Impact
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Sopra Steria earns responsible digital label
Sopra Steria has received France’s Level 2 Responsible Digital Label, tying digital transformation delivery more closely to sustainability, AI governance, and procurement evidence.
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OneSoil puts AI into field decisions
OneSoil has secured funding to expand its AI farming assistant, linking satellite data, weather, crop calendars, and field history to practical agricultural decisions.
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Student AI use becomes mainstream
A Docsity survey says 91% of students use AI to study, adding pressure on universities, edtech providers, and employers to treat AI literacy as a practical skills issue.
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Datacentres face Ofgem power flexibility test
Ofgem is considering whether datacentres should reduce electricity use during grid stress, exposing the power constraints behind cloud and AI growth.
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Kvasir targets shipping with drop-in biofuel
Danish climate tech company Kvasir is raising capital to scale drop-in biofuel technology for shipping, where adoption depends on existing infrastructure.
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Solar Foods gets €77.8m for Factory 02
Solar Foods has secured €77.8 million in grant and loan financing to support Factory 02, moving its Solein protein process towards industrial scale.
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National Grid backs shared AI inspection model
Keen AI and National Grid are developing FoSMo, a shared AI model for electricity network asset monitoring, backed by Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund.
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Ireland approves €1bn datacentre solar campus
Red Admiral has secured approval for a 250MW Westmeath datacentre campus with solar and battery storage, intensifying Ireland’s infrastructure debate.
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Rainbow Crops raises €9.7m
Belgian agtech company Rainbow Crops has raised €9.7m to scale AI-supported gene editing for climate-resilient crops.
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Schneider and Foxconn target AI infrastructure
Schneider Electric and Foxconn are partnering on AI data-centre infrastructure, combining power, cooling, manufacturing, and AI systems integration.



