Energy 9 August 2025 - 13 August 2025

Fuel Cell Revolution: How Hydrogen Power is Transforming Transportation, Energy and Tech in 2025
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Fuel Cell Revolution: How Hydrogen Power is Transforming Transportation, Energy and Tech in 2025

The global fuel cell electric vehicle market is valued at $3 billion in 2025, with annual growth over 20%. About 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations operate worldwide; Japan has 160, Germany over 100. The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act offers up to $3/kg for hydrogen production. Hyundai’s XCIENT fuel cell trucks in Switzerland surpassed 4 million kilometers by 2025.
August 13, 2025
Small Modular Reactors
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Small Modular Reactors: Tiny Nukes, Big Revolution in Clean Energy

NuScale’s 77 MWe SMR became the first design certified by the U.S. NRC in 2020, with a six-module plant planned in Idaho by 2029. China’s HTR-PM began commercial operation in December 2023, while Canada licensed a 300 MWe BWRX-300 at Darlington in April 2025. The UK selected Rolls-Royce SMR for at least three units in June 2025, targeting grid connection in the mid-2030s.
August 11, 2025
The Hydrogen Storage Revolution
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The Hydrogen Storage Revolution: 7 Breakthrough Ways We’re Bottling the Fuel of the Future

Toyota introduced flat and saddle hydrogen tanks in late 2023 to fit under vehicle floors. In 2024, FORVIA launched a cryogenic liquid hydrogen tank for trucks, enabling 600-mile ranges. Japan’s Suiso Frontier completed a two-year liquid hydrogen shipping pilot. In November 2024, NREL commissioned a 500 kg metal-hydride hydrogen storage system in Colorado.
August 11, 2025
Vertical Solar Farms
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Vertical Solar Farms: How Bifacial Panels Are Revolutionizing Solar Energy in 2025

Japan’s Ashikaga City installed a vertical solar farm in May 2024, yielding 5% less rice but selling power to Marubeni. Austria’s 2022 vertical PV plant with 4,500 modules saw only minor damage and no manual cleaning needed. Upfront costs for vertical bifacial systems in Austria reach €200,000 per MW, higher than traditional setups. Japan’s industry group projects 20–30% annual growth for vertical installations in snowy regions.
August 10, 2025
Sodium-Ion Batteries
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Coming – Cheaper, Safer and Poised to Disrupt Lithium-Ion

CATL announced a second-generation sodium-ion cell with 175 Wh/kg energy density, targeting mass production by December 2025. China’s HiNa and Datang connected a 100 MWh sodium-ion storage farm in Hubei in July 2024. JAC began serial production of a sodium-ion EV in January 2024. Natron Energy opened North America’s first mass-production sodium-ion battery plant in Michigan in 2022.
August 10, 2025
Hydrogen Storage Revolution
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The Hydrogen Storage Revolution: Unlocking Clean Energy’s Missing Link

NREL and GKN Hydrogen commissioned a 500 kg hydrogen metal hydride tank in Colorado in late 2024. Uniper began filling a salt cavern with hydrogen in Germany in September 2024, reporting successful sealing and retrieval. Hydrogenious is building a 1,800-tonne-per-year LOHC plant in Germany, with approval expected in April 2025. NASA’s late-2024 test cut liquid hydrogen tank boil-off by about 50%.
August 9, 2025
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