Will China fulfil its key climate pledge?
After exceptionally slow progress in 2020-23, China is badly off track meeting its 2030 commitment on [...]
Month: April 2025
Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Realized with Record Savings in Silver
Without a significant reduction in silver content, the global demand for photovoltaics to ensure a sustainable, [...]
Who is Catholic – Pope Francis or Julia Klöckner?
At Easter, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner offered some advice to Christian churches. If they no longer [...]
WWEA Annual Report 2024: A Challenging Year for Windpower
Total capacity exceeds 1’174 Gigawatt – 121 Gigawatt added in 2024, slightly less than the last [...]
Making desalination more eco-friendly: New membranes could help eliminate brine waste
Membranes packed with charge help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallize ocean [...]
Easter hope for climate protection?
One heat record follows another. And Europe is warming faster than any other continent. Ships can [...]
How much will the coal phase-out actually help the climate?
New study on EU emissions trading. Germany is committed to phase out coal-fired power plants by [...]
Climate Risk and Adaptation in Global Food
Global food systems are facing the challenge of meeting growing demand driven by population, economic, and [...]
Wind turbines under water utilise current energy
Strong ocean currents prevail to the west of Cap de la Hague on the English Channel. [...]
Europe is not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks
Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world, and climate risks are threatening its energy [...]
600 kilowatts? This inverter knows how to keep its cool!
Power inverters are the beating heart in the drive train of modern electric cars. They turn [...]
New British Army robotic mine plough aims to better shield soldiers from danger
British soldiers are to be better shielded from danger as a new high-tech, remote-controlled mine plough [...]
Will Friedrich Merz still become climate chancellor?
Climate protection is the issue of survival for humanity. Is this issue of the century sufficiently [...]
World surpasses 40% clean power as renewables see record rise
Solar the main driver of renewables growth, with generation doubling in three years. Clean power set [...]
IEA report highlights the opportunity for Germany’s energy transition to strengthen its security and competitiveness
As greater shares of renewables enter the power mix, IEA recommends Germany optimise its electricity system [...]
Lowest levels on record for Arctic winter sea ice
The maximum extent of Arctic winter sea ice is well below the long-term average, with mean [...]