Europe's offshore wind industry is shifting from setting ambitious targets to actually delivering on them, according to a new report from GlobalData. Governments across the continent are redesigning auctions, clarifying revenue stabilisation tools, and speeding up permitting rules to lock in multi-gigawatt project pipelines. The findings come from GlobalData's Europe Renewable Energy Policy ... more

The Australian government has reached an agreement with state and territory governments to develop new national standards for data centres, marking a significant shift toward a coordinated regulatory approach for one of the country's fastest-growing infrastructure sectors. The agreement was reached during a National Cabinet meeting, where First Ministers from the Commonwealth, states and territ... more

Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) has emerged as a critical decarbonisation pathway for oil and gas, power, cement, steel, and other hard-to-abate industries, according to new analysis from GlobalData. As of June 2026, more than 70 per cent of operational and upcoming carbon capture facilities, by facility count, were tied to energy assets, with oil and gas companies remaining cen... more

Climate change is intensifying Australia's extreme weather, from blistering heat waves to powerful storms. This unpredictable weather places buildings under unprecedented strain, with the industry now looking to innovations such as 3D printing in response. Also known as additive manufacturing, this technology constructs buildings layer by layer from a digital model, but can these 3D-printed ... more