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Texas A&M Tests New Materials for Thermal Energy Storage

As commercial buildings face pressure to reduce energy costs and manage heating and cooling demand, researchers are examining new ways to store thermal energy without the performance losses …

Aluminum-Air Power Moves Closer to Data Center Deployment

Phinergy advances aluminum-air backup power for data centers. A successful module test sets the stage for larger trials, but commercial hurdles remain.
Environment

Australia Sets Rules for Carbon Credit Claims in Ads

Australia's competition regulator released guidance Oct. 20 on emissions claims to consumers, including how businesses must disclose reliance on carbon credits.

Why Lenders Are Asking Borrowers for Their Emissions Numbers

Financed emissions accounting gives lenders a reason to ask borrowers for carbon figures. Companies that send nothing get estimated anyway, so treasury needs a say in what goes out.
Business
Owners report emissions from space tenants run. Green lease clauses on data sharing and utility access decide whether those figures are measured or estimated.
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Drawing on her work leading Canada's Ocean Supercluster, Kendra MacDonald explores how AI helps ocean businesses measure sustainability impacts, reduce emissions and build stronger cases for investment.
Infrastructure
San Francisco Mall AI Plan Faces Power and Permit Hurdles
A technology company’s bid for San Francisco Centre pairs computing hardware with public space. Power, water and a new citywide pause will shape whether it advances.
Technology
Chip Carbon Footprints Depend on How Fabs Allocate Emissions
Chip footprints hinge on how fabs allocate shared power, gases and yield. Buyers need matching boundaries and methods before comparing suppliers.
Company Updates
According to a PIRG report on vape waste, fires in waste facilities caused by disposable vape devices cost at least $95 million each year in the United States alone.
Washington, DC -- With temperatures spiking across the country this summer, top American cities are no longer waiting for the federal government to save them. They are using their own resources, plus …
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Governments

Scope 3 Data Now Decides Who Can Bid on NHS Contracts

Suppliers that sell into England’s health service need verified emissions evidence to stay in the bidding. The April 2027 rules make that evidence global, and 2027 budgets are where the gap gets closed.

China Restarts Acid Exports to Top US Refined Copper Source

China resumed sulfuric acid exports to Chile in September. Chile supplies most US refined copper imports, giving US buyers indirect exposure.

Freight Emissions Can Shift Without Any Operational Change

A 2026 ocean freight method update broke year-on-year comparability. Reporting teams need to separate calculation effects from real logistics gains.

Carbon Declarations Will Shape 2027 Public Construction Bids

Public buyers now test concrete and steel against carbon declarations. Three state programs show where supplier paperwork can stall a 2027 bid.

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Emissions + Pollution
New England ran mostly on oil during January's cold snap. With Scope 2 rules under revision, electrifying companies should model their coldest hours.

Batteries + Grids
NeoVolta opens its Georgia battery plant as production testing continues. The facility targets utility-scale storage with plans for future expansion.
Waste Management
U.S. wastewater plants could process more organic waste. Economics, feedstock supply and methane controls will determine which projects can scale.

Clean Energy
Ameren Illinois energized a $20 million Peoria site pairing 2.5 MW of solar with a 4 MWh battery, its third generating facility in 28 years.
Water Management
The Tenth Circuit ruled 2-1 that EPA cannot condition Oklahoma's authority over 26 environmental programs in Indian country on tribal consultation.

Oil + Gas
Arizona staff back annual base-rate updates for Southwest Gas, with approval limits and a wider earnings band. Hearings begin December 7.
Research
Supply Chain
Ozinga's new Indiana mill adds 1 million tons of slag cement capacity. Cost, supply reliability and carbon savings will determine its market impact.
A new study finds aviation fuel roadmaps breach climate and biosphere limits through 2050. Corporate SAF buyers should ask what sits behind a carbon claim.
C.H. Robinson’s RXO deal could expand carrier access and tech reach. It may also reduce competition and increase integration risk for major shippers.
Utilities
Jasper County Solar in Indiana, also backed by a PPA with Meta Arlington, Virginia, 7 October 2026
Meta's solar PPA helps Zelestra secure $350M for an Indiana project. But mine reclamation costs and financing risks could test the model's durability.
NESO expects a 5.5 GW power margin this winter. Last January's jump in gas-fired output shows why British sites should budget for their worst week.
Grid security officials warn that storms magnify attacks, and CISA flagged active PLC exploitation this year. Facilities should test both together.
Recycling
A review of more than 100 landfill studies finds the highest pollutant readings are not always the most hazardous, a gap that can misdirect cleanup spending.
ETERNAL shows how pharma can cut solvents, energy and waste. The next test is whether those gains can hold up at commercial manufacturing scale.
Aether Fuels has validated its integrated synthetic jet fuel process. Project Beacon will test whether the technology can scale reliably and economically.
Manufacturing
ABTC can export up to $100 million in recycled black mass. The move highlights a growing gap between U.S. battery recycling and refining capacity.
From February 18, 2027, EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh need a digital passport for the EU market, and supplier data gaps already shape orders.
Fashion brands are joining forces to expand supplier access to clean energy. Financing and emissions reporting remain critical challenges to their success.
Packaging
Europe's packaging rules have applied since August 12, so buyers need conformity papers and PFAS data from suppliers before February penalties begin.
EPA pushed stricter refrigerant limits for new supermarket and cold-storage systems to 2032, yet interim caps, California rules and the HFC phasedown remain.
Updated EU guidance shows why paper certification alone may not prove origin or deforestation claims that procurement teams still need to verify.
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