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Plastic catch onboard a support vessel by The Ocean Cleanup. (Photo: The Ocean Cleanup)
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler has pledged €100,000 to support The Ocean Cleanup as part of its 2026 Corporate Social Responsibility programme. The funding will help advance technologies aimed at reducing plastic pollution in oceans and rivers through scalable...

This is what EWE’s 320-megawatt hydrogen production plant in Emden is expected to look like upon completion. The project is part of the IPCEI initiative “Clean Hydrogen Coastline.” (Visualization: © EWE)
(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has secured a major contract from EWE covering steelwork, piping systems and component installation for the 320 MW green hydrogen production facility being developed in Emden, Germany. The project forms part of the “Clean Hydrogen...

AI and Workflow Automation Drive Scout24’s Next Growth Phase Across Real Estate Transactions and Services
(IN BRIEF) Scout24 has unveiled its new AI-driven “Agentic Operating System for Real Estate” during Capital Markets Day 2026, outlining a strategy focused on automating and orchestrating workflows across the property transaction lifecycle. Built around...

50Hertz and Elia Group Open Source High-Performance Grid Congestion Software to Support Europe’s Energy Transition
(IN BRIEF) 50Hertz has released its ToOp (Topology Optimizer) software as an open-source tool to support more efficient management of electricity grid congestion across Europe. Developed together with Elia Group and several European transmission system...