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Keen AI & SP Energy launch grid tool for developers
Customer Experience

Keen AI & SP Energy launch grid tool for developers

Developers could cut weeks of waiting for early grid advice as rising connection demand strains Britain’s transmission network.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint
DataCentre infrastructure

Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint

Power shortages and grid delays are now threatening UK data centre expansion as AI workloads push electricity demand higher.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director
DataCentre infrastructure

Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director

Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

Global Stories

Low carbon stories

Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts
Firewalls

Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts

Customers could benefit as Fortinet expands AI threat protection, adds quantum-safe features and says some products now use up to 62% less energy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Off-highway vehicles shift to electric power as batteries improve
Data Analytics

Off-highway vehicles shift to electric power as batteries improve

Lower running costs and emissions rules are accelerating battery-powered machinery uptake across construction, farming and mining sites.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Heat networks urged for high-rise homes by Power On
Power / Energy

Heat networks urged for high-rise homes by Power On

High-rise developers could cut costs and grid strain as the firm says networked heating is the only workable option under new rules.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Endeavour's Pact to power AI data centres with hydrogen
Semiconductors

Endeavour's Pact to power AI data centres with hydrogen

Endeavour unveils Pact methane-cracking system to supply 24/7 low-carbon hydrogen power and graphite for soaring AI data centre demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Honeywell to supply eSAF tech for seven Verso plants
Clean technologies

Honeywell to supply eSAF tech for seven Verso plants

Honeywell's eFining tech will power seven Verso eSAF plants in Europe and the US, set to produce 200 million gallons of jet fuel yearly.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Schneider Electric tops global sustainability rankings
Power / Energy

Schneider Electric tops global sustainability rankings

Schneider Electric tops 2025 global ESG rankings with best-in-class scores from World Benchmarking Alliance, EcoVadis, CDP and MSCI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand
Network Infrastructure

OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand

OMS orders two Ulstein-designed cable ships for 2028 delivery, boosting its GREAT-Class fleet and targeting lower-emission installations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Low carbon stories

Bill off the table: Yukon's repealed Clean Energy Act
Clean technologies

Bill off the table: Yukon's repealed Clean Energy Act

Households and dealers face higher costs after Yukon scrapped EV and e-bike rebates, leaving clean-tech investment in flux.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week
SMRs: The solution to Ontario's strained power grid?
Data centers

SMRs: The solution to Ontario's strained power grid?

Ontario's first grid-scale SMR could ease pressure on a strained power system, but experts say wider relief will hinge on faster deployment.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • This month
Light House launches Bluprint for sustainable construction
Clean technologies

Light House launches Bluprint for sustainable construction

The programme aims to help greener building technologies win repeat work in Canada's USD $50 billion sustainable construction market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Scotiabank launches AI home energy advice tool in Canada
Fintech

Scotiabank launches AI home energy advice tool in Canada

Homeowners can now get personalised retrofit advice and funding guidance as rising energy bills and weather risks boost demand for upgrades.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Cemvita & Radix advance Brazil circular bio-oil plan
Clean technologies

Cemvita & Radix advance Brazil circular bio-oil plan

Cemvita and Radix finish front-end engineering in Brazil, advancing a circular bio-oil plant turning crude glycerin into SAF feedstock.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Feb 2026
Ontario opens path for commercial underground CO₂ storage
Clean technologies

Ontario opens path for commercial underground CO₂ storage

Ontario announces applications for commercial CO₂ storage, targeting cuts of up to seven million tonnes a year and saving industry $1 billion.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
India needs USD $145bn a year to fund net-zero path
Clean technologies

India needs USD $145bn a year to fund net-zero path

India must invest about USD $145bn a year in energy to hit net-zero goals, with the next decade critical for low-carbon infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026