Europe's First Cross-Border BECCS Chain Launches
A biomethane plant in Niederwil, Switzerland, has started exporting captured carbon dioxide to permanent storage beneath the North Sea.
Which Way Is the Wind Blowing?
When judging wind farms, rather than arguing from conviction, we need to look at the full life-cycle ecological balance and the impact on the natural environment.
Neglected Drinking Water Networks in ‘Model’ Europe
As severe drought grips the whole of Europe, many countries are using water tankers to make up for lost drinking water supplies. This also shows that Europe was caught unprepared by the weather – and that its drinking water systems have been neglected for decades.
When the Cooling Water and the Power Run Out
Low water on the Danube nearly shut down Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, and the Iberian blackout showed how fragile Europe's grid is.
Europe Is Drying Up
Record-low river levels and a structural water shortage building up for years are hitting the continent from Hungary to Spain.
Hydrogen-Iron Battery at Europe's Largest Wind Farm
Dutch developer Elestor is installing a 20 MW/200–800 MWh hydrogen-iron flow battery at Windpark Zeewolde, as both market sentiment towards the technology and the management of Dutch grid congestion enter a new phase.
A Wonder Weapon Is Born in the Fight Against Forever Chemicals
A cheap waste-derived material that can capture up to 90% of PFAS where activated carbon keeps failing.
Green Hydrogen Gets Greener
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a perovskite catalyst that can split water into hydrogen at temperatures up to 500 °C lower than current processes – a step closer to cheap hydrogen from industrial waste heat.
World's First Floating Power Plant Feeds Singapore's Grid
Seatrium's remotely controlled floating platform has delivered electricity to Singapore's power grid for the first time, paving the way for a new type of offshore energy infrastructure.
PFAS Ban Takes Effect in Packaging
From 12 August 2026, PFAS-coated pizza boxes, paper cups and greaseproof papers will disappear from the shelves because of tightening concentration limits – transforming the daily business of the food and packaging industries and, indirectly, the water sector.