Berlin’s GALVANY raises €10M to fix Germany’s broken heat-pump market, and it’s already profitable
Berlin’s GALVANY raises €10M to fix Germany’s broken heat-pump market, and it’s already profitable

Germany has no shortage of heat pumps on paper. What it lacks is a way to get them sold, installed, subsidised, and paid off without the whole thing falling apart somewhere in the middle. GALVANY, a Berlin startup that runs the entire heat-pump journey…

Mexico unveils the Olinia Uno, an $8,600 government-backed electric vehicle designed for city streets
Mexico unveils the Olinia Uno, an $8,600 government-backed electric vehicle designed for city streets

Mexico’s government-backed electric vehicle project Olinia has unveiled its first prototype, a six-seat passenger vehicle called the Olinia Uno, at a ceremony where President Claudia Sheinbaum drove the car onto a stage inside a Mexican Air Force hanga…

Clean Energy Is Outspending Fossil Fuels Nearly Two To One

Clean energy investment now exceeds fossil fuels by nearly two to one. New IEA data reveals where the world’s energy system is heading.

The Electron’s Interstate: AI Will Cause An Infrastructure Collision

As data centers transform into “AI factories,” global economic power is shifting to nations that can scale power grids, transformers, and energy infrastructure.

Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits
Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned on Friday that artificial intelligence may need to be rationed because the power supply cannot keep up with its capabilities. He said companies and governments face “very big social choices” as energy const…

Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant
Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant

Swiss cleantech startup GR3N has raised €15.5 million in a Series B round to build the world’s first commercial-scale microwave-assisted PET recycling plant. The round was led by 360 Capital, with new investor VP Textile also participating. The proceed…

EU trade chief wants a new tool to break Europe’s dependence on Chinese chips and rare earths
EU trade chief wants a new tool to break Europe’s dependence on Chinese chips and rare earths

EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has called for a new “diversification instrument“ to reduce Europe’s dependence on single suppliers of chips and rare earths. He made the proposal at the European Policy Center’s Brussels Economic Security Forum on …

New Global Symbol Launched To Identify Reusable Packaging And Systems

The logo has been launched by PR3: The Global Alliance to Advance Reuse and comes amid growing concerns that recycling alone cannot solve the plastic waste crisis alone.

GR3N raises €15.5M Series B to scale PET chemical recycling

GR3N, the Swisscleantech company advancing the recycling of PET and polyester plastics andfibres, has closed a €15.5 million Series B funding round. The round was led by360 Capital, with participation…

A mile-long nuclear-powered ship for 80,000 people has been “about to break ground” for three decades
A mile-long nuclear-powered ship for 80,000 people has been “about to break ground” for three decades

The renderings are gorgeous. A mile-long vessel, 800 feet wide, 30 decks high, gliding across the open ocean with parks, schools, a 15,000-seat sports stadium, and enough residential space for 50,000 permanent inhabitants. Nuclear-powered, perpetually …