Sustainability 6 August 2025 - 27 January 2026

Google Joins Redwood Materials’ $425 Million Round as AI Data Centers Chase Power
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Google Joins Redwood Materials’ $425 Million Round as AI Data Centers Chase Power

Redwood Materials closed a $425 million Series E funding round, adding Google as a new investor with a reported $75 million stake. The company’s valuation is estimated above $6 billion. Funds will accelerate energy storage and recycling operations as demand from AI data centers rises. Redwood claims to recycle over 70% of used battery packs in North America.
January 28, 2026
Electric car sales finally beat petrol in the EU — here’s what changed in December
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Electric car sales finally beat petrol in the EU — here’s what changed in December

Battery-electric cars made up 22.6% of new EU registrations in December, surpassing petrol vehicles for the first time, ACEA data showed. Hybrids remained dominant, accounting for about two-thirds of electrified registrations. Total EU car registrations rose 1.8% in 2025 to 10.8 million, still below pre-pandemic levels. Battery-electric share for the year reached 17.4%, up from 13.6% in 2024.
January 27, 2026
Fritz-Kola Says “No Price Hike” as Regenerative Sugar Beet Pilot Cuts CO2 — FritzBox Maker Faces Fibre Shift
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Fritz-Kola Says “No Price Hike” as Regenerative Sugar Beet Pilot Cuts CO2 — FritzBox Maker Faces Fibre Shift

fritz-kola said it will not raise prices as it shifts some sugar sourcing to regenerative farming, after a pilot project cut emissions by 1,534 tonnes of CO2 and yielded 1,449 tonnes of sugar. CEO Mirco Wolf Wiegert said climate measures are already included in pricing, despite higher costs for growers. The company partnered with start-up Klim and six German farms for the project.
January 26, 2026
Old Android Phones in 2025: 11 Smart Ways to Repurpose Them Amid Today’s E‑Waste and Security News (Nov 14, 2025)
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Old Android Phones in 2025: 11 Smart Ways to Repurpose Them Amid Today’s E‑Waste and Security News (Nov 14, 2025)

Cities across the U.S. are holding e-waste collection events for America Recycles Day on November 14, 2025, as the UN reports global e-waste hit 62 million tonnes in 2022. Michigan’s environment agency is promoting device reuse to expand internet access. Less than a quarter of global e-waste is properly recycled, with volumes projected to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030.
November 14, 2025
nuclear fusion
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Fusion Energy Frenzy: Are We Closer Than Ever to Unlimited Clean Power?

China’s EAST tokamak set a world record in January 2025, sustaining high-performance fusion plasma for 1,066 seconds. ITER in France, funded by 33 countries, targets first plasma in 2035 but faces delays and cost overruns. The US NIF achieved fusion ignition in December 2022. Net power from fusion remains unproven, despite recent milestones.
August 19, 2025
Perovskite - flexible solar cells
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Perovskite Solar ‘Stickers’ Are Almost Here: How Flexible Laminates Could Turn Walls, Cars & Roofs into Power Plants

A flexible perovskite module with WVTR ≈ 5.0 × 10⁻³ g/m²/day retained 84% of its power after 2,000 hours at 85°C/85% RH. Japan is subsidizing Sekisui Chemical to build a 100 MW film-type perovskite plant by 2027. A Chinese startup unveiled a 1.2 m × 1.6 m flexible module rated 260–300 W and weighing 2.04 kg. Several manufacturers have passed IEC reliability tests for flexible perovskite modules.
August 15, 2025
The Future of Artificial Blood, Organs, and Tissues - Breakthroughs and the Road to Transplantation
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In late 2022, UK researchers transfused lab-grown red blood cells into humans for the first time. The cost per unit dropped below $5,000 but remains higher than donated blood. In December 2024, the FDA approved Humacyte’s lab-grown blood vessel graft for trauma repair. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. await organ transplants; nearly 20 die daily.
August 13, 2025
Energy Consumption in Data Centers
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Data Centers Are Power Hogs—These Technologies Are Finally Fixing That

AWS says its Graviton3 processors use 60% less energy than typical x86 cloud chips and now power over half of new AWS servers. Google’s TPUs deliver up to 30 times more performance per watt than GPUs for some AI tasks. Liquid cooling captures up to 80% of chip heat, with over half of new hyperscale servers expected to use it by 2027. MIT researchers cut AI job carbon footprints by up to 90% using smart scheduling tools.
August 7, 2025
How Global Companies Are Leading the Green Computing Revolution
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Eco-Tech Titans: How Global Companies Are Leading the Green Computing Revolution in 2025

Digital technology generates 2-4% of global carbon emissions, with projections reaching 14% by 2040 if trends continue. Data centers use up to 1.5% of the world’s electricity. Major tech firms including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others have set targets for net-zero emissions and increased renewable energy use, with several already powering operations with 100% renewable energy in multiple regions.
August 6, 2025