Decarbonisation stories

b<>com launches Open XG Hub, a free 5G/6G testbed to help labs trial open RAN components, private networks and new architectures.

Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.

Siemens expands SENTRON circuit protection and unveils a refurbished SIRIUS soft starter built for circularity and lower CO2 emissions.

HIVED launches HIVED One, a unified all-electric parcel service aimed at simplifying nationwide deliveries for UK eCommerce SMEs.

As women reshape the tech landscape, careers in engineering and AI are offering purpose, impact and fulfilment far beyond the job title.

EASI opens applications for its 2026 awards, offering a GBP £10,000 grant and year-long support to UK founders driving social impact.

Energyz Black wins Hotwire's debut Accelerator, securing pro bono PR support to scale its AI-driven energy careers and skills platform.

EDP and Start Campus strike Iberian renewables-data pact centred on the SINES hub, a planned EUR €8.5 billion, 1.2 GW green campus.

Veuve Clicquot names six women leading change in hospitality, music, fashion and climate as finalists for its 2026 Bold Awards.

EDP will supply renewables to Start Campus's 1.2 GW Sines data campus in Portugal under a new Iberia-focused energy partnership.

Southampton Science Park becomes first UK science park to reach 1MW solar capacity, with panels proving resilient in record January rain.

Schneider Electric ends its 2021-2025 Sustainability Impact plan with an 8.86 score after beating targets on emissions and energy access.

Fleet electrification is shifting from green compliance to cost-cutting strategy, EO Charging survey finds, despite policy and energy uncertainty.

Be.EV buys Mer's UK public EV charging network, gaining 1,600 bays and 450 sites to join the UK's top 10 rapid charge operators.

Endeavour launches TurboCell, a modular hybrid power system to smooth volatile AI data centre loads and bridge long grid connection delays.

Nebula launches an Impact Rewards scheme that ties partner renewal perks to carbon credits, social housing upgrades and service governance.

AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.

Siemens launches Siprotec V, a virtual substation protection platform that replaces up to 60 devices, slashing costs, space and cabling.

UK homes using the ivie smart meter app almost halved gas cooking in December 2025, helping cut overall household energy use by 5.5%.

AI is turbocharging Europe's data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.