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Rinnovabili • European PPA market: 19 GW contracted capacity in one year
Markets
European PPA Market Surges: 19 GW Contracted in 2024

According to the latest report by Wood Mackenzie, the European market for power purchase agreements in renewable energy saw strong growth last year, with Spain and Germany…

Rinnovabili • Sustainability audit: climate risk still missing from corporate reports
ESG
Opaque sustainability audits: why climate risk…

Only 2–4% of auditors include climate risk in sustainability audit reports, hindering…

Rinnovabili • Renault Emblème: 90% emissions cut and high recyclability
Mobility & Transportation
Renault Emblème cuts emissions by 90%…

Renault Emblème slashes emissions by 90% and is over 90% recyclable, combining…


Rinnovabili • esg reporting: only 2 per cent of global companies lead in CDP 2024
ESG
Only 2% of companies achieve top ESG disclosure score in CDP 2024…

CDP 2024 shows strong esg reporting growth, but only 2% of companies reach top environmental leadership.…

Rinnovabili • UV degradation in TOPCon modules? Less severe than expected
Scientific Reports
UV degradation in TOPCon modules? Less severe than expected

UV degradation in TOPCon modules may be overstated, says Fraunhofer ISE, urging new testing standards to…

Rinnovabili • US businesses: sustainability webinar by Rinnovabili on April 22
ESG
Us businesses turn to sustainability: Rinnovabili launches webinar for American Companies

On April 22, 2025, the Florida chapter of the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) will…

Rinnovabili • Climate banking alliances
Finance
UN-backed banking alliance walks away from 1.5°C target

The UN’s climate banking alliance drops the 1.5°C goal, signaling a softer approach to net zero.…

Rinnovabili • Rinnovabili director Mauro Spagnolo interviews Italian environment minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin on stage at Impatta Disrupt in Rome.
Interviews
Pichetto: green new deal must be the destination, not the dogma

From the Impatta Disrupt stage, Rinnovabili’s Mauro Spagnolo interviews Minister Pichetto

Rinnovabili • Artistic mural of green light bulbs representing the global energy transition and rising electricity demand projected in BloombergNEF's New-Energy-Outlook 2025.
Utilities
New Energy Outlook 2025: electricity demand to rise 75% by 2050

The new annual report from BloombergNEF projects a 75% increase in electricity demand by 2050 under…

Rinnovabili • esg fund taxonomy boosts investments by 8.9 percent
Finance
Funds with esg labels draw 8.9% more investment

Use of ESG fund taxonomy increases investor interest, especially in UCITS. But greenwashing concerns slow growth

Rinnovabili • EU renewable capacity: record 89 GW expected in 2025
Energy
EU renewable capacity set for a record-breaking 2025: solar and wind to…

EU renewable capacity could hit 89 GW in 2025, driven by solar and wind, but challenges…

Rinnovabili • Energy consumption AI: demand from data centers will quadruple by 2030
IT
AI’s energy footprint will quadruple by 2030

By the end of the decade, electricity demand from AI data centers will exceed Japan’s current…

Rinnovabili • Energy transition: European utilities falling behind
Utilities
Europe’s largest utilities are falling behind on the energy transition

Too reliant on fossil gas, Europe's top utilities lack strong energy transition plans aligned with 1.5°C…

Rinnovabili • AI gigafactory: EU allocates €20 billion for 5 new facilities
Markets
EU to invest €20 billion in AI gigafactories to secure technological sovereignty

The EU launches a €20B plan to build 5 AI gigafactories and boost its global competitiveness…

Rinnovabili • ESG goals and CEO pay: Europe leads, US lags behind
ESG
Europe ties CEO pay to ESG goals twice as often as the…

ESG goals and CEO pay: 81% of European firms link them, versus only 44% in the…