Decarbonisation stories

Cork Airport to add 3,696-panel solar carport as part of GBP £200 million upgrade, with Greenvolt Next project set to cover Holiday Blue car park.

OMS Group deepens its autonomous offshore push with a second DriX O-16, as the cable contractor scales up survey capacity for global subsea projects.

Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.

Veolia appoints Richard Kirkman to lead Northern Europe and the UK as the environmental group reshapes its top team for GreenUp growth.

Power On backs heat networks as the practical low-carbon answer for tower blocks, saying they can cut grid demand and save developers money.

Echelon's Arklow data centre campus set to become Ireland's first Green Energy Park, with offshore wind, solar, batteries and grid support.

BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.

DCL unveils a compact emissions control system for diesel and HVO backup engines, targeting NOx cuts at data centres across Europe.

Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.

Siemens deepens AI data centre push, investing in Emerald AI and partnering with Fluence and PhysicsX to ease grid and power constraints.

Boots signs long-term deal with XPO to run East Midlands transport hubs, adding digital tracking and carbon monitoring to its network.

Endeavour unveils Pact methane-cracking system to supply 24/7 low-carbon hydrogen power and graphite for soaring AI data centre demand.

Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.

ISIF anchors a new EUR €340m TirNua climate fund with EUR €140m to boost Ireland's energy transition, renewables and storage projects.

ISIF commits EUR €140m as cornerstone to TirNua climate fund targeting Irish energy-transition infrastructure and data centre decarbonisation.

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

Siemens expands SENTRON circuit protection and unveils a refurbished SIRIUS soft starter built for circularity and lower CO2 emissions.

As women reshape the tech landscape, careers in engineering and AI are offering purpose, impact and fulfilment far beyond the job title.

EDP will supply renewables to Start Campus's 1.2 GW Sines data campus in Portugal under a new Iberia-focused energy partnership.

AI is turbocharging Europe's data centre boom, but grid bottlenecks and power scarcity now threaten to slow the next wave of expansion.