ETH Zurich Chemists Halve the Heat Needed for Acrylic Glass Recycling
ETH Zurich chemists use one cheap reagent and no solvent to make acrylic glass recycling work at just over 200C, recovering up to 98 per cent of the monomer.
Technologies
Pulpex Opens First Commercial-Scale Paper Bottle Plant Near Glasgow
Pulpex has opened a paper bottle plant near Glasgow that can make up to 40 million fibre bottles a year, with most first-year capacity sold.
Tata Power Plans Floating Solar Pilot With Norway’s Ocean Sun
Tata Power will test Ocean Sun's membrane design in a 300 kWp floating solar pilot at the Mulshi reservoir, comparing it with pontoon systems.
Brilliant Matters and HeiQ Target 2028 Launch for Semi-Transparent Organic Solar Cells
Brilliant Matters and HeiQ say their semi-transparent organic solar cells reached 12.04 per cent efficiency, and plan a 2028 launch below $150 a square metre.
Winduction Puts Wireless Bus Charging Inside the Tyres
ETH Zurich spin-off Winduction fits charging coils inside bus tyres for wireless bus charging at stops, with a passenger pilot near Zurich Airport set for 2028.
Prussian Blue Lifts Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency to 26.9 Per Cent
Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers used Prussian blue to lift perovskite solar cell efficiency to 26.9 per cent, with a certified 22.9 per cent submodule.
South Korea Bets on Sodium-Ion Batteries to Win Back the Storage Market
South Korea's new battery roadmap targets sodium-ion batteries for storage and cheaper EVs, with commercialisation by 2030 and a KRW 400bn R&D plan.
Gazelle Wind Power Designs Floating Wind Platform for 18MW-Plus Turbines
Gazelle Wind Power's new floating wind platform for 18MW-plus turbines kept roll and pitch below 5 degrees in typhoon simulations, the company says.
Nickel Hydroxide Cell Runs 5,000 Hours in Electrochemical Direct Air Capture
University of Delaware and RepAir researchers ran an electrochemical direct air capture cell for 5,000 hours and scaled the design to a nine-cell stack.
Vestas Launches V182, Its Largest Onshore Wind Turbine to Date
Vestas's V182-7.2 MW onshore wind turbine pairs a 182-metre rotor with a 7.2MW rating for up to 6% more energy, and has won its first order in Sweden.
Singapore Artificial Leaf Makes Hydrogen From Polluted Seawater
NTU researchers have built a solar artificial leaf that makes hydrogen from seawater while destroying hydrazine, with steady output for over 72 hours.
Hithium Unveils 20,000-Cycle Sodium-Ion Cell and 4MWh Storage System
Hithium has launched a sodium-ion cell rated for 20,000 cycles and a 4MWh storage system with a claimed 30-year life, built on existing lithium lines.
Green Carbon And New Forests Weigh Vietnam Rice Methane Expansion
Green Carbon and New Forests will assess rice methane projects across up to 180,000 hectares of Vietnam paddy, using alternate wetting and drying.
Canada Breaks Ground on Its Largest Carbon Storage Hub in Alberta
Enhance Energy's Origins carbon capture and storage hub near Clive will store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year from January 2027.
Clean Hydrogen Investment Passes $130 Billion as Capacity Nearly Doubles
Clean hydrogen investment has passed $130 billion across 570 projects, with nine in ten under construction or running, says the Hydrogen Council.
Aberdeen to Host Scotland’s First Electrolyser Assembly Plant
Hydrasun will build Scotland's first electrolyser assembly facility in Aberdeen with Nel, backed by £1.9m from the Scottish Just Transition Fund.
Carbfix Captures 99.6% of CO2 at Iceland’s Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant
Carbfix says its Hellisheiði plant captured 99.6% of incoming CO2 and all hydrogen sulphide over a year, a strong result for geothermal carbon capture.
Skyrenu Delivers First Direct Air Capture CO2 to Secant Fuel
Skyrenu has delivered its first batch of direct air capture CO2 to Secant Fuel in Sherbrooke, testing captured carbon as feedstock for fuels and chemicals.
Noria Energy Launches a Solar Tracker Built to Float
Noria Energy has launched Airon, a floating solar tracker the company says yields up to 20 per cent more power than fixed-tilt arrays on water.
Solar Heat Pump With Linseed Oil Coating Reaches 77 Per Cent Efficiency
A photovoltaic-thermal heat pump with a linseed oil and titanium dioxide coating reached 77.32 per cent efficiency and cut panel temperatures by up to 34C.