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Lewis Hub Celebrates Official Groundbreaking as Main Construction Progresses

SSEN Transmission has marked the official groundbreaking of its Lewis Hub project, celebrating a significant step towards delivering the Western Isles’ first direct electricity transmission connection to mainland Great Britain.

6 Nov 2026

How Plastic Waste Transforms into Higher-Value Products

A team of researchers at ETH Zurich is upcycling waste made from polyethylene and polypropylene – two of the world’s most used plastics – into an extremely strong adhesive – and much more besides.

6 Nov 2026

Aerobic Sulfate Reduction in Plant Roots Enables Sustainable Metal Upcycling

Conventional physical and chemical treatments can remove over 90% of heavy metals, but they often require energy-intensive steps and can generate secondary pollution. Phytoremediation is greener, yet plants mainly store metals in biomass, creating hazardous waste rather than recoverable products. Microbial biomineralization can make valuable metal sulfide nanomaterials, but many high-performing sulfide-producing microbes are sulfate-reducing bacteria that grow slowly and are inhibited by oxygen, including oxygen released from plant roots.

4 Nov 2026

Renewable Refinery Capacity to Triple by 2030 as Alternative Fuels Demand Grows, Says GlobalData

Alternative fuels are becoming central to the transition toward clean energy as governments, companies, and end users seek lower-carbon alternatives to petroleum fuels.

3 Nov 2026

Farm Income Pressure Puts Renewable Energy Diversification Back in Focus

Onshore wind could provide a long-term income stream alongside agricultural production as financial pressures continue across the agricultural sector, says renewable energy specialist Caeli.

3 Nov 2026

PUMPKIN POWER! Halloween Leftovers Could Heat Over a Thousand Homes with Green Gas

Pumpkins binned across Britain could produce enough renewable green gas to heat over a thousand homes, new statistics have revealed.

30 Oct 2026

Nearly 50,000 Jobs Supported by Scotland’s Renewable Energy Industry, New Report Finds

Scotland’s renewable energy industry supported an estimated 49,200 full-time equivalent jobs and $14.9 billion of economic output in 2024, new research shows.

28 Oct 2026

Trinasolar to Supply Integrated Module and Mounting Solution for 580 MW of Energix Projects in Poland and Lithuania

Trinasolar, a global leader in smart PV and energy storage solutions, and renewable energy expert and IPP Energix, have announced a cooperation covering four utility-scale solar projects in Eastern Europe, with a combined capacity of 580 MW.

28 Oct 2026

Solar Farms Should Prepare for Bushfire Effects, Which Can Reduce Output by 70%

Smoke from major bushfires can significantly reduce the amount of electricity generated by solar farms, even when the fires are burning many kilometers away.

28 Oct 2026

Climate Change and Ozone Pollution Threaten Future Global Health Outcomes

Premature deaths linked to long-term exposure to ground-level ozone nearly doubled worldwide between 2000 and 2020, reaching an estimated 480,000 deaths annually, according to a new global assessment led by researchers at George Washington University.

28 Oct 2026