Nippon Steel produces iron using only hydrogen in Japan trial

AsiaElec - Asia Power
By IntelliNews - Tokyo Bureau 5 November 2026
A pilot furnace operated by Japan's Nippon Steel (TYO: 5401) has turned out over 1,000 tonnes of DRI, or direct reduced iron, using nothing but hydrogen to reduce the ore, the steelmaker announced on November 4.

Taiwan to launch own carbon border tax and trading scheme

AsiaElec - Asia Power
REM - Renewable Energy
By Newsbase 5 November 2026
Overseas markets are tightening their climate requirements on Taiwanese exporters, and the island has already introduced a carbon fee system.
Aliko Dangote

Nigeria's Dangote launches $2.5bn Walvis Bay fuel hub to supply Southern Africa’s landlocked markets

DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
By Newsbase 4 November 2026
The Walvis Bay terminal is designed to hold at least 1.6mn barrels of petrol and diesel, to supply Botswana and Southern Africa
Solar and wind have more than doubled since 2021, but coal output is rising again in 2026 and Warsaw's energy plan sets no end date for coal-fired power.

Poland slashes coal to half its power in four years as solar and wind double

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 4 November 2026
Coal's share of Poland's electricity fell from 71% to 50% in four years, nearly as much as in the previous three decades, Our World in Data reported on November 3. Solar and wind more than doubled to 25%.
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