China is constructing what might be the world’s largest green hydrogen project built on solid-oxide electrolyzer technology. The Gansu province-based facility will produce 100,000 metric tons of renewable methanol a year.
South Africa’s National Energy Regulator approved generation licenses for four solar photovoltaic projects that will add 890 MW of contracted capacity and 1049.4 MW of installed capacity to the country’s electricity system.
With the launch of the Hydrogen Integration Platform, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology expanded its infrastructure for hydrogen energy research on Campus North. The platform links facilities and demonstrators along the entire hydrogen value chain, including electrolysis and liquefaction, storage, and transport as well as the use of the final product in the energy system.
Saint-Gobain entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a glass fiber plant located in Lexington, N.C., from Nippon Electric Glass’ Electric Glass Fiber America subsidiary. The plant has been a longstanding supplier for Saint-Gobain North America’s CertainTeed roofing and gypsum businesses in the region.
China established a national low-Earth-orbit industry alliance consisting of 34 organizations, including universities, research institutes, and commercial space companies. This announcement comes as two of China’s experimental satellites continue to demonstrate sustained operations below 300 kilometers altitude.
Alfred University and Classiq announced a joint quantum computing initiative using Classiq’s quantum software engineering platform to support engineering education, applied energy systems research, and preparation for the emerging quantum workforce.
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the international energy technology firm Eni established a new commercial engineering services company named RH3OVA to address the technical, safety, and regulatory hurdles of achieving nuclear fusion.
AMRICC launched the Advanced Ceramics Ecosystem Map, a new online resource designed to showcase organizations operating across the advanced materials, ceramics, and manufacturing landscape.
The collection for glass recycling rates in Europe has increased for the sixth year in a row. The latest data released by Close the Glass Loop shows an increase of 1.4% from the previous year, up to 82.2%.
This year’s El Niño, the recurrent weather pattern that drives up global temperatures, will hit India’s energy system harder than anywhere else. Not only will the falling winds and rainfall cut the country’s power generation from turbines and hydropower, but the warmer temperatures will also drive up demand for power-hungry air conditioning.
Factory electricity bills, a core expense, are rising faster than for many homes and other businesses, according to a Reuters review of U.S. energy data and interviews with nearly a dozen manufacturers and industry advocates. Federal, state and local governments responding to consumer anger and grid-stability concerns are pushing Big Tech to pay more for their expected demand.
SHINING 3D Dental announced the global launch of the Ceramix-Nano, a chairside dental 3D printer that produces permanent ceramic crowns, veneers, inlays, onlays, and Maryland bridges in a single appointment. Powered by adaptive pneumatic stereolithography technology, the Ceramix-Nano completes the full scan-to-restoration cycle in as little as 30 minutes.
Norwegian company Fred. Olsen 1848 secured technology validation for its floating solar system under development, designed to withstand waves of up to 3.5 meters. The system, called Brizo, uses a pretensioned cable grid to ensure system stability.
