Sustainability

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Munich startup ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin

Munich-area startup ERC System has unveiled Victor, an uncrewed hybrid-electric cargo eVTOL designed for defence, logistics, and disaster response, at ILA Berlin 2026. The company says the aircraft can carry a 250kg payload over a range of 300km at a cruise speed of 250km/h. ERC System is targeting first deliveries in 2028. Victor uses a […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Munich startup ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin Read More »

From cars to data centres, GM pushes into energy storage with three new battery deals

General Motors is pushing into energy storage for data centres and the electrical grid, announcing a sodium-ion battery development partnership with Peak Energy, a lithium iron phosphate supply deal with LG Energy Solution, and an expanded relationship with Redwood Materials. The moves mark GM’s clearest signal yet that it sees its $900 million investment in […]

This story continues at The Next Web

From cars to data centres, GM pushes into energy storage with three new battery deals Read More »

Vertical Aerospace gets a second VX4 flying, doubling its test fleet on the road to certification

Building an electric air taxi is less about one dramatic first flight than about doing it over and over until regulators are convinced. Vertical Aerospace has just put a second aircraft in the air to help it get there faster. The Bristol-based company said on Tuesday that its newest full-scale prototype completed its maiden piloted […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Vertical Aerospace gets a second VX4 flying, doubling its test fleet on the road to certification Read More »

A Florida startup is building a thorium fuel supply chain from scratch, starting with an Australian mine

Ampera, a Florida-based nuclear energy startup, announced on Monday that it has established an Australian subsidiary to secure thorium supply for its advanced reactor programme. The company formed Ampera Australia Pty Ltd in February 2026 to procure and import thorium to the United States. The move is part of a strategy to vertically integrate the […]

This story continues at The Next Web

A Florida startup is building a thorium fuel supply chain from scratch, starting with an Australian mine Read More »

Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding

The Nashville Zoo has launched a campaign to block a 69,000-square-foot AI data centre proposed by Georgia-based DC BLOX on a site roughly 50 yards from the zoo’s animal enclosures. A petition against the project has drawn nearly 300,000 signatures in less than a week. Nashville’s Metro Council is now considering a data centre moratorium, […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Nashville Zoo says a proposed AI data centre could stop its endangered leopards from breeding Read More »

A UK startup says it can cut data centre network power by 81% by replacing every electrical switch with light

For decades, the networks inside data centres have run on electrical switches. They are power-hungry, generate enormous heat, and are increasingly the bottleneck that limits how fast AI systems can process and exchange data. Oriole Networks, a UK startup, says it has a fix: replace every electrical switch in the core network with nanosecond-scale optical […]

This story continues at The Next Web

A UK startup says it can cut data centre network power by 81% by replacing every electrical switch with light Read More »

Berlin’s GALVANY raises €10M to fix Germany’s broken heat-pump market, and it’s already profitable

Germany has no shortage of heat pumps on paper. What it lacks is a way to get them sold, installed, subsidised, and paid off without the whole thing falling apart somewhere in the middle. GALVANY, a Berlin startup that runs the entire heat-pump journey from sale to installation to ongoing energy management, has raised €10mn […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Berlin’s GALVANY raises €10M to fix Germany’s broken heat-pump market, and it’s already profitable Read More »

Mexico unveils the Olinia Uno, an $8,600 government-backed electric vehicle designed for city streets

Mexico’s government-backed electric vehicle project Olinia has unveiled its first prototype, a six-seat passenger vehicle called the Olinia Uno, at a ceremony where President Claudia Sheinbaum drove the car onto a stage inside a Mexican Air Force hangar north of Mexico City. The vehicle is priced at 150,000 pesos, roughly $8,600, and is designed for […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Mexico unveils the Olinia Uno, an $8,600 government-backed electric vehicle designed for city streets Read More »

Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned on Friday that artificial intelligence may need to be rationed because the power supply cannot keep up with its capabilities. He said companies and governments face “very big social choices” as energy constraints force trade-offs between sectors. The question is not whether AI can do more, but whether […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits Read More »

Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant

Swiss cleantech startup GR3N has raised €15.5 million in a Series B round to build the world’s first commercial-scale microwave-assisted PET recycling plant. The round was led by 360 Capital, with new investor VP Textile also participating. The proceeds will fund MODUS, a 40,000-ton-per-year facility in Spain. PET is one of the most widely used […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant Read More »

Shopping Cart