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Hefei, China – September 19, 2026 -- Sungrow has become the first company to controllably reproduce and suppress wideband oscillation at a real-world 500 MW solar-plus-storage plant in Qinghai, China, addressing a grid-stability risk that has previously caused multi-month outages and mass disconnections in Europe.

Past oscillation events cost utilities months of downtime and millions of users

In 2014, Germany's BorWin1 offshore HVDC project suffered oscillations at 250-350 Hz that damaged filter capacitors and forced a shutdown lasting roughly six months. In 2019, the Hornsea offshore wind farm in the UK experienced subsynchronous oscillation that triggered widespread disconnection, wiping out about 3.2% of system load and affecting roughly one million users.

Stockholm – September 19, 2026 -- Google has signed an agreement with Swedish producer Stegra to purchase environmental attribute certificates (EACs) tied to up to 91,000 tonnes of near-zero emission steel output in the first year, with plans to scale volumes over the life of the deal.

Google secures EACs to offset steel emissions from datacenter construction

The certificates allow Google to address steel-related emissions across its operations, including datacenter construction, without requiring direct physical delivery of the steel itself. The deal uses a "book and claim" model, decoupling environmental attributes from the physical product so that certificates can be sold separately from the steel, which is produced at Stegra's Boden, Sweden facility using green hydrogen and renewable electricity.

Geneva – September 19, 2026 -- MindMaze Therapeutics (SIX: MMTX) will launch MindMotion Lite by the end of 2026, a tablet-based neurorehabilitation device designed to cut home deployment costs and expand access to intensive stroke and neurological therapy outside clinical settings.

Tablet format replaces bulky hardware for home use

MindMotion Lite delivers the full range of neurotherapeutic activities currently available on the company's MindMotion GO system through a tablet interface, reducing the hardware footprint required for in-home deployment. The device retains full-body rehabilitation training capacity while streamlining the user experience for patients managing therapy at home. It also supports teleconsultation and remote management, allowing clinicians to monitor and adjust treatment plans as patients continue therapy beyond the clinic.

London – September 19, 2026 -- Generation Investment Management published its 10th annual Sustainability Trends Report on Sept. 17, warning that fossil fuel dependence has become an untenable strategic liability after conflicts in the Middle East and Europe rattled global energy markets for the second time in four years.

Strait of Hormuz disruption exposed a quarter of global seaborne oil trade to risk

The report states that the Strait of Hormuz disruption bottled up roughly a quarter of global seaborne oil trade, a third of seaborne fertiliser trade, and nearly a fifth of global liquefied natural gas trade. Shortages of critical materials such as helium disrupted semiconductor production and raised costs for MRI-reliant healthcare providers, while fertiliser supply concerns threatened global food production.

Milton Keynes, England – September 19, 2026 -- CookieYes, a consent management platform used by more than 2 million websites, has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets customers manage cookie banners directly from AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.

MCP server links AI assistants to consent dashboards without switching tools

The MCP server connects AI assistants to CookieYes accounts so users can retrieve information and execute tasks through conversational prompts instead of navigating dashboard menus. Developers can pull installation code and verify whether a banner is live, marketers can review scan results ahead of campaigns, and agencies can check banner status across multiple client websites in a single request.

London – September 19, 2026 -- ACG Metals Limited (LSE: ACG) has more than quadrupled the post-tax net present value of its Gediktepe mine to approximately $1.2 billion, up from $265 million in 2024, following an updated Competent Person's Report prepared by SRK Consulting.

Ore Reserves jump 43% as copper content rises 34%

Total Ore Reserves increased to 26.5 million tonnes from 18.5 million tonnes in the 2024 CPR. In-situ reserves now contain 176kt of copper, 381kt of zinc, 535koz of gold and 20moz of silver, representing gains of 34%, 1%, 19% and 16% respectively versus the prior estimate.

Average annual output set to climb 60% to 36kt copper equivalent

Between 2027 and 2031, Gediktepe's average annual production is projected to reach approximately 36 kt CuEq, up from an original 20-25 kt target. Over an initial 11-year mine life, the operation is expected to produce a total of 352kt CuEq.

Hsinchu – – September 19, 2026 -- M31 Technology has entered a technology collaboration with Rambus Inc. to integrate MIPI CSI and MIPI DSI controller technologies into its silicon-proven MIPI PHY portfolio, creating a complete MIPI subsystem offering for imaging and display applications.

M31 combines Rambus controllers with its existing PHY portfolio to eliminate multi-vendor integration risk

Previously, customers sourcing M31 PHYs had to separately procure MIPI CSI/DSI controllers and manage cross-vendor integration themselves. The new collaboration lets M31 deliver both controller and PHY layers as a single validated package, cutting verification cycles and shortening time-to-market for camera and display interface designs.

San Antonio – September 19, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan has awarded Chunghwa Telecom its 2026 Taiwanese Customer Value Leadership Recognition in the AI-powered customer services industry, citing measurable operational gains from the carrier's in-house AI technology stack.

Frost & Sullivan benchmarks Chunghwa Telecom on business impact and customer impact

The research firm's evaluation process scored the company across two core dimensions, finding it excelled in aligning AI innovation with customer requirements while executing scalable deployment models with proven operational expertise.

Stockholm – September 19, 2026 -- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has paid Innate Pharma SA USD 75 million as their strategic oncology partnership becomes legally effective, following the expiration of antitrust waiting periods and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Partnership clears regulatory hurdles first announced August 10, 2026

The deal, initially disclosed on August 10, 2026, grants Sobi exclusive global commercialisation rights to lacutamab pending accelerated approval, with an option to assume full global development rights if Phase 3 results are positive.

Shenzhen – September 19, 2026 -- Huawei unveiled a grid-interactive AI data center (AIDC) solution at the Green Energy Development Conference & International Digital Energy Expo 2026, targeting power acquisition, high-density cooling, and delivery bottlenecks as AI campuses scale from megawatts to gigawatts.

Huawei's Zhou Jianjun says AIDC load fluctuations now directly impact grid operations

Zhou Jianjun, Vice President of Huawei and President of Global Marketing, Sales and Services at Huawei Digital Power, presented the solution during the conference's key industry achievement release session. He stated that startup, shutdown, and load fluctuations of large AIDC campuses can affect grid operations, and that declining local grid strength combined with rising renewable penetration is forcing data centers to become "grid-friendly" nodes rather than passive consumers.