Data center, power and infrastructure megaprojects are concentrating risk across the same contractor and surety markets, straining bonding capacity.

NOAA will migrate its weather and climate supercomputing operations to Google Cloud by December 2027, with Google also powering a new AI forecast model.

PFAS restrictions are pushing manufacturers to rethink coatings. Femtosecond lasers could offer a chemical-free way to engineer water-repellent surfaces.

New U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules end automatic ESA protections for future threatened species, replacing them with species-specific conservation rules.

IRENA data shows renewable O&M job growth slowing even as capacity expands, pointing to a maintenance workforce gap arriving after construction ends.

New ratings-agency data shows most transmission projects miss their schedules over land and right-of-way disputes, not capital or equipment shortfalls.

Renewed conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is once again driving up fossil fuel prices. For airlines already reeling from the fuel price surge since the Iran War began in late February, the lesson is clear: volatility is the new normal.

TANAKA’s 500-kW fuel cell system is now running at its Shonan site. The project will test hydrogen’s cost, reliability and role in plant power under real loads.

A peer-reviewed study finds nanoplastics in McMurdo Dry Valleys soil at over half of sites sampled, the first such evidence in Antarctica's soils.

Baker Hughes' minority stake in Argent LNG reflects a broader shift toward investing directly in LNG infrastructure, not just supplying equipment.

A shortage of qualified electrical commissioning crews delays energization on projects already built, adding months after construction is finished.

Outsourced engineers handle most U.S. grid design work, and Buy America rules and utility capital spending are stretching queues before construction starts.

European BEV registrations topped 1.2 million in the first half of 2026. The next challenge is scaling charging, grid capacity and policy support across Europe.

OSTP's new report pushes federal R&D toward venture funding, AI-driven discovery and domestic manufacturing, reflecting Kratsios' Silicon Valley background.

A final CSB investigation found BioLab's Conyers, Georgia warehouse held nearly double its permitted chemical load before a 2024 fire forced evacuations.

Months after strikes disrupted Qatar's helium output, Asian chipmakers still face tight supplies, higher costs and dependence on alternative sources.

A transformer and switchgear shortage threatening data center development is also affecting utilities, power projects, and broader industrial expansion.

What companies must report in 2026 under California SB 253 and SB 261, the EU CSRD, ISSB standards and the changing SEC climate disclosure landscape.

A new peer-reviewed study projects China's aviation NOx and PM emissions could rise 59-149% by 2035, with new airports and mid-sized cities driving growth.

Siemens' new microgrid pairs solar power with battery storage at its Wendell, North Carolina plant. It is built to keep critical production moving in an outage.