The EU’s European Innovation Council Tech Report 2023 is published

The European Innovation Council operates at the forefront of scientific and technological developments. This ambition is underlined by the EIC Tech Report 2023 highlights novel technologies and innovations submitted to the EIC under Horizon Europe. The report has an emphasis on early-stage research projects, funded following extensive independent expert review. It also includes some areas … Continue reading The EU’s European Innovation Council Tech Report 2023 is published →

Energy in Demand News, October 22nd, 2023

We are now about two months away from COP28 in Dubai. All of us are anxious that real progress is made because the signs of climate crisis are growing and there definitely is a need to ramp up ambition and action. We were discouraged this week when EU member states this week adopted a common … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 22nd, 2023 →

European companies producing the many technologies that help improve energy efficiency feel left out by policymakers in Brussels

Nikolaus J. Kurmayer writes on the EURACTIV website about how the energy efficiency industry in Europe was left out of the European Commission’s proposal for a Net-Zero Industry ACT (NZIA), tabled in March this year, yet has so much potential to contribute, according to analysis from the IEA. What are your views? ‘Golden era’ … Continue reading European companies producing the many technologies that help improve energy efficiency feel left out by policymakers in Brussels →

New publication on review of renewable energy support schemes in Europe for 2020 and 2021

This week the Council of European Energy Regulators, CEER, published its Status Review of Renewable Support Schemes in Europe for 2020 and 2021. This report constitutes the latest update to the regular CEER Status Reviews on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) support and builds on the previous CEER reports. The publication collects comparable data on support … Continue reading New publication on review of renewable energy support schemes in Europe for 2020 and 2021 →

In the search for critical minerals for our clean energy future, recycling is the way forward

Serasu Duran from the University of Calgary, Atalay Atasu and Clara Carrera from INSEAD write on The Conversation website about the importance that recycling should play as globally we look for critical minerals for our renewable energy technologies. How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy What do silver, silicon … Continue reading In the search for critical minerals for our clean energy future, recycling is the way forward →

The future of energy efficiency: how AI is driving sustainable energy solutions

An article on the Fagen Wasanni Technologies website discusses that the future of energy efficiency is being shaped by the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. Do you agree? Fagen Wasanni is a cutting-edge blog dedicated to exploring the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI) and other trending technologies in the 21st century. Their mission is … Continue reading The future of energy efficiency: how AI is driving sustainable energy solutions →

While household air conditioning is one of the “most effective adaptation strategies to reduce heat-related mortality and morbidity,” it can also be an unsustainable and problematic solution to extreme heat

Emily Chung writes on the CBC News website about the benefits and costs of air conditioning in extreme heat. Passive cooling, greenery, behaviour changes are more sustainable, researchers say. Why air conditioners can be a problematic solution to extreme heat As extreme heat hits many parts of the world amid a warming climate, millions … Continue reading While household air conditioning is one of the “most effective adaptation strategies to reduce heat-related mortality and morbidity,” it can also be an unsustainable and problematic solution to extreme heat →

We don’t need experimental or risky energy sources to save our planet

Mark Z Jacobson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University explains in an article on The Guardian website that the combination of wind, water and solar energy will be enough to solve our climate problems. Wind, water and solar energy is cheap, effective and green. He argues that there is no … Continue reading We don’t need experimental or risky energy sources to save our planet →

Developments in offshore wind turbines

Simon Hogg, Executive Director of the Durham Energy Institute at Durham University, in an article on The Conversation website, questions whether there is a limit to how big wind turbines can get. Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get? In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast … Continue reading Developments in offshore wind turbines →

NASA comes up with new technology to massively reduce the time it takes to charge EV batteries

New charging technology is capable of delivering 4.6 times the current of the fastest electric car chargers on the market. Anthony Cuthbertson discusses the new technology in an article on the Independent website. Electric car charging in just 5 minutes achieved with ‘unprecedented’ Nasa tech An experimental cooling technique developed by Nasa engineers for … Continue reading NASA comes up with new technology to massively reduce the time it takes to charge EV batteries →