After Northvolt, Europe’s battery path leads to China — or new tech frontiers

Fuelled by $15bn in financing, Northvolt was supposed to be Europe’s great battery success story — a homegrown champion capable of competing with Asian and American giants.   So when Northvolt…

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The European Accessibility Act risks becoming just a box-ticking exercise

With the compliance deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) fast approaching, companies are urgently trying to ensure their websites meet the requirements of the EU directive.  One appealing solution…

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Glaciers in the Alps have shrunk 39% in the last two decades, satellite data reveals

British startup Earthwave and a group of European scientists have used satellite data to map out glacial melt across the globe — and the results are alarming. The team discovered…

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Europe has twice as many climate tech startups as the US — but there’s a catch

Europe is home to twice as many climate tech startups as the US (30,000 vs. 14,300). However, limited access to VC funding is forcing these early-stage companies to seek capital…

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AI-driven battery brain promises to jumpstart European EVs

A German startup plans to jumpstart European EVs with an AI-powered brain. Sphere Energy built the system to simulate battery behaviour. The company then predicts a power source’s lifetime in…

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Swedish startup to build pilot plant for wood-based material that purifies the air

Swedish startup Adsorbi has secured €1mn to ramp up production of a cellulose-based material that sucks up pollutants from the air.  Metsä Spring, the venture arm of the Finnish forestry…

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