The Philippines inaugurated its first agrivoltaic project, combining 197 MW of solar power with 320 MWh of storage. This project is part of the country’s plans to install 5 GW of clean energy by 2030, advancing the Philippines’ renewable energy share target to 50%.
Space startup AgniKul Cosmos set up what it calls India’s first private large format additive manufacturing facility for aerospace and rocket systems at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai. The new site builds on the company’s earlier effort in 2022, when it opened Rocket Factory-1, described as India’s first dedicated facility for 3D-printed rocket engines.
TerraPower, Evergy, and the Kansas Department of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding to explore siting TerraPower’s flagship technology, the Natrium reactor and energy storage system, within Evergy’s service territory in Kansas.
Rolls-Royce, energy services provider Landmark, and carbon dioxide specialist ASCO teamed up to commission a 10-megawatt gas engine power plant with a carbon capture system in the United Kingdom. The plant will capture up to 30,000 tons of CO2 per year.
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. signed a strategic technology collaboration agreement with Metallium Limited. Metallium’s flash joule heating process, developed at Rice University, can upgrade rare earth mineral concentrates to mixed rare earth chlorides, which will then be refined into purified rare earth oxides using Ucore’s RapidSXTM technology.
Houston-based Ara Partners acquired Florida-based Microtec Development & Holdings LLC. Through the partnership, Microtec plans to accelerate the rollout of facilities for its commercial application, AggrePlex, across the U.S. and internationally. Microtec’s AggrePlex centers on the recycling of end-of-life glass into ground glass pozzolan for concrete.
To accelerate the adoption of low-carbon building materials across its datacenter footprint, Microsoft made an investment in green cement manufacturer Fortera. The investment secures Microsoft’s rights to procure Fortera’s ReAct low-carbon cement and environmental attribute certificates.
RMI and the Center for Green Market Activation launched the Sustainable Concrete Buyers Alliance, a buyers group formed to collectively procure environmental attribute certificates for low-carbon concrete. Founding members include Amazon, Prologis, and Meta.
Ontario Power Generation and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Group signed a memorandum of understanding for Ontario to work toward supplying tritium to support the UKAEA’s world-leading fusion research and energy development projects.
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute signed a cooperation agreement with Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH to develop and integrate advanced hydrogen fuel cell power systems using the microgrid platform at Tainan’s Shalun Green Energy Technology Demonstration Site.
The Innovation Forum on Intelligent Computing is dedicated to advancing the field of intelligent computing and fostering collaboration among experts in the domain. This year’s forum, which has the theme “Computing by Intelligence, and Computing for Intelligence,” will take place Nov. 20–21, 2025. The meeting accepts online participation or in-person attendance at Zhejiang Lab, China.
LIFT, the Department of Defense-supported national advanced materials and manufacturing innovation institute, was awarded a four-year, $9 million “Critical Materials Processing” program to advance the state of technology and readiness for ceramics, ceramic matrix composites, and ultrahigh-temperature materials.
The Sept. 4, 2025, immigration raid at the Hyundai-LG battery plant near Savannah, Ga., has escalated into an international incident that threatens to disrupt domestic battery production timelines.
The International Air Transport Association, in partnership with Worley Consulting, published a study demonstrating that sufficient sustainable aviation fuel feedstock exists to enable the airline industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. However, the slow pace of technology rollout hinders the realization of this goal.
In a recent study, Griffith University experts showed that the 30% increase in consumer power bills since 2021 in Australia would have been worse under a fossil fuel-only scenario. Specifically, their modeling suggested the cost of generating electricity would be as much as 50% higher today.
ABET officially launched its new Recognition of Credentials program. Unlike ABET’s long-established accreditation of academic degree programs, this new service is built specifically for short-term, nondegree credentials such as microcredentials, certificates, badges, and professional training courses.
