Covestro and Rondo Energy celebrated the groundbreaking for an innovative heat battery at Covestro’s Brunsbüttel site. The Rondo Heat Battery charges when there is a surplus of renewable energy in the grid, stores that energy in bricks, and delivers continuous high-temperature steam for on-site production processes.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Type One Energy are partnering to establish a world-class facility to advance fusion energy. The high-heat flux facility, located at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run Energy Complex, will evaluate how materials react under extreme conditions in a fusion device.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is leading a new project called Simulation, Technology, and Experiment Leveraging Learning-Accelerated Research enabled by AI (STELLAR-AI). The platform connects computing resources directly to experimental fusion energy devices, allowing researchers to analyze data as experiments occur.
The Plibrico Company, a leading manufacturer of monolithic refractories, precast shapes, and engineered refractory solutions, has acquired Atlantic Fire Brick & Supply, a long-standing refractory distributor and services provider supporting industrial customers across the Southeast.
Energy Fuels Inc. plans to acquire Australian Strategic Materials (ASM), a leading producer of rare earth element metals and alloys. Upon completion, the transaction will combine ASM’s operating Korean Metals Plant and its planned American Metals Plant with Energy Fuels’ existing rare earth element oxide production at its White Mesa Mill in Utah.
Plaid Technologies Inc. launched a strategic collaboration with Graphene Nanoworks Ltd. to assess the commercial potential and technical readiness of next-generation graphene-based water-shedding coatings, films, and membranes for glass and metal applications.
Brokk, a leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, marks its 50-year anniversary in 2026. Brokk robots operate in industries including construction, cement and metal processing, nuclear decommissioning, tunneling, and mining, among others.
The Trump administration said it is restructuring or eliminating nearly $84 billion in clean energy projects funded during the administration of former President Joe Biden. The move was the latest by Trump’s administration to favor fossil fuels and nuclear energy while eliminating subsidies for renewable energy.
Recycling Europe published a roadmap calling for measures to increase circularity in Europe’s electrical and electronic equipment sector, as volumes of electrical and electronic waste continue to rise across the European Union. According to the organization, only around 40% of this waste is currently reported as recycled.
A recent study by researchers from Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University found that while hydrogen production, storage, and fuel cell technologies are advancing rapidly, the hydrogen distribution infrastructure is developing at half the speed, creating a critical bottleneck that could put billions in clean energy at risk.
Germany’s expansion of electrolyzer capacity to produce green hydrogen continues only at a slow pace, showed a report by energy research institute EWI. The previous German government aimed to have 10 gigawatts of hydrogen electrolyzers in use by 2030, yet the country currently has only 181 megawatts of capacity in operation.
As energy-hungry data centers pop up all across Wisconsin and the nation, fusion startups, including one in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, are working to bring a new energy source to market to meet the colossal need.
Swift Solar, a startup with roots in the MIT Energy Initiative, demonstrated that the company’s novel perovskite tandem solar technology is ready for commercial release. The demonstration occurred during a U.S. Department of Defense exercise testing a transportable microgrid designed for rapid deployment during natural catastrophes as well as battlefield situations.
Emerald Battery Labs, a startup working out of the University of Washington, recently raised just under $1.1 million in a pre-seed round to continue scaling its sodium-ion battery technology.
