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Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub

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Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.
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Siemens boosts circuit protection with circular soft starter

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Siemens expands SENTRON circuit protection and unveils a refurbished SIRIUS soft starter built for circularity and lower CO2 emissions.
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HIVED rolls out unified electric delivery for UK SMEs

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HIVED launches HIVED One, a unified all-electric parcel service aimed at simplifying nationwide deliveries for UK eCommerce SMEs.
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Purpose beyond profession: The impact of a career in tech

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As women reshape the tech landscape, careers in engineering and AI are offering purpose, impact and fulfilment far beyond the job title.
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EASI launches 2026 social impact awards for UK founders

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EASI opens applications for its 2026 awards, offering a GBP £10,000 grant and year-long support to UK founders driving social impact.
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Energyz Black wins Hotwire Accelerator for UK energy AI

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Energyz Black wins Hotwire's debut Accelerator, securing pro bono PR support to scale its AI-driven energy careers and skills platform.
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EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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EDP and Start Campus strike Iberian renewables-data pact centred on the SINES hub, a planned EUR €8.5 billion, 1.2 GW green campus.
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EDP to power 1.2 GW Sines data campus with renewables

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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EDP will supply renewables to Start Campus's 1.2 GW Sines data campus in Portugal under a new Iberia-focused energy partnership.
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Six leaders shortlisted for Veuve Clicquot Bold Awards

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Veuve Clicquot names six women leading change in hospitality, music, fashion and climate as finalists for its 2026 Bold Awards.
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Southampton Science Park hits 1MW solar power milestone

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Southampton Science Park becomes first UK science park to reach 1MW solar capacity, with panels proving resilient in record January rain.
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Schneider Electric closes 2025 plan with 8.86 score

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Schneider Electric ends its 2021-2025 Sustainability Impact plan with an 8.86 score after beating targets on emissions and energy access.
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Fleet electrification shifts from compliance to costs

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Fleet electrification is shifting from green compliance to cost-cutting strategy, EO Charging survey finds, despite policy and energy uncertainty.
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Be.EV buys Mer UK EV chargers to join top 10 network

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Be.EV buys Mer's UK public EV charging network, gaining 1,600 bays and 450 sites to join the UK's top 10 rapid charge operators.
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Endeavour unveils TurboCell to stabilise AI power demand

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Endeavour launches TurboCell, a modular hybrid power system to smooth volatile AI data centre loads and bridge long grid connection delays.
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Nebula links partner rewards to ESG outcomes at renewal

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Nebula launches an Impact Rewards scheme that ties partner renewal perks to carbon credits, social housing upgrades and service governance.
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AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.
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Siemens unveils virtualised substation protection platform

Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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Siemens launches Siprotec V, a virtual substation protection platform that replaces up to 60 devices, slashing costs, space and cabling.
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UK homes halve gas cooking as ivie app cuts energy use

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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UK homes using the ivie smart meter app almost halved gas cooking in December 2025, helping cut overall household energy use by 5.5%.
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AI fuels Europe data centre boom amid power crunch

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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AI is turbocharging Europe's data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.
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Zellis retains EcoVadis Silver, boosts ESG progress

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Zellis keeps EcoVadis Silver for a third year with an improved score, underscoring rising ESG expectations in regulated supply chains.