Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University, bringing her total giving to the institute to $35 million. The new institute will advance the development of medical tools that empower the human body to heal.
The Africa Solar Industry Association says utility-scale solar projects are under development in 45 of Africa’s 54 countries, with more projects pairing solar and storage and emerging from direct negotiations between private developers and host governments.
OnePlanet Solar Recycling secured $7 million in funding after a recent seed financing round was closed. The money will help develop a $90 million industrial-scale recycling facility in Green Cove Springs, Fla. The facility will recycle used solar panels to extract silicon, glass, aluminum, and copper for industrial reuse.
Canadian rare earth element and critical metal recycler Cyclic Materials plans to invest more than $20 million in its first commercial facility, located in Mesa, Ariz. The company says the new facility will be its first global rare earth element recycling operation focused on the separation of permanent magnets from end-of-life products that previously were not recovered.
QuantumScape Corporation and Murata Manufacturing Co. entered into the first phase of an agreement to explore a collaboration for high-volume manufacturing of ceramic film for QuantumScape’s solid-state battery technology.
The University of Missouri is partnering with a consortium that includes Hyundai Engineering America, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Hyundai Engineering Company, and MPR Associates for the design and licensing of a new research reactor called NextGen MURR. The new facility will help expand development of cancer treatments and nuclear fuels.
The 2025 Cornell Energy Summit “The Energy Landscape: Meeting Global Needs in the Age of Sustainability” will be held on April 30, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Statler Hotel Ballroom at Cornell University. Register here to attend.
A new report from the University of Sheffield suggests that the U.K. government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies, such as electric cars and solar panels, to reduce the inequalities in uptake amongst some socioeconomic groups.
The Dutch government approved an €11.4 billion ($13 billion) package of measures to accelerate the country’s energy transition while supporting industrial competitiveness. The measures are needed to integrate Dutch renewables and provide sufficient capacity for the electrification of new housing developments.
Visy has achieved an average of 70% recycled glass content in the bottles and jars it produces in New Zealand. It is the first country within Visy’s operations to reach this benchmark.
The Global Cement and Concrete Association announced the launch of Low Carbon Ratings for Cement and Concrete, a first-of-its-kind transparent global rating system that will enable cement and concrete to be identified based on their carbon footprints.
Legislation in the Minnesota Senate would end a subscription-based “solar garden” program that started in 2013, got a major revision in 2023, and has been a model for other states. This legislation shows what opposition to community solar looks like and what defenses arise to fend off the attack.
Nippon Electric Glass announced plans to develop and ship samples of larger glass substrates for high-performance semiconductor devices by as early as 2026. The new product line will feature large square glass substrates approximately 510 millimeters in length, which is a significant increase from the currently available 300-mm products.
Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. group’s listed entity, Olectra Greentech, diversified into the manufacturing of glass-fiber-reinforced rebar as an alternative to steel reinforcement bar for the construction sector. Olectra developed the new product using E-glass corrosion resistant glass and epoxy resin.
Princeton Critical Minerals, which emerged from Princeton University’s ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship, developed a technology for boosting minerals production from evaporation ponds. The technology is a black disc with a special antifouling coating. It floats on the ponds’ surface and effectively doubles the amount of sunlight converted to thermal energy.
