Inox Clean Energy Ltd has announced a significant acquisition of Vibrant Energy, valuing the business at $600 million, as India accelerates its renewable capacity expansion amid increasing consolidation in the sector. Inox Clean Energy Ltd has signed definitive agreements to acquire Vibrant Energy, the Macquarie-owned renewable-energy platform, in a transaction that industry sources say values the business at an enterprise value of $600 million and an equity value of $200 million. According to reports, the deal transfers control of a diversified 1,337 MW portfolio, of which roughly 800 MW is already operational, and includes projects across Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka,…

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are moving closer to mainstream deployment, offering a sustainable alternative for short-distance urban and regional travel as regulatory frameworks and infrastructure development accelerate. Imagine stepping out of an office, walking to a rooftop and minutes later lifting off vertically into the sky , not to an airport but to another rooftop across the city. What was once futuristic marketing copy is increasingly the centrepiece of a practical industrial strategy: electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs, promise a new stratum of mobility that could reshape urban and regional transport while contributing to decarbonisation…

With 2,000 jobs at risk, ministers debate whether to preserve UK’s steel legacy through emergency measures or accelerate shift to low-carbon electric arc furnace production amid industry tensions and strategic concerns. Two thousand workers at British Steel’s Scunthorpe complex face the prospect of mass redundancy as ministers weigh plans that would extinguish the United Kingdom’s last two coal‑fed blast furnaces and accelerate a shift to scrap‑based electric arc furnace (EAF) production. According to The Sun, a contingency being discussed by Whitehall officials would see the two historic blast furnaces at Scunthorpe turned off and the company restructured around a mothballed…

Malaysia’s push toward a greener power sector gains momentum in 2026, driven by policy innovations, large-scale solar roll-outs, and emerging tech like carbon capture and storage, signalling a major shift in the nation’s energy landscape. KUALA LUMPUR , Malaysia’s energy transition is poised to pick up pace into 2026 as policy signals, large-scale solar roll-outs and new carbon measures converge to lift demand for clean power, grid flexibility and related infrastructure, according to research houses and government roadmaps. TA Research said in a recent report it expects momentum to continue next year, anchored by the National Energy Transition Roadmap’s (NETR)…

The collaboration between BYD and Shenzhen Port Group launches a pioneering lab to accelerate zero-carbon maritime operations, blending automotive technology with port and shipping innovations amid China’s broader push for greener water transport. The newly launched Marine Green New Energy Innovation Lab, a collaboration between BYD and Shenzhen Port Group, aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime operations by placing electric energy at the centre of shipping, port and logistics technology. According to the announcement by Seatrade Maritime, the lab’s stated mission is to implement China’s strategy of building a strong maritime nation while serving national carbon peaking and carbon…

Researchers at the University of Manchester are leveraging advanced AI techniques to expedite and refine evaluation of carbon removal strategies, potentially transforming climate mitigation efforts through faster, cost-effective modelling and safer deployment of solutions. Researchers at the University of Manchester are turning to physics‑informed artificial intelligence to accelerate assessment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies, seeking to generate evidence faster and at lower cost than traditional field trials and numerical models. According to the report by myScience, the team’s work aims to model the global carbon cycle and virtually test interventions such as ocean fertilisation, ocean alkalinity enhancement and enhanced…

Itema partners with Ivy Decarb to showcase its environmentally friendly weaving machines on a digital marketplace, integrating sustainability data with financing options to accelerate industry-wide decarbonisation efforts. Itema has joined Ivy Decarb, the digital marketplace designed to help the textile sector measure and reduce carbon emissions, in a move the company says will accelerate decarbonisation across weaving operations and the broader value chain. According to Itema’s announcement, the partnership makes Itema one of the first textile machinery manufacturers to list technical and environmental performance data on the platform, enabling textile producers to compare machines on metrics such as energy consumption,…

Researchers from Tohoku University and Fujitsu have combined artificial intelligence with advanced spectroscopy to uncover causal relationships in a novel superconducting material, promising faster development of energy-efficient technologies. Tohoku University and Fujitsu Limited say they have used artificial intelligence to uncover causal links in the electronic behaviour of a newly studied superconducting material, a step the partners present as a demonstrator for AI-driven materials discovery that could accelerate development of energy‑efficient technologies. According to the paper published in Scientific Reports, researchers combined angle‑resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) data collected at the NanoTerasu Synchrotron Light Source with Fujitsu’s AI platform, Fujitsu Kozuchi,…

ZeroAvia announces new financing to extend its cash runway by two years, aiming to speed up the commercialisation of its hydrogen-electric power systems for both civilian and defence markets amid divergent reports on investment size and partners. ZeroAvia has announced fresh financing that the company says will extend its cash runway for two years and accelerate industrialisation of its hydrogen-electric power and propulsion systems for aviation and defence. According to the firm’s announcement, the latest round was led by Barclays Climate Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Horizons Ventures, Summa Equity and AP Ventures, with participation from the National…

Boston Consulting Group highlights Azerbaijan’s strategic push to position itself as a practical AI testbed for energy and chemical breakthroughs, aiming to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and foster regional technological leadership. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) executives say Azerbaijan is positioning itself as a practical testbed for applying artificial intelligence to energy, with a particular focus on chemistry and emissions reduction that could accelerate industrial decarbonisation across the region and beyond. According to an exclusive interview with Trend, Anton Aristov, Managing Director and Partner at BCG, framed the Caspian AI Institute as a hybrid research-and-delivery vehicle: “70% of its resources should be…