Copper, gold, silver, platinum–palladium: What’s next for the electronics industry? October 28, 2025 Metal markets are drawing growing attention from both industry and technology sectors. For electronics and component manufacturers, metals such as copper, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium are essential elements of the value chain. Their prices, availability, and supply stability now have a direct impact on production costs, material innovation, and long-term strategic planning.
EBRD invests in Croatia’s BESS and virtual power plant October 27, 2025 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a direct equity investment of up to 16.8 million euros in IE‑Energy Projekt.
Blue Origin partners with Luxembourg to map lunar resources October 20, 2025 Oasis-1, alongside its partners in Luxembourg, is the first mission in the Oasis campaign. It aims to create detailed high-resolution maps of lunar water ice, Helium-3, radionuclides, rare earth elements and precious metals.
Beyond Gravity expands solar array mechanism production October 16, 2025 Space supplier Beyond Gravity has doubled its production area for solar array drive mechanisms in Switzerland. The company now produces 200 units per year, up from 36, a fivefold increase in output.
ChemVolt teams up with ElevenEs to advance India’s BESS, EV ecosystem October 10, 2025 This collaboration combines ChemVolt Global’s expertise in project development, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and local market execution, with ElevenEs’ experience in LFP cell technology and large-scale European manufacturing.
Rebaba partners with Smartports to boost solar carports October 10, 2025 The partnership brings together Smartports’ scalable carport architecture and integrated charging with Rebaba’s circular storage technology, enabling sites to generate, store and deliver clean power directly where it is used.
Isuzu, Toyota to jointly develop next-gen fuel cell route bus October 10, 2025 Isuzu is working to commercialize the next-generation fuel cell (FC) route bus as a new technology. Toyota is advancing various initiatives in producing, transporting, storing and using hydrogen in collaboration with a wide range of partners across industries.
Ventec consolidates German facilities September 25, 2025 Ventec International Group announced in a LinkedIn update that it will merge its two facilities in Kirchheimbolanden, Germany, into a single modernised site.
LeydenJar secures €23M to launch silicon anode production plant September 19, 2025 By enabling +50% higher energy density, charging times under 12 minutes, and 85% lower CO2 emissions, the Dutch company’s anodes allow for lighter, more powerful batteries.
ElevenEs considers €600M battery gigafactory in Poland September 16, 2025 Battery technology company ElevenEs is weighing plans to build a EUR 600 million gigafactory for advanced battery cells in Poland, with construction targeted to begin by the end of 2027. The project would employ around 700 engineers and represents one of the company's most significant expansion moves to date.
Indian cleantech startup QuantE Energy raises $500,000 September 16, 2025 QuantE Energy plans to use the fresh funding to democratize access to clean, affordable, and smart energy for the residential sector, including housing societies in major cities.
Blattner teams up with Built to improve safety in solar construction September 15, 2025 This partnership builds on a track record of successful collaboration between the two American companies, leveraging Blattner’s experience in renewable energy construction and Built Robotics’s automation technology.
ICEYE launches ISR Cell to advance tactical space-based intelligence September 15, 2025 Unlike traditional satellite intelligence, which is optimized for strategic or operational decisions over hours or days, the ISR Cell is engineered to bring satellite intelligence to tactical timescales, delivering critical intelligence in minutes.
Gautam Solar to invest $450M to set up solar plant in India September 12, 2025 The project, to be developed on 54 acres of land in central India, will produce TOPCon cells with a planned capacity of 5 GW. Implementation of Phase 1, which includes setting up a solar cell manufacturing capacity of 2 GW, has started.
Scientists develop method to grow ultrathin semiconductors on electronics September 10, 2025 A team of materials scientists at Rice University in Houston, Texas, optimized the precursor materials to lower the synthesis temperature of the 2D semiconductor and showed that it grows in a controlled, directional manner.
BESS maker Palmer Energy Technology acquires Brill Power September 05, 2025 The agreement brings together PETL’s automotive‑grade battery storage systems and Brill Power’s control platform that improves battery safety and extends service life by drawing the optimum current from each cell based on its state of health.
Report: LG Energy wins $11B battery contract with Mercedes-Benz September 03, 2025 The Korean battery giant will supply 32 gigawatt-hour batteries to Mercedes-Benz by the end of 2035. LG Energy also signed another contract with a Mercedes-Benz affiliate to sell 75 gigawatt hours of batteries in total by the end of 2037.
Phasecraft raises $34M to advance quantum computing solutions September 03, 2025 The new funding, which brings the total raised to over USD 50 million including grant funding, will allow the company to double down on its R&D breakthroughs and expand industrial efforts, building real-world solutions for end users.
Ore Energy connects iron-air battery system to electric grid September 01, 2025 Dutch startup Ore Energy’s pilot system is the first multi-day long-duration energy storage (LDES) to be entirely designed, built and installed within the European Union using materials that can be sourced exclusively within Europe.
Australia’s NRN secures $67M in climate tech Series A deal August 28, 2025 With this new funding, NRN (National Renewable Network) will accelerate the rollout of its national platform and continue expanding its role as the connective layer between industry, government and regulators.
Porsche scales back battery production plans, shifts Cellforce focus to R&D August 26, 2025 Porsche is reorganising its battery operations in response to slower-than-expected growth in electric vehicle markets, particularly in China and the United States. The company says that its subsidiary Cellforce will end plans to scale up production of high-performance batteries and instead focus on R&D of battery cells and systems.
Korea Zinc and Lockheed Martin ink MOU on germanium supply August 26, 2025 Korea Zinc and US defence contractor Lockheed Martin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to supply and procure germanium and collaborate on establishing resilient critical minerals supply chains.
Rocket Lab boosts US semiconductor and space investments August 26, 2025 US-based Rocket Lab Corporation plans to expand its domestic investments to increase semiconductor manufacturing capacity and secure the supply chain for space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors used in national security space missions.
Rocket Lab invests in US national security programs, chipmaking August 25, 2025 Rocket Lab’s capital investments over the next five years are expected to strengthen its market position as a satellite manufacturer, components supplier, and end-to-end mission provider for commercial and national security space missions.
Zelestra, EDP sign solar + BESS hybrid PPA in Spain August 15, 2025 This agreement will allow Zelestra to build a project consisting of 170 MWdc of solar capacity and 400 MWh of battery storage in Extremadura, Spain.
China’s Sungrow deploys 60MWh BESS in Finland August 11, 2025 The BESS project is located less than 100 km south of the Arctic Circle and is made up of 26 Sungrow PowerTitan battery containers. With a power output of 30MW and a storage capacity of 60MWh, this installation will play a vital role in stabilizing the local grid.
Sinbon doubles US manufacturing footprint August 06, 2025 Taiwanese electronics system integrator Sinbon Electronics, has unveiled a new 59,000-square-foot facility in Clayton, Ohio, more than doubling its US manufacturing footprint.
US firm Nextracker launches new AI and robotics business July 31, 2025 The launch of Nextracker’s new AI and robotics business initiative is anchored by the appointment of its first chief AI and robotics officer and a series of strategic technology acquisitions.
Tata Power signs 120 MWh BESS agreement with NHPC July 30, 2025 The project will help address peak power demand, enhance grid flexibility and enable seamless integration of renewable energy in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
SUNOTEC, Sungrow sign 2.4 GWh battery storage agreement July 30, 2025 This agreement marks the first BESS project in Bulgaria with Sungrow BESS. For SUNOTEC, the collaboration underlines the company’s long-term strategy to accelerate the integration of flexible and smart energy systems into its solar infrastructure portfolio.
MASSIMO launches next-gen MileMax Li-ion batteries for e-rickshaws July 25, 2025 These lithium batteries are engineered for superior performance and tailored to meet the evolving needs of the Indian electric mobility sector.
India’s Macsen Labs ‘achieves breakthrough in sodium-ion battery chemistry’ July 24, 2025 The company has successfully carried out an R&D-scale synthesis of its high-performance Prussian White, a next-generation cathode material for sodium-ion batteries.