How climate change is making us ill
Climate change scares many people. However, this fear only becomes pathological when it is so great [...]
Month: June 2024
Global solar thermal market down 7 per cent in 2023
The 2024 edition of Solar Heat Worldwide by the IEA SHC Programme underscores the resiliencyand changing [...]
Plants store more carbon than previously assumed
New Science paper on radiocarbon evidence for strong carbon uptake by vegetation. A paper published in [...]
Researchers propose measures to optimise battery recycling
A team headed by Prof. Stephan von Delft from the University of Münster, has now been [...]
VSB Finland begins implementation of 450 MW hybrid project
In the bag: another flagship project for Europe’s energy transition is being realised under the umbrella [...]
Synhelion cuts ribbon on world’s 1st industrial plant for solar fuels
Synhelion inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich. [...]
Will the climate transition be a battle of materials?
Study forecasts the increase – and shows solutions. Heavy additional demand for commodities like cobalt, lithium, [...]
Fastest rise in CO2 in the last 50,000 years
Humans exist neither in an ice age nor in a hot age. The planet we live [...]
MCC study sheds light on the fragile financing of climate policy in Germany
With a view to the current budget discussions for 2025: the “KTF” is overburdened, federal money [...]
Paving the way for carbon pricing with green alternatives
The political success of climate change mitigation in Europe will depend on how well policy design [...]
Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water
By 2050, climate change could increase the amount of time women in households without running water [...]
Swiss gravity battery contributes to China’s energy transition
Sun and wind produce electricity even when we don’t need it. How can we prevent it [...]
Oxford PV sets new solar panel efficiency world record
Next generation tandem solar panel achieves 25% efficiency, delivering significant breakthrough to accelerate the energy transition. [...]
Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire
Smoke traps sunlight, makes days warmer, drier. A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large [...]
Massive Cuts in Research Funding Hamper Necessary Innovations in Key Technologies for the Energy Transition
The year 2024 is characterised by a substantial reduction in federal funding for project research. Energy [...]
Anti-soiling solution: Revolutionising solar panel maintenance
Kastus is presenting a revolutionary anti-soiling treatment for solar modules at Intersolar Europe. Introduction: Solar energy [...]