Sustainability-in-Tech: Powering AI Data Centres Using Hot Rocks
Exowatt, a Sam Altman-backed energy startup, plans to revolutionise AI data centre energy consumption by harnessing the power of concentrated solar energy stored in high-temperature hot rocks to provide round-the-clock, dispatchable electricity. A Viable Alternative to Traditional Grid-Based Power? Co-founded by Hannan Happi, who has a background in energy innovation and technology development, Exowatt aims […]
Want A Data Centre In The Shed ?
An Essex couple have become the first in the UK to heat their home using a mini data centre in their garden shed, in a trial designed to cut energy bills and support low income households through the transition to net zero. Pilot Scheme Terrence and Lesley Bridges live in a modest two bedroom bungalow […]
UK’s First Renewable-Powered Sovereign AI Cloud
Argyll Data Development has signed a landmark deal with AI infrastructure company SambaNova to build the UK’s first sovereign AI cloud in Scotland, powered entirely by renewable energy, marking a major step towards sustainable data sovereignty and low-carbon artificial intelligence. Who Is Behind The Project? Two companies from opposite sides of the Atlantic are joining […]
Europe’s First Underground Mine Data Centre
Europe’s first full-scale data centre built inside a working mine in northern Italy is being hailed as a landmark in sustainable digital infrastructure, combining high-performance computing with energy efficiency and circular use of underground space. Who’s Behind the Project and Where Is It? The project, known as Trentino DataMine, is being developed in the San […]
UK-Made Lithium Breakthrough
Cornish Lithium has produced the UK’s first samples of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, marking a major step towards a domestic, low-carbon supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy storage. A Local Company with Global Ambitions Cornish Lithium is a Penryn-based mining and technology company founded in 2016 by former investment banker and mining engineer Jeremy […]
Why IT Companies Are Relocating To Texas
Texas is becoming America’s top destination for technology companies, but the same policies attracting them are driving an energy boom that threatens to undo key environmental gains. What Is Driving The Move? Over the past five years, Texas has led the United States in corporate relocations. For example, as research from CBRE shows, since 2018, […]
Concrete “Battery” Now Stores 10 Times More Energy
MIT scientists say a new carbon-cement “concrete battery” has advanced dramatically, now storing ten times the energy it did just two years ago. The Breakthrough Explained The innovation comes from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who have been working on what they call electron-conducting carbon concrete, or ec³. This new type of […]
Repealling Climate Act Sparks Warnings
A plan to scrap the UK’s Climate Change Act has triggered warnings over energy costs, investor confidence, and the future of net-zero innovation. What Is The Climate Change Act? Introduced in 2008 with near-unanimous cross-party support, the Climate Change Act (CCA) is the foundation of the UK’s statutory approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It […]
Robots Refurbish Your Old Laptops
A research team in Denmark is building an AI‑driven robot to refurbish laptops at scale, offering a practical route to reduce e‑waste while creating new value for businesses. RoboSAPIENS At the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in Odense, robotics researchers are developing a system that uses computer vision, machine learning and a robotic arm to automate […]
Plant-Based Sachet Makes Harvest Last Longer
A plant-based sachet developed by two young Ugandan entrepreneurs could dramatically cut post-harvest food loss, improve farmer incomes, and support global sustainability goals. Tackling a Problem Rooted in Waste and Inequality Every year, more than 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted worldwide, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. Much of this loss […]
New Synthetic Graphite Boost EV Battery Lifespan by 30%
ExxonMobil has unveiled a new form of synthetic graphite designed to extend electric vehicle battery life by up to 30 per cent, in a move that could reshape the EV materials supply chain. A Major Energy Player With a New Direction ExxonMobil is best known as one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, […]
Students Trial Paid Recycling
Students at New College Lanarkshire are now being financially rewarded for recycling cans and plastic bottles as part of a new trial designed to test how incentives influence sustainable habits. How the Trial Works and Why It Matters The month-long trial, which runs across the college’s Motherwell, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld campuses, offers students a 20p […]