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• Finnish Engineers Launch Pilot of Advanced Sand Battery Designed to Return Stored Heat to Electric Grid

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Polar Night Energy has commenced testing a new power-to-heat-to-power sand battery in Valkeakoski, Finland, to improve renewable energy storage. The system aims for 90% total effic...

• Mongolia Faces Environmental Crisis as Influx of End-of-Life Japanese Hybrids Creates Battery Waste "Dumping Ground"

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Asia

  A surge in imports of second-hand Toyota Priuses from Japan has transformed Mongolia’s automotive landscape, with hybrids now making up 45% of the national fleet. However, the lack...

• Rice University Plasma Breakthrough Recovers 95 Percent of Strategic Metals and Critical Battery Graphite

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at Rice University have debuted a microwave-induced plasma technique capable of extracting nearly all critical minerals from spent lithium-ion batteries using mild citr...

• Chinese Researchers Identify Novel Precision Bacteriophage as Sustainable Alternative to Chemical Food Disinfectants

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists at Gansu Agricultural University have isolated a specific virus, designated as phage W5, capable of targeting and eliminating antimicrobial,resistant Salmonella in food...

• University of Freiburg Study Identifies Structural Barriers and Design Principles for a Socially Equitable Clean Energy Transition

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A systematic review led by the University of Freiburg and Stanford University, published in Nature Reviews Clean Technology, reveals how current green energy subsidies often exacer...

• Slippery Lipid-Coated Nanopores Triple Blue Energy Output by Reducing Ionic Friction in Osmotic Power Systems

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at EPFL have developed a groundbreaking membrane that significantly enhances "blue energy" production by coating nanopores with lipid bilayers. This "hydration lubricat...

• European Commission Set to Finalize Net-Zero Industry Act to Bolster Domestic Manufacturing and Green Technology

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  The European Commission is moving forward with the formal adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act, a cornerstone of its "Made in Europe" strategy. After several rounds of internal re...

• European Union Clean Industrial Master Plan Faces Major Deadlock Over Strategic Funding Disagreements

  Published: Feb 18, 2026

  Section: Global Economy

  The European Commission industrial strategy has reached a critical impasse as member states struggle to agree on financing for green technology. Disagreements between major economi...