ESG
ESG funds: ESMA finds ESG fund names boost inflows by 8.9% in one year
ESG funds can boost inflows by 8.9% through ESG fund names, ESMA reports. New rules aim to curb greenwashing starting in 2025
Editorial Team•28 April 2025
Utilities
Maxi blackout in Spain and Portugal:…
Maxi blackout in Spain and Portugal causes widespread outages, transportation chaos, and…
Editorial Team•28 April 2025
Industry Spotlight
Expanding balcony power plants cost-effectively
SOL•THOR, my-PV’s DC Power Manager for water heating, wins German Design Award…
Editorial Team•28 April 2025
Mobility & Transportation
Tariffs on Chinese electric cars become permanent (and Italy votes in favor)
Italy (and France) is among the 10 countries that voted in favor of imposing additional tariffs…
Editorial Team•4 October 2024
ESG
Corporate climate goals: How are Fortune Global 500 companies performing?
45% of the world's largest companies have set net-zero emissions targets by 2050. It was only…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024
Water
From KAUST, the atmospheric water harvesting system that harnesses gravity
A new passive water harvesting system has been developed, utilizing radiative cooling sheets equipped with a…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024
Scientific Reports
Microplastics in corals could explain the “missing plastic problem”
Discovered by an international team, microplastics in corals remain trapped for a long time, disappearing from…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024
Markets
Spain sets a record with over 50% of electricity from renewable sources…
Between October 2023 and September 2024, electricity consumption was met by renewables at a rate of…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024
Pollution
Low-carbon hydrogen: how to assess emission savings?
The European Commission has launched a new public consultation on the draft delegated act that clarifies…
Editorial Team•1 October 2024
Policy and Affairs
The ban on diesel and petrol in 2035 is “necessary and achievable”:…
The Industry for 2035 platform is calling for the dossier not to be reopened (as Italy,…
Editorial Team•1 October 2024
Energy
EU, Second H2 Auction: New Criteria and Obligations
On December 3, 2024, the second auction for renewable hydrogen will open, aimed at allocating €1.2…
Editorial Team•30 September 2024
Mobility & Transportation
Electric Skates Arrive: Lightweight and Capable of Speeds Up to 30 km/h
For those who loved the iconic rollerblades, these electric skates designed in France represent an interesting…
Editorial Team•29 September 2024
Energy
Hybrid Solar System: Here’s the Photovoltaic Thermal Battery with Record Efficiency
A hybrid device has been created that combines, for the first time ever, molecular thermal solar…
Editorial Team•29 September 2024
Climate Change
What would life be like in cities if global warming exceeded 3…
A report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows what would happen in cities if global…
Editorial Team•28 September 2024
Energy
Textured perovskite-silicon photovoltaic achieves efficiency record
Scientists at Fraunhofer ISE have created a tandem solar cell by depositing a perovskite layer on…