Daily Digest: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Your daily briefing for Thursday, 13 August 2026: 37 stories from 10 sources across the circular economy sector.
Today's Summary
Key themes include Battery & Energy Storage and Regulatory Updates.
Key Developments
Battery & Energy Storage
Activity in battery recycling and energy storage today.
Regulatory Updates
Policy developments affecting the industry.
TOP Today's Stories
Packaging manufacturer fined after employee’s hand crushed by machine
A plastic packaging manufacturer has been fined for the second time in less than a year after an employee’s hand was crushed by the rollers of a lam...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reaches commercial operations on 500MW BESS in Scotland
Denmark-headquartered investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has brought its 500MW, 2-hour duration Coalburn 1 battery energy storage syste...
AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO
Lee McIntire, an independent member of Fermi's board, has been hired as CEO, more than three months since the company fired co-founder Toby Neugebauer...
Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas
Tesla wants to build a massive solar factory in Texas, but first it wants the state to chip in to defray the costs....
Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the grid
Form Energy has landed Google and Crusoe as customers. Now, it has raised $750 million to expand manufacturing to deliver its massive, 100-hour batter...
Market Snapshot
Market activity today shows continued momentum in the recycling and circular economy sectors.
By Category
Industry News (26)
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AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEOTechCrunch Climate
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Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in TexasTechCrunch Climate
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Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the gridTechCrunch Climate
ESG & Sustainability (5)
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Global Trade (6)
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Just What is Total Waste Management?Waste360
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Tomorrow's Watch
Watch for continued developments tomorrow as the industry evolves.
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Published: 13 Aug 2026, 09:00