Europe built the world’s largest electric plane. It flew in New York
Europe built the world’s largest electric plane. It flew in New York

Heart Aerospace flew its X1 demonstrator at Plattsburgh International Airport on 12 August, the company announced. The aircraft taxied, took off, climbed, manoeuvred and landed. It reached 335 metres, and its all-electric propulsion produced more than …

Omdia says phone prices will stay high after the shortage ends
Omdia says phone prices will stay high after the shortage ends

Start with the number, because it is the kind that settles an argument. In the first quarter of 2026, panel makers shipped 298 million displays into the refurbished phone market. They shipped 289 million to the companies that make new phones. The refur…

Europe’s drought is shutting down nuclear reactors
Europe’s drought is shutting down nuclear reactors

Nuclear reactors need water. They sit beside rivers and coastlines for a reason. The water carries heat away from the core. When it runs low or runs warm, the reactor has to power down. That is happening across Europe right now. On Thursday, Romania’s …

Metal Morph raises £700K to recover industrial resources from wastewater

UK-based water technology startupMetal Morph has raised £700,000 in pre-seed funding to advance its technologyfor recovering industrial resources from water and wastewater treatmentprocesses. The roun…

Iron Vs Carbon: Funds Surge For Makers Of Batteries That Store Power For Days

Form Energy raised $750 million to boost output of iron-based batteries that hold power for over 100 hours, on the heels of Antora raising $550 million for thermal batteries made from carbon

Economic Cost Of Summer Heatwaves Highlighted In New Research

Record heatwaves across the U.K and Europe this summer have inflicted substantial economic costs, highlighted by two new reports

The Solar Dilemma: Build Local Or Buy Cheap From Overseas?

Should the U.S. buy cheap imported solar panels to power the AI boom or reshore manufacturing? Washington faces a trade-off between energy security and affordable power.

How The Shipping Industry Is Helping Research Into Plastic Pollution

Parts of the shipping industry are partnering with environmental scientists to monitor ocean plastic pollution.

OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books
OpenAI is hiring a power trader, because electricity is now a position on its books

OpenAI is recruiting a power-trading lead for its data centres. The role will own commodity hedging strategy across the company’s power portfolio. It will have no direct reports at first. Bloomberg’s Julian Hast reported the listing on Monday. OpenAI d…

Meta is giving $1bn to data centre towns. Its proof is a tax from 1968
Meta is giving $1bn to data centre towns. Its proof is a tax from 1968

Mark Zuckerberg announced a $1 billion Future Is For Everyone Fund on Monday. It will invest directly in the American communities where Meta builds data centres. The commitment sits inside a 6,500-word letter, The Future is for Everyone: The Path to a …