Dutch startup to build floating solar array at North Sea wind farm
Story by Siôn Geschwindt A Dutch startup has been awarded a contract to install floating solar panels at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Oceans of Energy secured…
Scania and Northvolt develop battery for electric trucks with 1.5 million km lifespan
Story by Siôn Geschwindt Heavy truck manufacturer Scania and emerging EV battery powerhouse Northvolt have developed a battery for electric trucks that they say will last as long as the…
How travel businesses can leverage generative AI solutions
Story by Singapore Tourism Board Everyone is talking about the potential of generative AI as buzzworthy tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E make the headlines. But just what is generative AI…
Swedish startup wants €1.5BN to build emissions-free steel plant
Story by Siôn Geschwindt Swedish startup H2 Green Steel has announced its plans to raise more than €1.5bn in equity funding to build steel plants that emit virtually no emissions.…
UK-based DeepMind merges with Google Brain in transatlantic AI tie-up
Story by Thomas Macaulay Senior reporter Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on deeptech, startups, and government policy. Thomas is a senior…
You can now eat dinner in space — for just €120K
Story by Siôn Geschwindt It turns out you don’t need a rocket to explore the edge of space. French startup Zephalto has just announced plans to send eager tourists to…
Spanish surgeons perform world’s first fully robotic lung transplant
Story by Siôn Geschwindt A Spanish hospital has successfully completed what is believed to be the world’s first fully robotic lung transplant. Surgeons at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in…
European mission to explore the dark universe sets sail for launch site
Story by Thomas Macaulay Senior reporter Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on deeptech, startups, and government policy. Thomas is a senior…
Green light for €43bn EU Chips Act in big boost for bloc’s semiconductor industry
Story by Siôn Geschwindt EU member states reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday for a €43 billion plan to bolster domestic production of semiconductor chips — essential components in everything…
Europe’s Juice space mission blasts off towards Jupiter
The ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission — ‘Juice’ — successfully launched today from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was supposed to take place yesterday but was…
Germany and Intel in funding dispute over €17bn chip plant
Intel’s plan to construct a massive chip plant in Magdeburg, Germany, is arguably the centrepiece of the EU’s strategy to ramp up domestic production of semiconductors. But cash flow has…
Winamp relaunches — and breaks my nostalgic heart
Oh, to be an innocent young techie in the ’90s again. Merrily downloading Metallica albums from Napster, joyriding from bird’s eye views in GTA 1, and praying that 30-second porn…