables-powered chlor-alkali electrolysis plant, which became in 2025 the first large-scale European renewable hydrogen producer to receive ISCC EU certification for RFNBO. With […]
In Romania, Romania Insider reported that Romania’s Senate has approved legislation updating the framework for integrating renewable and low-carbon hydrogen into the transport and industrial sectors. The legislation would require fuel suppliers, starting in 2030, to ensure that at least 1% of the fuel supplied comes from renewable sources of non-biological origin, including green hydrogen. […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Sunfire has officially broken ground on a Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell test facility at BASF’s Industrial Park Lausitz, a chemical and industrial hub in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg, Germany. BASF InfraService & Solutions Lausitz said it plans to validate its newest and most powerful SOEC product generation under real […]
In Namibia, APA News reported that Namibia has inaugurated Africa’s first fully integrated green hydrogen facility, combining solar power generation, hydrogen production and energy storage in a single ecosystem. The brainchild of Belgium-registered diversified shipping group CMB.TECH, the plant in Namibia’s Walvis Bay brings together a 5MWp solar park, a Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzer and […]
