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Alessandro Petrone

Journalist with over 20 years of experience, he has covered politics, economics, current affairs, and culture throughout his career. He has served as Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director for a publishing house that produces general-interest magazines in Italy, Germany, the USA, and China. He has written for and collaborated with companies and media outlets in the automotive sector, with a strong focus on sustainable mobility. His involvement in the energy world began as a press officer for multinational corporations in the sector. Since then, he has consistently covered topics related to the energy transition, especially in the automotive field, and renewable energy, contributing to La Repubblica, AdnKronos, 9 Colonne, and The Post International. He is also passionate about technology, computing, photography, and cooking, and has a background as an LGBTQIA+ activist.

Rinnovabili • US gasoline prices surge on low inventories
Environmental policies
US gasoline prices surge as inventories drop and exports rise

Rising US gasoline prices reflect tightening oil inventories, record exports, and mounting geopolitical tensions shaping global energy markets.

Rinnovabili • Global energy demand 2025 growth and electricity shift
Utilities
Global energy demand rises in 2025…

Global energy demand increased in 2025, but the real shift lies in…

Rinnovabili • Data center energy consumption surges beyond global electricity growth
Utilities
Data centers push global power demand,…

Global electricity demand is being reshaped by surging data center growth, with…


Rinnovabili • Solar tariffs hit 3403% on panels from India, Laos and Indonesia
Policy and Affairs
Trade tensions rise as Washington moves toward new solar tariffs reaching 3403%

The United States is escalating trade action on imported solar panels, with preliminary countervailing duties that…

Rinnovabili • solar pv in africa
Energy
Solar PV in Africa accelerates, 4.5 GW installed in 2025 with record…

Solar PV in Africa posted its fastest growth on record in 2025, adding 4.5 GW of…

Rinnovabili • Geothermal energy investments surge with next-generation technologies
Energy
Next-generation geothermal energy sees investment surge, up 80% in one year

Investment in next-generation geothermal energy is accelerating sharply, driven by new technologies, data center demand, and…

Rinnovabili • Impacts of photovoltaics in utility-scale solar projects
Energy
Utility-scale solar, weighing the positive and negative impacts

As utility-scale solar accelerates worldwide, its environmental footprint is drawing growing scrutiny. A new IRENA report…

Rinnovabili • Hydrogen storage with light, how L-HSi releases hydrogen
Energy
L-HSi, the solid hydrogen carrier that releases hydrogen with light

A new silicon-based solid material could reshape hydrogen storage by enabling controlled hydrogen release using visible…

Rinnovabili • Global photovoltaic market, 85% of growth driven by 10 countries
Energy
Global solar power, 85% of the market concentrated in just 10 countries

The global photovoltaic market closed 2024 with record growth and a deepening concentration among leading economies,…

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Energy
Solar hydrogen in the dark, a new frontier for energy storage

An emerging system shows how solar energy can be stored and later released as on-demand hydrogen,…

Rinnovabili • Perovskite passivation drives solar cell efficiency to 25.1%
Energy
Perovskite passivation boosts solar cell efficiency to 25.1%

Advanced three-dimensional imaging reveals how perovskite passivation reshapes internal charge transport, cutting defects and pushing solar…

Rinnovabili • Venezuela oil reshapes global energy and geopolitics
Policy and Affairs
Venezuela, the U.S. move redraws global fossil fuel balances

Venezuela oil has returned to the center of global markets and geopolitics after a sudden political…

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Energy
The growing impact of extreme weather on solar power plants

As extreme weather intensifies worldwide, the relationship between solar panels and climate is reshaping how photovoltaic…

Rinnovabili • Biodegradable electronics and hidden environmental impacts
Pollution
Biodegradable electronics are not always harmless for the environment

Biodegradable electronics promise to reduce e-waste, but new research shows that their environmental footprint can persist…

Rinnovabili • Scientific breakthrough 2025: renewables overtake coal
Energy
Renewables are the scientific breakthrough of 2025, according to Science

Solar and wind power have surpassed coal in the global electricity mix. For Science, this marks…