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Rinnovabili • Spanish blackout cause linked to grid miscalculation
Utilities
A miscalculation was among the real causes of the Spanish blackout

The committee’s report on the April 28 power crisis has been released. The outage was caused by a multifactorial overvoltage issue. A set of measures to strengthen…

Rinnovabili • Sustainable aviation fuel dispute between U.S. and Brazil escalates
Mobility & Transportation
Tensions rise between U.S. and Brazil…

In Brazil, corn ethanol production is expected to double, reaching nearly 16…

Rinnovabili • Smart building automation enhanced with Spacelogic KNX Secure
Markets
Smart building automation, Schneider Electric raises…

The new line of devices is designed to deliver the highest level…


Rinnovabili • electric cars
Mobility & Transportation
Chinese electric cars to eat 25% of EU market in 2024

Second an analysis of Transport & Environment the increase of the sales of Chinese electric cars…

Rinnovabili • marine ETS
Mobility & Transportation
Shipping realizes extra profits thanks to the European marine ETS

The analysis of 565 journeys since 1 January - when the obligation for shipping companies to…

Rinnovabili • green business model
Finance
In Europe, only 1 in 5 companies take the green business model…

OliverWyman’s report on CDP data - Large European companies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but only…

Rinnovabili • recycle gold
Circular Economy
Sweden found a way to recycle gold with ecological biodiesel

Diesel oil and aggressive chemicals are typically used to recycle gold. But Swedish innovation opens up…

Rinnovabili • climate finance
Policy and Affairs
Oil & gas must also play its part: the EU position on…

To the new global goal of climate finance - which will supplant the current $100 billion…

Rinnovabili • circular plastic
Circular Economy
Only 13.5% of new products come from circular plastic

Increasing levels of incineration reduce waste that is useful for circular plastic production. Which risks failing…

Rinnovabili • EU transport emissions
Policy and Affairs
In Brussels there is an elephant in the room: EU transport emissions

Since 1990 the greenhouse gases generated by cars, ships and aircraft have increased by 25% and…

Rinnovabili • exports of used clothing
Policy and Affairs
France proposes a ban on exports of used clothing

Exports of used clothing displace more than 20% of European textile waste to low-income countries. Paris…

Rinnovabili • EU car emissions
Pollution
EVs cut EU car emissions by 5% in 2022

The downward trend started in 2020, after 4 years of increases in average emissions, has been…

Rinnovabili • climate finance
Finance
Fossil companies contribute to climate finance, EU asks COP29

The position of the 27 on the most sensitive issue of the forthcoming climate summit emerges…

Rinnovabili • Electricity sector
Policy and Affairs
Electricity sector, the first network code on EU cybersecurity

The delegated act, adopted yesterday by Brussels, represents a first major step towards improving the cyber…

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Mobility & Transportation
EU threatens retroactive tariffs against Chinese electric cars but low cost accelerates

From 7 March 2024, the European Commission will start customs registration of imports of Chinese electric…