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Nectr to power Panthers' Penrith hotel & venue with solar
Power / Energy

Nectr to power Panthers' Penrith hotel & venue with solar

Nectr to install 172kW solar system at Panthers' Pullman Penrith and Western Sydney Convention Centre, cutting costs and emissions.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Women shaping Australia's evolving STEM leadership
DevOps

Women shaping Australia's evolving STEM leadership

Women leaders at RSK Australia share how purpose, resilience and courage shape careers in STEM, energy, environment and heritage.

By RSK Australia • 6 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Cicada opens 2026 Tech23 deep tech hunt across Australia
Robotics

Cicada opens 2026 Tech23 deep tech hunt across Australia

Cicada opens applications for its 2026 Tech23 deep tech week, seeking 23 startups as alumni funding tops USD $280 million nationwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus brings 2kWh off‑grid power
Power / Energy

EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus brings 2kWh off‑grid power

EcoFlow's DELTA 3 Max Plus debuts in Australia, a 2kWh LFP power station promising fast charging and 3kW off‑grid output for homes and 4WDs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Renewable energy stories

Tap into the future: How the University of Sydney transformed campus life with digital ID
EduTech

Tap into the future: How the University of Sydney transformed campus life with digital ID

University of Sydney swaps ageing plastic cards for tap-and-go digital IDs, transforming access, security and sustainability across campus.

By Gallagher Security • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility
Data Analytics

Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility

As data demand soars, data centres race to cut carbon, water use and waste, redefining digital growth through sustainability by design.

By Ashish Arora • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub
DataCentre infrastructure

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

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

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Apple unveils MacBook Neo, its most affordable laptop
Digital Entertainment

Apple unveils MacBook Neo, its most affordable laptop

Apple has launched MacBook Neo, a 13-inch aluminium laptop with Apple silicon, focused on budget-conscious users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
The energy transition will stall without women in tech
Data Analytics

The energy transition will stall without women in tech

The net-zero transition risks stalling unless more women shape the tech driving AI, cybersecurity and digital energy systems.

By Josette Addinall • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Diverse leadership is infrastructure: Why mission-critical systems demand broader perspectives
Hyperscale

Diverse leadership is infrastructure: Why mission-critical systems demand broader perspectives

Women's leadership in mission-critical infrastructure is essential to true sustainability, uniting resilience, equity and long-term accountability.

By Brittani Clarke Clayman • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
AI's rising energy demands put climate pledges at risk
DataCentre infrastructure

AI's rising energy demands put climate pledges at risk

AI's insatiable power demands risk a global energy crunch, forcing business and governments to reinvent how data centres go green.

By Mei Dent • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Renewable energy stories

Enosi unveils Rapid Start service for UK exempt supply
Software-as-a-Service

Enosi unveils Rapid Start service for UK exempt supply

Enosi launches Rapid Start ESNA in the UK, automating licence-exempt power deals to link small renewables with business energy customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1
Digital Transformation

AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1

AirTrunk secures a record JP¥191.6bn green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in east Tokyo.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Gen Z most wary of local data centres despite UK support
Hyperscale

Gen Z most wary of local data centres despite UK support

Gen Z back data centres in theory but baulk at them on their doorsteps, as environmental fears outweigh jobs in new UK polling.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
The transformation of leadership: Building what's next in construction
DevOps

The transformation of leadership: Building what's next in construction

Leadership in construction is shifting from command-and-control to influence, ownership and people-first cultures amid rapid change.

By Amanda Amos • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Verne appoints Wayne Louw as COO to drive AI growth
DataCentre infrastructure

Verne appoints Wayne Louw as COO to drive AI growth

Verne has named Wayne Louw COO to scale its Northern Europe data centres, targeting AI-driven, high-density, renewable-powered growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
The 5 trends that will shape the scale of AI in 2026
Semiconductors

The 5 trends that will shape the scale of AI in 2026

AI's 2026 breakthrough will hinge on power, cooling, smarter grids and skills as data centres scale to support hotter, denser workloads.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026