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High-temperature heat pumps move from innovation to industrial reality
The High-Temperature Heat Pump Symposium 2026 in Copenhagen concluded that high-temperature heat pumps are becoming a cornerstone of industrial decarbonisation, with case studies covering steam above 150 °C in chemicals, food, dairy and paper.
Industry
Critical minerals: why supply chain worries have gone from risk to reality
Reporting on IEA analysis, SCI finds export controls have converted supply concentration into an immediate risk. Full implementation of China's expanded rare earth measures could expose USD 6.5 trillion a year of downstream production outside China.
Industry
LONGi lifts crystalline silicon–perovskite tandem cell efficiency to a certified 35.5%
LONGi has announced a 35.5% conversion efficiency for its two-terminal crystalline silicon–perovskite tandem cell, certified by ESTI. Larger-area devices reached 34.3% and 32.2%, with tandem modules certified at 31.4% and 29.4%.
Industry
TheStorage puts its first industrial-scale sand heat store to work at a brewery
TheStorage installed its first industrial-scale sand-based heat storage pilot at a brewery in January 2026, producing fossil-free steam for production lines. The company says the technology scales from 20 to 500 MWh with 1 to 20 MW of charging power.
Industry
EU Battery Regulation: carbon footprint declarations bite in 2026, passports follow in 2027
From 18 February 2026, industrial rechargeable batteries above 2 kWh must carry verified carbon footprint declarations under EU Regulation 2023/1542. Digital battery passports follow on 18 February 2027, with recycling efficiency and material recovery targets from 2027.
Industry
IEA-PVPS reports measurable gains in PV module recycling recovery and purity
IEA-PVPS finds meaningful advances in PV module recycling, with SPR reporting 98 wt% silicon recovery by mechanical processing and Solarcycle nearly 92 wt% silver. Purity and reuse pathways improved, but reporting and boundary harmonisation gaps remain.
Industry
Cumulative exergy demand of primary aluminium, v1.0
A reference white paper presents the cumulative exergy demand from bauxite to primary aluminium ingot using physical allocation.
White papers
Exergy destruction mapped across 62 cement kilns
A multi kiln study quantifies where exergy is destroyed in clinker production and identifies the largest improvement opportunities.
Research
Grid scale flow battery cleared for a 400 MWh build
A vanadium flow battery project receives final approval, offering long duration storage with high round trip exergy efficiency.
Industry
Exerginity established in British Columbia
A new scientific institute opens to advance the measurement and application of exergy across energy systems.
Key news