The Department of Health and Social Care has published an update on its data access policy, setting out a number of updated commitments on plans to move to a system of ‘data access as default’, including that all SDEs must be compliant with the national data opt-out; that the NHS Research SDE Network will consolidate […]
A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP | Getty Images As the biggest players in wind energy gear up to report quarterly earnings, supply-chain reliability issues are front and center for both stock analysts and industry leaders. Deutsche Bank […]
Mesh Bio secures funding for refining digital twin engine Singaporean startup Mesh Bio has received undisclosed funding from East Ventures to assist with its regional expansion. The company is currently working on a digital twin solution for managing rising cases of chronic diseases, particularly in Southeast Asia, where 62% of all deaths in the region […]
Half of the world’s economies are already five years past a peak in power generation from fossil fuels, new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows. If fossil fuel power generation is unchanged for at least five years since a country’s initial fossil fuel power peak, it’s considered to have passed a peak. Ember’s analysis focused […]
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A plan has been hatched to expand and diversify critical mineral supply chains globally for the booming EV battery industry – will it work? There’s an urgent need for critical minerals to meet the growing demand for EV batteries, battery storage, and more. Electrek spoke with John DeMaio, CEO of EV battery mineral processor Graphex […]
Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth announced it distributed hundreds of virtual reality headsets across 30 hospitals, assisted living and mental health centers, and nursing homes in Israel to assist patients suffering from stress, PTSD and anxiety. XRHealth’s platform allows patients to receive recommended therapies for mental and physical conditions via a virtual reality headset. Data […]
Toyota announced that it signed a deal with Tesla to adopt the NACS connector and get Supercharger access for its future EV owners. NACS has already become the defacto standard for EV connectors in North America. It took a while, but too many automakers have announced that they will adopt it, on top of the […]
Chevy Bolt EUV Redline Edition (Source: GM) This week, GM said it’s pushing back Silverado EV production at its Orion plant by a year; which gives it a perfect opportunity to extend the life of the Bolt in its best year of sales yet. The announcement came Tuesday, with GM stating that planned production of […]
Tesla hints at making a new “Plaid” top performance Model 3 in its updated owner’s manual for the Highland version of the electric sedan. The situation around the Model 3 is frustrating for North American buyers as Tesla updated the popular electric sedan with the new Highland version last month, but it is only available […]
