Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career. He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing more than 2,000 research papers and authoring several books on the field. He’s an influential…
Global private equity and credit investment firm Permira announced a strategic investment through its Energy Transition strategy in engineering, architecture, environment and sustainability-focused consulting firm Quadrante. Founded in 1998, Lisbon-based Quadrante provides asset-light engineering services across three core segments, including…
Industrial technology company 3M has appointed Amanda Yates as its new Chief Sustainability Officer, succeeding outgoing CSO Gayle Schueller, who has announced her retirement from the company. Yates takes on her new role at 3M after more than 13 years…
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted a position supporting a European Commission proposal to help avoid a shift in production away from EU manufacturers to those in countries with weaker climate policies by expanding the Carbon Border…
Renewable and circular polymer materials provider Avantium announced the spin-out of its electrochemical platform, Volta Technology, focused on converting CO2 into raw materials, into a new, independent company named Carbeau. At launch, Carbeau has raised €35.2 million (USD$40.1 million) in…
System integrator HyperStrong will deploy sodium-ion BESS first in its home market of China, before bringing a product to the international markets, its president of technology said.
German fusion technology startup Proxima Fusion announced that it has raised €411 million (USD$468 million) in a new funding round, marking the largest-ever private investment in European fusion, with strategic investors including Google and RWE. According to Proxima CEO Francesco…
Eni Storage Systems has broken ground on a gigafactory in Italy set to build LFP cells for energy storage applications, while Chinese firm Hithium has won an €80 million grant from the Spanish government for a battery and BESS plant…
Developers must use all the tools at their disposal and be aware of the frontline climate risks that battery storage projects in Southeast Asia will be subject to.
UK-based renewable energy producer British Solar Renewables (BSR) announced that it has secured up to £130 million (USD$174 million) in a financing agreement with Paris-based asset manager Eiffel Investment Group, aimed at supporting investment in its renewable energy portfolio in…