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Ireland’s data centres used 5 per cent of the country’s metered electricity in…
A quiet infrastructure boom is quietly reshaping Ireland's energy future—and nobody planned for it.
The Clarion-Clipperton Zone’s nodules are estimated to contain more nickel and…
The Clarion-Clipperton Zone contains more cobalt, nickel, manganese, and copper than every land-based reserve combined. After 150 years untouched, commercial extraction is now measured in months, not decades — and the science needed to regulate it is still being gathered.
The single most important number in the IMF’s growth downgrade is not 3 percent…
What the IMF did not say on Wednesday matters as much as what it did.
Europe’s nuclear fleet is being throttled by the same heatwave driving record…
Across France, Spain, Germany and Poland this week, control room operators are watching two graphs at once: the air temperature outside, and the temperature of the river water flowing past their nuclear plants.
Estonia’s PowerUP gets €10M to expand its hydrogen generator business in new…
PowerUP has raised €10M to expand its operations and further develop its hydrogen-based power systems.
Belgium’s LIFEPOWR secures €5.6M to expand its smart energy and Virtual Power…
Antwerp-based LIFEPOWR has secured €5.65M to expand its energy platform and strengthen its role in energy markets.
The Hague-based Weco raises €600K to “turn waves into watts”
Hague-based Weco secures €600K to continue its work on wave-energy systems and prepare for future development with support from partners.
Berlin’s GIGA.GREEN secures €30M to scale its solar-as-a-service platform across…
Berlin-based GIGA.GREEN has secured new financing to support the expansion of its solar and charging infrastructure projects in Germany.
Delft-based Renset raises €600K to accelerate clean energy adoption in…
Dutch cleantech startup Renset raises funding to scale portable, zero-emission battery systems for the construction industry.
Germany’s Empact secures €100M from SDCL to accelerate real-estate decarbonisation
London-based Sustainable Development Capital invests €100M to help Germany’s Empact accelerate building decarbonisation.
Amsterdam-based Carbon Equity backs cooling tech firm XNRGY to cut data centre…
Carbon Equity, an investment platform for financing climate solutions, announced that it has co-invested in Arizona-based XNRGY Climate Systems.