Vulcan’s Frankfurt lithium plant moves Europe’s battery supply plans closer to production. NORAM will supply electrolysis technology for refining.

Durham's Society 5.0 model shows how integrated infrastructure intelligence is becoming a material factor in corporate investment and workforce decisions in 2026.

Western households are leading energy program adoption. Clearer rates and stronger customer education could help utilities turn interest into grid value.

AFRL’s $18M contract will test large-capacity energy storage for Air Force missions. The goal is stronger power resilience in tough conditions.

BioMADE is backing 14 projects with $21.4M in funding. The focus is practical: recover critical materials, improve bio-based production and train workers.

Mosaic SoC has raised $3.8m to support lower-power spatial awareness. Its chips target wearables, AR glasses and phones where battery life is critical.

U.S. battery supply chain plans are shifting into real projects. New federal funding is backing domestic electrolyte production and reducing reliance on imports.

Researchers are building electronic materials atom by atom. The approach embeds performance at design stage, not after fabrication.

Chipmakers are rethinking hydrogen waste as new purification tech lowers costs. Recycling could improve efficiency while easing supply pressures.

AI demand is pushing data infrastructure to its limits. Orbital data centers are emerging as a potential solution to ease capacity constraints.

A new recycling method could recover more battery materials with less energy. The approach may improve supply stability and reduce waste.

Hollow core fibre is moving closer to real-world use in networks. STL’s launch highlights growing demand for faster, lower-latency infrastructure.

The USTR has initiated Section 301 investigations into 60 economies — 99% of U.S. import volume — for failing to ban goods produced with forced labor.

If you watched Elon Musk take the stage last week and describe building a terawatt-scale chip manufacturing facility, you probably had one of two reactions: jaw on the floor, or quiet concern...

From CDP Water scoring to Alliance for Water Stewardship certification, buyer expectations on supplier water data have become significantly more specific.

From CSRD water disclosures to supply chain exposure in water-stressed regions, sustainability teams face a growing accountability gap that boards are starting to notice.

Flagship smartphones promise faster chips and sleeker designs. New lifecycle analysis shows manufacturing and sales scale still drive the sector’s carbon impact.

Trump's reshoring push, AI disruption, and a 500,000-worker skilled trades gap are converging — and infrastructure decarbonization is caught in the middle.

AI data centers are driving a surge in U.S. electricity demand. Pumped storage hydropower is gaining attention as a long-duration solution for grid reliability.

If a compliance gap identified today will not be operationally resolved until 2028, how prepared are organizations for the regulatory timelines already approaching?