During Şişecam’s 39th annual glass conference this month, CEO Gorkem Elverici gave an update about the Plant of the Future. This plant, launched in October 2024, aims to bring digitalization and sustainability to the forefront of glass manufacturing.
Leviton’s Network Solutions Business Unit completed the $25 million expansion project in its Fuquay-Varina, N.C., manufacturing facility. The project, started in 2022, effectively doubles the size of the facility, allowing Leviton to support the ever-growing demand for its fiber-optic cabling solutions.
A start-up called Metalplant is using phytomining to harvest nickel from fields of Odontarrhena chalcidica, a flowering plant that can draw up nickel from the soil and deposit it in its leaves and stems at high concentrations.
CleanArc Data Centers, a developer and operator of renewables-focused data center campuses, announced that Townsend Group made a strategic investment in the company. This new partnership supports CleanArc’s growth initiatives as it continues developing its first data center campus in Virginia, set to deliver 300 MW of capacity by Q1 2027.
O-I Glass, Inc. and Linde announced plans to install Linde’s proprietary OPTIMELT thermochemical regenerator technology at O-I’s container glass plant in Holzminden, Germany. This collaboration is expected to significantly reduce both fuel consumption and fuel-based Scope 1 carbon dioxide emissions for O-I.
Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America, an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced a new long-term partnership with CAP Glass to invest in establishing glass recycling services throughout the United States.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project is accepting applications now through July 27, 2025, for new communities to join the program. The program connects coastal, remote, and island communities with energy experts to help improve the affordability, reliability, and security of their local energy systems.
A group of universities and education groups filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the U.S. Department of Energy’s cuts to federal research grants. Earlier this month, DOE announced a new policy to reduce the funding of “indirect costs” of research grants to 15%.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to initiate an investigation into critical minerals, potentially leading to additional tariffs on industrial resources. The move follows recent probes into chip and pharmaceutical imports, signalling a further broadening of the global trade war.
The U.S. and Ukraine are moving closer to signing a deal involving Ukraine’s mineral deposits. A signed memorandum of intent, published by the Ukrainian government on April 18, says the countries intend to set up an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine as part of an economic partnership.
The Midwest is emerging as one of the U.S.’s fastest-growing data center hubs. The expansion, however, often happens behind closed doors—local governments frequently sign nondisclosure agreements with tech firms, limiting public knowledge of energy and water usage.
