Business

Rinnovabili • Undersea data center powered by offshore wind debuts in China
Water
China launches the first wind-powered undersea data center

The project, launched in the coastal waters of Shanghai, will begin with a 2.3 MW demonstration phase, followed by a second phase that will scale capacity up…

Rinnovabili • Smart Building Expo 2025, focus on Rinnovabili District
Energy
Rinnovabili District brings energy innovation center…

Rinnovabili will be at Smart Building Expo 2025 with an immersive exhibition…

Rinnovabili • Recyclable electronic circuits drive sustainable electronics shift
Recycling
Recyclable electronic circuits that heal themselves:…

In 2024, according to a UN report, the amount of electronic waste…


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…

Rinnovabili • Trump tariffs under fire: Musk urges repeal as Meloni heads to White House
Markets
Trump tariffs under fire: Musk urges repeal as Meloni heads to White…

Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to visit Washington on April 16 to discuss former President Donald Trump’s…

Rinnovabili • Wind turbine SG 21-276 DD: Siemens Gamesa installs 21.5 MW prototype in Denmark
Energy
Siemens Gamesa unveils world’s most powerful wind turbine prototype in Denmark

Wind turbine SG 21-276 DD by Siemens Gamesa reaches 21.5 MW, making it the most powerful…

Rinnovabili • global electricity production: 41% carbon-free in 2024
Utilities
Global electricity production: 41% now carbon-free, but heat waves boost fossil fuel…

In 2024, renewable sources generated a record 9,842 TWh of electricity, driven by a 29% increase…