Kazakhstan to allocate 13 trillion tenge for modernization of energy and utilities by 2029
By 2029, average wear of engineering infrastructure should drop to 40%, accident rates fall by 25%, and 70 utilities exit the high-risk zone.
Energy
Agrovoltaics turned a loss-making farm in Colorado into a profitable one — Kazakhstan's neighbors are already trying the same
Vegetables grown under panels need about half the water of open-field crops. In its first full season, the farm harvested over 3.5 tons of organic produce.
Students from the Netherlands create world's first solar-powered ambulance
A Dutch student team unveiled an off-grid medical vehicle that reaches remote areas without relying on power grids or regular fuel supplies.
China mandates factories and data centers to become carbon-neutral — and sets three specific targets
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a document on establishing national-level zero-carbon enterprises, including manufacturing plants and computing infrastructure facilities.
Kazakhstan chaired the CIS regional council on radioactive waste
In Kurchatov, former Soviet nuclear hub, a conference on final radioactive waste isolation was held July 21–23, 2026.
The Arctic without diesel: Russia builds first autonomous research station on renewable energy
Construction of the Snowflake international Arctic station has begun in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug — a unique research complex operating without diesel fuel or centralized power grids.
China bets on speed: first new-generation pumped storage hydropower plant to be equipped with unique spherical valve
China has started building a 500 MW pumped storage plant, set to be the world’s first next-gen facility with an innovative high-speed spherical valve.