Global Scans · CleanTech · Weekly Summary

• [New] The US could lose the clean tech race. youth4planet
• [New] The tech sector has seen assets in the Middle East become military targets, and analysts predict shortages in key materials needed for the AI infrastructure buildout. CNBC
• [New] Vietnam's government will amend policies to support production of clean energy technologies, a minister has said at the opening of a battery energy storage system factory. Energy-Storage.News
• [New] Geopolitical tensions are redefining the global landscape and could redirect the trajectory of clean technology diffusion in unforeseen ways. World Intellectual Property Report 2026
• [New] DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory patented new technology that will support the deployment of mineral extraction technology from coal ash, to convert coal byproducts into high-value materials used in energy, defence, and manufacturing. Energy.gov
• [New] Governance and Regulatory Discipline: Diverging global regulation is strengthening governance, with firms embedding risk, compliance, AI oversight, cyber resilience and sustainability earlier in product and tech development. GlobeNewswire
• [New] Even Indonesia, the world's largest coal exporter, is recalibrating in ways that could make it a bigger customer for China's clean energy technology. WRAL
• [New] The East Midlands will help manufacturers scale up clean energy and advanced production technologies, while East Yorkshire, Hull, and Tees Valley will support a joint clean energy and industrial decarbonization programme. UKAuthority
• [New] If successful, superdeep geothermal technology could transform the global energy landscape, providing a reliable, sustainable, and virtually limitless source of clean power to countries around the world. QT News
• [New] Greater Lincolnshire will combine its expertise in agri-tech and defence to create new products and grow businesses, while the East Midlands will receive support to scale up clean energy solutions and advanced manufacturing. Open Access Government
• [New] In a paper published recently in the journal Nature, a team of MIT researchers realize a long-anticipated scalable technique for producing high-quality moire materials as moire crystals, overcoming a materials bottleneck for next-generation electronic applications. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• [New] The export of clean energy technologies and digital infrastructure will become a tool for strengthening ties with the Global South.
• [New] China's mineral monopoly threatens Europe's clean tech and industrial core while its overcapacity is accelerating European deindustrialization. European Council on Foreign Relations
• [New] In 2026, Top Emerging Business Opportunities That Could Boom Worldwide span sustainability, AI, digital health, e-commerce, and futuristic tech. Talk to Globe
• [New] By steadily increasing the carbon price each year through 2030, policymakers aim to reduce fossil fuel consumption, incentivize cleaner technologies, and encourage energy efficiency investments. springaction.ca
• The East Midlands is set to benefit from funding to scale clean energy and advanced manufacturing technologies, including the development of testing and validation facilities that will help smaller firms collaborate with global manufacturers. Business Matters
• With the EIB, the Commission will step up support for the next generation of clean energy technologies and financing research on small modular nuclear reactors in Europe. Energy
• In a world where the US grid will need 700-900 GW of additional clean firm capacity by 2050, next-gen geothermal could provide 90 GW by 2050, and up to 300 GW depending on the development of storage capabilities and other emerging technologies. Geothermal Rising :: Using the Earth to Save the Earth
• Summary: Ultimate Solar Advanced Technology will invest MX $2.43 billion in a semiconductor plant in Yucatan to produce solar cells, signaling the expansion of high-tech and clean-energy manufacturing in southeastern Mexico. Mexico Business
• A new equivalency agreement with Alberta will provide certainty for investors, strengthen competitiveness, support good jobs, and drive investment in clean energy and technology. Prime Minister of Canada
• Most regional governments have announced 2050 or 2060 net zero targets alongside interim goals for renewable energy deployment, emissions reductions, and clean technology adoption. WoodMac.Site.Features.Shared.ViewModels.Metadata.Publis

Last updated: 19 April 2026