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Father of Modern Solar Approaches the Next Frontier

Out on a patch of land near Sydney’s northern beaches, a new generation of solar panels are sitting out in the salt air, heat, humidity and rain.

5 Jun 2026

Interpon Launches Eco+ Cure Energy Calculator to Help Manufacturers Cut Energy Use, Costs, and Emissions

Interpon, a brand of AkzoNobel Powder Coatings, has launched the Eco+ Cure energy calculator – a new expert-led, advanced analysis tool designed to help manufacturers uncover practical ways to reduce energy consumption, lower operating costs, and shrink their carbon footprint across powder coating operations.

From Interpon 29 May 2026

New Research will Use Sustainable Smouldering Technology to Tackle Nuclear Waste

A new research project will investigate an emerging, sustainable waste treatment technology based on smouldering combustion to efficiently treat nuclear graphite waste.

11 May 2026

Turning Plastic Waste into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics into valuable fuels using sunlight.

29 Apr 2026

Three Pillars Shaping Blue Hydrogen’s Future

Blue hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels, typically natural gas, using steam methane reforming or autothermal reforming (SMR or ATR) combined with carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies.

From IDTechEX Ltd 29 Apr 2026

Hybrid Hydrogen and Battery Backup Brings Data Centers Closer to Clean Power

Researchers designed and optimized a grid-connected hybrid energy storage system that combines solar PV, batteries, and hydrogen technologies to power a data center in Nantes, France. The simulation-based study found that a 5 kW electrolyzer, 2 kW fuel cell, 200 L hydrogen tank, and 50 kWh battery could achieve about 95% self-sufficiency with major carbon savings, though at a higher cost than grid electricity.

21 Apr 2026

Why Canada’s AI Infrastructure Boom Could Carry A Heavy Carbon Cost

Researchers mapped Canada’s fast-growing data centre pipeline and found that planned capacity is nearly ten times larger than the current operational base, with new projects far bigger and increasingly concentrated in Alberta. They argue that this AI-linked expansion is reshaping electricity demand, land use, and investment patterns while raising concerns about emissions, water risk, regulation, and data sovereignty.

16 Apr 2026

New Membrane Technology Makes Green Hydrogen Production More Cost-Competitive

Hydrogen sits at the center of some of the world's most important industrial processes, but its production still comes with a heavy environmental cost.

3 Apr 2026

AIMPLAS Participates in the POST-PURPLE Project, Promoting Zero-Waste Urban Biorefineries

POST-PURPLE, a new research and innovation project under the Horizon Europe programme, will transform urban wastewater and organic waste into valuable resources by developing innovative bio-based technologies that produce nutrients, proteins and natural compounds.

From AIMPLAS 14 Mar 2026

Alfa Laval Partners with the Institute for Advanced Engineering to Advance Liquid Air Energy Storage in South Korea

Alfa Laval is proud to announce a new partnership with the Institute for Advanced Engineering (IAE) to deliver cutting-edge cryogenic technology for South Korea’s first large-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) facility.

From Alfa Laval 3 Mar 2026