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ZCA Cleantech News
September 1, 2026
New research suggests that AI can be used to optimise fossil fuel production, creating ‘enabled-emissions’ which may weaken some of the climate gains from renewables. Elsewhere, UK-based firm Material Evolution has helped cut carbon by 20% in a new trial with the Environment Agency, CREW Carbon and Microsoft have teamed up to remove carbon from wastewater, and a new project is looking to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from tropical fruit.
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ZCA Cleantech News
August 6, 2026
Environmental engineering firm BioLargo has been undertaking remediation work at Lake Stockholm in the US to remove PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’. Elsewhere, UK energy regulator Ofgem has delivered a major boost to development of the nation’s long-duration electricity storage (LDES) capabilities, Polish group SGE have announced plans to construct 14 Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), and plug-in solar panels will be available to UK households from the end of this month.
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ZCA Cleantech News
July 1, 2026
Europe is sitting on an urban mine of critical raw materials, with waste-recovery systems potentially reclaiming 4-6 million tonnes by 2050. Elsewhere this issue: Mazda trials onboard CO2 capture, a new floating solar array comes online in Cheshire, and T&E warns that soaring biofuel demand risks global food shortages by 2030.
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ZCA Cleantech News
June 1, 2026
New data from Ember shows wind and solar combined generated more electricity than gas globally for the first time in April, producing a record 531 TWh. This issue also covers a new Anglo-US consortium developing the UK's first commercial fusion power plant, and a warning that early-stage investment in UK cleantech firms has fallen sharply over the past year.
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ZCA Cleantech News
May 1, 2026
The IEA's Global Energy Review 2026 finds the world has entered the 'age of electricity,' with global electricity demand growth outpacing overall energy demand, driven by EVs and AI data centres. Also this issue: CATL unveils a new battery that charges from 10% to 98% in just over six minutes, faster than rival BYD's latest Blade Battery.
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ZCA Cleantech News
April 1, 2026
Conflict-driven energy security concerns push solar installation enquiries up 27% and EV leasing enquiries up 36% at Octopus Energy, while the UK's NESO unveils metering changes to reward flexible energy use. Also this issue: Canary Wharf Group trials the UK's first net zero concrete, cutting embodied emissions by up to 80%.
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ZCA Cleantech News
March 1, 2026
The Global Energy Talent Index finds skills shortages and an ageing workforce remain the energy sector's biggest challenges, with unclear career progression the top driver of dissatisfaction. This issue also spotlights Watergen's atmospheric water generators, which turn air into up to 6,000 litres of drinking water a day, alongside a look ahead at the year's major cleantech events.
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ZCA Cleantech News
February 1, 2026
ZCA's new Top Trends for 2026 report sets out the five biggest shifts set to shape sustainability and cleantech this year, including climate adaptation, green skills and EV battery improvements. This issue also introduces ZCA's updated membership tiers and previews the upcoming green skills research.
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