Todays Latest Updates: 31 July 2026

Ammonia production: Australia. A solar farm expansion that will help power New South Wales’ first green hydrogen and ammonia production facility is emerging, with major global solar giant contracted to supply the new “high performance” panels. Located on land owned by Sundown, the GEGHA project will consist of 36 megawatts (MW) of solar generation capacity including the existing 9 MW Wathagar solar farm, which will be expanded with an additional 27 MW and supported by a 41 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS).The project will also include 15 MW of electrolysis, producing green hydrogen from locally sourced water and the solar farm’s renewable electricity. A 16 tonne per day ammonia plant will use the green hydrogen and air-captured nitrogen to manufacture ammonia. The project will also include 600 tonnes of ammonia storage capacity and 3 tonnes of hydrogen storage. Link 31/07/2026.

Ammonia production: Saudi Arabia. Yara will buy and sell green ammonia from the 2.2GW Neom green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia after finalising a marketing and distribution agreement with industrial gas firm Air Products. The deal, which has been under negotiation since last year, will see Yara take green ammonia from the plant in Oxagon on a free-on-board basis and sell it across its wider network of 12 ammonia vessels and 18 import terminals. Link 31/07/2026.

Biomaterials: New Zealand. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has entered into a strategic investment partnership with CarbonScape Ltd., a New Zealand-founded developer of sustainable bio-based graphite materials for battery applications. The collaboration combines CarbonScape’s innovative biographite technology with CATL’s extensive experience in industrialization, manufacturing excellence, and large-scale deployment. Link 31/07/2026.

E-fuels: USA. Lydian announced a $43 million Series A funding round to support development of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF). The financing was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and will support the company’s PIVOT platform, which is designed to produce synthetic jet fuel from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Link 31/07/2026.