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Climate tech on Europa Now: batteries, heat pumps and Europe's industrial comeback.
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Italian startup harnesses Arduino board to boost solar panel density
A.M.P.S. and researchers from the University of Reggio Calabria used the Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi to control a dual-layer photovoltaic system that generates significantly more power from the same ground area.
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Europe's Battery Recycling Landscape Takes Shape Across 15 Nations
A fresh mapping effort from RWTH Aachen University charts the continent's lithium-ion battery recycling infrastructure, revealing where facilities are emerging and what technologies they employ.
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Munich Aerospace Startup VÆRIDION Secures €30M to Electrify Regional Aviation
VÆRIDION, founded by former Airbus executives, is developing a battery-powered nine-seater aircraft aimed at making zero-emission regional flights commercially viable by 2030.
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German startup turns discarded e-scooter batteries into grid storage for businesses
EDENenergy, a Freiburg-based company spun out of Fraunhofer ISE, has delivered its first commercial energy storage system built from repurposed e-scooter batteries, combining 112 used units into a 70 kWh installation.
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Mining's Race Against AI: Why Data Centres Need Copper Now, Not Later
Galantas CEO Mario Stifano warns that the AI infrastructure boom depends on metals supply chains working on timelines the tech industry doesn't fully grasp. Copper faces a 25% supply shortfall by 2035 under current policies.
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Stockholm's Sortrace secures $800K to scale AI waste-sorting vision system across Europe
The Swedish startup has raised funding to expand its computer vision platform, which analyzes household waste at collection points to help municipalities understand sorting failures and boost recycling outcomes.
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GAC's Battery Arm Inpow Launches Thai Manufacturing Hub
Chinese automaker GAC Group's battery subsidiary Inpow has begun operations at its first production facility outside China, located in Thailand's Chonburi province.
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Mississippi judge blocks xAI's attempt to dismiss NAACP air quality lawsuit
A federal court has refused to throw out a Clean Air Act case targeting the gas turbines powering xAI's Colossus 2 data centre, rejecting arguments that the equipment qualifies as exempt mobile sources.