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Rare earth materials

Coal mining operations in the US

19/4/2023 News

US plans to build first-of-a-kind critical minerals production facility

The US government is investing $16mn to help develop what will be the country’s first critical minerals production facility in a bid to strengthen the nation’s clean energy supply chain and enhance national security by reducing reliance on imports from countries such as China.

Shipping

Close of up of ship's propellers

19/11/2025 News

Twin power: How contra-rotating propellers could revolutionise ship efficiency

Norwegian research organisation SINTEF has designed and built new measuring equipment to test contra-rotating propellers, a move that could make the technology viable for a wider range of large shipping vessels.

Electricity

The digital substation’s cable bus and standardised modular equipment structures

13/9/2023 News

First fully digital electricity substation in US comes online

A fully digital, plug-and-play transmission-voltage substation has entered commercial operation in Ohio, reportedly the first of its kind in the US.

Aviation

Illustration of seaglider flying over the water

10/8/2022 News

New high-speed, zero emission seaglider unveiled

REGENT has adopted Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of cloud-based software and services to help develop a new category of vehicle called the seaglider, a high-speed, zero emission vehicle that operates exclusively over the water to significantly reduce the time and cost of moving people and goods between coastal cities.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Onshore wind farm with self-erecting tower technology at sunset

28/1/2026 News

Fortescue uses self-erecting tower to build Nullagine wind farm

Australia-based technology, metals and energy company Fortescue has commenced construction on its first operational wind development, the Nullagine wind project, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The 133 MW facility will feature 17 wind turbines supplied by Envision Energy, incorporating new tower technology from Nabrawind, a Spanish engineering firm recently acquired by Fortescue.

Heat

The University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility

31/1/2024 News

Waste supercomputer heat and old mines could warm homes

A ‘first-of-its-kind system’ in the UK is being trialled to see if waste heat from the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (ACF) can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm at least 5,000 Scottish homes.

Electric vehicles

Three HGVs at charging station

10/12/2025 News

UK backs electric transport with investments and trials

Carmaker Mercedes is to invest in UK EV production capacity, a new state-funded consortium in Scotland is testing electric HGVs (eHGVs) with shared charging hubs, and a recent study reports fleets have now logged over 500,000 zero-emission miles.

Fuel cells

Aerial view of fuel cell factory

24/9/2025 News

Two solid oxide fuel cell manufacturers scale up production to meet growing global demand

Elcogen has opened a major new solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) factory in Estonia, boosting capacity 36-fold to support clean hydrogen and power markets. Elsewhere, Doosan Fuel Cell has started mass production of fuel cell power systems in South Korea using technology developed by UK company Ceres.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Charge Robotics machine at solar farm

19/3/2025 News

Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories

A system that automatically assembles and installs completed sections of large solar farms has been created.

Nuclear fusion

Fusion equipment

24/5/2023 News

Microsoft to buy energy from fusion power plant

Helion has announced it will provide electricity to Microsoft through a fusion power plant.

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