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| September 12, 2026 |
Windmills of change: Dutch raise mill in rare operation Aug 28, 2026 (AFP) The Waardenburg windmill -- a rare hexagonal mill still grinding grain today -- has graced the banks of the Waal on the Rhine delta for 250 years and is a listed monument in the Netherlands. But a nearby dyke has been raised to protect against flood risks, choking the wind supply to the windmill and threatening to render it obsolete. The solution: deploy hydraulic jacks to raise the windmill 80 ce... read more |
Energy firm RWE abandons US offshore wind projects in deal with Trump adminAug 06, 2026 (AFP) German energy company RWE announced on Thursday that it is abandoning its offshore wind projects in the United States, citing regulatory hurdles, and turning towards investments elsewhere. more 
Japan to test rare-earth mining 6 km underwaterJul 24, 2026 (AFP) Japan said Friday it plans to conduct full-scale mining tests in February for rare earth minerals from a seabed near a remote Pacific island, after a mission successfully recovered samples from six kilometres below the w... more 
Metal mining's carbon footprint far larger than thought: studyJul 22, 2026 (AFP) From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction. more 
From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasionJul 17, 2026 (AFP) From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon. more |
Princeton Study Maps Raw Material Risks as Drone and Robot Output Scales Toward Millions of UnitsMay 01, 2026 (SPX) Researchers estimate commercial drone production could scale by up to 10 times by the late 2030s, while output of humanoid and quadruped robots could rise by as much as 100 times over the same period. The study, led by c... more 
Desert Renewable Grids Built To Survive Extreme Heat And CalmApr 29, 2026 (SPX) Growing interest in transitioning from fossil-fueled electricity to locally powered renewable grids has prompted communities such as the KAUST campus to explore fully renewable configurations. However, standard design ap... more |
UK to accelerate clean energy drive amid Mideast war Apr 20, 2026 (AFP) Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will use a speech later in the day to expand on the proposed measures, which include "driving forward plans to massively expand renewables" on government land. Placing solar panels and wind t... more 
Molecular Lock Design Pushes Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency Past 26 PercentApr 16, 2026 (SPX) To achieve record efficiencies, scientists typically use self-assembled monolayers, or SAMs, just one molecule thick to extract positive charges from the perovskite layer. However, these conventional ultra-thin interface... more |
'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surfaceApr 03, 2026 (AFP) Whitish ore, rich in copper and silver, is extracted from the country's depths and exported around the world to fuel technological and energy transitions. "These are the metals of the future," Ariel Wojciuszkiewicz, a ge... more 
Hybrid offshore platforms boost ocean power output and stabilityFeb 25, 2026 (SPX) The team carried out a comprehensive review of hybrid offshore renewable energy harvest systems that integrate multiple technologies on a single foundation. They report that these systems could help countries meet ambiti... more |
US renews threat to leave IEAFeb 19, 2026 (AFP) Speaking on the last day of an IEA ministerial meeting in Paris, Wright said the 52-year-old agency should return to its founding mission of ensuring energy security. The IEA was created to coordinate responses to major ... more 
US energy chief says IEA must 'drop' focus on climate changeFeb 18, 2026 (AFP) Wright threatened last year to pull the United States out of the IEA -- which was founded to coordinate responses to major disruptions of supplies after the 1973 oil crisis -- unless it reformed the way it operates. The ... more |
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