Google DeepMind Selects 16 Environmental AI Projects for First APAC Accelerator
Google DeepMind announced on September 7, 2026, the first cohort of its "AI for the Planet" accelerator for the Asia-Pacific...
Month: September 2026
AFT, UFT and Microsoft launch national AI safety and privacy standard for schools
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and Microsoft announced a "National AI Safety &...
ACWA-led consortium reaches commercial operation on world’s largest off-grid renewable utility system in Saudi Arabia
An ACWA Power-led consortium reached commercial operation on what it describes as the world's largest off-grid renewable utility system, at...
UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week 2026 to adopt AI education statement
UNESCO is convening more than 25 ministers of education, tech industry representatives, researchers and students at its Paris headquarters from...
NoFence launches N3 collar for precision livestock management
Norwegian agtech company NoFence launched its third-generation cattle collar, the N3, on September 9, 2026, expanding the device from a...
Google backs zinc battery storage at reclaimed West Virginia coal mine
Google, MN8 Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises announced on September 2, 2026 that Google will purchase the energy, capacity and...
Ontario invests in HYGN Energy’s hydrogen battery storage pilot
The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) is funding up to 696,000 Canadian dollars toward a hydrogen battery storage demonstration project...
Los Angeles Unified suspends generative AI on district devices
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has suspended student access to generative AI tools on district-issued devices for the 2026-27...
IBM study finds AI adoption is outpacing K-12 readiness
A new IBM-commissioned survey published September 2, 2026, found that most K-12 educators in the United States now use artificial...
Springfield public school to pilot AI curriculum as teachers union objects
Kiley Prep, a public middle school in Springfield, Massachusetts, will pilot an AI curriculum public school program adapted from the...
DOE finalizes environmental review of North Plains Connector transmission line
The US Department of Energy and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality released the final environmental impact statement for the...
China’s installed solar capacity surpasses coal for the first time
China's installed solar power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts (kW) by the end of July 2026, edging past coal-fired capacity...
Odyssey Energy Solutions raises $74M for distributed solar financing in emerging markets
Odyssey Energy Solutions, a Boulder, Colorado-based platform connecting solar installers with financing and equipment, closed a $74 million round on...
Gridsight raises $26M Series B to unlock electric grid capacity for solar
Gridsight, an AI grid capacity software company founded in Sydney, Australia in 2020, raised a $26 million Series B round...
Bocconi-OpenAI study finds ChatGPT lifts scores but not original thinking
A randomized controlled trial by Bocconi University and OpenAI Economic Research, published 27 August 2026, found that giving students access...
Washington DC’s OSSE releases an AI model policy for school staff use
The District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) released an AI model policy for staff use...
Alberta invests $20 million in carbon capture, hydrogen and land reclamation projects
The Government of Alberta announced on 31 August 2026 that it is putting 20 million Canadian dollars, delivered through Emissions...
Fervo Energy signs a 396 MW enhanced geothermal power deal with Google for a Utah data centre
Fervo Energy announced on 1 September 2026 that it has signed a 396 megawatt power purchase agreement with Google, which...
China’s CO2 emissions fell 1% in the second quarter of 2026 as oil use dropped 9%, Carbon Brief analysis finds
China's carbon dioxide emissions fell 1 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, according to an...
APA expert report says educational technology engagement is not the same as learning
The American Psychological Association published the "APA Expert Report on Children's and Adolescents' Learning with Educational Technology" on Thursday 3...
US energy storage installations reached a record 20.2 GWh in the second quarter of 2026
The United States installed 20.2 gigawatt-hours of energy storage between April and June 2026, the largest quarter ever recorded. The...
UNEP accepts the world will overshoot 1.5°C and sets out what a return would take
The United Nations Environment Programme published a report on 2 September 2026 that treats climate overshoot as a settled outcome...
New York City is set to ban student-facing AI from 2-K through eighth grade
New York City Public Schools is expected to publish its final artificial intelligence policy on Wednesday 2 September 2026, and...
OpenAI expands ChatGPT for Teachers to 55 more US school systems and pushes free access to 2028
OpenAI has added 55 school systems across 20 states to ChatGPT for Teachers, the free workspace it built for American...
Indonesia’s B50 biodiesel target needs up to 8.55 million hectares of land conversion, Nature Sustainability study finds
Meeting Indonesia's B50 biodiesel target will require between 4.85 and 8.55 million hectares of land conversion, according to a study...
Only 5% of EU ship tonnage was recycled in Europe over seven years, new capacity report finds
European shipowners sent 706 vessels for dismantling between 2019 and 2025, and only 153 of them went to a European...
