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Finnish and Austrian companies to build Europe’s biggest biocoal plant
Finland’s Joensuu Biocoal Oy has partnered with Austrian engineering companies ANDRITZ and POLYTECHNIK in its bid to build the largest…
Can building with wood decarbonise construction?
The climate impact of the buildings and construction sector is still headed in the wrong direction. Despite booming investment to…
Israel’s Brenmiller launches world’s first thermal energy storage gigafactory
Israel’s Brenmiller Energy has inaugurated the world’s first thermal energy storage (TES) gigafactory. Based in Dimona, Israel, the new facility…
European carbon removal pioneer lured by US subsidies
Swiss-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) company Climeworks, a global leader in direct air capture (DAC) technology, recently revealed a key…
France’s Nexans launches low-carbon grid cable
French cable and fibre optic company Nexans has launched a new range of low-carbon distribution grid cables, the first on…
Microgrids market to triple to $60bn by 2027 – GlobalData
The value of the global microgrids market grew to $28.9bn in 2022, and is estimated to reach $60.7bn by 2027,…
Energy-slashing ‘universal sieving’ technology awarded $5.5m
UniSieve, a Swiss cleantech firm, has raised $5.5m in a seed funding round aimed at expanding its membrane-based separation technology,…
South Pole and Mitsubishi launch the world’s largest portfolio of carbon removals
NextGen CDR Facility (NextGen), a joint venture between Swiss carbon finance consultancy South Pole and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation, recently…
Geothermal can provide half the world’s energy – Quaise Energy CEO
US-based start-up Quaise Energy was founded in 2018 to develop a millimetre-wave drilling system for converting existing thermal power stations…
Terrestrial Energy’s molten salt reactor passes key review
Canadian nuclear energy company Terrestrial Energy has made a breakthrough in the commercial development of its Integral Molten Salt Reactor…