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Toyota Joins Daimler Truck and Volvo as Equal Partner in Cellcentric, Creating the World's Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Venture for Heavy-Duty Transport
Toyota will invest in a capital increase to become an equal shareholder in cellcentric, the fuel cell joint venture founded by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group in 2021, as the partners simultaneously begin on-road testing of hydrogen combustion trucks using Cespira's HPDI fuel system.
Regenerative Agriculture Market Projected to Reach $37 Billion by 2035 as Federal Funding and New Research Accelerate Adoption
The global regenerative agriculture market is projected to grow from $9.83 billion to $37.44 billion by 2035, fueled by USDA funding, corporate commitments, and new soil carbon research.
Grain Belt Express Targets 2026 Construction Start on $11 Billion HVDC Transmission Line After Surviving Federal Loan Cancellation and Legal Challenges
Invenergy's 800-mile high-voltage direct current transmission line across four Midwestern states is pressing ahead with private financing after the Trump administration cancelled a $4.9 billion DOE loan guarantee and the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the project's state permit.
AI-Powered Sorting Facilities Are Reshaping the Recycling Industry as AMP's First Fully Automated Plant Nears Operation
AMP's Commerce City facility will process 62,000 tons of recycling annually with minimal human intervention, as AI sorting systems spread across the waste industry.
Terabase Energy Launches Terafab V2, an AI-Powered Robotic System That Can Build a Gigawatt of Solar Per Year
Terabase Energy's next-generation automated solar construction platform completes field testing and enters commercial deployment, targeting 10 GW annual capacity by 2027.
Deep Isolation Validates Borehole Disposal for Recycled Nuclear Fuel Waste, Completing ARPA-E Partnership With Oklo
Berkeley-based Deep Isolation has confirmed that high-level waste from spent fuel electrorefining is compatible with deep borehole disposal, completing a multi-year ARPA-E ONWARDS project led by Oklo that could reshape the back end of the advanced reactor fuel cycle.
Sustaera Reports 90 Percent Efficiency in Direct Air Capture, Claiming a Path to Sub-$100-Per-Ton Carbon Removal
The North Carolina startup says its electro-thermal sorbent system operates at more than double the efficiency of thermal competitors, with 3-5x lower capital costs, after years of DOE-backed development.
Plug Power Wins 275 MW Electrolyzer Contract for One of North America's Largest Green Ammonia Plants in Quebec
Plug Power will supply a 275 MW PEM electrolyzer system for Hy2gen's Courant project in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, a facility that aims to produce 230,000 tonnes of renewable ammonia per year to decarbonize the Canadian mining industry.
Flocean Prepares to Launch World's First Commercial Subsea Desalination Plant Off Norway's Coast
Norwegian startup Flocean is set to begin commercial operations at its Mongstad subsea desalination facility in 2026, using natural deep-sea pressure to cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent compared to conventional land-based plants.
Korean Researchers Develop Two-Dimensional Catalyst That Pushes Lithium-Air Batteries Past 550 Stable Cycles
A KIST-IAE team engineered a tungsten diselenide catalyst that achieved over 550 stable cycles in lithium-air batteries, outperforming conventional catalysts and advancing a technology with ten times the energy density of lithium-ion.
NRC Grants Diablo Canyon a 20-Year License Extension, Marking the Agency's 100th Renewal as California's Nuclear Future Hinges on State Lawmakers
Federal regulators approved a 20-year license extension for California's last nuclear plant, but state law limits operations to 2030 without legislative action.
Iran War Energy Shock Triggers European Consumer Rush Toward Solar, Heat Pumps, and EVs
Brent crude has surged more than 50 percent since the Strait of Hormuz closure, and European consumers are responding by dramatically accelerating purchases of solar panels, heat pumps, and electric vehicles.