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Key features of a defining year
Digital twins

Key features of a defining year

A weak project pipeline is leaving firms underused and engineers heading overseas, sharpening fears of a future skills crunch in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 18 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026

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Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts
Firewalls

Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts

Customers could benefit as Fortinet expands AI threat protection, adds quantum-safe features and says some products now use up to 62% less energy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026
Off-highway vehicles shift to electric power as batteries improve
Data Analytics

Off-highway vehicles shift to electric power as batteries improve

Lower running costs and emissions rules are accelerating battery-powered machinery uptake across construction, farming and mining sites.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026
Heat networks urged for high-rise homes by Power On
Power / Energy

Heat networks urged for high-rise homes by Power On

High-rise developers could cut costs and grid strain as the firm says networked heating is the only workable option under new rules.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Endeavour's Pact to power AI data centres with hydrogen
Semiconductors

Endeavour's Pact to power AI data centres with hydrogen

Endeavour unveils Pact methane-cracking system to supply 24/7 low-carbon hydrogen power and graphite for soaring AI data centre demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Honeywell to supply eSAF tech for seven Verso plants
Power / Energy

Honeywell to supply eSAF tech for seven Verso plants

Honeywell's eFining tech will power seven Verso eSAF plants in Europe and the US, set to produce 200 million gallons of jet fuel yearly.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
Schneider Electric tops global sustainability rankings
Power / Energy

Schneider Electric tops global sustainability rankings

Schneider Electric tops 2025 global ESG rankings with best-in-class scores from World Benchmarking Alliance, EcoVadis, CDP and MSCI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand
Network Infrastructure

OMS orders two Ulstein cable ships to meet demand

OMS orders two Ulstein-designed cable ships for 2028 delivery, boosting its GREAT-Class fleet and targeting lower-emission installations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
Isle of Man to host 2026 Interceltic Business Forum
Clean technologies

Isle of Man to host 2026 Interceltic Business Forum

The Isle of Man will host the 2026 Interceltic Business Forum, uniting Celtic regions to deepen economic ties and showcase innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Aiimi deploys workplace AI for CANDU nuclear reactors
Private Cloud

Aiimi deploys workplace AI for CANDU nuclear reactors

UK AI firm Aiimi signs three-year deal to deploy workplace AI across Candu nuclear reactor design and maintenance teams in Canada.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint
DataCentre infrastructure

Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint

Power shortages and grid delays are now threatening UK data centre expansion as AI workloads push electricity demand higher.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Cemvita & Radix advance Brazil circular bio-oil plan
Power / Energy

Cemvita & Radix advance Brazil circular bio-oil plan

Cemvita and Radix finish front-end engineering in Brazil, advancing a circular bio-oil plant turning crude glycerin into SAF feedstock.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Feb 2026
Ontario opens path for commercial underground CO₂ storage
Clean technologies

Ontario opens path for commercial underground CO₂ storage

Ontario announces applications for commercial CO₂ storage, targeting cuts of up to seven million tonnes a year and saving industry $1 billion.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
India needs USD $145bn a year to fund net-zero path
Clean technologies

India needs USD $145bn a year to fund net-zero path

India must invest about USD $145bn a year in energy to hit net-zero goals, with the next decade critical for low-carbon infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director
DataCentre infrastructure

Finnish Data Centres name Antti Poikola Managing Director

Finnish Data Centre Association taps Antti “Jogi” Poikola as Managing Director to bolster the country's growing sustainable data hub ambitions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
SMA backs AEMO plan, touts grid-forming inverters
Power / Energy

SMA backs AEMO plan, touts grid-forming inverters

SMA backs AEMO's 2025 transition plan, saying grid-forming inverters are vital to keep Australia's renewables-heavy power system stable.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Singapore dominates mapping of Southeast Asia's green tech
Hyperscale

Singapore dominates mapping of Southeast Asia's green tech

Singapore hosts nearly half of Southeast Asia's 1,089 green-tech firms, cementing its role as the region's climate innovation hub.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025