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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 • European photovoltaic market slows in 2025 after a decade
Energy
Europe’s solar market contracts in 2025, for the first time in a…

For the first time since 2016, new solar capacity installations in the European Union declined year…

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Energy
How a jeans dye could make next generation batteries cleaner

A natural pigment long used to color denim is showing unexpected potential in solid state battery…

Rinnovabili • Building decarbonization, global barriers and risks slowing progress
Real Estate
The 95 barriers and 50 risks slowing global building decarbonization

Global research highlights how economic, political, technical, and social barriers are undermining the pace of building…

Rinnovabili • Electric car market drives global growth in IEA 2024 outlook
Mobility & Transportation
IEA: electric vehicles drive the global market shift

The latest IEA report shows that 2024 growth in the global automotive sector was driven almost…

Rinnovabili • Energy transition in South America: $500 billion yearly investment to 2050
Policy and Affairs
IRENA: South America aims for a $500 billion-a-year energy transition

South America’s path to sustainability is accelerating. According to IRENA’s latest outlook, the region must attract…

Rinnovabili • Fuel cells for cruise ships cut LNG use and emissions by 20%
Mobility & Transportation
Fuel cells for cruise ships can cut consumption and emissions by up…

A joint study by ENEA and Sapienza University reveals that fuel cells for cruise ships can…

Rinnovabili • daylight saving time
Policy and Affairs
Daylight saving time, Spain reignites the European debate: is it still worth…

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has reopened the European debate on daylight saving time, arguing that…

Rinnovabili • Electricity in Africa
Energy
$150 billion needed to achieve universal electricity access in Africa by 2035

Achieving universal electricity access across Africa will require $150 billion by 2035, according to the International…

Rinnovabili • Sustainable fuels: global demand to quadruple by 2035
Mobility & Transportation
Sustainable fuels, global use set to quadruple by 2035

Global use of sustainable fuels is projected to quadruple by 2035, according to the IEA’s new…

Rinnovabili • Amazon wildfires 2024: CO2 emissions rival Germany’s
Environment
Amazon wildfires in 2024 released as much CO2 as Germany emits in…

A European Commission study reveals that fires across the Amazon in 2024 released 791 million tons…

Rinnovabili • Global renewable energy set to double by 2030
Energy
Global renewable energy capacity set to double by 2030

According to the International Energy Agency, global renewable energy capacity is on track to more than…

Rinnovabili • Blackout in Spain: ENTSO-E report clears renewables
Energy
Blackout in Spain: renewables cleared of blame, ENTSO-E report finds

The April 2025 blackout that left millions in Spain and Portugal without power was not caused…