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After taking a majority stake in Italy’s PotisEdge, Longi says it aims to become an integrated “solar-storage-hydrogen energy solutions provider.” Technical details remain unclear, but the Chinese firm has suggested it will develop “closed loop” systems by combining its solar PV and alkaline electrolyser technologies with PotisEdge’s BESS. “Solar is the creator of clean energy, energy storage is the stabiliser of the power system, and hydrogen is the regulator that balances it all,” said Longi Vice-President Dennis She. PotisEdge makes battery-based storage systems for residential, commercial, and grid-level applications, as well as energy management systems. Longi claimed this will provide [...]

Under the strategy, solar provides cheap generation, batteries will handle short-term balancing, while hydrogen acts as the long-duration regulator that stabilises the wider energy system. “Solar is the creator of clean energy, energy storage is the stabiliser of the power system, and hydrogen is the regulator that balances it all,” explained Dennis She, Longi’s Vice President. Longi’s new utility-scale battery energy storage product will sit alongside its existing alkaline electrolyser range.  The turnkey lithium-ion solution is aimed at developers and utilities. The company said the system is designed to help electrolysers operate more efficiently and flexibly when paired with renewable [...]

Alstom told H2 View the suspension applies only to an Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)-related development and that wider hydrogen activities are continuing. The company said it has delivered the IPCEI-backed prototype railway fuel cell and remains in “regular and responsible dialogue” with the French Government over next steps. However, France’s decision to halt its contribution effectively blocks Alstom’s access to its share of EU support, as IPCEIs require matching national funding. An Alstom representative told H2 View, “Alstom is engaged in regular and responsible dialogue with the French government with a view to identifying solutions to ensure [...]

Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co. (AHG) plans to build the gas production and distribution facility in Oxagon’s industrial quarter, and eyes starting early operations in late 2026. The phased development will see ground broken in February next year, with subsequent phases due to start in 2028. AHG has not announced the plant’s planned capacity or output. It comes as Neom anticipates growing industrial gas demand from future manufacturing bases that will be set up within the futuristic industrial city. The pair say the plant will reduce reliance on long-distance gas imports, minimise supply chain disruptions, and cut emissions [...]

Under the framework agreement, Uniper has secured the rights to use Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s cracker technology, enabling it to move quickly once it decides to build the plants. Uniper is currently carrying out pre-FEED work for the first commercial-scale ammonia cracker at its Wilhelmshaven site, a phase intended to firm up the design, costs and overall feasibility. In parallel, the company tasked Electric Hydrogen with designing a 200MW electrolyser last year as the first module of a planned 1GW green hydrogen plant that will operate alongside a green ammonia import terminal at the same hub. Uniper will begin full FEED studies [...]

While the announcement does not constitute a final investment decision (FID), the German energy firm will begin preparing more detailed plans for the project ahead of an event on 12 February 2026. The company has not disclosed how much green hydrogen and e-fuels will be produced in Oulu. Hy2Gen’s proposed plan is expected to position Oulu as the largest hub for synthetic fuel production in the Baltic Sea region based on the number of power-to-X projects being developed here. This includes Verso Energy’s €1.4bn sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility, which will produce up to 80,000 tonnes per year of the [...]

Under a new memorandum of understanding (MOU), the pair will look to integrate an Air Liquide-developed carbon capture-equipped autothermal reforming (ATR) unit with Aster’s refining and petrochemical infrastructure. Both firms said the work would support Singapore’s low-carbon hydrogen goals and its Net Zero by 2050 strategy. According to Air Liquide, its ATR process can enable a carbon capture rate of up to 99%. The industrial gas firm’s Singapore CEO, Tina Loke, said the company would use its experience of over 30 ATR installations worldwide to develop the plans. Aster operates refining and petrochemical facilities on Bukom and Jurong Island, where [...]

Alstom was set to be backed with state-aid funding allocated under the EU’s Hy2Tech Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) scheme. However, France’s decision to halt its contribution effectively blocks Alstom’s access to its share of EU support, as IPCEIs require matching national funding. While Alstom has suspended work at its hydrogen subsidiary, it is redeploying staff and continuing to fulfil existing hydrogen train orders in France, Italy and Germany. Alstom launched the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train, the Coradia iLint, in Germany in 2022. Although the model has since been trialled across Europe, its flagship deployment in Lower [...]