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Energy

Europe’s new solar footpath from recycled plastic waste that generates electricity
16.04.202316.04.2023

Europe’s new solar footpath from recycled plastic waste that generates electricity

On Friday, March 24, 2023, Philip Broeksma, Councilor of  Energy opened the EU’s new solar footpath [...]
Next Decade Decisive for PV Growth on the Path to 2050
14.04.202314.04.2023

Next Decade Decisive for PV Growth on the Path to 2050

Global experts on solar power strongly urge a commitment to the continued growth of photovoltaic (PV) [...]
World must retire coal plants almost five times faster to meet climate goals
11.04.202311.04.2023

World must retire coal plants almost five times faster to meet climate goals

The amount of operating and planned coal power plants fell both in developed and developing countries [...]
Record 9.6% Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis
22.03.202321.03.2023

Record 9.6% Growth in Renewables Achieved Despite Energy Crisis

Expansion of renewable power generation in 2022 confirms upward trend of renewables against declining new fossil [...]
Low Exergy Concepts for the Heat Supply of Existing Multifamily Houses
15.03.202314.03.2023

Low Exergy Concepts for the Heat Supply of Existing Multifamily Houses

Heat pumps are a key technology for the heat transition, yet their implementation in existing multi-family [...]
New report: Solar PV + Heat Pump combos saved Europeans up to 84% on household energy bills in 2022
10.03.202309.03.2023

New report: Solar PV + Heat Pump combos saved Europeans up to 84% on household energy bills in 2022

SolarPower Europe launches its ‘Solar Powers Heat 2023’ report revealing how solar PV and heat pumps [...]
Mobile medical supply platform: self-sufficient thanks to photovoltaics
07.03.202306.03.2023

Mobile medical supply platform: self-sufficient thanks to photovoltaics

Fraunhofer researchers hand over mobile medical care platform to NGO for field tests. With the aim [...]
UrbanPV: Case study of a schoolyard canopy with semi-transparent double glass modules
23.02.202322.02.2023

UrbanPV: Case study of a schoolyard canopy with semi-transparent double glass modules

UrbanPV enables climate resilience and is self-financing through the energy generated. The task The playgrounds of [...]
Turning abandoned mines into batteries
03.02.202303.02.2023

Turning abandoned mines into batteries

A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions, [...]
Wind and solar overtake fossil gas to produce record fifth of EU electricity
01.02.202301.02.2023

Wind and solar overtake fossil gas to produce record fifth of EU electricity

Europe ‘avoids the worst’ of the energy crisis as coal power falls this winter Wind and [...]
Swiss startup makes first attempt to deploy solar on railways
23.01.202327.01.2023

Swiss startup makes first attempt to deploy solar on railways

Swiss startup Sun-Ways has developed a patented solution under which it directly rolls out solar modules [...]
Non-residential Buildings as Flexible Players in the Energy System
20.01.202320.01.2023

Non-residential Buildings as Flexible Players in the Energy System

The building sector offers great potential for reducing primary energy demand, which the German government aims [...]
2,400 gigawatts by 2027: IEA expects massive and fast renewables expansion
16.12.202214.12.2022

2,400 gigawatts by 2027: IEA expects massive and fast renewables expansion

The first truly global energy crisis, triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has given renewables an [...]
Over 1 million European homes solar battery-powered
15.12.202214.12.2022

Over 1 million European homes solar battery-powered

The latest figures on home batteries installed in European homes – which are used to support [...]
Mid­dle East and North Africa – great po­ten­tial for hy­dro­gen and syn­thet­ic fu­els from re­new­able en­er­gy sources
12.12.202211.12.2022

Mid­dle East and North Africa – great po­ten­tial for hy­dro­gen and syn­thet­ic fu­els from re­new­able en­er­gy sources

The Middle East and North Africa have great potential for producing hydrogen and synthetic fuels from [...]
Global energy efficiency progress is accelerating, signalling a potential turning point after years of slow improvement
08.12.202208.12.2022

Global energy efficiency progress is accelerating, signalling a potential turning point after years of slow improvement

Government ambition on efficiency has grown in 2022 as fuel prices soared, with many major policies, [...]
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Energy
07.10.2026

Acceptance of Wind Energy: Political Orientation More Important than Urban-Rural Divide

Energy
01.10.202601.10.2026

“Energy-Charts” Data Platform Launches Price Simulator

Energy
03.09.202603.09.2026

Battery Energy Storage Systems: Key to Renewable Power Supply-Demand Gaps

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Energy
31.08.202631.08.2026

Solar output in European countries boosted by up to 17% on hot days, helping to meet higher power demand from heatwaves

Energy
18.08.202618.08.2026

IRENA Study Quantifies Levelized Cost of Electricity for 24/7 Supply

Energy
25.07.202625.07.2026

Global electricity demand growth set to accelerate as power systems adjust to recent shocks

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