Over 74 million electric cars on the roads worldwide today
Market growth for electric vehicles has picked up speed once again in 2025: a total of [...]
Month: April 2026
Repairable Rotor Blades for Wind Turbines
Wind turbines are typically designed for about 20 years of service, with a maximum of 30 [...]
New approach to solar cell manufacture could make perovskite panels more efficient and longer lasting
A technique that improves the performance and stability of next-generation solar cells – without adding any [...]
Climate change is also harmful to health
Extreme heat, an earlier pollen season, more tropical infectious diseases: in many European countries, the number [...]
Colored films enable patterns on PV modules
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in creating colored films [...]
Dryland soils store carbon up to thousands of years, much longer than expected
Drylands cover roughly 40% of Earth’s land surface and play a major role in the global [...]
Solar-powered mobility: how vehicles can generate their own energy and take the pressure off the grid and logistics
The European energy transition is facing a dilemma: electric-powered transport is growing rapidly, yet countries are [...]
Drone inspection of solar cells to ensure green power for more homes
Aerial images can reveal whether solar cells are defective, while AI can tell us why. This [...]
Nordic Seas Overturning Circulation strengthens as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakens
A new modelling study identifies a feedback mechanism suggesting that a strengthening of the Nordic Seas [...]
Gone with the wind
New Hereon study investigates uncertainties in calculating offshore wind power production in the North Sea Offshore [...]
Church, War and Peace
Stalin himself had once asked: “How many divisions does the Pope have?” The communist dictator and [...]
Europe is the solution, not the problem
Donald Trump had a wall built on the border with Mexico, AfD politicians have previously rambled [...]
ndustrial chemicals delay recovery of the ozone layer
The recovery of the ozone layer in the Earth’s stratosphere could be delayed by several years, [...]
The 2040 milestones that Europe must meet to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050
Energy, transport, heating and industrial transition: a major modelling study now provides EU-wide guidance with high [...]
Computational “time machine” shows solar and wind on track for 2°C target but not for 1.5°C
Wind and solar power have grown faster than almost anyone predicted but projecting their future expansion [...]
Chinese Turbine Suppliers Seize the Spotlight as Global Wind Power Installations Hit All-Time High, BloombergNEF Report Shows
Wind power additions totaled 169 gigawatts globally in 2025. Chinese firms made up eight of the top 10 global wind turbine [...]