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Utility-scale storage expanded as Sumitomo Corporation and Gresham House advanced a 694 MW UK BESS portfolio. Vattenfall’s Bruzaholm wind farm added 38 MW/38 MWh storage for grid flexibility. Repsol’s Pinnington solar project in Texas entered ERCOT operation, increasing zero‑carbon capacity.
Repsol’s renewable diesel plant in Puertollano began 200,000 t/yr production from waste oils, integrating biogas‑derived hydrogen and supplying SAF. Axens and XCF Global agreed to commercialize HEFA deployments, supporting additional SAF and renewable‑diesel capacity.
The EIF committed €200 million to Advanced Bioenergy Fund II to scale industrial biomethane. The Netherlands granted long‑term operating support for the EemsGas biomethane project. EnviTec Biogas’ EnviThan unit for Gasum will increase Danish grid‑quality output.
Gas transport shifted to hydrogen as the first section of the national hydrogen network in Rotterdam was commissioned. Operators agreed a Netherlands–Germany hydrogen corridor. EPC advanced on the Djewels green hydrogen plant in Delfzijl.
Eni CCUS Holding secured £500m+ financing to progress Liverpool Bay CCS and other projects toward multi‑Mt/yr storage. The EU’s Innovation Fund Heat Auction awarded €400m to electrify industrial heat, displacing gas across energy‑intensive sectors.
Critical inputs advanced as LKAB’s Luleå critical‑minerals industrial park gained a permit to recover phosphorus and rare earths. Hycamite’s 200 kt/yr graphite project targets EU battery supply. Vattenfall used low‑emission steel from SSAB to lower PV embodied CO2. Also, BASF’s hot‑gas welding process for PPA supports e‑mobility and fuel‑cell components.
Alternative marine fuels progressed with Rotterdam’s first ethanol bunkering for a biomethanol‑fueled container ship. A ship‑to‑ship ammonia bunkering simulation provided operational guidance for safe future deployment.
Gas supply developments included Eni’s long‑term LNG deals in Indonesia, bp signed three PSCs in Indonesia near Tangguh, and a MoU to route Cyprus gas via Egypt LNG, affecting feedstock availability for power and industry.
Top 5 companies involved as owner and/or investor in current and planned Energy projects:
TotalEnergies , Air Liquide , RWE , Moeve , Repsol , Perpetual Next , Ren-Gas , Eni , Lhyfe , and ORLEN .
