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Market Pulse briefing

News from the latest published weekly analyses. Browse earlier pages to explore the archive.

· Europe

Cost competitiveness — Europe

The cost gap remained very wide.

Week ending: Sep 12, 2025

· Europe

Technologia i łańcuch dostaw — Europa

Presja finansowa na producentów mimo postępu technologicznego.

Week ending: Sep 12, 2025

· Europe

Infrastruktura i regulacje — Europa

Dalsza alokacja wsparcia i konkurencyjne oferty.

Week ending: May 23, 2025

Articles

Iwatani liquefaction installation
Image: © Iwatani Corporation

Hydrogen investment follows existing demand: lessons from Japan’s Chiba project

· Walerian Majewski

The hydrogen economy is often discussed in terms of new applications: trucks, ships, steelmaking and energy storage. Yet established industrial users remain central to its development. A recent investment decision by Cosmo Energy and Iwatani in Japan illustrates the importance of connecting hydrogen production with identifiable customers—and why infrastructure investment should not automatically be equated with decarbonisation.

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