Europe’s biggest floating solar farm could power a large town
Berlin-based renewable energy firm Q Energy has secured €50mn in debt finance to complete work on Europe’s largest floating solar farm, set to power up next year. The plant is…
BMW installs ‘motionless’ wind energy device at Mini factory
US startup Aeromine has installed the UK’s first “motionless” wind turbine atop BMW’s Mini factory in Oxford. The 3-metre-tall, box-shaped device captures wind flowing up and over the building. Specially…
UK ‘moonshot’ agency to splash £81M on warning system for climate catastrophes
The UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) is allocating £81mn to a new programme that aims to create early warning systems for climate tipping points. These are thresholds within…
Swedish startup bets big on zinc-ion batteries with world’s first megaplant
Swedish startup Enerpoly has opened the world’s first zinc-ion battery megafactory. Its vision is to scale a better alternative to lithium-ion for storing renewable energy over longer periods of time.…
Sweden’s been stealthily using hydrogen to forge green steel. Now it’s ready to industrialise
Deep in Sweden’s icy north sits a small factory where the country’s largest industrial players have been steadily validating a new technology that could clean up one of the dirtiest…
TNW Podcast: Pavel Durov’s arrest in France, concrete-based CO₂ storage, renewables in Iceland
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the…
Dublin rejects Google’s new data centre plans over energy concerns
Google’s plans for a third data centre in Dublin have hit a snag. Unimpressed by the lack of on-site renewable energy sources to power the facility, the South Dublin County…
This autonomous yacht is a mobile green hydrogen factory
In recent years, there have been several attempts at building a hydrogen boat. But UK startup Drift is navigating new territory with a vessel that isn’t hydrogen-powered, but hydrogen-producing. Drift…
Tallinn startup bags €2.3M to turn CO2 into ‘critical’ graphite for EV batteries
Up Catalyst has closed a €2.36mn seed extension round to accelerate the development of an industrial pilot reactor that turns CO2 emissions into carbon materials. According to the Tallinn-based startup,…
New metal foam aims to tackle ‘dire’ energy problem at data centres
Female-led Apheros has raised $1.85mn to tackle a pressing problem for the tech sector: the exponential energy consumption of data centres. Data centres are the foundation of our digital infrastructure,housing…
UK startup launches SAF plant at Oxford Airport in quest for greener flights
UK startup OXCCU has opened a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demo plant at London Oxford Airport, as it looks to make a dent in emissions from air travel. OXCCU spunout…
Climate tech VCs already raised more in 2024 than whole of last year
Climate-focused venture capital funds have already raised $6.9bn since the beginning of 2024, up from $5.2bn for the entirety of 2023, according to a new report from Venture Capital Journal.…
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