Ammonia is the world's 2nd most produced chemical, and 80% of it is currently used to produce fertilizers. Ammonia is produced from hydrogen and nitrogen. Conventionally, the hydrogen is sourced from natural gas, tying its production to price volatility and geopolitical supply risks as has been seen at the Straight of Hormuz. Decoupling ammonia production from natural gas is occurring via green ammonia production, which uses the electrolysis of water as a hydrogen feedstock.

Innovations in renewable energy have never been so prevalent, with global decarbonization goals pushing for developments in ways to generate power that have no harmful or long-lasting environmental impacts.

By 2027, two first-of-a-kind SAF plants will be operational in the US. Developments in policy and energy prices will dictate their competitiveness on the domestic market, with the strengths and weaknesses of each pathway being discussed in this IDTechEx article.

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) will begin rolling out from August 2026, introducing stricter requirements for packaging recyclability, recycled content, transparency, and producer responsibility across the EU. Chemical recycling is expected to play an important role in helping companies comply with these rules by enabling difficult-to-recycle materials, such as multilayer packaging and mixed plastic waste, to be processed into valuable recycled feedstocks. The regulation also establishes ambitious recycled-content targets through 2040, strengthening the case for mass balance accounting approaches that support chemically recycled materials. IDTechEx believes these regulatory changes are likely to be a major driver for the growth and adoption of chemical recycling technologies in the coming decade.

The production capacity for low-carbon ammonia will grow to 56.5 million tonnes in 2036.

As part of the device miniaturization trend happening worldwide, consumer electronics are becoming increasingly streamlined, with conductive inks, flexible batteries, and other technologies making this possible.

Electric vehicles are continuing to play a vital role in decarbonizing the transport industry as they help with the shift away from fossil fuel reliance with their utilization of battery technologies. This article covers micro EVs, materials, and thermal management.

The demand for products and services with more sustainable credibility is driving innovations across materials sectors, including gas separation membranes, composite materials for green energy, and next-generation feedstocks.

In this article, IDTechEx explores the complex regional landscape of the nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) market, and how early deployments from China and Russia's state-owned organizations in deploying SMRs compare to the private nuclear industries of Europe and North America.

Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Cherie Wong on Thursday 30 July for the expert-led webinar, "Green Hydrogen: Technology, Market Developments, and 10-Year Growth Outlook". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

As the AI boom accelerates, unanswered questions remain around how to build more data centers sustainably. In this article, IDTechEx explores the crucial role of low-carbon power, energy efficiency, and reducing supply chain emissions.

As interest in renewable energy continues to rise, hydrogen is still one of the main contenders in the race to the top. Both green and blue hydrogen technologies contribute to reducing carbon emissions, and this article covers some of the latest developments within the sector.

With data centers being one of the largest contributors to global emissions and high energy usage, they are gaining attention, with regulations and renewable energy options becoming increasingly discussed within the sector. This article covers details across the data center ecosystem, including sustainability movements and battery storage.

A world where plastic products are biodegradable and biofuels are increasingly available is one that would see far less harmful emissions being released into the atmosphere. This article by IDTechEx covers bioplastics, biofuels, and sustainable chemicals.

Silicon, silicon carbide, gallium nitride, and ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors all compete for space in the power electronics market. While data centers drive further commercialization of wide bandgap semiconductors to support increasingly power-hungry servers, other industries such as wind energy are reluctant to switch to newer, less proven technologies. At the same time, UWBG R&D continues to push these materials closer to commercialization, further complicating the power electronics industry's future.

Join IDTechEx Technology Analyst Thomas Bithell on Thursday 16 July for the expert-led webinar, "Ammonia: Emerging Production Technologies and Applications". Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times in one day.

Dr Xiaoxi He discusses the value proposition of thin-film perovskite photovoltaics.

Green hydrogen is expected to play a critical role in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors that are difficult to electrify. IDTechEx forecasts the global green hydrogen market may reach US$166 billion by 2037, representing a CAGR of 48%.

Reducing carbon emissions is a globally recognised goal, with efforts to minimize carbon footprints now being seen across most major industries. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a process encompassing multiple innovations for reducing the effects of carbon on the environment.

Recent geopolitical tensions involving Iran have once again highlighted the vulnerability of global ammonia and fertilizer supply chains. According to IDTechEx's report, Ammonia Market 2026-2036: Technologies, Forecasts, Players, these developments are occurring as the ammonia industry undergoes transformation towards low-carbon production and applications.