Australia’s recurring fuel shocks are a warning. They show how exposed households, businesses, and the broader economy remain to imported fuel, global price volatility, and supply chain disruption.
The way we shop is about to change.
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Business Area today unveiled new laser-guided solutions that make it possible – in some cases for the first time – to automate inaccessible and large-scale quality inspections in labor-intensive operations such as aircraft assembly, shipbuilding and wind turbine manufacturing.
Earth Day has always been a moment for reflection. But 2026 has it feeling more like a deadline.
AnalytiChem, manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, has launched a Trace Metal Certification for its polypropylene DigiTUBE™ disposable digestion tubes, complementing its existing Volume Certification.
Research on low-dimensional perovskites shows that precise molecular design can enhance solar cell performance, addressing key challenges in commercialization.
By Akshatha Chandrashekar
23 Apr 2026
Incorporating the solar rebound effect into energy models reveals challenges for renewable integration and system costs, crucial for Europe's climate goals.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
23 Apr 2026
Limes Renewable Energy, a global developer specializing in solar, wind and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, has successfully secured the environmental permit for its BESS Ganso project in Chile’s Valparaíso Region (150 MW / 5 h).
A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas working paper finds that data centers are reversing two decades of flat U.S. electricity demand, with existing facilities already raising modeled wholesale power prices by 2% to 6% nationwide and much more in major data center hubs.
It also projects that if proposed build-outs proceed under high-utilization scenarios, wholesale electricity prices could rise by about 50% by 2028, with slower wind and solar expansion making those effects even larger.
By Muhammad Osama
22 Apr 2026
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.
By Akshatha Chandrashekar
21 Apr 2026
Adelaide University researchers have demonstrated that a naturally derived seaweed compound can dramatically reduce methane emissions from beef cattle raised in extensive grazing systems, without harming calves.
The global wind industry installed a record-breaking 165 Gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year – up 40 % on the previous year – in the clearest sign yet of the sector’s rapid growth, according to new data released by the Global Wind Energy Council.
Amidst a deepening fossil fuel-driven energy crisis that has triggered the declaration of a state of emergency in multiple Pacific nations, Ministers and senior officials from Tuvalu, Samoa, Fiji, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Vanuatu concluded the Port Vila II: PSIDS Ministerial Dialogue on the Global Just Transition by launching The Tassiriki Call for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific.
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has integrated its wind and solar data management platforms Resource Panorama and GPM Horizon to strengthen the data traceability required for renewable energy project bankability.
Research shows that integrating metal hydride storage with phase change materials significantly improves hydrogen efficiency and driving range in microcars.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
17 Apr 2026