Manufacturing

Industry

Finnish and Austrian companies to build Europe’s biggest biocoal plant

Construction is scheduled to start in mid-2023, and production in late-2024.

Energy storage

Israel’s Brenmiller launches world’s first thermal energy storage gigafactory

Networks/grids

France’s Nexans launches low-carbon grid cable

News

US and South Korea agree EV battery production deal

Industry

Green steel transition could boost Ohio River Valley steel jobs by 27–43%

Hydrogen

Opinion: Green hydrogen is having a breakthrough moment. How do we make the most of it?

Hydrogen

Graforce hails new green hydrogen technology

Features

Britishvolt collapse shows structural weakness of UK automotive industry

Tech

Cleantech manufacturing could triple to $650bn by 2030 – IEA

Renewables

NREL improves efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cell

Tech

EV manufacturers increasingly turning to solid-state batteries – Appleyard Lees

Renewables

VELUX to decarbonise European operations with innovative solar PPA deal

Renewables

Stora Enso and Voodin to develop wind turbine blades from wood

Renewables

Wind turbine orders in Europe fall 36% year-on-year

Innovation

COP27: Alpine Group proffers recycled textiles to combat climate change

Built environment

Net zero could drive up the global demand for timber, putting at risk the world’s forests

Sectors

Aluminium production is critical for the energy transition but hamstrung by high electricity costs

Net Zero

Could a Chinese invasion of Taiwan derail the net-zero transition?

Renewables

EU solar industry adds 100,000 jobs in 2021

Corporate strategy

How do rising energy prices impact FDI and site selection?

Renewables

China’s Mingyang to power global growth of offshore wind – IEEFA

Hydrogen

The Inflation Reduction Act: The moment for US green steel and fertiliser

Oleksiy Tatarenko and Thomas Koch Blank

Corporate strategy

First Solar to invest $1.2bn in US solar factories

Heating and cooling

Propane could be the key to sustainable air conditioning – study

Electrification

The Inflation Reduction Act’s key incentives for EV adoption

Automotive

Dutch students develop car that actually captures CO2

Industry

Energy price hikes: UK clothing makers pressured to absorb costs

Policy

Inflation Reduction Act could slash US emissions by 41% by 2030 – Energy Innovation

Renewables

Inflation pushes up cost of new renewables

Energy Monitor Staff

Automotive

What is a gigafactory and where are they being built?