Hydro

United States

FIA Confirms 406.320 mph Hydrogen-Powered Land Speed Record

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile has confirmed a new provisional World Land Speed Record for a hydrogen internal combustion-pow…

New Zealand

Waitaki Hydro Scheme Gains 30MW in Generation Capacity

Meridian Energy has increased the maximum operating capacity of three hydropower stations in New Zealand’s Waitaki scheme, adding a combined 30MW of renew…

United States

First Hydrogen from Lingen Reaches Marl as GET H2 Nukleus Advances

Aug. 4, 2026 — The first renewable hydrogen produced at RWE’s electrolysis site in Lingen, Lower Saxony, has reached Evonik’s Marl Chemical Park in…

Brazil

ENGIE Awards WEG Contract for Jaguara Hydropower Plant Expansion

ENGIE Brasil has awarded WEG a contract to supply equipment for two new generating units at the Jaguara Hydropower Plant, located on the Rio Grande River on the…

Hydrogen Project

PosHYdon Produces First Green Hydrogen on Operational North Sea Platform

The PosHYdon pilot project has successfully produced green hydrogen on the operational offshore platform Q13a-A in the North Sea, marking a milestone in the off…

South Africa

Malawi Switches On 20-MW Battery Storage System to Stabilize Power Supply

July 27 — Malawi has completed the installation of a 20-megawatt utility-scale battery storage system, the only facility of its kind in southern Africa outside…

Serbia

Low Danube Levels Cut Output at Serbia’s Largest Hydropower Plant

Serbia’s largest hydropower plant, Djerdap 1, is producing only about one-third of its average daily output as extremely low water levels on the Danube River d…

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Group Opens First Integrated Waste-to-Hydrogen Facility in Cheongju

Hyundai Motor Group has opened HTWO ENERGY Cheongju, its first Group-operated integrated waste-to-hydrogen production and refueling facility, establishing a loc…

Pakistan

KP Completes Two Mini-Micro Hydropower Projects in Upper Dir

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed two mini-micro hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 342 kilowatts in Upper Dir district, providing lo…

Austria

EIB Grants €450 Million Loan for OMV Green Hydrogen Plant in Austria

The European Investment Bank has granted a €450 million loan to support the construction of OMV’s green hydrogen production plant in Bruck an der Lei…

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan Says Around 50 Hydropower Plants Are Under Construction

July 13, 2026 — Around 50 hydropower plants are currently under construction in Kyrgyzstan, according to a report released by the press service of the Presiden…

France

Airbus and MTU Plan Joint Venture for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Aircraft Engine

Airbus and MTU Aero Engines plan to deepen their collaboration by creating a joint venture focused on developing and commercialising a fully electric hydrogen f…

Malaysia

Myanmar and Laos Sign Deal to Study 2,790MW Mekong Hydropower Project

Myanmar and Laos have signed a joint agreement to carry out a feasibility study for hydropower projects along the Mekong River on their shared border, marking a…

Switzerland

Metacon Secures Up to SEK 111 Million in Klimatklivet Support for Green Hydrogen Plant in Uppsala

Metacon AB has been granted up to SEK 111 million in climate investment support from Klimatklivet to build a 10 MW electrolysis plant in Uppsala, Sweden, for lo…

Norway

Statkraft Seeks Licence for New Mår Hydropower Plant in Norway

Statkraft has submitted a licence application to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate for a new Mår power plant in Rjukan, Tinn municipali…