Axens acquired Air Liquide’s Lurgi methanol-to-olefins assets, adding the Lurgi Methanol‑to‑Propylene (MTP™) process to its SAF platform and enabling a methanol‑to‑jet route. Acelen Renewables and Trafigura firmed feedstock and offtake for the Bahia biorefinery using HEFA to produce SAF/HVO. OMV Petrom received the final module for the 20 MW electrolyzer at the Petrobrazi refinery to supply a new SAF/HVO unit. In South Africa, the 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster began deliveries to industrial offtakers Sasol and Air Liquide.
Hydrogen supply chains advanced. IHI Corporation and partners secured Japanese price‑gap support to import low‑carbon ammonia for power and chemical uses from India. Flemish ports progressed the FLHYPorts hydrogen valley pilot around the 25 MW Hyoffwind electrolyser. In Lower Saxony, a mobile hydrogen refuelling station enabled rapid bus operations while a permanent site is built. Symrise’s Closing the Hydrogen Loop demonstrated closed‑loop hydrogen reuse at scale, cutting fresh hydrogen consumption by about 80%.
Electrification and storage moved forward. Vopak took control of GES and an FID on the 200 MW/800 MWh Oosterhout battery project. Coolbrook advanced high‑temperature electrification for steel with its RotoDynamic Heater (RDH™). The SupraMarine demonstrator will test subsea HVAC using superconducting cables. Siemens invested €300 million to expand switchgear, including SF6‑free solutions. EEW and enercity will increase district‑heating output at the waste‑to‑energy plant at Hannover‑Lahe via a turbine bypass and efficiency upgrades.
Uniper signed a 100 MW PPA from the Gennaker offshore wind project. Iberdrola opened the 243 MW Fénix photovoltaic plant with long‑term PPAs. OMV Petrom and CE Oltenia received panels for four solar parks totaling ~550 MW. Statkraft applied to replace the ageing Mår power plant, with a pumped‑storage option. Iberdrola and bp secured funding to start green hydrogen for the Castellón refinery.
Siemens will automate Ucaneo’s electrochemical Direct Air Capture scale‑up; Berlin will pair DAC with geological storage. Reju opened a U.S. R&D center to advance Volcat depolymerization technology for polyester recycling. Trinseo raised climate and renewable‑electricity targets in its FY2025 sustainability report and advanced depolymerization and dissolution pilots. Covestro planned a new 660 kilotonnes‑per‑year MDI production train and acquired former Vencorex sites in Rayong and Freeport. Yara exited the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC) deal, reallocating capital to U.S. ammonia.
